Coronavirus / COVID-19 Thread

[Higgie]

Went to purchase some ammo yesterday and first store was out of what I needed. The owner said it’s been a busy week people buying by the case. Went to the big box store and had to be 12-15 people looking to purchase firearms at 3 pm on a Thursday. I’m under the believe I’d rather be over prepared rather then under. But growing up how I did we always had an extra freezer stocked with food and a surplus of cleaning supplies and paper goods. I don’t get the soap and tp flying off the shelves did people just not wash there hands before
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[Got Stripers]

Thought I could go into BJ's for just one case of water some blueberries and some batteries and hit the 5 items or less registers, even people with just the same few items were 50 deep in line. Went to my liquor store, picked up a case of beer, case of water, hit the local market paid a bit more for blueberries and some bananas and was home before half those idiots checked out at BJ's.

[JohnR]

Another very good article on why social distancing and hunkering down is the way to fight this:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coron...e-f4d3d9cd99ca

Originally Posted by Higgie

Went to purchase some ammo yesterday and first store was out of what I needed. The owner said it’s been a busy week people buying by the case. Went to the big box store and had to be 12-15 people looking to purchase firearms at 3 pm on a Thursday. I’m under the believe I’d rather be over prepared rather then under. But growing up how I did we always had an extra freezer stocked with food and a surplus of cleaning supplies and paper goods. I don’t get the soap and tp flying off the shelves did people just not wash there hands before
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Simple minimum stocks guideline: When ammo falls below 3k rounds, buy a few thousand more ; )

(it is easy to go through several hundred rounds in a few hours of Range Fun Time)

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by JohnR

(it is easy to go through several hundred rounds in a few hours of Range Fun Time)

That's why the vast majority of my range time is spent shooting .22LR!

[basswipe]

If you're looking for TP I would suggest staying away from the bigbox stores and grocery chains as you'll find none unless you follow the delivery trucks and even then that's no guarantee.Your local "dollar" type store is a much better (and safer!) bet.

If you're a handsanitizer nut and can't find any or can't make any with isopropyl alcohol,good 'ol Everclear grain alcohol is an excellent alternative and if your stupid you can drink it minus the aloe gel.

[spence]

Originally Posted by basswipe

good 'ol Everclear grain alcohol is an excellent alternative and if your stupid you can drink it minus the aloe gel.

Get a trash can, contractor bag and a lot of powdered Gatorade for the mix, you'll need the electrolytes when you're sick.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Another very good article on why social distancing and hunkering down is the way to fight this:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coron...e-f4d3d9cd99ca

good article

the parts about Containment and Mitigation are eye opening and really need to be taken seriously.

The wife took the day off today and yesterday was given a laptop to bring home to do a trial work at home for Monday


Everyone should have 2 weeks worth of essentials at home anyway, and if you don't you adapt or improvise to overcome.

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

The wife took the day off today and yesterday was given a laptop to bring home to do a trial work at home for Monday

That's a good thing for sure.I'm lucky mine's been working out of the house for quite a few years now.With me being laid up after my fall I don't really have to worry about work for a couple of weeks.

[Slipknot]

I hope you heal ok basswipe

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I hope you heal ok basswipe

Thanks.

Nothing to major...a lot of bruises,a concussion and few staples in the back of my head.