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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 7:35 pm
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Duhey2
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
Is anyone on the ground in Houston finding any panic buying of supplies yet?
I went to Costco making my usual run and it was a zoo. People were coming out with six cases of bottled water in their carts. My colleague was at Sam's and she said people were going nuts as well.

A trip to the grocery store yields scenes of empty water, tuna, peanut butter, and bread shelves. The gas stations are running out of regular unleaded as well.
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