We may never be able to leave our apartments again once this blizzard starts dumping all its cloud excrement on us. Supplies will run out, the whiskey well will run dry and seasons one through three of Jem and the Holograms will expire from Netflix, leaving us hungry, sober and alone.

But New Yorkers are already out to save themselves from this truly outrageous fate by forming what are known as "lines" outside food-distribution establishments. Apparently one waits on these "lines" to be given access to a "grocery store" where one can procure "food" to weather this "historic storm." It all started last night:

At the Park Slope Food Co-Op...

The situation at the @foodcoop has now been elevated to defcon 11 (politely) forming a line down the block. pic.twitter.com/sDyFhvXzeB — sugarpond (@sugarpond) January 25, 2015

Line to get into the #ParkSlopeFoodCoop? #breadandmilk!! #psfc #parkslope #Blizzardof15 A photo posted by Colin O'Donnell (@colin_odonnell) on Jan 25, 2015 at 3:27pm PST

Biggest snowstorm since 1996 = panic in park slope. Check out this line of ppl looking to get into @foodcoop pic.twitter.com/jfS82tFfC6 — kimlast (@kimlast) January 25, 2015

@foodcoop is at capacity making it the hottest club in the Slope pic.twitter.com/fwzsL3mopd — Lauren Hudson (@blactivist) January 25, 2015

Be warned: @foodcoop is at defcon 10 (in a groovy way). pic.twitter.com/DGoWdFqHst — sugarpond (@sugarpond) January 25, 2015

But at least one person was felling truly #blessed by the madness:

Just worked the craziest pre-blizzard @foodcoop shift but wouldn't trade it for anything else #cooplife #receiving33 — Leah Silver (@leahasilver) January 25, 2015

Trader Joe's shoppers—known for their measured storm reactions—weren't going to be left out:

Annnnnnd there's a line of people wrapped around the corner waiting to get into Trader Joe's. pic.twitter.com/xMxlISBpw0 — Evan Dunn (@evndunn) January 26, 2015

This is the line to get into Trader Joe's on the Upper West Side, up Broadway and around the corner onto 72nd. pic.twitter.com/Lyc8c2RcnP — Dominic Holden (@dominicholden) January 25, 2015

This is the line to get *in* to Trader Joe's on 21st and 6th in #NYC. #Snowmageddon2015 is causing 30 minute lines. pic.twitter.com/r5KrP0Cr9N — John Fernandez (@jfernandez) January 25, 2015

This is actually a pretty normal sight at the TJs on 14th Street—god bless their Hawaiian-shirted efficiency!

Line at Trader Joe's right now. I got in and out fast, though. pic.twitter.com/uk1UYUdMCh — Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) January 26, 2015

And don't forget the Upper East Side!

Other city denizens were stoic enough to wait until this morning to stand in a line in the blowing flurries. Gothamist executive editor Jen Chung captured panic on the Upper West Side this morning, with epic congregation outside Trader Joe's again:

And the Fairway on Broadway, which boasted not only a line to get in...



(Jen Chung/Gothamist)

...but another line when it was time to pay!

Elsewhere on the UWS:

We all had the same idea to buy #food before the #snowstorm #nyc #upperwestside #westsidemarket A photo posted by AvaParnass Listentomeplease (@listentomepleas) on Jan 26, 2015 at 6:25am PST

Whole Foods won't go down without a fight:

looks like the biggest fear for people who live in new York is starving- snowstorm Apparently blocks Whole foods #snowstorm #nyc #WholeFoods #NewYork #pepole #thebiggestlineever A photo posted by Effy Mintz (@effy_mz) on Jan 26, 2015 at 6:48am PST

OH: "Stay away from Whole Foods right now -- it's like a yuppie Mad Max scene!!!" #snowpocalypse — Dennis Crowley (@dens) January 26, 2015

Just stocked up on groceries and upon checking out said to the cashier "have a good storm" — Hat Man-do (@Hat_Man_Doo) January 26, 2015

Meanwhile, back at the Park Slope Food Co-Op...

Guys, DO NOT go to the Park Slope Food Coop right now. It's crazy in there. pic.twitter.com/ewDnotCFrV — Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) January 26, 2015

A worker at the co-op told us they "keep getting deliveries" and that he kept hearing about items being restocked. Don't worry: the kale is safe—sort of!

The great pre-storm Kale Panic of '15. (Yes of course, this is the Gowanus Whole Foods) pic.twitter.com/OS50ntIatK — Kat Kinsman (@kittenwithawhip) January 26, 2015

And if you still need milk, you've got options...

my roommate and if didn't coordinate very well with our pre-storm groceries. BUT IF ANYONE IN EAST HARLEM NEEDS MILK, WE HAVE SOME — Brooke Materia (@brookeanne) January 26, 2015

Still got the staples out here in Flatbush pic.twitter.com/XIEaW1HCIC — Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) January 26, 2015

The real Blizzarding won't begin in earnest until later this evening, so if you're more of a last-minute panicker, you've still got some time (unless the subways are shut down). Gotta get that bread and milk before it's too late!