We are from Seattle, and my wife was there yesterday. People are hoarding and not just to sell online. Its happening around the world, in fact. So far, its not like you can't get needed food, but we can see what fear does by looking at severely affected countries. They are forced to stay in their homes, and minimal groceries are delivered. Lots of people want to have the ability to go for weeks and months without leaving home, and stores can not do that if everyone panics.I'm in Seattle... Currently things are calm, other than jerks buying racks of cleaning stuff to sell online, but we're all waiting for the other shoe to drop.
At our local Costco here in Spokane, things like toilet paper, peanut butter, bottled water, crackers, cleaning wipes were almost gone by noon. Fear is a powerful thing, even if its irrational.
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