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>What would the sane way to go about it? Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead. This depends on the number of people in the household. >Is it really poss

>What would the sane way to go about it? Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead. This depends on the number of people in the household. >Is it really possible that we can run out of things like milk and diapers nowadays? 1. Someone correct me if I am wrong but cargo transports haven't stopped (ships, planes, trucks, trains). These things will keep coming in and stocking up the necessary stores. 2. People will stock up at once and then the craze will subside. 3. Just-In-Time works great when things go well, not so great when things aren't going well. Countries have warehouses stocked with (non-perishable?) food in case things don't go well. >This is the first time I'm seeing this happen in my life :( When this whole thing is over, go and volunteer in some third-world backwater shithole of a country and help them out. For many parts of the world, this blip of a "food shortage crisis" is the standard fare, along with a general lack of, well, everything. Also, a good portion of the western population does not know how to cook, or has a very limited range of cooking, baking and food preparation skills. Something to consider.

freediver 7y ago
Calling any country a “shithole” place is a terrible insult for its population.
- troughway 7y ago
  No, not at all. Just pointing out the unsanitary situation that is the norm for these countries.
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  - mthoms 7y ago
    You've just proven you can get the exact same point across without being offensive (and quite frankly, a little bit juvenile).
ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> "Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead." 30-60 days would be a safer bet, plus a little extra to help out friends and neighbors who failed to prepare. That isn't to say that the current panic buying is justified but that, in general, that's how long it seems to take before relief efforts fully come online in the event of a disaster and should therefore be the normal standard for preparedness. > "Someone correct me if I am wrong but cargo transports haven't stopped (ships, planes, trucks, trains). These things will keep coming in and stocking up the necessary stores. This hasn't occurred domestically and it's likely that stores will be continued to be stocked for the moment. In the intermediate term, reportedly freight shipping from China seems to have slowed drastically (e.g. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-port-imports-slump-amid-china-factory-cuts/ https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-... and https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/seattle-cargo-terminals-close-amid-coronavirus-linked-shipping-decline/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/se... Disable Javascript to get around the paywall.) and this might (emphasis on might) eventually have cascading effects on even products from the domestic manufacturing chain depending on how long production and shipping from China takes to be restored. Even if a product's primary components are domestically produced (toilet paper seemingly being the canonical example these days), the machinery, packaging, etc. may depend on supplies or replacement parts from overseas.

freediver 7y ago

Calling any country a “shithole” place is a terrible insult for its population.

troughway 7y ago
No, not at all. Just pointing out the unsanitary situation that is the norm for these countries.
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- mthoms 7y ago
  You've just proven you can get the exact same point across without being offensive (and quite frankly, a little bit juvenile).

ThrowawayR2 7y ago

> "Plan for at least a week, if not two ahead." 30-60 days would be a safer bet, plus a little extra to help out friends and neighbors who failed to prepare. That isn't to say that the current panic buying is justified but that, in general, that's how long it seems to take before relief efforts fully come online in the event of a disaster and should therefore be the normal standard for preparedness. > "Someone correct me if I am wrong but cargo transports haven't stopped (ships, planes, trucks, trains). These things will keep coming in and stocking up the necessary stores. This hasn't occurred domestically and it's likely that stores will be continued to be stocked for the moment. In the intermediate term, reportedly freight shipping from China seems to have slowed drastically (e.g. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-port-imports-slump-amid-china-factory-cuts/ https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-oakland-... and https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/seattle-cargo-terminals-close-amid-coronavirus-linked-shipping-decline/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/se... Disable Javascript to get around the paywall.) and this might (emphasis on might) eventually have cascading effects on even products from the domestic manufacturing chain depending on how long production and shipping from China takes to be restored. Even if a product's primary components are domestically produced (toilet paper seemingly being the canonical example these days), the machinery, packaging, etc. may depend on supplies or replacement parts from overseas.