I am in Central PA (the oppressive Trump-country between Philly and Pittsburgh) and I found the State Wine and Spirits store here crowded a couple hours before they closed for an indefinite time. Stock was nearly depleted. I’m thinking that it would be very profitable to set up a still in the back yard right now.
BJ’s Wholesale Club was crowded too, limited toilet paper and paper towels, with no hand sanitizer or wipes to be found. There was an armed security guard at the exit. Grocery store had no meat (don’t care as I am vegetarian) and none of the aforementioned paper or antiseptic products. I was told at my pharmacy that the prescription called in by my cardiologist for the beta blocker I take for a chronic heart condition wouldn’t be covered by my insurance because I have two weeks dosage left. Unbelievable, considering the circumstances- I am high risk, but I will have to go out again in two weeks if I don’t want to pay out of pocket.
The businesses I feel worst for are the small, privately owned restaurants that are forced to do take-out only. They would have normally been crowded at dinner time but they were completely empty. I have a bad feeling that many of them here and around the U.S. won’t survive this.
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