Thank you for the categorization of some of your key supply chains there @scalextrix. In the limited time I have, some quick comments on our situation here:
- Amazon is only growing more dominant through all of this. Another "nail in the coffin" of too many "brick and mortar" businesses? Some of which are going out of business, being they were in poor shape already ...
- Our fuel prices here are also incredibly low, with the glut caused by shutting down so much of normal transportation. I could share our prices, but ... They are fraction of yours ... 😉
- Our grocery stores were never shutdown, for obvious reasons. Just focused on everyone keeping their distance. Rationing on what can be purchased has already begun.
- Our DIY stores (e.g. Home Depot) now have waiting lines out in front of them. To enforce distancing between people ... Which is a joke, once you get inside ...
- Hard to imagine being a leisure-based sort of business of any kind and being optimistic about the future. Here the best examples of restaurants trying to survive is you call ahead and they bring your food out to your car ...
Nice to "hear" you are in a more secure location. We once had a family farm, but sold it, so that opportunity for a rural getaway is no longer available ...
Thanks again for your responses and helping add some value to this post. All the best to you and yours, in the weeks and months to come!