Posted on 01/31/2011 5:37:19 PM PST by Kartographer
Area groceries stores experienced quite a run on... well... just about everything over the weekend.
Many of our facebook fans sent us pictures of shelves of bread with just a few loaves left... one sent a picture of a case of frozen dinners. It was empty. A meat case, nearly empty.
This morning I checked out a 24-hour Walmart Supercenter in Arnold. At around 6:30am there were about 10 cartons of eggs left, about 20 gallons of milk and the bread was picked over, too.
I talked to a manager who described his inventory as "wiped out." But he said it would be replenished in a matter of hours. He was right.
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Either one can make it tough to feed cows. We don’t have the Montana haystacks here; wastes too much as a rule but it’s the only way when you can’t get out in any vehicle.
You must have a heck of a storage area for all those supplies! We have a Cuban missile crisis era fallout shelter which we use for storing extra food. We don’t have anywhere near what you’re describing though.
What raised the hair on the back of my neck was the news that power crews from the Carolinas and Virginia are on their way now, ahead of the storm, to be ready for damage in Ohio. That costs big money, and AEP wouldn’t do it unless they were convinced we’re facing a serious threat.
The “word” is that we’re not supposed to get any of it. But that could change. We’re O.K. either way. :-) Hickory is AWESOME! We’re burning mostly red and white oak right now, but last year almost half of our wood supply was hickory and it’s got a HIGH caloric burn value! :-)
My ‘staples’ are things I can make soups and chowders from, like jars of Better Than Bullion paste - delicious broths - cans of clams and oysters and corn,tomatoes, potatoes, onions and garlic.
From those few things, I can make clam chowder, oyster stew, corn chowder, tomato soup and potato soup.
I have plenty of dry beans, black eyed peas, split peas and lentils - also packs of dried vegetables for soups.
I have jars of homemade, organic lard - great for all cooking, frying, baking - and ghee: made by separating milk solids from the butterfat. This will stay good for months. I use it daily - made from unsalted organic butter.
I have couscous and quinoa for grains...and boxes of dry mix for stuffing. Stuffing with chicken broth is a great addition to a meatless meal.
Well, you get the picture - I only stock what I use regularly.
I grew up on a farm a long time ago. It was the norm to have months of food on hand at all times.
and I always have a couple canned hams.
“add salt, sugar, yeast, cans of shortening, baking powder to your list.”
I’ll add honey, katadyn water filtration, lots of heirloom seeds, and some live stock, chickens & rabbits to your add on list, lots of silver/gold in small denominations too
Im working on the rabbits and chicks now...
hand tools, knives, guns and ammo - cant forget to keep that up to date and clean working order :o)
The caravans of emergency crews are a sight to behold. Some years ago, we were vacationing outside of Charleston, SC as Hurricane Andrew was bearing down on Florida. The crews from SC were already on the road heading down to help in the inevitable aftermath. They had recently experienced Hugo, and were well aware of what would be needed. The sheer number and variety of vehicles on the road was very sobering.
I can see that for farmers, any winter storm is a huge pain. I only have to get out of my subdivision and try to slide to work five miles away. I had my son rearrange the garage so we could get both cars in tonight. Usually, my wife puts her car in the garage every night, while I leave mine out in the driveway. Not tonight. Trying to break into a vehicle encased in an inch of ice is a two hour struggle.
I am convinced that panic buying has become a form of entertainment similar to Christmas shopping for some.
Yeh...Think I have to make a run to Aldi’s in the morning.
That's common practice for hurricanes.
They're prepositioned.
BTW, seeing these (power-crews) convoys up-down the freeways is a reassuring sight too.
I’m glad to see them coming. Twice in the past six years I’ve had no power for over a week.
That's the funniest thing I've read all day.
It's true.
Water is no problem; we have our own well, and a creek out back if things get really crazy. The squirrels, doves and deer in the yard might also look good in an emergency . . .
A 19 day outage would be ugly indeed. Our heating oil and food would last, but we'd really have to stretch the gas for the generators. Of course if the Philadelphia suburbs had a 19 day power outage, I think we'd have far bigger problems than running our heater.
the photos in this thread are ridiculous... this country has lost any sense of self-reliance..
It gives me an excuse to buy beer and my wife an excuse to buy those expensive Pepperidge Farm cookies.
Gotta be careful with that warm water, too!
Too much crap in the shop- only thing in there tonight is the tractor.
Wife’s Blazer got left out in a big ice storm once-finally got one door open and pointed a torpedo heater into it from a distance. Managed not to melt the dash in the de-icing process.
LAZ?? I can just imagine what his preparedness list looks like. LOL
Oh yeah......BTU’s per regarding Hickory is king !
You need to go and find Restrepo !
Restrepo....a movie. Get it and let me know what ya think.
I don’tknow how it is in the rest of the country but here in ST. Louis all they have to do is mention snow and it looks like a food panic at the milk ,egg, and bread shelves.
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