covid 19 panic-induced hoarding

sheepherder · 04-01-2020, 05:25 AM

Still no TP at my local supermarket. The first week of the panic there was no chicken either. I got some pork chops & steak, some sausage. Veggies were virtually non-existent.

OTOH, I couldn't sleep today (01 April) so I got up at 4:30am and went online just to see what my bank account looked like. To my amazement, my 01 April OPM and VA deposits had already been posted!!!

It usually takes until the banks/FCUs open at 9:00am on the first of the month for the deposits to show up.

Who would have thought there could be even a little bit of good to come of all this???

And no, this is not an April fool's joke...

tomaustin · 04-01-2020, 07:16 PM

yesterday, in Austin, tx, one of the tech companies told their employees, who are fully employed, that if they receive any of the "disbursement checks" that they should turn them over to the company...those payments are not a bonus but for unemployed people.....not sure how that is gonna work out.........glad you got your regular monthlies........

04-01-2020, 05:25 AM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Still no TP at my local supermarket. The first week of the panic there was no chicken either. I got some pork chops & steak, some sausage. Veggies were virtually non-existent. OTOH, I couldn't sleep today (01 April) so I got up at 4:30am and went online just to see what my bank account looked like. To my amazement, my 01 April OPM and VA deposits had already been posted!!! It usually takes until the banks/FCUs open at 9:00am on the first of the month for the deposits to show up. Who would have thought there could be even a little bit of good to come of all this??? And no, this is not an April fool's joke... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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04-01-2020, 07:16 PM	#2
tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 523 Times in 202 Posts	yesterday, in Austin, tx, one of the tech companies told their employees, who are fully employed, that if they receive any of the "disbursement checks" that they should turn them over to the company...those payments are not a bonus but for unemployed people.....not sure how that is gonna work out.........glad you got your regular monthlies........