I was partially raised by my grandmother until she passed. She had been through the Great Depression, lived in the midst of the dust bowl and other hardships. She was insistent that people should always be prepared. This was one of my lasting lessons learned from her.
I’m living in Washington state now, I noticed this was coming weeks ago when many people I knew were sick with a nasty cough, I was sick for about a month myself.
I didn’t need to buy anything... except for a set of headlight bulbs.
Having went two years without ammo as a result of the ‘08 panic, I don’t even need ammo. My wife loves me having guns too.