Epidemiologist Behind Highly-Cited Coronavirus Model Admits He Was Wrong, Drastically Revises Model

[Steeleballz 7,550]

1 minute ago, yuna628 said:

Except while my mom thought it was going to be the end of the world and hearken in some age of demons on earth and us kids that actually understood the situation, could only chuckle as she went to every yard sale endlessly buying used candles and camping equipment and canning veggies for the Y2K apocalypse... we actually do understand fairly well what's going on here and are sadly watching it's consequences in real time. 

 

Also you guys don't know TP hoarding until you saw my grandma's house. Entire attic and basement stairways filled with TP. If she used one roll, she wouldn't replace it out of a pack, she'd have to go out and buy a new one straight away. When it was time for her to sell that house, we couldn't get rid of all the TP.. so we donated it. Often wondered if it had something to do with WWII trauma.

 

    I had older relatives who would save every scrap of food and use every last part of meat, vegetable or whatever because of the memory of how bad it was having nothing in WWII. I'm sure it changed people for the rest of their lives. My FIL even saves the bread crumbs from empty bags of bread. He has a full bag now in the freezer. I'm not even sure what he has planned for it.

[Dashinka 24,597]

5 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    I had older relatives who would save every scrap of food and use every last part of meat, vegetable or whatever because of the memory of how bad it was having nothing in WWII. I'm sure it changed people for the rest of their lives. My FIL even saves the bread crumbs from empty bags of bread. He has a full bag now in the freezer. I'm not even sure what he has planned for it.

My mom made a great Thanksgiving stuffing with bread crumbs.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

3 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

My mom made a great Thanksgiving stuffing with bread crumbs.

 

  My mom used to do that too. I think my FIL is saving it just in case he runs out of food. He will probably never use it, but he can't throw it away either.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

I think it’s the depression era shortages that they have not overcome/forgotten, 

[TBoneTX 45,537]

10 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

I had older relatives who would save every scrap of food and use every last part of meat, vegetable or whatever because of the memory of how bad it was having nothing in WWII. I'm sure it changed people for the rest of their lives.

More than one person from that era told me, "I know what it is like to be hungry."

10 hours ago, Randyandyuni said:

it’s the depression era shortages that they have not overcome/forgotten

This too.