Originally Posted By: rebwa
Originally Posted By: clarktx
This reminds me of something blast said at lunch a few days ago. "we are preparing for more than the end of the world".

I was looking at CNN and how they said that looters were being dispersed from near empty grocery stores.

Even as a child, we had at least 2 weeks of food on hand because of the blizzards we would endure. Actually we only went to the store every 2 weeks even in the summer.

Here are some interesting facts.


It never ceases to amaze me when seeing the news reports of the panic buying going on before or after a storm or event. I could understand it if a person were under financial hardship but in many cases it's just lack of planning. Making a run for dairy products, bread and fresh produce is one thing. But when you see the runs on canned goods, toilet paper and dry dog food. One does begin to wonder. I always check the expire dates and just rotate things out. The kibble I buy is one of the better dry dog foods, with less preservatives and additives than the grocery store brands, and still has an expire date 9 to 10 months out.


Ahh yes. My dad was one of those that had the rude awakening from the 6am civil defense sirens. Strangely enough that Costco was open that early. So he went off to Costco and did his shopping of food. I didn't tell him about the hidden reserve in my closet. I did a lot of prep work when they turned the tsunami advisory to a tsunami warning and that was 6 hours before the official word got at 6am. Around 3:30am I went to bed and woke up around 11am when the 2nd alert siren went off.
I turned on the TV and started eating a Cherrios like it was popcorn.