@Joe Nation,
My strategy, Joe, has always been to go out every hour or so and scrape off the previous hour's dumping. An inch or two at a time rather than waiting for the whole shebang to be over.
I went to Kroger this afternoon. The checkout lines were 15 people deep. I left.
I probably have enough stuff to survive for a few days.
But I may need help from the likes of Osso to figure out how to make something from what is in my pantry.
I thought about going to a hotel for a couple of days. The Red Roof Inn near my shop (which will not be open if this event happens) has covered parking and is near many eateries. But it, like most other near in hotels is now full.