Are you doing anything to prepare

Not really. We have a pretty good supply of food on hand, the only thing would be perishables like dairy and fresh veggies. I live in a large metro area so if one store is shut down because of low staffing levels, I can go across the street to a different store or a few miles away to another branch. But I also live in an area that won't do widescale involuntary shutdowns again--I'm not even sure our school district would because they are not set up for online learning like they were last year.

January is normally a pretty miserable month in North Dakota so we are always prepared for the snow and cold temps. I'm not too worried about shortages and there is no way this state will implement a lock down. But individual stores and restaurants have at times had to adjust their hours due to staffing and I expect that will probably get worse as COVID rears it's ugly head again. We have too many unvaccinated dumb wads here.

I have plenty of food here, it may not be my most preferred but I certainly won't starve.

My work's Covid policies puzzle me. We invested tens of thousands of dollars in work from home equipment to use it for approximately six whole months until everyone was required to be back in the office. Now we're not to stay home if we are vaccinated but a direct contact. Which means people that have spouses that have Covid right now are still required to come to work. Omicron is going to run through our office like crazy in this next week because of that. Because of that, I'm taking a few more steps to be prepared for getting sick because I figure it's an "if" not "when" for me.

In the Seattle area it feels similar to the initial shut downs because we’ve had snow and ice here all week so restaurants and delivery services have been closed off and on. It’s really interesting reading the local social media pages. Apparently nobody has any food in their house and they don’t understand why UberEats won’t deliver. You’ve got your group of people who just can’t stay home, those who chastise others for going out when it’s not safe, and those who chastise for putting other people at risk by making them deliver Jimmy John’s because they didn’t prepare ahead.

I’ve been keeping a good stock of basic supplies, and I should be in pretty good shape even if there are shortages of things. The freezer and pantry closet and fridge are full. Living alone, I know I’d need to be prepared to isolate alone if I were sick/exposed. Add in the winter weather forecast, and I have lots of reasons to make sure I am as prepared as I can be.

I do have an urge to stay home more, as I feel there will be a wave of sickness - between holidays and traveling and the Omicron transmission rates, I think any of us who avoid it will be lucky.

My concerns are stronger for others, like my brother. He can’t stay home as much, he has to go to dialysis, and he has a couple medical procedures coming up that I need to take him to. Shortages and closures won’t impact me as much as they might impact him.

What don't you like about them?  My family all likes beans but I can't stand them.  It's the pasty texture.
Are there beans that don't have that awful texture?

I've found that I can deal with black beans in small quantities but kidney, pinto, lima beans?  YUCK!

Believe it or not we are kind of low on toilet paper! hahaha We're down to two 6-packs which is lower than I like to go.   I haven't been paying attention! So I'll be heading to Costco on Tuesday (senior hour from 9-10 so it's very uncrowded) to stock up on that. Otherwise I'm not worrying about anything else. I live in such a large metropolitan area that there's always another store around the corner. Plus, we have enough food in the house to last us for quite some time, even if it wouldn't necessarily be a complete meal.

I live and travel full time in a Motorhome so no stockpile anything for us .

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I don’t even know. All I can tell you is that we all basically make sad trombone noises when they appear on the table. No idea what I was thinking.

I don't have a lot of space to really bulk buy a lot of stuff. I am hoping we'll be ok, and enough stuff will stay open to not cause big issues. I am getting my booster on Sunday, so I'm not particularly worried about getting Covid. I don't go into enough crowds. And even though it's more transmissible, the truth is just because you're exposed to something - i.e. in the same room with it - that doesn't inherently mean you'll definitely get it.

That said, I think I may well have had Covid in late February/early March of 2020.

ETA: The only shortages we've had generally is staffing, particularly at the fast food places. It's not about the Covid benefits; it's a case of people who work retail came to realize, when Covid hit, that they really do get treated badly, it's a tough job, and it's not worth the low wages. 

My dh is preparing for something in the future. We have a large stash of dehydrated foods etc.for an emergency. Not so great for keto though.

We've tried to go through our last stash of shutdown foods. We tend to toss more than finish since we don't have a pantry and if I don't see it then I don't have it.

I live in a highly populated area, outside of Philly. We have a ton of stores to choose from. I don’t worry about food and toiletries, I’m fairly well stocked.

I get nervous about medications. My 5 yr old just had brain surgery in July l, and still has to take his Epilepsy meds, and a few others. He needs his meds, and I can’t stuck up on those. My other son also takes a variety of meds too.

My dd is on several rx meds and we haven't had any issues, even during 2020 and the big shut down. Even with her IgG medicine. 1 med had to come from a different brand and the only difference was taste (more fruity than sour), but that has happened even before the pandemic.

So I wouldn't worry too much.