Stocking the Pantry
Just like everyone else in the country right now, we are having difficulty stocking our pantry and keeping it stocked. This, of course, is what people would refer to as a "first world problem" and they would be correct. This is just one reason (of many) why I say that the United States is no longer a first world country. Supermarket supply chains have broken down. Many critically necessary supply chains have broken down. Sheila and I realized in recent weeks that getting simple things like meat is difficult so we need to place orders of only meat that range from $200 to $300... and that is just for two of us! I don't know how families with children in the household are managing. When it comes to purchasing meat, we can't seem to get much from Shaw's using InstaCart (I should point out that there is nothing 'instant' about InstaCart either... it requires up to five days to get an order). Schwann's has a two week wait for delivery. And,