Re: NBC4's Hurlycane Sandy Coverage
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Playing with the panic
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Date: October 29, 2012 01:24PM
dcnative Wrote:
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> Half tthe fun of livng hiere is freaking out in
> "extreme weather " I love the whloe show . The
> best part is it rarely happens but it is fun to be
> ready so buy our guns , and generators and enjoy
I've been going into grocery stores and buying odd stuff just to make the panicking hoarders look twice.
Went to the Giant in Vienna and bought a can of tomato sauce. The little 49 cent can. Everyone else had overfilled shopping carts stacked with water and toilet paper. The lady behind me asked if I was sure that would be enough. I calmly turned to her and asked "Enough for what? Are we going to be invaded or something?"
Hit the one in Oakton and bought 2 bananas. No questions, but baffled looks from the hoarders.
I hit all three safeways in Mclean. Bought a 500mL bottle of perrier at one, a bag of shredded mozarella at the next one, and a pack of dentyne at the last one.
Though, a little tip, I asked the dairy manager at safeway if he had any whole milk mozarella in the back, and he said "it's all on the shelf, we aren't getting another truck until wednesday or thursday." So if you are out of anything, better get it now before the hoarders snatch it all up.
Probably should have bought some batteries. I think most of my flashlights have dead batteries in them. Oh well.