Writing while watching the snowfall. Coming down heavy it is. For the first time in a while to weather reporters got it right.
Naturally, the supermarkets were quite busy the day before. Maybe you’ve read my piece, “Grocery Shopping during COVID-10. Or anytime.”
Of course, whenever a storm is predicted sound or not sound-minded people go into panic mode. I didn’t I was expecting my FreshDirect delivery. The afternoon of Sun., Jan 31 I received a voicemail from it alerting me that all next day deliveries were canceled due to the pending storm.
It said you could reorder for your next delivery date or choose a new date. That’s not the case. Their normal amazing customer care hit the brakes.
Knowing I wasn’t getting my normal weekly delivery was not the end of the world. I bundled up and walked two or three blocks to Key Food. I often wind up there for the stuff I run out of before my next delivery or forget to order. I didn’t need much. I did need milk. Of course, that’s what people always rush to buy to weather calamities. Some people must have it for their coffee. I need it for my Frosted Flakes. I wondered for a split second if the supermarket would have any left. If it didn’t I could eat the cereal dry or eat Oreos for breakfast. Done it before. Will do it again. The short answer if you don’t have milk during the snow day, you will live.
The supermarket was moderately busy. I walked straight back to the dairy section and saw many containers of milk. I grabbed mine. And picked up a few other items. I wasn’t trying to replicate my FreshDirect order. I just decided to get a few things. Some fruit, corn-on-the-cob, an essential, as today is Ground Hog Day. Staten Island Chuck G Hogg, NYC’s only groundhog and his brethren include corn in their diet.
My order was rather small in comparison to what so many others were placed into their shopping cart.
This does beg the question was Sunday their usual grocery-shopping day or was it panic mode? A mix of both I suspect. Key Food certainly made more money than a usual Sunday.
The one thing that is always humorous is watching people shop during these days. They go aisle by aisle and look at and often grab everything they say. Why? That’s the age-old question. Do they think they will never be able to get apples, juice, onions or pretzels again? Are there families large enough to eat the fresh food right away? Or will they toss out all the fruit and veggies they loaded into their grocery cart?
Just a few months ago people were stockpiling boxes of Ronzoni, canned goods, a bag of snacks and toilet paper. Did they run out? Did they not learn how to create rations?
The line checkout line was rather long. Key Food deserves credit for rapidly getting their customers checked out.
Ultimately, I’m still not sure why the craze is necessary. I’m having a tougher time without being able to attend baseball games, Broadway, concerts and traveling. But am surviving.
Prior posts are here.
Pandemic Watch: Keeping it clean
Pandemic Watch: ‘Twas the night before Thanksgivinghttps://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/26/pandemic-watch-twas-the-night-before-thanksgiving/
Pandemic Watch: Empty Galleries
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/24/pandemic-watch-empty-galleries/
Pandemic Watch: The spirit of Coney Island
https://wp.me/p8mDRF-js
Pandemic Watch: Essential Workers
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/pandemic-watch-essential-workers/
Pandemic Watch: Rediscovering NYC
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/pandemic-watch-rediscovering-nyc/
Pandemic Watch: Gloves
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/pandemic-watch-gloves/
Pandemic Watch: Back to the City
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/21/pandemic-watch-back-to-the-city
“Pandemic Watch: Facial expressions,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/939
“Pandemic Watch: What will we do with our masks and gloves at the end?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/pandemic-watch-what-will-we-do-with-our-masks-and-gloves-at-the-end
Pandemic Watch, Staying in Shape,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/pandemic-watch-staying-in-shape
“Pandemic Watch: Community groups stepping up,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/pandemic-watch-community-groups-stepping-up
“Pandemic Watch: Have masks replaced fuzzy dice in windshields?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/pandemic-watch-have-masks-replaced-fuzzy-dice-in-windshields
“Pandemic Watch: How will we be entertained?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/pandemic-watch-how-will-we-be-entertained
“Pandemic Watch: Communicating via video,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/pandemic-watch-communicating-via-video
“Single Life”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/pandemic-watch-single-life
“Pandemic Watch: Seniors and lifesaving phone calls during the pandemic or other times,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/pandemic-watch-seniors-and-lifesaving-phone-calls-during-the-pandemic-or-other-times
“Pandemic Watch: There are places I remember.”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/pandemic-watch-there-are-places-i-remember
“Pandemic Watch: Creating a new fashion statement,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/27/pandemic-watch-creating-a-new-fashion-statement
“Pandemic Watch: Sitting on your stoop,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/pandemic-watch-sitting-on-your-stoop
“Pandemic Watch: What does a four-year-old think about our situation?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/21/pandemic-watch-what-does-a-four-old-think-about-our-situation
“Pandemic Watch: Will my nephew ever know how good it was?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/pandemic-watch-will-my-nephew-ever-know-how-good-it-was
“Pandemic Watch: What will happen when I get released on parole?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/pandemic-watch-what-will-happen-when-i-get-released-on-parole
“Pandemic Watch: We live in interesting times,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/pandemic-watch-we-live-in-interesting-times
“Pandemic Watch: Dressing during the Covid-19 pandemic,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/pandemic-watch-dressing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“Pandemic Watch: Yes, it is Monday,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/pandemic-watch-yes-it-is-monday
“How skills I learned as a teen in the scouts help during the Covid-19 pandemic, “
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/how-skills-i-learned-as-a-teen-in-the-scouts-help-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“How the Covid-19 pandemic causes us to rethink old habits,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-causes-us-to-rethink-old-habits
“Traveling on public transit and being outside during the Covid-19 pandemic,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/traveling-on-public-transit-and-being-outside-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“Grocery shopping during Covid-19. Or anytime,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-or-anytime
“I want to help restaurants during the pandemic. But…,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/i-want-to-help-restaurants-during-the-pandemic-but
“Masks and gloves,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/608
“Trashy Parks,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/trashy-parks
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