[teejers1]

with stricter mandates, Costco is again running out of toilet paper.  Crazy

I hope those of you in CA and WA among others have a comfortable supply.

It is crazy.  This post caused me to head over to Costco because we are very low on TP.  Empty.
There is a special place in hell for hoarders, especially in pandemics or other crises.

Sorry to hear, teejers1.

Hopefully your local grocery stores still have some.  If  you want to time it for Costco, I believe they get new shipments every couple of days and usually in the morning.

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 I briefly saw ASTM Level 1 medical masks in some stores over the summer, but not since. I do see a lot of KN95 and KF94 masks available online. I probably should stock up on masks. If both the US and EU go “purple” it could make things tight.

medical masks is the more concerning one.  As dabigv13 mentioned, doctors that want to use N95s are still resorting to reusing old ones.  Hospitals may not be as bad off as they were in the Spring, but they certainly aren't at a point where any doctor can have a new one each day.

We'll be fine on the TP front - I have no doubt we'll make it through, as we did through R1 of hoarding.

As for masks, my wife's company doled out N95s to their employees.  We've used 4 (out of 10) of them for 3 passenger flights over the last 8 months.  Otherwise, we just use the more basic mask.  That's all I've used in doing the household errands . . . so far, so good. Maybe we should see if doctors in southern part of SCC need a few more . . .

[teejers1]

with stricter mandates, Costco is again running out of toilet paper.  Crazy

I hope those of you in CA and WA among others have a comfortable supply.

It is crazy.  This post caused me to head over to Costco because we are very low on TP.  Empty.
There is a special place in hell for hoarders, especially in pandemics or other crises.

Sorry to hear, teejers1.

Hopefully your local grocery stores still have some.  If  you want to time it for Costco, I believe they get new shipments every couple of days and usually in the morning.

---

 I briefly saw ASTM Level 1 medical masks in some stores over the summer, but not since. I do see a lot of KN95 and KF94 masks available online. I probably should stock up on masks. If both the US and EU go “purple” it could make things tight.

medical masks is the more concerning one.  As dabigv13 mentioned, doctors that want to use N95s are still resorting to reusing old ones.  Hospitals may not be as bad off as they were in the Spring, but they certainly aren't at a point where any doctor can have a new one each day.

We'll be fine on the TP front - I have no doubt we'll make it through, as we did through R1 of hoarding.

As for masks, my wife's company doled out N95s to their employees.  We've used 4 (out of 10) of them for 3 passenger flights over the last 8 months.  Otherwise, we just use the more basic mask.  That's all I've used in doing the household errands . . . so far, so good. Maybe we should see if doctors in southern part of SCC need a few more . . .