Trader Joe’s, around 7 p.m. last night.

D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have all declared a state of emergency ahead of a storm that could bring around two feet of snow to our region, power outages, and multiple large-scale snowball fights. If you weren’t here for Snowmageddon, well, you’ll get a chance to relieve the experience.

But it doesn’t start with the first flurries tomorrow afternoon, or even the beginning of the snow emergency at 9:30 a.m. Nay, it is the trip to the supermarket to survey the barren shelves and tweet pictures of the packed lines that really marks the beginning of Jonas or Snow v. Wade or whatever it is that we’re calling this particular snow event.

Before we brave the blizzard, we must brave the Giant.

Water sold out at supermarket #DCCantHandleSnow pic.twitter.com/pHrivVQIlp

— Wa’il Ashshowwaf (@WailAshshowwaf) January 21, 2016

The supermarket crush has hit the Soviet Safeway. Eggs and milk almost cleaned out. Long lines. #snowmaggedon2016 pic.twitter.com/qVknzXW8j0

— Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) January 20, 2016

This is what the 17th street Harris Teeter looks like right now. #dcsnow #PANIC. They still have eggs though! pic.twitter.com/svamxlEc3Q

— Maura Judkis (@MauraJudkis) January 21, 2016

If you are at Harris Teeter and you want tri-color rotini you are OUT OF LUCK, pal. Regular rotini for you. #dcsnow pic.twitter.com/fc6Z7gU5kk

— Maura Judkis (@MauraJudkis) January 21, 2016

Lines at @Costco in #PG are incredible! Shopping carts are packed with storm supplies! @wusa9 #snowday9 pic.twitter.com/xPu8ncj9xu

— Andrea McCarren (@AndreaMcCarren) January 21, 2016

The line at Safeway wraps all the way into the back of the store. pic.twitter.com/bM0wispvsZ

— Angela Fritz (@angelafritz) January 21, 2016

Pre-snow insanity in full effect at Safeway on Columbia Road NW. Line spans length of store. @PoPville pic.twitter.com/W71X6mwCJQ

— Michael Zanchelli (@zanchema) January 20, 2016

But all this means that the Office of Personnel Management definitely has to close, right? Right?