In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Out for a small walk.
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Had walk. Brought lunch back with me. Most restaurants are open but for take out only.
Just picking up little things that I need and know I can get without too much trouble.
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Oh, I can watch "Picard" tonight. It is running on my local science fiction channel. I didn't know that but then I am not usually home at 6pm on a Thursday. Thursday I am usually busy with mah jong then work.
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I hate my allergies. 
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I hate mine too. I know how that feels.
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Wow. I shopped at two stores, and since I shop with a list it's not like look for everything everywhere, but... First of all, way more crowded than I was hoping for, or expected.
But then, with schools and so many businesses closed, there are probably a lot more adults at home than usual, and they're shopping at normal working hours.
I saw more masks than just us. I saw one at Ralph's, but five at Stater Bros.
Ralph's had a sign posted that they were going to let in only 50 at opening, and 25 per 10 minutes thereafter. It didn't seem to change the crowding; I think this was "business as usual" for them (except maybe the morning of Super Bowl Sunday) but boy, were the shelves bare!!! Just thinking my way thru the store ... tender fresh vegetableshafl gone, berries all gone. Potatoes, fruits, oinions, yams still in stock.
Walking my way past the liquor - all vodka gone. (Other distilled spirits remain)
Water - all gone. (Why???)
Margarine and butter all gone, except a few boxes of very expensive imports.
Cooking oil - mostly gone. (I was looking for canola oil)]
Rice and beans - gone.
Meat mostly stocked but then they were limiting to two per customer per type.
Shirataki noodles and tofu- gone.
On-sale ground turkey- gone.
Pasta- gone.
Canned soups and boxed broths - gone.
I didn't even look at the TP section
I asked the cashier (whose tag said "sales manager") whether this was due to increased demand, or poor supply, and he said "increased demand".
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Over at Stater Bros, the second store on my agenda ... the parking lot was full.
The fresh vegetables were much better stocked, but they too were out of things ... different things! ...
The meat case in front of their meat-cutting area was empty except for their on-sale items (flap meat, pork ribs)
Rice and beans - gone
Anything to do with canned tomato, whether crushed or sauce or pasta sauce - gone
Canned vegetables- gone
No canned tomatillos, and only a few cans of green enchilada sauce left
Lite coconut milk- gone.
Of course, water- gone (limit one)
Rubbing alcohol- gone
Sesame oil- gone.
Soups and boxed broths- also gone
IODIZED SALT- gone
I think all together I struck out on completely on ham, picnic roast, sesame oil, canola oil, on-sale ground turkey and shirataki noodles. I was hoping to get canned tomatillos to make enchilada sauce, but none was to be found, so I bought pre-made instead (for chicken enchiladas). They were ALMOST out of canned lite coconut milk (for Thai red curry) ... now they're all out, since I bought the last four cans. I was hoping to get four lo salt boxed chicken broth, but could only find two, not lo salt. Speaking of salt ... we have just few tablespoons of iodized salt left, but seeing as the store didn't have any, I had to buy kosher salt instead.
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But, on a happier note, I made a b!thcin! beef stew a few days ago. It was just a regular recipe (beef, onion, potato, carrot, celery, white wine, lots of bay leaves, mushrooms and flour) but I browned the meat before I started, and browned the onions, then simmered the meat in white wine with a lot of bay leaves and some peppercorns for a loooong time because it was beef chuck, which has more flavor but also more gristle. It went over very well; hubby (who "hates beef") had three servings and daughter (who's not a fan of onions) had two servings... and of course scarfed up all of the potatoes because neither Frank nor I should eat them, altho for different reasons.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
Happy New Year, WISHY. I edited out your psychopathic screed!
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
I hate mine too. I know how that feels.
Yup. Went out yesterday and got some more eye drops. Today it was just a box of cereal and an extra can of soup. I keep canned soup on hand in case I don't feel like cooking.
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Grocery stores here limiting meat to 2 packages per customer.
Still fresh veg. Some canned goods gone and of course paper towels and toilet paper. Some cleaning products gone too.
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Decided to watch part of wrestling program last night for fun. Interesting with no audience except the some of the other wrestlers in the seats.
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lol... yeah. My buddy was telling me he was watching some MMA fights the other night and it was one of the strangest things he'd ever seen. With nobody cheering in the audience you heard every noise, every grunt, every punch and slam like you were right in the room with them.
How you doing up there, BTW Brenda? You got everything you need?
I know it's driving my little brother a bit nuts right now that his church shuttered their doors and ended all the social gatherings they did. After his sobriety, the church has become an important part of his life.
I told him that if he ever needs to talk to somebody just to give me a call.
I assume that your Mah Jong games and other social gatherings that you can't do right now are just as important to you. Just remember this isn't going to last forever and we'll all get back to normal soon.
It might not feel like it quite yet, but spring is here. 
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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