Sit-rep in your area?

[Phase2]

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Did a run to Costco. Southside Indy had tp, paper towels, and bread. Didn't notice any sanitizer, but I didn't look really hard, either.

 

[d.kaufman]

Hit Meijer (Portage) after work today
Absolutely no chicken(including frozen patties, strips, etc.), TP, Paper Towels, wipes, or sanitizers. Beef and pork both very slim pickings. Breakfast sausage also slim.
Was able to score a few more slabs of baby back ribs and a couple pork shoulders. Grabbed a few more pounds of bacon as well. All the less expensive bacon was gone, but I usually splurge on the good stuff anyway.
Also noticed that coffee was pretty slim pickings as well as saran wrap and aluminum foil.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Wife hit Z-ville Aldi's Wednesday.

Brought home pork loins, stew beef, hamburger, fresh chicken breasts, chicken strips (salad, mmmmm...) and much other goodness (veggies, yuck). She did say that some meat items were in short supply.

Me, I stare at a screen in the hopes of keeping the paycheck and benefits alive a little longer...

 

[Lex Concord]

Did a run to Costco. Southside Indy had tp, paper towels, and bread. Didn't notice any sanitizer, but I didn't look really hard, either.

Are they still limiting quantities? Haven't been there since Feb, before limits started.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Are they still limiting quantities? Haven't been there since Feb, before limits started.

On some items. TP, sugar, and probably water.

 

[JettaKnight]

Hit Meijer (Portage) after work today
Absolutely no chicken(including frozen patties, strips, etc.), TP, Paper Towels, wipes, or sanitizers. Beef and pork both very slim pickings. Breakfast sausage also slim.
Was able to score a few more slabs of baby back ribs and a couple pork shoulders. Grabbed a few more pounds of bacon as well. All the less expensive bacon was gone, but I usually splurge on the good stuff anyway.
Also noticed that coffee was pretty slim pickings as well as saran wrap and aluminum foil.

At my local store, they replaced chicken with ground turkey.



Actually, since I think about it, a (complete) turkey sounds good...

 

[d.kaufman]

At my local store, they replaced chicken with ground turkey.



Actually, since I think about it, a (complete) turkey sounds good...

They did the same thing here. Decent amount of that and a few breasts and whole turkeys too. Already have 2 twenty pounders in the deep freezer along with some breasts so I didn't bother with any of that

 

[Snapdragon]

Hey, what's a good price for beef tenderloin? Meijer is going to have it for $6.99 lb starting Sunday 05/03.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hey, what's a good price for beef tenderloin? Meijer is going to have it for $6.99 lb starting Sunday 05/03.

Holy crap, that's cheap Snap! I know where I'll be Sunday morning when Meijer opens. Used to be a grocery store (Atlas) down here in Broadripple (that's where Letterman used to work as a bag boy as a kid) that always had whole tenderloins for $4.89/lb for years, when it was at least $9.99/lb elsewhere. They're closed now. I learned to cut steaks back in my restaurant days. Mmmm... filet mignon... Hell, I'll throw meat away to make room for that if I have to!

 

[Snapdragon]

Holy crap, that's cheap Snap! I know where I'll be Sunday morning when Meijer opens. Used to be a grocery store (Atlas) down here in Broadripple (that's where Letterman used to work as a bag boy as a kid) that always had whole tenderloins for $4.89/lb for years, when it was at least $9.99/lb elsewhere. They're closed now. I learned to cut steaks back in my restaurant days. Mmmm... filet mignon... Hell, I'll throw meat away to make room for that if I have to!

Check the ad in your area first. I had to put in my zip code to look at the online ad.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Check the ad in your area first. I had to put in my zip code to look at the online ad.

Mine is showing it too. I've got 2 Meijer stores within about 10-15 minutes from me. My Sunday morning is planned! I'm gonna get my limit of 2 per customer. May have to hit both of them.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And no, I'm not hoarding. I just haven't had filet mignon in years. I'd be jumping on this, virus or not! I just need to make sure I've got plenty of freezer bags. Thanks for the heads up Snap!

 

[d.kaufman]

I've never had good luck with those tenderloins myself.

