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I have to admit that the minute I heard the magic words "six to ten inches," I got in the car and headed for the Giant. What can I say? We were down to a pound of butter.
Just kidding.
But I outsmarted myself. I beat the crowds, but I also beat the trucks that were supposed to bring the food in, and the shelves were bare. The vendors might not even get in until tomorrow, I heard one employee say, but that's not written in stone.








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I figure it'll be the same at the Highlandtown Market, but I doubt there was a run on yogurt and I need to get away from my neighbourhood.
Besides, got to make sure Chicken Rico survived the storm.
Posted by: Lissa | February 8, 2010 10:11 AM
Get some heavy cream, pour it in a jar, shake it viciously for a couple minutes. You'll have butter in no time at all.
Posted by: Bob | February 8, 2010 11:03 AM
One of my friends works in a grocery store. He told me that over the weekend, they ran out of Spam Lite. Kind of says it all to me.
Posted by: Frequent Little Italy Restaurant Visitor | February 8, 2010 11:58 AM
I walked to the safeway in canton yesterday afternoon and was shocked at how well stocked the store was. I'm starting to wonder if I should make a store run (finally got the car clear!) if we're in for more snow.
Posted by: Beth | February 8, 2010 3:33 PM
So, how do the magic words, "10-20 inches" grab ya? Makes me want to curl up in a ball on the rug and lie there until Thursday...
The Elkridge Giant was pretty well stocked at 10am, other than produce.
Posted by: zevonista | February 8, 2010 4:45 PM
Just came from the Safeway in Long Gate (EC). Produce was good but some of the frozen food cases were empty. Glad that I overstocked for last weekend and only needed chocolate. Had dinner at Outback. There was a line at 6:30 when I was leaving. Seems a lot of people were suffering from cabin fever.
Posted by: carolb | February 8, 2010 7:21 PM
Spam at 11:58
Don't make me laugh out loud at 3 a.m. EL
Posted by: BankStreet | February 8, 2010 9:12 PM
I'll take the blame for the laugh...but you're totally responsible for the timing, EL.
Posted by: BankStreet | February 9, 2010 9:51 AM
Most women get excited when they hear 6 to 10 inches :)
Posted by: Tony Ravioli | February 9, 2010 9:53 AM
Like so many men, Mr. Ravioli, you've got no clue what women really want.
(At this point, I want a Bobcat, 10 kilos of chocolate and a chest freezer for all the stuff I'm cooking.)
Posted by: Lissa | February 9, 2010 10:13 AM
Wasn't it Mae West who said something like: "Meeting a new man is like getting a snowstorm - you never know how many inches you're going to get or how long its going to last."
It sounds like something she might have said.
Posted by: Retired in Elkridge | February 9, 2010 3:11 PM