As we have over a hundred threads I am not sure if this has been posted already. This is NYC centric.
We all know that the older people are the most vulnerable to this virus. I read this heartbreaking story of a couple in their 80s, who were in a parking lot at a grocery store but were afraid to go in. They were asking people to help, and after about an hour they found someone who did help. They gave this person $100 to go in and buy their groceries. But it took an hour for them to find this Good Samaritan.
There are ways we can help. From the link -* If you want to know what you can do to help, from donating funds to physically volunteering, we’ve rounded up a tidy list of amazing organizations that are rallying to ensure food, aid, and medical supplies are delivered to those who are in need while alone during this outbreak.*
The primary thing anybody can do for us elderly (I’m 70) is stop panic buying and give the supply chain a chance to catch up. Sure, special senior hours at the supermarket sound fine, but there were 200 yards of us lined up at 7:00 a.m. for our chance to buy one of the three rolls of TP left in the state.
Right. I did my small part at the 7-11 buying a pack of 50 napkins instead of toilet paper. They didn’t have any, but I did not try to go elsewhere or online to find it.
Interestingly enough there was a article in the NY Times where plumbers all over are busy fixing clogged drags and septic tanks, because apparently anything but actual toilet paper isn’t supposed to be flushed