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I ADMITT I AM GETTING A BIT SCARED, I NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.... AND WHAT IS STILL TO COME?

Britt&Josie@brittandjosie (76)2357d

It was Friday the 13th today and i will remember it as the day we decided to go and homeschool our kids as a result of the covid 19 Corona virus. The view of my normally packed supermarket, was weird. Was a war about to begin, are people going mad? I watched the news all day on a small second screen and just seeing the virus actually affecting our everyday live, and having so many economic effects i definetely got a bit scared. The effects are so huge, and will be here for weeks, probably months. Off course I always watch the news but today Well toninght actually we, my husband and i decided on measures for our small family. The little ones won’t go to grandparents and i decided that there will be no sleepovers and friends coming over to play. I have to still go and tell them but i think for now its the best thing to do.

Why did i do it whilst I am not in the "target" group, here in the Netherlands the people that died were 80+ and they say that the group vonurable people are those already in bad health and of age , they will Likely be hit by the virus. But who says that we will not all get it, but will not all be ill but can give it to others.

We don't get tested here, the test are either not available or to expensive. I have so many questions, but that is also because everybody is talking about it, everywhere. Socials, tv, newspaper and television. Our sports all have been cancelled, thank god for the gym stuff we accumulated in the past years, they can be cleaned from dust and be used now we are home bound.

The groceries can be delivered, well the stores are getting emptied right after they open so that’s probably the best option for now anyway. We live in rural parts and we have the possibility to walk the dogs without getting in touch with people and my curation on steemit can be of the old days again, so lets all please stay positive. I have bought a few things in advance cause i do get swept away when i was at the store.

I am going to homeschool the boys for 3 hours a day and we will make a place where we can sit with the three of us. I arranged books and tests from a teacher friend from my hockey team, and today we will copy them at the office and hopefully there will be online teaching from their school asap. But also Dutch schools aren't prepared for this so the keys, and work wasn’t available yet. So for the time being this will be it. Workhomeschoolmumwife life. I have to stay positive with a little anxiety lurking around the corner I admit!

I made some pictures in the supermarket, its war view!

The groceries were the essentials for me, not more needed for a week. Except for the toilet paper they were 2 buy pay 1 deal so....

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Comments · 17

@arcange(79)· 2355d
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@jayna(75)· 2356d
That is really frightening, @brittandjosie. I think the fallout of the Corona virus is still in its early stages, so it will be a rocky ride. Take care of those kiddos of yours. You're doing the right things! By keeping them safe at home you can be assured that you will all stay healthy.

I think the food supply shortages will be short-lived. It's just a short-term panic. When people realize that the stores will be stocked again, and that even with the spread of the pandemic, mostly it will be very vulnerable people who can't survive the disease, all will calm down. That is my hope!

Best wishes to you.
@justclickindiva(78)· 2356d
Hi @brittandjosie. Yes, the panic buying is real. Same here in the U.S., even in my state. What else can we do buy ride the tide of this virus and try to stay as healthy as we can for ourselves. For me, with my Diabetes, I already have a few underlying illnesses, so I especially have to watch myself. I have chronic sinus problems, so I wouldn't think anything of it if I felt symptoms of a cold or the flu. It's an everyday occurrence for me.

I'm glad you were able to secure some items for your family. Take care.
@wwwiebe(74)· 2356d
I do agree that we need to be concerned about a new virus, and one that seems to be spreading as easily as this one is, but I also think that we, as a society, are over reacting. Over the last 6 months, for instance, there were anywhere between 22,000 - 55,000 deaths in the US alone due to the flu (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm). So, yes, we should be concerned and take precautions, but we should not be panicking.
@felt.buzz(76)· 2357d
The panic buying hadn't hit our part of France when we last went to a supermarket. But that was Wednesday and Macron's speach to the Nation was Thursday. With kids of school I guess it will do now. Part of me wants to laugh because it is stupid. Part of me wants to shake people (I can not do that because we are advised not to make physical contact!). I hope that people will think more kindly on the people from other countries (some of which we have helped destroy through war). I think most people up to now have thought that we in the West are safe. That we are in stable countries with stable economies. This virus has shown how vulnerable we all are. Not to the virus itself but to things out of our control changing the way we live and altering our lives.
@gingbabida(67)· 2357d
Empty shelves in the supermarket?!? Is there also panic buying in your place?

