"What there isn't any regular sausage?" a gasp was heard around the grey and blue supermarket whose barren shelves have been stalked by the locals. "What will we do if we have an ice day on Thursday without breakfast sausage?" we wailed.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is the MAJOR dilemma Mr. Nabors and I had to solve as we raced through Wal-mart to grab our needed groceries before someone else could snatch them.
It truly is amazing to me what a weather report will make people (including myself) do to be able to provide for their families. There were holes on the shelves where many staples had once sat. I couldn't believe stuff was so picked over already.
As we got into line, the people behind us had eight gallons of water. EIGHT GALLONS!! It's amazing what a buggy packed with items can do to a person who does NOT like to walk on Texas ice!
(That would be me, and that story is for another blog!)
I started to rethink everything that I had put on the conveyer belt! Frantically, looking for Mr. Nabors, I needed assurance that our few items were enough.
"Yes, yes, you are right." I agreed. It is ONLY one day!
I hope we survive!!
We southerners wig out over impending weather. I could totally see the look of panic on your face and hear the squeal in your voice when you asked your husband, "Are you sure we got enough?" Too funny my friend! If you haven't seen the spoof of the Zac Brown Band song, you should watch it!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WKkNHlcvg
I might have exaggerated a little bit...just a little! :)
DeleteI haven't seen the video. I am going to watch now!
It is funny what people do in face of being holed up for awhile. Sorry - out here in the PNW, we are enjoying an unseasonably sunny and warm winter - not even the rain we're used to!
ReplyDeleteOh I can't wait for warm! I am a coconut oil, layout, summer kind of girl! I am ready!
DeleteLove it! We go through that every time there MIGHT be a hurricane within 1000 miles of our coast line. I hope you stay warm and safe.
ReplyDeleteHoping you survive the ice storm! I have to say I agree that people kinda go nuts and over-do the whole thing at times. In some ways it's provoked by the media jazz-hands fluffing things up! :) enjoy your day if you are able!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I'm sitting here panicking because I haven't gone to the store yet. Yikes!!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in the South, I feel you girl! Especially since the closest grocery story was 20 miles away and power outages were likely with even the slightest amount of ice/hurricane winds/teeniest snow. Hope you got the good stuff!
ReplyDeleteI find this post a fascinating case study of American human behavior. I wonder what this would look like in a country far off around the globe? And the reality is, in my experience, that most of us - well, we would be just fine without that trip to the grocery store. Let's be honest - our cupboards are probably not actually bare and our fridges are probably not actually empty. While we might not have a meal we would consider "normal" we would probably not starve to death either from a storm day. or even two. Comfort and access are such beautiful things, aren't they? The energy of your post made it so very real. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI hate winter, except for during the holidays. After New Year's is over and the Christmas decorations are put away, I want sunny and VERY warm (like 85, at least). My shopping list for ice days usually includes crazy ingredients for recipes that I will never try again, like the corn syrup for the salted caramel popcorn I'm about to make. Yum, right!
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