To me the vac pac tenderloins dont come close to a true filet. Never near as tender. Usually way fattier and dealing with the silver skin can be a pita.

We will have filet 2-3 times per month
We don't go out to eat so that is our treat. It's a whole lot cheaper, even at $20 per lb than getting 3 filet dinners at a restaurant, and always better with bigger portions when I make it. I always get hand cut from the butcher.

They do work good for steak fajitas though, which is usually what I end up doing with them whenever i do buy them

 

[KittySlayer]

Lunchtime frustrations trying to be essential in Fort Wayne.

PNC to deposit a check for work. Two drive through lines four deep with no movement for five minutes. It is as if those people were trying to process a mortgage through the pneumatic tube. Luckily I was at the back and able to escape. Went to another PNC branch and was in and out quick.

Went to my local small town banker next and he met me at the door to get some loan documents. This guy is on it and had a 98% success rate getting his business customers PPP loans.

Next to two hardware stores for supplies to build sneeze shields for receptionists. Plexiglass sold out but ordered for next week. Brackets I ordered Tuesday had not arrived yet so next week too. My sample shield earlier this week turned out well.

Traffic was awful. Can’t believe how many people are out doing non-essential stuff.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've never had good luck with those tenderloins myself.

To me the vac pac tenderloins dont come close to a true filet. Never near as tender. Usually way fattier and dealing with the silver skin can be a pita.

We will have filet 2-3 times per month
We don't go out to eat so that is our treat. It's a whole lot cheaper, even at $20 per lb than getting 3 filet dinners at a restaurant, and always better with bigger portions when I make it. I always get hand cut from the butcher.

They do work good for steak fajitas though, which is usually what I end up doing with them whenever i do buy them

I don't have any problem trimming them up and removing the silver skin. Like I said though, I used to cut steaks for a couple of restaurants that I worked for, so I learned how to do it. At one small mom 'n pop restaurant (the owner had no idea how to run a restaurant - it was a new startup), they bought beef tenderloins to make "tenderloin" sandwiches with... like fried pork tenderloins! I quickly informed him of his error. Those would have been some pricey "tenderloins" though!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Lunchtime frustrations trying to be essential in Fort Wayne.

PNC to deposit a check for work. Two drive through lines four deep with no movement for five minutes. It is as if those people were trying to process a mortgage through the pneumatic tube. Luckily I was at the back and able to escape. Went to another PNC branch and was in and out quick.

Went to my local small town banker next and he met me at the door to get some loan documents. This guy is on it and had a 98% success rate getting his business customers PPP loans.

Next to two hardware stores for supplies to build sneeze shields for receptionists. Plexiglass sold out but ordered for next week. Brackets I ordered Tuesday had not arrived yet so next week too. My sample shield earlier this week turned out well.

Traffic was awful. Can’t believe how many people are out doing non-essential stuff.

My old credit union sent out an email telling people to expect long lines at the drive through lanes, even telling people not to block traffic if the line extended out to the road.

I was out this afternoon and the traffic seemed really heavy for 465 at 2:30 in the afternoon. Lots of "clumps" of semis slowing things down and idiots weaving in and out of traffic trying to run 80 when everybody else was already doing 70 (in a 55).

 

[KittySlayer]

My old credit union sent out an email telling people to expect long lines at the drive through lanes, even telling people not to block traffic if the line extended out to the road.

I have a feeling it was a dumba** manager error. They closed the walk in lobby but did not beef up the drive through staffing. Of course it could have been a dumba** customer, but in both lanes?

 

[Route 45]

Southport Menards (Indy) on Sunday 5/2. Lots of (probably) non-essential shopping going on.

Mask usage = 99%. PROPER mask usage = 70% or so.

Sunday 5/2 at Lowes in Beech Grove. I've never seen it so busy on a Sunday. Stay at home order? Pfffft.

Today at the ever-popular Fast Wok in Indianapolis near Washington Square mall. One might think these people are nuts, but I've had Fast Wok and I understand.

(It's always like this, but the line is usually inside.)

 

[Snapdragon]

That $6.99 lb beef tenderloin from Meijer is the best I've ever had. Will be picking up a couple more on Wednesday after my Dr appt. On sale through Saturday.