A nudge or a reminder - whichever

Below are pictures from a grocery store in the D.C. area one day ahead of the current big snow storm. A few posts ago I pondered how long it would take to empty out the stores during an emergency.  I believe this is the answer.  No time at all!

I have a good friend who always starts important comments with "I have to say" - and looking at these pictures?  I have to say it didn't even take one day to clear things out!

Now add to this situation a disruption of deliveries.  If you do not already have supplies for a couple of weeks (I know the government says three days - I'm the belts and braces sort, remember?) you could be in a real trick bag.

One thing I also notice are the items scattered on the floor in one of those pictures.  That speaks to me of people in an awful hurry if not actually a panic.  Normally if you knock something off a shelf I imagine you stop and pick it up, right?  This time, not so much apparently.

The Northeast was fortunate this time and got a miss. Hopefully we will continue to do so.  But I certainly am not counting on it.  Am I totally ready?  Of course not - there are always things you wish you had when you can't get them.  But would I be okay for a couple weeks?  I would and I hope you would also!