Where's the beef... eggs... milk... bread... etc?

KMOV ^ | 1/31/11 | Mark Schnyder

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Probably the storm and people stocking up for “Super Bowel” weekend.

[Desdemona]

St. Louis, apparently.

Not just food, but batteries, candles, generators, firewood, lanterns and much, much more. Memories of the ice storm in 2006 that shut down the city and knocked out power for days are pretty fresh and the predictions are an inch of ice before it turns to snow tomorrow afternoon.

And yes, this house had runs for milk, bread, eggs, meat, fruit in the last two days. We forgot extra virgin olive oil.

[yarddog]

You are right, nothing really unusual or wrong going on.

My Daughter and her family live in NE Oklahoma. I suggested several months ago that stocking up her pantry would be both a good investment and good preparedness.

I haven’t heard from her in a few days but I hope she took my advice. She did agree with me so maybe she did.

[PieterCasparzen]

Don’t for get the eat-outs who still think it’s the 90’s. To them, when Applebees and the pizza place close it’s a national emergency. It’s the opposite of keeping tons of supplies. They probably have little to nothing on hand.

[azishot]

We lived in Richmond, Va for 15 years. All the weather man had to say was that there was a chance of snow and the grocery stores were picked clean.

[One Name]

Neighbor kid drove down to the house 6-7 years back ( his parents had recently split up, and he and his dad were staying at the farm). He said “ Dad and I are having cheeseburgers, but we don’t have any cheese”.

I didn’t have the lack of heart at the time to tell him it sounded to me like they were having hamburgers, but we’ve all had a good laugh since.

[Cobra64]

Yup, gotta download his common sense guide to staying alive.

"Don't forget you need water to survive."

Duh.

[rockrr]

I don’t see any pictures of the beer aisle...

[Jack Hydrazine]

See my tag line.

[Desdemona]

Actually, it was living through the blizzard of 1982, which wasn't predicted and a lot of people ran out of food, that started this grand tradition. It's like this any time the weather predictions are dire, as they are right now. We've got a sheen of ice with mist at about freezing, with more ice on the way turning to snow tomorrow afternoon. Accumulation is supposed to be 8", which isn't all that bad since we had 11" not even two weeks ago, but over a sheet of ice - that's another story.

After the storms of 2006, both the right-turn storm in July that year and the ice storm on December 1 that year when we lost power for days on end, we stock up, because there's no telling what we're up against. Even the electric company has called crews in from several states and they're camping out in shopping malls knowing that the line repairs are going to be extensive. Just preparing.

[buccaneer81]

It was a zoo here in Columbus at Kroger, too. Understandable this time. We're looking at an ice storm. The last one six years ago had hundreds of thousands without power for a few days, tens of thousand without power for a week, and thousands without power for two weeks.

Snowstorm? Bah. I don't care if it's three feet.

An inch of solid ice? That is not to be trifled with.

[MamaDearest]

Don’t for get the eat-outs who still think it’s the 90’s. To them, when Applebees and the pizza place close it’s a national emergency. It’s the opposite of keeping tons of supplies. They probably have little to nothing on hand.

IMHO you have hit the nail on the head. A huge number of Americans live day to day with their supply of groceries. They count on deli food, fast and restaurant food. If a major disaster occurs (besides snowstorms), they'll be lined up for FEMA shelters and government handouts.

[One Name]

You never appreciate how flat the world isn’t until you get an inch of ice.

Hope you’re spared but its shaping up to be a big one. 35-50 mph winds are called for here. 3” of snow can close the highways when it blows like that and they’re calling for 8-12”.

[american_ranger]

600 quarts of canned vegetables and meat
2 freezers full of frozen meat and food
Generator
200 gallons of fuel
250 lbs of rice
9 gallons of cooking oil
30 lbs flour
120 bottles of wine
Enough supplies to make another 100 bottles of wine

250 cans of soup and veggies in pantry
12 lbs of pasta
12 cans of spaghetti sauce

210 rolls of toilet paper.

Only 2 of us.

Water in a lake 300 yards away.

Lots of wood and a wood stove.

I think we are prepared.

oh yes, 6 books by Patrick Mcmanus.

[Blueflag]

Nine meals

3 days, maybe 4.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024833/Nine-meals-anarchy—Britain-facing-real-food-crisis.html#ixzz0bhsdyMQU

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Being well-stocked makes you a target for those intent on taking it from you.

Ergo:

[Blueflag]

I presume your firearms and ammo were lost in that tragic boating accident in the lake a few years back ;-)

add salt, sugar, yeast, cans of shortening, baking powder to your list.

[Squantos]

Dang..... you were right !!..... it’s supposed to drop to -10 this evening with 40 to 50mph gusts and 6-9 inches of snow. Gonna be some serious drifts in the AM to bust through. May have to sleep in tomorrow. Hickory is in the stove and all is good !

Crazy weather we be havin .

Stay safe !

[Think free or die]

You're right about the ice. The thing people don't realize, if they haven't experienced it, is that ice storms can cause wide-spread damage and electrical outages. As long as damage is localized, emergency crews can sort it out pretty readily. This storm looks very large, which could limit the ability of affected areas to call on help from neighboring power company emergency crews. We may have 1/2 inch or thicker ice accumulations in our area. That much weight on trees and power lines can be very destructive, with limbs downing power lines, crushing vehicles, and damaging homes. We need to be prepared to manage for a while on our own and hope that we don't suffer too much property damage.

I'm hearing noises out in the garage. I suspect dear hubby is out there giving the generator a once-over.

[Jack Hydrazine]

This is what happens when Laz hits it! LOL!

[KosmicKitty]

I love the little old ladies, who normally consume a quart of milk a month, who go crazy when they hear the word snow & run the store to get a gallon or two of milk.

Connecticut seems to be full of them.