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[jk96]

panｷic1
/ˈpanik/

noun: panic

sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.

I have seen no signs of this or heard of any reports either...The same type of buying occurs every time a major (winter or tropical) storm approaches a region...prudent measures are NOT considered an act of panic...!

Here's our local Walmart yestersay.

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

You’re confusing prudence with panic ... not at all the same thing.

Hoarding is never prudent

 

[rswyan]

There certainly is panic going on. Just look at the cleared shelves in grocery stores, gun and ammunition sales, etc... That's called panic buying.

He didn't say riots. He said panic. It is panic. And he's correct.

Nope ... don't see it.

As Slash points out, when interruptions of normal daily life are anticipated, (smart) people take prudent measures to account for the anticipated disruption.

Now - stop adding to the hysteria by incorrectly categorizing something as something which it clearly isn't ...

:laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

Think the wife would be mad if I panic bought a new tractor ...lol

You might want to consider something more useful, like a fishing boat.

 

[hawkeye08]

We don't drink alot of milk but when I was at Costco Monday, wife said to get a 2 pack.. I figured one would go bad before we got to it, but wife froze it right away.. we don't like milk that has been frozen, but better than not having any for cooking/cereal/etc..

 

[MossRoad]

Yes, especially the ones that bought all the flour.
I would bet that 90% that got have no clue as to how to use it.
And several jugs of milk at one time, hope they like it when it turns on them.
The extreme closures are also over kill, I can't believe the ACLU hasn't been in court already over them.
If it had been the President doing these closures it would have been a _hit storm.

Milk freezes very nicely and keeps for months in the freezer. Just take a few cups out of the jug so it doesn't expand and blow the cap.

 

[rswyan]

Hoarding is never prudent

Yeah ... but we're not talking about the dipwad who thought he was going to make a killing by cornering the market on Purell ...

:laughing:

 

[rswyan]

Here's our local Walmart yestersay.View attachment 646163

Looks like it's time to restock.

 

[MossRoad]

Not by definition there is not...

panic noun
Definition of panic (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : a sudden overpowering fright
also : acute, extreme anxiety
b : a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight
widespread panic in the streets
c : a sudden widespread fright concerning financial affairs that results in a depression of values caused by extreme measures for protection of property (such as securities)
2 dated slang : someone or something that is very funny : RIOT

panic adjective
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panｷ​ic | \ ˈpa-nik \
Definition of panic (Entry 1 of 3)
1 : of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan
panic fear
2 : of, relating to, or arising from a panic
panic buying
panic selling
a panic retreat
3 : of or relating to the god Pan
Panic rites

panic verb
panicked\ ˈpa-​nikt \; panicking
Definition of panic (Entry 3 of 3)
transitive verb
1 : to affect with panic
2 : to cause to laugh uproariously
panic an audience with a gag
intransitive verb
: to be affected with panic

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Panic | Definition of Panic by Merriam-Webster

 

[Peter 315]

Wait till the credit card bills come in ,That will be another panic...