Originally Posted by Rochard

I actually toured our city water plant, so I know exactly where our water comes from. It's pretty impressive really. We drink tap water that is also filtered through our fridge.

But I understand the shortages. Everyone is expecting to stay in their house for two - four weeks. Some people want fruit, some veggies, some soups, some canned goods. But everyone will need TP in the next week. Even worse... TP packages are huge and you notice them missing from the shelves. People see others buying TP and say "Oh, hey, good idea". So they buy some and... so on.

The thing that surprised me is medicine. My wife works for a doctor, and the doctor told us to stock up on over the counter medication - flu medication and tylenol. This stuff is eiher from China or made in China, and we won't be getting any for a long time. Same thing with vitamins.