Wow, that is a lot of initials for a
title of a Fortress of Solitude entry. Nevertheless, I will get you all caught
up. Looking back at some of the entries that I have been posting, I realized
that I had a bit of an oversight that I need to correct.
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| The HBC Section, located on the right in the dark pink. |
So, way back when, there used to be a
business called Langley Pharmacy that operated out of a rented space like where
Grand Again did. That area is the section that you see highlighted in that
purple tone. Finally, the bigwigs realized that there was money to be made by
having their own pharmacy. The ended the rental contract, Langley Pharmacy
moved across the street and Reason’s did an expansion. They set up the pharmacy
and converted the remainder of the new space to the part of the store that is
labeled as HBC: Health and Beauty Care.
HBC is all the stuff that is not
ordered in for grocery or specific departments like Produce, Meat, or Bakery.
It is everything from medicine to feminine hygiene to deodorant to peroxide. If
it is not edible but carried in the grocery store, it is considered HBC. Hobbit
Judy was one of the ladies that worked in the department and she was the only
one working the department when Zero Hour hit.
It is this area that is filled with
all the things that you don’t really think about during the end of the world
but I am so thankful for all of it. Simple things like aspirin, toenail
clippers, grooming supplies, toothbrushes… I could spend the whole article
talking about the things we have utilized out of this section. Trust me, if you
are out there trying to avoid the zombie hordes and what you have eaten is not
agreeing with you, you would give your kingdom for a bottle of Pepto-Bismol. Thankfully
we have Judy with us who has helped us tremendously when it comes to managing
the back stock. She helps us with consumption rates and inventory and keeping
the place well stocked.
Simple things like Band-Aids, gauze,
peroxide, alcohol, Neosporin are all things that we have in bulk. Fever reducer,
pain medication, allergy remedies; do realize how nice it is to have Claritan? And
not to get too… descriptive but we do have quite a few fertile young ladies
living with us… if you know what I am saying. If you pick up what I am putting
down… If you catch my drift… And I am really glad we have a fully stocked
section that we jokingly call the “man hole cover aisle.” Cycles, people, I’m
talking about cycles.
I mean as far as placed to be holed up
in during the end of the world, a grocery store is not a bad choice. Or I guess
I should say a SECURE grocery store is a good place to be. Honestly, I am
really surprised that we have not been the target of more looters than we have
been.
Again, this is where I think being in
Langley has its advantages. I cannot imagine how overrun grocery stores and
Walmarts in populated areas like Tulsa or Oklahoma City held up. Their shelves
could have been picked clean by rampaging mobs when all this broke out.
Now, I am not listing all this to
sound like I am bragging or lording over you what we have. What I am saying is,
if you need help and can get to us, we are happy to help.
