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Silver Gaia

(4,514 posts)
7. Not Surprising!
Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:39 AM
Apr 2020

Wheat flour of any kind is hard to find around here, and yeast has been unavailable for weeks.

People are making bread because... well, why not? They're bored!

I keep finding things like this that make me scratch my head at first. For instance, I need a new webcam for my desktop. For work. I need one in about 2 weeks. I have one that I thought would work, but it's too outdated. (I generally have no use for one.) So, I thought I'd just have one shipped from Amazon or Best Buy... or somewhere? Nope. Not unless I want to pay $800 for a $30 webcam. I saw a few of those. Otherwise? None to be found.

Had I really thought about it, of course none are available. They must have been flying out the door for a while! People working from home need them, of course, but people isolated from their families and friends need them, too. That adds up to a LOT of webcam sales. And a depleted supply with gougers piled on.

Try finding a bidet for the toilet, too (you know... because there's already a TP shortage). Those are sold out, too. And being gouged.

Interesting times...

ETA: Add dogs to that list. Animal shelters are suddenly emptying out. I guess lonely people want a doggie friend. Sadly, there will likely be a huge increase in the stray population when these people go back to work and find out about how that goes with a dog at home. In many cases, the dog will suddenly become a nuisance and be abandoned. Maybe not. But will we really change THAT much? It would be nice, but...

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