# So what shortages are you personally seeing? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [July 24, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268 "2020-07-24T23:28:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 60
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1181 "2022-01-31T18:54:12Z")
I’d rather get rabies shots than a ventilator. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1182 "2022-01-31T19:09:28Z")
The chances of you needing a ventilator, after interacting with a stranded traveler on the side of the road, outside, in the time it takes to call a tow truck or the highway patrol, approach zero. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1183 "2022-01-31T19:18:58Z")
The chances of a stranded traveler on the side of the road in a dead cell zone wanting a ride are pretty high. Besides, there are lots of Trumpies out here. She was probably happier to be with her own kind anyhow. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1184 "2022-01-31T19:39:44Z")
I haven’t found liquid eggs in the supermarket in the last two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1185 "2022-01-31T21:13:32Z")
Regular eggs are becoming an issue as well. We are used to cooking with large eggs, small eggs confuse us to no end. Someone who manages a diner out this way is trying to convince me to get my Cottage License so she can buy soft cheeses from me to use at the diner. Line cooks usually like to use standard supplies, they must be having serious issues to be going so far out the box like this. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1186 "2022-02-01T12:49:24Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > This time, I saw the Trump bumper sticker and mask-less face, assumed she was un-vaccinated and drove on by. I’ve found myself doing similar things. Picking up takeout last week a masked woman was a few dollars short, so I paid the difference. Had she been unmasked and/or wearing a MAGA hat I’d have ignored her. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1187 "2022-02-02T02:43:42Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > I’ve been buying my canned cat food from Amazon for the past year or two. I get the Friskies 24-40 can variety packs and pay about 50-60 cents a can. This month I finally put it on subscription, having given up on trying to buy it at the store. Yeah, with great reluctance I finally gave up on trying to keep the boys in their grain-free food because 9 out of 10 varieties cannot be purchased (not even if you’re willing to have it shipped to the house) at the moment, and ordered Friskies from Amazon. It arrived today, and I guess we’ll give it a try tomorrow. My hope is they don’t absolutely love it and refuse their old food once it’s more available. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1188 "2022-02-02T03:03:11Z")
I sure hope there aren’t litter box issues. Ours get Friskies once a week and they lick their bowls and then gas us out with their stinky poops. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1189 "2022-02-03T00:12:46Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Regular eggs are becoming an issue as well. We are used to cooking with large eggs, small eggs confuse us to no end. I’m able to find smaller cartons of eggs now, but I had to switch brands/stores. Not the biggest deal in the world. Strangely enough, I’m still able to find quail eggs. Maybe they’re popular with people who don’t need many eggs? There’s still a significant cream cheese shortage here. Water has been restocked. Some cereals appear to be wiped out. The strangest one I’ve noticed is on the detergent aisle…the cheapest liquid brand is wiped out, but everything else is well stocked. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1190 "2022-02-03T16:55:17Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > There’s still a significant cream cheese shortage here. So, it looks like I’m going to be selling cream cheese, along with other soft cheeses, to the local diner. Blessed are the cheese makers! I do find it odd that cream cheese isn’t on the shelves. Perhaps its because the commercial cheese makers aren’t set up to culture buttermilk and they can’t source it? I have no problems laying my hands on the other ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1191 "2022-02-03T17:34:53Z")
The dried pasta section at multiple stores is looking pretty empty. I got the last bag of egg noodles in the store, and elbow macaroni was out except for one brand that was twice the price I usually pay. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1192 "2022-02-03T18:22:30Z")
I needed to get Gatorade for a colonoscopy. While they did have it, there were no 64 oz bottles, just smaller ones. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1193 "2022-02-03T19:35:16Z")
On a possible positive note, I got a text from the Honda dealer where I bought a new Civic in 2017. They said that they are getting a big shipment this week and another one next week. They also helpfully reminded me that my used Civic is worth more now than it was last year. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1194 "2022-02-03T20:33:16Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > So, it looks like I’m going to be selling cream cheese, along with other soft cheeses, to the local diner. Blessed are the cheese makers! _You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese._ - Anthony Bourdain Or maybe just have all the right ingredients during a pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1195 "2022-02-03T20:50:38Z")
Yeah, not a romantic, LOL! I’ve been checking and it does seem as though mesophilic starter cultures are the missing ingredient causing most of the dairy case shortages. I’ve never been in the habit of using them because I’ve never had an issue getting my hands on cultured buttermilk until starting about 6 months ago. It’s much easier for a small home creamery to adjust these shortages than a large business. (Hubs is pleased with the change, he says _my_ cultured buttermilk is much better than the store bought stuff he usually gets.) ---
**Author:** ![billy-jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@billy-jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billy-jack)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1196 "2022-02-03T21:44:32Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > needed to get Gatorade for a colonoscopy. While they did have it, there were no 64 oz bottles, just smaller ones. Want to know the secret to recovering faster from a colonoscopy? When I had one done last July, the doctor said it would take about 45 minutes to recover and be released. I woke up as they wheeled me out. WHen they pushed me back behind the curtain, I got my reading glasses and the latest _Scientific American_ out and started reading. Five minutes later they came and told me that they considered me recovered and to get dressed. To explore this phenomena more, we need more data. For example, do you recover faster reading something else such as _New Yorker_ or _Playboy_ or _Gray’s Sporting Journal_. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1197 "2022-02-03T22:19:15Z")
I’m seeing stuff return to the shelf that I couldn’t find (distilled water, various other bottled/canned/jugged things). Also the produce shelves are more full, and I was able to find Bran Buds for the first time in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1198 "2022-02-04T01:36:20Z")
California’s requirement that eggs in markets come from cage free chickens has pretty well done away with eggs in the stores. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1199 "2022-02-10T18:08:41Z")
I went to the grocery store at lunchtime yesterday - we didn’t need a full delivery, but we’d run out of pasta etc. The egg noodles were quite picked over - almost nothing of any brand name (though they had a fair selection of the store brand). On the positive side: they had Diet Sprite in bottles - 12 ounce, 16 ounce, and 2 liter. Those have all been hard to come by recently. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268/1200 "2022-02-15T04:30:37Z")
Surprised it took this long for the supply chain thing to affect my situation, but Kellogg’s Bran Flakes are kinda an imperative cereal component with this hombre. Nowhere. None - anywhere. Might as well just end it all now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-shortages-are-you-personally-seeing/916268.md?page=61)