South central Texas has been hit with an unusual winter storm. This means streets are icing over and sleet is falling. The ice is expected to last until tomorrow afternoon. Naturally for us, this means all schools and highways close, businesses open later, and the local television stations preempt all programming for continual “news” coverage/hype of the weather.
It also means panic at the supermarket. Last night I made my usual bi-weekly trip to the store to buy milk, eggs and dinner makings for two days as I am the type who does not buy in large quantities for an entire week. You would have thought we were in for a month of being snowed in. All bread was sold out. Milk was almost gone. Canned goods were being shoved off shelves into shopping baskets. Velveeta was sold out (one must have queso dip). Hot chocolate mix was almost gone and chocolate bars were depleted. Beer was going fast as were popcorn, tortilla chips, toilet paper, boxes of Duraflame logs, ice cream and bottled water. Candles also were selling in large quantities. Some people had an odd, desperate look on their face as they pushed their carts through the aisles.
It took me almost ninety minutes to get the few items I needed. The cashier told me it had been like that all day.
I love watching this stuff.
It also means panic at the supermarket. Last night I made my usual bi-weekly trip to the store to buy milk, eggs and dinner makings for two days as I am the type who does not buy in large quantities for an entire week. You would have thought we were in for a month of being snowed in. All bread was sold out. Milk was almost gone. Canned goods were being shoved off shelves into shopping baskets. Velveeta was sold out (one must have queso dip). Hot chocolate mix was almost gone and chocolate bars were depleted. Beer was going fast as were popcorn, tortilla chips, toilet paper, boxes of Duraflame logs, ice cream and bottled water. Candles also were selling in large quantities. Some people had an odd, desperate look on their face as they pushed their carts through the aisles.
It took me almost ninety minutes to get the few items I needed. The cashier told me it had been like that all day.
I love watching this stuff.
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