FWIW, I'm still at #3 for this week.
My "fear" gauge has gone up but still think we have a fair chance of keeping it way below 1% and since last Wed 3/11 (let's call that the "Trump fails to read" speech) it does seem Trump is taking this seriously and government is actively supporting Fauci, CDC etc.
- Increased testing ... for real now vs. just words prior to last week (Wed)
- Shelter-in-place precedence has been set (however half-hearted the attempt is)
- Schools & colleges are shut down for remote learning
- Businesses encouraging remote work and no business travel
- Most people (other than those freaking Gen Z at the FL beaches) seem to appreciate the situation as evidenced by shortage of staples
- etc.
I still have my stockpile of canned food, rice, pasta etc. but am concerned about getting more staples - only 4 more eggs left, lettuce is gone, milk expires on 3/22 etc. I went to online Costco & Walmart yesterday. A ton of out-of-stock food.
As I said in another post, I expect our supply chain for food to be impacted for 4-6+ weeks where we will be "highly inconvenienced" and not get what we want when we want it.
Looking forward to the government check(s) so I can spend it on "wants" and cheer myself up.