Saw that which you see above, on Facebook, yesterday. A map sort of predicting how much snow may be accumulating on Friday and Saturday.
My location, Wichita Falls, is near the Texas/Oklahoma border, just to the left of the BIG 1 in 1 TO 2 FEET.
I went to my nearest Walmart yesterday, shortly after five. I have never seen the parking lot so full. More so than pre-Christmas. Only four shopping carts were available upon entry. The cart wrangler was trying really hard to herd a long line of shopping carts into the cart corral.
If my nearest Walmart was this overwhelmed, the other two Walmarts in town must have been totally overwhelmed, as they are always busier than my nearby Walmart.
I do not remember panic buying like this the last time we got hit with an ice storm, that being the one where the temperature went below zero and the Texas electric grid collapsed, for the most part.
I don't remember ever seeing as many empty shelves as I saw last night. The bread was almost totally wiped out. Same with meat products. And eggs. And cottage cheese.
My freezer and fridge was already well-stocked, so I was doing no panic buying.
I think I'll be going to WINCO in the morning, hoping to buy some bread products, because that is the only thing I am low on.
I got a text message on my phone, yesterday, from SPECTRUM, telling me the incoming severe Ice Storm may cause service outages. As in, the Internet may go down.
And, this morning the forecast for Sunday has gotten worse. Only 2 degrees above zero...
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