Los Angeles - My parents who were making fun of me a week ago just texted me to tell me to buy supplies. "CDC says it's coming"

I'm sort of in shock right now. My mom just texted me to tell me that the CDC is warning people to prepare. I've been telling them for a month that this is coming and they just laughed. I secretly bought 25 lb of rice, 25 lb of beans. 70 gallons of water, masks, gloves, goggles and 1 Month of canned meat veggies and fruit for my whole family and hid it in their house.

My plan was to take my wife and daughter there when they closed down the schools and deal with more riticule from my parents and brother. I just hired an electrician to wire up their outdoor freezer to load up and then my mom texts me and tells me to make sure it's working cause she's gonna start prepping. "the CDC says it's coming." I'm shocked. I tell her "I'll buy everything just give me some cash and I already have electricians over here. I've got all other supplies including toiletries and disenfectants. Masks, gloves rain gear, medicine, water. I've been preparing for a month in secret.". She on the phone now she's not laughing. "I'm going to the store today to get enoughf frozen food for 8 people." "Use my credit card" She says.

I'm actually more nervous than I was before even though I've been accepting this reality for over a month. It feels more real now that I see the worry in my parents eyes. Now they don't see me as crazy and I don't want them to apologize and I won't say "I told you so." I just want to work together to get ahead of whatever may come. The nervousness is passing and now I'm ready to act.

Yesterday I was driving around all of LA for meetings and I couldn't help but imagine what would happen if this bustling city was locked down. People don't understand how humongous the LA area is. It's 20 large cities bordering each other surrounded by desert. Resources are going to be stretched so thin. Pockets of the disease might pop up in multiple areas and the crime and filth that I see every day will be cranked to 11.

I live in a bad area. There's human feces outside my door at least once a week. There was a street to street manhunt with an army of cops yesterday which happens once a month at least. My parents and brother live in the suburbs and are insulated from real life. Well now, real life is coming to them and I will be there to protect them no matter what. Even against their will and behind their backs if I have to. But now we are together in one mind of preparedness.

Sorry for the rant. Stay safe and don't be shamed into turning a blind eye to the world.

Edit: for those who were advising about warming myself, I have a pistol, revolver, and a 10 round semi rifle scoped to hunt plus 500 rounds of ammo.