I'm very glad I started preparations back in January

[Kaleva]

I'm in no need of tp for some time. The bidets I got are working well so what tp we use is for pat drying.

I got a good supply of surgical mask, N95 masks, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer and bleach. The place I bought the surgical masks now sell them for $24.50 for a box of 50 (they are currently out of stock) and I was able to get them for $10 a box back in January.

I'm getting good at using the hand sanitizer when I'm out and about doing errands. It's becoming second nature. Same thing with disinfecting high touch items in the home. It's become part of my daily routine like doing the dishes, putting food and water out for the dog and making the bed. Washing my hands properly was something I had trained myself to do back when I was a foster parent.

While I had a good supply of food on hand, I've had the time to fine tune it. Come up with a menu list so there'd be variety in our diet over an extended period of time and using that, I was able to do a good inventory of my stock to make sure I had all ingredients needed on hand.

My wife and I love to play Yahtzee. We also got a cribbage board, some decks of cards and the book "According To Hoyle" so we can add some variety to our entertainment.

[callous taoboy]

1. Cribbage is one of the best

My dad and I learned it years ago using the Hoyle book. It was a bit of a learning curve for us but so worth the effort. An ingenious game.

[Raven]

2. Maybe you should give some of the masks to your local hospital.n/t

[demmiblue]

3. +1

[MrsMatt]

4. agree n/t

[strongermessage]

5. Yes.

[fleur-de-lisa]

16. Yes!!!

[Tipperary]

21. Absolutely.

[HotTeaBag]

31. Yep.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. I didn't have that much foresight, but I'll be ok. Talking to my kids we've decided that

I will hunker down with my daughter or youngest son. Neither one have children at home and they live in areas without close neighbors and have limited contact with others. Both keep fully stocked freezers and pantries at all times.

My daughter works from home. Her husband works out of town with a three man crew. They are the only ones on the jobsite, they are staying at an airbnb and eating carryout meals, therefore limiting their contact. While he is home this weekend I'm staying with my son. My daughter and I are cooking and freezing meals for him to take back with him so they can further limit their contact.

My son is in communications and doesn't interact with the public. His employer has specified that employees in his field work singly in equipment rooms to minimize their risk of contact.

I told my employer Wednesday that I was taking time off. He understood since I am in high risk category, as he is. He has gone from "it's no worse than the flu" to stark realization in a weeks time. There are no cases reported in our area, but there are so few tests being done that there is no way of knowing true numbers.

[greenjar_01]

7. One of the most disgusting braggy posts I've seen in a long time

What's wrong with you?

[Demonaut]

9. he prepared and you should too

[Kaleva]

11. I prefer to be prepared. Especially since we've been warned about this for many weeks now.

[greenjar_01]

14. You prefer to let everyone know how great and smart you are

Even as others suffer.

Sad and very, very small.

[fleur-de-lisa]

17. Exactly. JFC.

[Kaleva]

18. I give credit to the DUers who were saying in January what we ought to do.

[greenjar_01]

20. Your post helps nobody and nothing but your own ego

[Kaleva]

23. You ought to read some of the old threads. Some were laughing at us who took this seriously.

[greenjar_01]

24. You posted this cruel self congratulatory nonsense this morning

I'm glad you could use this opportunity to lord it over your discussion board enemies.

Good God, reflect on your behavior.

[Tipperary]

25. If you missed the first bidet thread -

I heartily recommend it. It really is a hoot.

[LanternWaste]

29. Tell us again how we're all overreacting to this...

I heartily recommend it. It really is a hoot.

[cwydro]

32. I don't think I've seen anyone saying that here.

But how nice to see you with your upbeat spirit!

[USALiberal]

13. I agree! nt

[hamsterjill]

36. I have to agree.

Not so much for the OP’s post here, but for the numerous other posts that he’s made about being prepared.

Good for him for preparing. But others are doing the best they can with perhaps different incomes, resources, transportation, storage capabilities, etc.

The whole purpose of being prepared is so that, once your own needs are met, you use your resources to help others with any excess.

We are ALL dealing with this in the best way we are able.

[Kaleva]

40. Being on SSDI, it took me months to build up what I have.

The bulk of what I may need for a self quarantine I already had well before anyone heard of COVID-19. I did have to make some additions that were virus specific but I did much of that in January. A positive about preparing is that I'm not competing with others now for scarce items. If it's on the shelf, others can have it.

[Demonaut]

8. if you have spare masks consider donating them to your local hospital, the doc that's saving

your life might be wearing one you donated

[Kaleva]

10. Not knowing how long this will last, I don't know if I have any to spare.

[Demonaut]

12. you can disinfect the masks, info on line

[Kaleva]

19. I also have 18 members of my extended family who may need some. Plus neighbors

What I have would go fast.

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. If those who have any supply of masks share them with hospitals

then this will not go on for as long. Every doctor or nurse who has to work without a mask will end up spreading the infection further, and every doctor or nurse who is put in isolation may not be there to save your life.

I consciously chose not to buy a supply of masks when I could because I knew they would run out and front line responders would then not be able to get them as a result. I can self isolate. They can't.

Here is a link for information on the best options for home made masks:
https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/

[Tipperary]

22. I had a couple large boxes of them left over from a

family member’s illness. I took them to my local fire department and told them to use them or donate to the hospital. They were grateful.

[jimfields33]

26. That is awesome

[jimfields33]

27. The person who wrote reply 22 is awesome.

Perhaps the person could teach you some goodness.

[Tipperary]

28. Are you using them? If you are all stocked up -

why do you need to go out?

[Marrah_Goodman]

30. Please consider donating the masks

The hospitals really need them.

[emmaverybo]

33. If you are not having to go out and about, health workers could use the masks. They are at a greater

risk than most of us.

[Tipperary]

34. +1

[Kaleva]

38. I have about a 45 day supply on hand.

Being on SSDI, I can't afford much more then that so I do have to go out once a week to get supplies so I don't burn through my stock right off the bat. There have been no confirmed cases within a 150 miles of where I live but I expect that to soon change and I have no idea how long this will last.

[shockey80]

35. Good for you for getting prepared before most people.

Right after Trump was elected I told everyone here I was starting an emergency fund. I told everyone how they could do it. I am now using my emergency fund I started 3 years ago. I took myself out of work, unpaid leave and I have enough in my fund to last many months.

Is that bragging? If you think it is, tough shit.

[Kaleva]

37. I think what you did was smart. There's nothing dumb about preparing.

And I'm not going to apologize for listening to other DUers who warned about what was coming.

[jpak]

39. Back in Jan. I posted "I'm stocking up" in a GD thread

The response was...

"LOL"

Some people don't get it.

[Kaleva]

41. The people who were laughing then aren't laughing too much now.

[Johnny2X2X]

42. Most people already bought a little extra, save for FOX viewers

Extra $20-30 since early February.

FOX News viewers? The ones that aren’t preppers were stunned early this week. Some I work with were talking about how they were going to start sticking up. They’re in for a surprise at the store.

FOX did not give them the information they needed to protect their families or to prepare for a shutdown.