The company I work for leases space in Best Buy's corporate headquarters. Today they were testing company-wide telecommuting in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus. What a difference! The place was a ghost town except for a diminished lessee population. Normally this area would be hopping around the lunch hour.
After work, I decided to try my luck at Target. The long lines were gone, but there were still numerous signs of hoarding, as people either panic or try to make a buck on the resale of goods.
The picture below shows the frozen chicken section today. Completely ridiculous, as there is no need for this type of behavior.
The poor Target employees were trying to restock areas as fast as they could. Here's what I saw:
- No toilet paper
- 2/3 of canned goods, gone
- A small supply of bread available
- cooking oil and baking supplies 2/3 gone
- store brand nuts and trail mixes gone except for 2 bags and a jar
- kitty litter mostly gone (good thing I bought the CatGenie)
- ground meat, gone (but steaks still available)
- almost all luncheon meat gone
- almost all frozen meat gone, except for shrimp and some steaks
- half and half, gone
- most milk, gone
- most almond milk, gone
- zero butter - including sticks, bricks and tubs
On the way home I was contemplating life, the universe and everything. Even with less food in the store, we still have more than a lot of people around the world. I am grateful for everything I do have and will trust God for the rest.
