"sony1492" (sony1492)
03/15/2020 at 14:39 • Filed to: RIP weekend
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"sony1492" (sony1492)
03/15/2020 at 14:39 • Filed to: RIP weekend | 1
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Did 10hrs yesterday keeping a grocery store stocked (being the only clerk scheduled),and it looks like today is going to be the extent of my weekend.
Pe ople are losing their minds and power buying everything in sight.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 14:43 |
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
03/15/2020 at 15:07 |
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Thanks for that.... there’s an interesting cultural callback there.
I’m kind of a history buff- and have toured most of the Oregon Trail sites/parks/monuments from Nebraska to Oregon City (and even the Lewis and Clark camp/fort at the mouth of the Columbia.)
One statistics sticks with you— Of the 300,000 people that struck out on the trail, about 30,000 died. 10% give or take.
And, oddly, most did NOT die of bear attacks, dingos-eating-babies, ambushes or accidents. Most people died of dysentery from unsanitary conditions along the trail— bad water cause by bad sanitary “habits”.
So, maybe the fixation on bottled water and TP is actually a historical “cultural memory”...
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Svend
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 17:30 |
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I’ve been off work for ten nights on holiday, came into work yesterday before shift, all the fresh chickens, beef and pork were almost entirely gone. Turkey, hell the turkey didn’t look like it had been touched. I didn’t take pics, but I did later on the frozen department and toilet tissue aisle. Granted these are only three freezers out of 30. Frozen veg, vegetarian and ice cream hadn't been touched.
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sony1492
> Svend
03/15/2020 at 17:47 |
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Dear god, are you the only clerk? How many pallets comin your way?
Its interesting that frozen vegies were intact, we sold out of all the sale items, frozen fruit/ vegi, canned beans, tetrapack soups, and obviously toilet paper.
This was the only photo I took
A pparently people will be eating diced tomatoes during the apocalyps, but only if their cheap
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Svend
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 18:57 |
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No there's ten or so of us. We get 50 roll cages and 20+ pallets for our eight hour shift to do. No customers on a Sunday night. In England we have 'Sunday taking law' that stops stores over a certain linear footage from being open more than six hours (it's an old religious thing we've tried getting rid of but the God squad always pipes up to keep it).
AestheticsInMotion
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 19:37 |
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So if we get a total shutdown like people are talking about... Do grocery stores stay open? What about the people who deliver to said grocery stores?
Sorry friend, something tells me you and I are staying busy!
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sony1492
> AestheticsInMotion
03/15/2020 at 20:41 |
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The memo within the store implies, the most that will happen is store hours will be effected because of staff shortages.
Supply lines along with grocery stores are making too much money to shut down, the government would have to force it. And considering how a depression has been on the horizon the government will likely not be forcing that on anyone.(and shutting down grocery would cause a more serious panic within society)
ranwhenparked
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 20:48 |
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I was trying to ride this out, but ran out of some staples and had to go to Target. Honestly, I was surprised - it wasn’t any more crowded than a usual Sunday, maybe even less so, and they still had everything I was looking for. However, it was obvious the panicky idiots had been there earlier in the day, since the toilet paper and disinfecting wipes were completely gone, and every staff member did look really tired and worn out like they were just totally done with this shit. I have total sympathy for anyone working retail right now, its like Thanksgiving rush combined with a snowfall prediction that never ends and keeps going for days and days .
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sony1492
> ranwhenparked
03/15/2020 at 21:19 |
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P eople tend to come in waves, there will be an hour or 2 where you can hardly walk around followed by an hour of regular traffic. It’s been about a week straight and we’ve started to surpass t hanksgiving sales , but this is without the staff and backstock.
Giv e it a few weeks and retail will probably be especially dead, this is already a slow time of year and once everybody feels stocked up itll be back to normal
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Svend
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 21:27 |
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Oops, I forgot to add BWS and non-edible.
BWS 10 pallets,
Toiletries six pallets,
Soap powder six pallets,
Pet food five pallets.
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sony1492
> Svend
03/15/2020 at 21:36 |
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That store is either very large or has a large storage space. We have 6 employees but are down to 2- 3 (for grocery dept ) lately with the about 7 pallets for grocery , 1 frozen, and 2 dairy. Then again the grocery portion of the store is only 7 aisles, I’m imagining yours is closer to 15
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ranwhenparked
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 22:03 |
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T oilet paper sales are probably going to be pretty low for quite awhile after this , since so much of the country now owns a multiyear supply.
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Svend
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 22:32 |
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It’s a large supermarket (but nothing on a U.S. scale) and isn’t even all that large by U.K. standards.
This is one of our warehouse chillers (there are three this size, one is a freezer), three more are half that size, then there’s six much smaller ones (three, again are freezers).
The warehouse is one of the largest in the company and is a drive through. We have the most home shopping vans in the company also with 11 vans and a spare, in case one breaks.
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sony1492
> Svend
03/15/2020 at 22:40 |
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Pe ople must be going wild to wipe you out that bad, not just empty shelves but barren backstock too. I guess it gives you time to clean the shelves until the load shows up
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Svend
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 22:56 |
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Oh no, we never get quiet time.
It’s a case of jumping on any cage or pallet we get as soon as we get it.
Those shelves are normally over flowing in the back up and three quarter full on the shop floor.
This is a bad picture of our warehouse.
It's about five-six trucks long.
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ranwhenparked
> AestheticsInMotion
03/15/2020 at 23:29 |
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Italy exempted grocery stores and drug stores from their total shutdown, and so far, the voluntary shutdowns suggested in this country have excepted food and drug stores, gas stations, and medical offices.
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ranwhenparked
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
03/15/2020 at 23:32 |
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So, maybe the fixation on bottled water and TP is actually a historical “cultural memory”...
Then, what explains the fixation on bread and milk every time it snows?
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AestheticsInMotion
> ranwhenparked
03/15/2020 at 23:38 |
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Not voluntary anymore. All bars, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters are closed in my state, and apparently a few others . I can only imagine the shutdowns will continue to grow. Crazy...
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AestheticsInMotion
> sony1492
03/15/2020 at 23:41 |
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Oh, I'm 100% talking about a forced federal/state shutdown. Definitely not voluntary. But yeah, seems more likely that everything else will get shutdown except for the grocery stores, supply lines and pharmacy. Now I'm just wondering how long until a state goes with the forced quarantine route
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> ranwhenparked
03/16/2020 at 00:46 |
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Cocaine?