Baby boomers have coronavirus on their minds

Two weeks ago, I went to my local co-op to stock up on food due to the possible need to stay home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. I bought two weeks’ worth of food.

Then, I heard that older people may need to stay home for more than two weeks. So I set out for Costco for a shopping trip. I spent $262. Costco was out of hydrogen peroxide, which I use to wipe chemicals off things. In addition, it was out of medium-size disposable gloves, so I bought two boxes of large.

I bought eggs, chicken thighs to freeze, carrots, beets, cheese, pine nuts, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and a large bag of “power” greens. Since I normally don’t buy Costco’s large sizes, I was looking around for something for dinner. I bought a large plastic container of shrimp. (Pretty exotic. I was able to eat it all and none spoiled.)

Next, I went to Walmart, next door to Costco, to buy a personal care item. There, I saw organic canned beans and corn. The shelves were getting empty of canned goods, but I bought a supply.  They don’t have canned vegetables at the local co-op, and I didn’t see any at Costco.

On face masks, as I wrote earlier, I think people should wear them, especially in the Seattle area where the coronavirus is out in the community. Although I have a few masks on hand because I have respiratory problems, I haven’t seen any available locally. However, a friend said he ordered some from Amazon. So, on Saturday, I placed an order. I paid $112.54 for a box of 20. That’s $5.62 each plus $1.62 each for shipping and taxes. Definitely price gouging. I researched masks and this brand was much cheaper from other companies, but those companies were only selling the masks to their regular customers or they were out of stock.

I ordered from my co-op and have received a case of toilet paper and have ordered a case of paper towels.

Meanwhile, my baby boomer blogger blogging group is writing about not falling for COVID-19 scams, doing the elbow bump instead of a handshake, and using common-sense precautions to keep fear and anxiety down.

Other topics by boomer bloggers include apartment scams, how older people, especially older woman, are ignored, the challenge of finding the right photo to represent near and far, and whether a dog should be allowed to sleep in a bed with people.

Tom Sightings of Sightings From Sixty writes about these articles in the Best of Boomer Blogs #640. Click here to get the links. And be sure to leave a comment. Boomer bloggers love to communicate with their readers.