Sunday, January 31, 2021

Storm prep

There are reader reports of long lines at grocery stores ahead of the winter storm that is expected to drop between 18 and 24 inches over the next 12 hours. 

EVG reader Doug shared the top photo from Third Avenue, where the line went around block for the Trader Joe's at Union Square. 

There were also reports of lines at Key Food on Avenue A ... Gothamist posted this shot...
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7 comments:

  1. LPIFLYJanuary 31, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    Fyi.... key foods will be open all night and tomorrow

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  2. JAMESJanuary 31, 2021 at 7:58 PM

    I HATE waiting on line for anything..I'd rather do without...

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  3. hywel ddaFebruary 1, 2021 at 8:56 AM

    Walked to Westside Market (3rd Ave.) on Sunday ~ 9 a.m. Walked in, got some essentials (milk, bread, multi-purpose cruciferous veggie, i.e. a cabbage), checked out quickly and was home in 1/2 hour.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:53 AM

    I can wait a day or two than wait.

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  5. aliasfoxFebruary 2, 2021 at 7:28 AM

    Why is it grocery stores get cleaned out before every snow storm? Is there a rational fear that there won’t be food for more than a day? I have to imagine most people have a frozen pizza/burritos/cereal in their kitchen, as well as a couple bottles of water, to last through a day of store closures or water shut offs. Or do people really have so few supplies at home that even the slight risk of 48hrs of no groceries sends them into a panic? When was the last time a major snow storm caused stores to shut down for more than a day?

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  6. Beacon, NYFebruary 2, 2021 at 9:31 PM

    Panic buying is just an experience that some get to enjoy. The entire cycle from the calm before the storm to the actual event is about the adrenaline rush of stocking up on essentials when the storm hasn't arrive to the meditative lull conducive for consumables when the storm is in effect.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2021 at 12:37 PM

    these people are so annoying, because I can never just pop in to get dinner ingredients since they think they need to sustain themselves with snow shopping

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