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[mstyrion 1]

On 1/19/2015 SnowPink said:

On 1/19/2015 mstyrion 1 said:

On 1/19/2015 SnowPink said:

It's very smart to keep extra food and water....and not because of "the end of the world" like another poster said. Blizzards, tornadoes, etc. can trap you in your house for a short period of time or destroy local businesses where you might buy food. And you don't just let it sit there and expire. You USE it and keep replacing it with newer food and water. Not sure why anyone would think you'd just let it expire. That would be stupid.

Not everyone lives in areas prone to natural disaster, therefore stockpiling food is not smart.

It is stupid to presume that everyone has the same needs you do.

All areas of the world can have natural disasters. It doesn't even have to be natural disasters. What if you had a major financial crisis? At least you'd have some food stored so you wouldn't have to pay for groceries for a couple weeks. It's just smart, yrion. Not sure why a presumably smart person like you can't see that.

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[Say Nay]

We live in earthquake country too so I have extra drinking water, food (human and dog) and essential emergency supplies.

[clemintine]

Been there. done that.

The 4 gallons of water have probably gone bad. Does bottled water do that? I think there is some powdered milk down there, probably also gone bad, but it didn't have an expiration date. Other than the above, I guess I'll just grab stuff from the pantry, the coffee maker and head for the basement!

[faeriemoon]

On 1/19/2015 Pqfan said:

I took a test on the internet based on the supplies I have how long I could survive and the results said less than a week.

I grocery shop daily, so that should tell you something.

[brewhaha]

I store them in my stomach.

[Snowpuppy]

As some other posters have said, not because of the television news but because it's a lifestyle up here.

I learned after I moved here that you "just don't run to the store" so I stock a deep pantry. I rotate food so it's not like there's any waste.

The power can be out for days in a storm and temps often dip below zero so some food, water and a little firewood can make your days stuck at home easier.

[seattlegirl98026]

Not really a conscious effort to stockpile, but we have a well-stocked pantry and a generator for the house. I'd say we'd be good for a few weeks at least if necessary.

[sidsmom]

What would be the reason why?

[Irshgrl31201]

Yes we do. We also have solar power and a back up generator. We also stock our beach house with plenty of food and water. It is right on the beach and we would never be down there during a serious hurricane but if people do stay and need food and water, they could find all they need there in the slim case they needed it to survive.

[Free2be]

On 1/19/2015 Snowpuppy said:

As some other posters have said, not because of the television news but because it's a lifestyle up here.

I learned after I moved here that you "just don't run to the store" so I stock a deep pantry. I rotate food so it's not like there's any waste.

The power can be out for days in a storm and temps often dip below zero so some food, water and a little firewood can make your days stuck at home easier.

This is what we do, also. Although I could run to the store but why when keeping a well stocked larder prevents the need. We rotate about 8 gallons of water routinely. We have no doomsday worries, it just makes sense to be prepared.

What we don't have is a generator so if we lose power, we will lose a lot of frozen food. Fortunately it has stayed frozen through every power loss except one year when a horrible thaw would have occurred had a nice neighbor not ran a power cord from his generator to our freezer and refrigerator.