Drew Lawson
2020-03-13 21:58:02 UTC
So, the COVID-19 restrictions, and associated panic shopping, have
hit Ohio as of yesterday afternoon, when the Governor announced
school closures.
I sort of saw it coming, but thought it would take longer, expecting
2-3 weeks. So I only started slow over-shopping this last Sunday.
The store-bought pantry is okay, enough. The freezers (2 fridges
& 1 small chest) are obscenely (by world standards) full.
But the canned pantry is a case of seedy green beans, some dried
basil, ~3 quart cases of pasta sauce, and 2 jars of precious
garlic-dill pickle relish.
We'll be okay in-house for a couple weeks. And with expected
short-term supply restocks, should be okay longrer term (guessing)
Given my backlog on canned pasta sauce, I'd planned on a small
tomato planting (just for eating) this year. I'm strongly reconsidering
that. And potting tomato seeds this weekend.
I grew up in times of (from my perspective) pleanty (late '60s,
early '70s), but was raised by Depression Babies. I long thought
that my "that might be useful sometime" urges were disfunctional
leftovers from all that.
This week may have shifted that view. But no doubt my grand-kids
won't get it. Until they have to.
Alas, you can't home grow toilet paper.
hit Ohio as of yesterday afternoon, when the Governor announced
school closures.
I sort of saw it coming, but thought it would take longer, expecting
2-3 weeks. So I only started slow over-shopping this last Sunday.
The store-bought pantry is okay, enough. The freezers (2 fridges
& 1 small chest) are obscenely (by world standards) full.
But the canned pantry is a case of seedy green beans, some dried
basil, ~3 quart cases of pasta sauce, and 2 jars of precious
garlic-dill pickle relish.
We'll be okay in-house for a couple weeks. And with expected
short-term supply restocks, should be okay longrer term (guessing)
Given my backlog on canned pasta sauce, I'd planned on a small
tomato planting (just for eating) this year. I'm strongly reconsidering
that. And potting tomato seeds this weekend.
I grew up in times of (from my perspective) pleanty (late '60s,
early '70s), but was raised by Depression Babies. I long thought
that my "that might be useful sometime" urges were disfunctional
leftovers from all that.
This week may have shifted that view. But no doubt my grand-kids
won't get it. Until they have to.
Alas, you can't home grow toilet paper.
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|Drew Lawson | If you're not part of the solution |
| | you're part of the precipitate. |
|Drew Lawson | If you're not part of the solution |
| | you're part of the precipitate. |