Here I go again with my two cents worth,

Back in '98, I was one of those folks that thought " What if... concerning Y2K ( please don't laugh too hard ), so I started on the food question by taking over the grocery shopping. When i went to the store(s), I would check out the sale/special items and buy 5 or 10 dollars extra of things that we would normally use anyway. These items were dated and sealed ( if neccesary ) and stashed away on shelves in the basement and used in rotation with any thing new coming into the house. By New Years Eve 1999, I had about 8 months ( with-out fortifying with wild game, weeds and other scrounged goods ) worth of food. When the "Balloon didn't go up", my family and I ate quite well and quite cheaply for some time. As it turned out, I'm glad I "bit"... in November 1999, I was laid off due to plant closure. The "doomsday stock" carried us through very nicely untill I once again became gainfully employed. Other supplies have since been used/donated to a good cause, or rotated through normal usage. Do I still maintain a buffer against hard times? YOU BET!!

You don't always know from what direction the bullet's coming.

Troy