Our capital city, Manila, is in lockdown because of the virus. As far as I can remember, we haven't encountered such a drastic measure before. But because of this Covid-19, our government have imposed a ban to and fro the capital city. 😢

It is quite scary. I feel the same way as you do.
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@metzli(68)· 2357d
I feel your fear mama.

Here in Southern California, things are much the same. The homeschooling too since they closed our schools.

Lines of people just to get into the stores. Long lines to pay.

It is NUTS.

Luckily, I felt that this was coming and decided to do my shopping last week. SO GLAD I did. Things were already running low.

I have plenty of fresh food that should last a week, and if stores are not restocked by then, I will move to my frozen food which I usually don't keep a lot of and if the food is still not stocked by the time we eat THAT then it will be time for the canned food which I really really never buy, but did, cause my mom warned me that this was coming.

I will still be visiting my parents but only cause me and the kids are home only and my parents are the ones still out and about. If anything, we will be catching something from them.

Keep your head up, more time for blogging :)
@bengy(79)· 2357d
Yes, the switch by the government from nonchalent nothing is happening, to realisation that this is something that needs to be dealt with in a Public Health context panicked people I think. Schools should be shut...

The point isn't the individual risk unless you are in the at risk groups, it is the wave of badly affected that will overwhelm the health system (hence, flatten the curve). People comparing absolute numbers to flu or other diseases aren't really understanding the problem... It is one of statistics and managing the spread and weight of ill effects, not just the number of badly effected. By managing this, you are better able to treat the badly affected. However, this requires that we look beyond our own individual problems and work together, as our little actions contribute to a wider range of unseen effects.

We are also taking precautions to not add to the social burden. Even at our own financial cost. However, we made sure to slowly stock up starting a few weeks ago... And have friends and family that work in this field, and they were advising that this might get out of hand. Again, individual risk is low... However, the large scale effects (the sum of many little things) will be relatively large.
@iamraincrystal(75)· 2357d
Oh boy! The photos!!!! Scary...

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@hans001(59)· 2357d
Holland has one of the best transportation networks in the world. Of course this will be temporary. Albert Hein etc has to scale up to their people they are young so resilient if they haven't any disease. This is a cash cow for every grocerie right now so they could give those young people extra bonus. The stores who stay stocked are the winners.

As allways with this kind of feeling I was right. I didn't listen to that feeling that time but I do now..

Because it was do .... The last months I neglected my aquaponics system but I'm starting again. If I just did the basic stuff I wouldn't have to go to the stores for food because I have everything I need.
@trincowski(72)· 2357d
The problems of living in a big city...

My suggestion? Pick up your car and drive to a little town on the outskirts of the city. You'll find that all the mini-markets have the shelves full, because people in small towns didn't panic and are less selfish than big city folks.

I live in a town with less than 2000 people and only 2 mini-markets and both of them are fully stocked, while big supermarkets in the cities have their shelves empty. 🤦‍♂️
@kirpy0x(33)· 2357d
Same in the US. People are just stocking up. They aren't actually eating more so I imagine stores will restock fine and it will go back to normal soon. What will last months is online schooling and work from home type stuff. No concerts, parties, travel and such.
@mamalikh13(68)· 2357d
Don't be scared, you are just seeing the action of panicked people who don't actually know what's happening. The reason is this: They have made this as big as Ebola! Which is not even close! But if you are not educated that's what you are going to do, and that's following the panicking cycle like a sheep.
@papilloncharity(83)· 2357d
No way that's gonna happen over here in South Africa my dear. Shelves are full in the supermarkets and everybody going about life as normal. It really takes a physical catastrophe to get the Saffers going. All of the best to you and the family. Blessings!
@chekohler(76)· 2357d
Wow the panic buying is real, I wonder if your stores will be able to restock fast enough, this is going to drive prices through the roof if people keep this up. The Euro is going to take a major knock