Grocery stores preparing for bird flu

Maybe I'm just being naive (it wouldn't be the first time), but I never really thought about the fact that if a bird flu pandemic hit then the grocery stores and the availability of food would be affected. It's not like a natural disaster where the physical ability of trucks to deliver goods is interrupted, but more the idea that if as many as 40% or more of workers are out sick at any given time there just won't be the manpower needed to keep grocery store shelves stocked. They are doing their best to prepare, but I guess the funding they need just isn't there.

I'm not one to panic, but it wouldn't hurt to keep things well stocked at home -- just in case.