On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 8:43:17 AM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:

I'm glad I stocked up before Covid hit. They used to be in the $5/box range.
Now they are $18. HF has the same words on a sign in the stores as they
do on the website:

"Nitrile glove prices are up and supplies are low because of a worldwide
raw material shortage. Our profit margin has NOT changed and you can
be sure that when costs decrease so will our prices."

Luckily I still have 1 1/2 boxes of the $5 kind. In most cases, I get multiple
uses out of a single pair. I put on 6 coats of wipe-on poly and only used 1 pair.
Pull them off by the cuff so that they end up inside out. Let the perspiration
dry, turn them right side out, and they are good for another finishing session.
At current prices, I'm not about to throw them away after getting a little poly
on them.

After I went through my old $7 box from HF, I paid $23 for a box online.
I don't mind paying that for "cheap health insurance", for when I do
things like pump gas. They say the virus is mostly not transmitted that
way, but the glove make me feel safer. Wife and I just got our first
shot of the vaccine the other day, so we can sort of see the end of the
tunnel from here.

SWMBO got her shots last month since she's 1A. She works with disabled adults.
Physical and mental disorders. God bless her. The patience she has! She's in
charge of a green house and gardens at a day-hap and has "her guys" tend the
plants based on their abilities.

Almost every day I had been logging in to the various vaccine scheduling sites
offering vaccines. (county, pharmacies, etc.) "All appointments are filled at this
time."

Last Wednesday I logged in to a pharmacy scheduler and instead of the "No
Appointments" message, I saw a button for a city about 90 miles from me. Just
a button with a city name on it. No other words. OK, that's different. I clicked the
button, filled out the form and ended with an appointment for the upcoming Friday
- less than 48 hours from the then-current time. I'm assuming it was a cancellation.

First shot down, next shot at the end of March.