Getting Groceries in the Age of the Corona Virus

Shop early

Just after all the self serve terminal
Has been cleaned

Don’t use physical cash

Wow, I forgot about those videos, ...... Yes they were!

I swore a bottle of Bourbon lid was open before I opened it the other night. But because of the prior bourbon I reasoned anything added was killed off by the alcohol and continued drinking .... lol

And alcohol is the cure - good idea to drink it.

Strategy: Get ice cream from the back row of the freezer in the store when you buy it.

quit exposing yourself to the risk of contamination at the grocery stores ... buy survival food, on-line and have Walmart delivery/pick-up service provide you with bottled water ... you can buy a week's worth at a time if you can't afford to buy a three-month's supply all at once - it's far less risky, to NOT go shopping at all

I have also been getting the furthest back, or the fresh stock underneath....in addition to the cart wipes, sanitizer, and gloves ( sometimes) And, then I get a few fresh wipes on the way out, and wipe my hands, keys, steering wheel etc.

what happens if the cashier is coughing and sneezing on you?

Here is what I did the other day, and I live in a small town mind you.

N95 mask, goggles, gloves. Clorox wipes in the car to disinfect any possible contaminated objects. Keys were hard, but it was alright. ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA GLOVES AND MASKS IN CASE OF POSSIBLE SECURITY BREACH.

When I got home, I made a bleach solution of 1 tsp of bleach per gallon of water and soaked all my produce in there for 15-30 minutes. I wiped down every surface of every product with clorox wipes and let them dry before bringing them into the house. Purchased over 20,000 grams of protein and 50,000 carbs. We have a farm and live in the middle of nowhere so we will have plenty of fresh produce.

God speed everyone. Also costco was selling three packs of goggles in February... anyone else find this interesting???

Wow, you are taking serious action! Mask and goggles - good idea.

Hopefully the Corona Virus didn't stick to your coat, and then you brought it into your home.

This is such a good topic. I have never been a germaphobe, although I do like to keep my hands clean. That being said, I touch my face 1000 times a day (allergies) and never wash my hands after going to the grocery store, etc. I am trying to do that now, because anything is better than nothing.

I am also trying to limit my time in public places (like the Metro, large events, travel) and then do as much as I can online (Amazon).

OP, did you get free Little Debbie snacks when you worked there? I LOVED those growing up! For some funny reason, my family calls them Miss Debbies. My favorite was the oatmeal cream sandwich (I think that's what it was) and the Swiss cake rolls. Mmmm......good times. :)

I really doubt that the virus is in our area, but I am trying to do best practices. People looked at me like I was nuts. Lots of laughs. Some older folks talked to me about it and I told them what I know. I know that the data we do have is alarming, not to mention what we don't know. I'll take out a coat specifically to go out from now on, though I doubt we will be leaving the farm more than once a month. Planning on doing another supply run soon to get the odds and ends.

Even when I rinse off all containers, use inverted plastic fruit bags to select my food, select foods with a skin to peel, or p/u the packages of meat, even still light wash them at the house...I got sick for 3 weeks w something my body can't fight.

Has nothing to do w the grocery store.

Pray and ask for God's blessing to your food before every meal. Prays work even for an atheist.

Yep, we could eat the Little Debbie snacks for free when on break. But, they get old after a while, and you don't eat them unless you're STARVING when at work.

The Peanut Clusters are their best product, but they only distribute it in certain parts of the country. Weird, eh?

Overall, LD snacks are made in a clean way and safe, but too much sugar and bad fats for me.

Thought by now people would have their preps under their roofs and not need to keep going out for groceries. That's the only way to survive.

However, if shopping is absolutely necessary, so are gloves, masks and eye protection. Only way we can do it. Thenremember to use bleach wipes on your keys, door handles, steering wheel, shift lever, everyting in your vehicle that you touch. Learn on yt the only safe way to remove gloves and masks, and dispose of properly.

Your purchases need to be cleaned - bleach spray is ideal. IF it cannot be used,use vinegar spray. Those things which cannot or should not be sprayed should be left in your vehicle or garage one month, as Yale University just discovered the virus can last up to 28 days. Keep away from those things unless fully protected as above.

Medical martial law is just around the corner - likely this week even, and there will be NO going out after that, unless you want to be taken off the street and placed in a lovely camp where they will care for you, never to be heard from again.

It's time to have the shopping done, people! I'm surprised at those who believe life is to go on almost as normal now. What you have under your roof should be all you expect to have, and you will just need to make do, repurpose, repair, or do without. Let's get the American pioneering spirit moving again, people! That's where we are - trying to survive and flourish despite what's coming at us.

Order ascorbic acid quickly. It is a stronger version of Vitamin C, the only means by which we can reduce or prevent cytokine storms, the factor that kills in this virus. Take enough to reach bowel tolerance, then back down only slightly. Mix with juice or flavored sparkling water to make the taste less acidic and more palatable. Do it and help yourself toward surviving!

I use Walmart pickup service. I ordered everything I wanted and what they didn't have, I reordered those items at a different Walmart store. I was lucky enough to get it.

New thing I'm gonna implement is putting wet Clorox wipes into a gallon freezer baggy or sandwich baggy and keep them in my car and coat pocket. Use to wipe down shopping carts, your cell phone, your hands if needed. I don't trust the capability of the wet wipes they have available at the entrance to the store near the carts.

Really, each item should be wiped down before packing it and taking it home.

Last Edited by Butch DeFeo on 02/16/2020 11:47 PM

Order online then pick up outside the store.

An intelligent individual wrote this post. Likely a survivor. Wish we were neighbors.

I hope you are feeling better. Prayers are never a waste of time or energy. Even the simple food blessing:

God is great
God is good
Let us thank Him
For our food
Amen.

Use ascorbic acid to prevent both above events.

Ascorbic acid to prevent catching it, and to prevent recatching.

I have tried practicing protocols and this stuff is more difficult than it looks. It's kinda like the Hot Lava Game, but when you screw up it isn't funny. We have lots of habits that are deeply ingrained and you don't even realize your doing it until you have already touched your face.

This might be a good place to start...

Meanwhile, you would be breathing in every droplet expelled through talking, coughing, sneezing, yawning, sighing. Sound good?

Gloves, masks, eye protection. No getting around it except by staying home, which is what everyone needs to be doing and soon will be ordered to do.

Thank you. It's not an easy task. May your blessings be returned 10 fold.

Not true, antibodies last 4 months max, the virus mutates rapidly, and people are suffering heart attacks that survive the 1st infection.

That's some AJ Foyt meme there.

5 stars!

Parking garage at my airport...........cashiers eating potato chips with the same hand they are taking money from customers. Nasty! Then again, maybe by doing this they have built up super immunity.

Do curbside

True that, but they were the best when I was growing up. My Mammaw always kept them in her pantry for all the grandkids. I haven't eaten a Miss Debbie in over 20 years, but I love the memories. Didn't mean to derail your thread....

Good idea. Maybe spray the food with bleach before you eat it too.

Can’t be too safe.