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<blockquote data-quote="raider" data-source="post: 292754" data-attributes="member: 353">the examples the op listed are just that - hording...&nbsp; in williston we are facing lots of shortages also...i was pist about it at first, but then thought about it a different way... in our little microcosm, i'd say about 1/2 of the young oilfield employees are used to stopping at a c store in the morning on the way to work and will drop 20-$30 for breakfast and lunch for the day, then get home at night and go out for supper...&nbsp; with the work stoppages and hours being cut now, the fastest way to save a buck is to not spend 50-$75 per day on food...&nbsp; i think a lot of people around here are taking that step out of need or fear because of the current situation...&nbsp; if lasts very long, the retailers will adjust to the trend and increase in store volume, but it will take a bit...&nbsp; hopefully this is not the new normal around here but time will tell...&nbsp; i really feel sorry for the restaurant owners and employees...&nbsp; total loss of wages plus tips for the workers, and probably thousands of $ of inventory that cannot be frozen for the owners...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="raider, post: 292754, member: 353"] the examples the op listed are just that - hording... in williston we are facing lots of shortages also... i was pist about it at first, but then thought about it a different way... in our little microcosm, i'd say about 1/2 of the young oilfield employees are used to stopping at a c store in the morning on the way to work and will drop 20-$30 for breakfast and lunch for the day, then get home at night and go out for supper... with the work stoppages and hours being cut now, the fastest way to save a buck is to not spend 50-$75 per day on food... i think a lot of people around here are taking that step out of need or fear because of the current situation... if lasts very long, the retailers will adjust to the trend and increase in store volume, but it will take a bit... hopefully this is not the new normal around here but time will tell... i really feel sorry for the restaurant owners and employees... total loss of wages plus tips for the workers, and probably thousands of $ of inventory that cannot be frozen for the owners... [/QUOTE]

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