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>> WE’RE ALL UP AGAINST THE WALL AND WE GOT TO JUST SUPPORT THAT WALL. REPORTER: KEITH HARMON DIDN’T THINK FINDING PARKING WOULD TAKE THIS LONG. HE WANTED TO GET TO BASS PRO WHILE HE STILL COULD. >> I GOT MYSELF A PAIR SHOES. REPORTER: KEITH SAYS WE STILL NEED TO GET THE THINGS WE NEED, BUT HE UNDERSTANDS THE DECISION BASS PRO WAS FORCED TO MAKE. >> IT’S ONE OF THE THINGS SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO DO. >> I EXPECTED THEM TO BE CLOSED TODAY WHEN WE PULLED UP, BUT THEY’RE OPEN SO, I GOT MY STUFF. REPORTER: NICK JONES SAYS HE’S SPENDING A LOT OF THIS TIME OUTSIDE FISHING. HE’S DISAPPOINTED, BUT SAYS -- >> IT’S PROBABLY FOR THE BEST. REPORTER: THE PARKING LOT IN INDEPENDENCE BACKED UP ALL AFTERNOON AS SHOPPERS LIKE NICK WANTING TO GET THEIR FINAL SUPPLIES WHILE THEY CAN. SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS WE TALKED TO ON THURSDAY SAY THEY FEEL BASS PRO IS AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS. THEY SAY PLACES LIKE THIS ARE GOOD FOR THE MIND DURING ALL OF THIS, PLUS BASS PRO HAS A 50-CUSTOMER LIMIT AT ONE TIME, AND THEY SAY THAT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO STAY OPEN TO SELL EVERYTHING. >> EVERYWHERE ELSE IS STAYING OPEN. WALMART’S STILL SELLING CLOTHES. WHY NOT AT BASS PRO? PEOPLE STILL NEED TO FISH, PEOPLE STILL NEED TO DO STUFF. >> IF PLACES LIKE WALMART AND EVERY PLACE ELSE IS OPEN, I THINK BASS PRO IS JUST ESSENTIAL. >> BEING OUTSIDE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR SELF SANITY. >> IT’LL COME AROUND. IT JUST TAKES TIME