Stocking the cupboards in the event of a pandemic in the USA

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Anonymous wrote:Ladies don’t forget feminine hygiene products! I’m almost out and it would be a huge bummer to run out completely. No fun for anyone.

Thanks for reminding me. My 3yo apparently disappeared my cup and I've been putting off replacing it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:None of us (in the DC area) have experienced a big snow event in this non-winter, so we've been itching to stockpile for a while!

Haha. The weirdest thing to stock is water - if there is no running water, the house is unlivable. Think toilet.

You can flush a toilet using a bucket full of water. Just remember to fill up your bathtub before the water goes out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a state with confirmed cases (WA) and nobody here is stockpiling anything. The only change so far is that masks are gone. Even in the hospital where I work we are only using them in emergencies. Other than that, nobody is stockpiling anything. Regular supplies of children’s Tylenol/ibuprofen on our shelves.

Shocking.

Same where I live in Southern California.

Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere i've checked locally and online.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a state with confirmed cases (WA) and nobody here is stockpiling anything. The only change so far is that masks are gone. Even in the hospital where I work we are only using them in emergencies. Other than that, nobody is stockpiling anything. Regular supplies of children’s Tylenol/ibuprofen on our shelves.

Shocking.

Same where I live in Southern California.

Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere i've checked locally and online.

Make your own!

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/g20706539/how-to-make-a-natural-hand-sanitizer/

Or just leave a fifth of cheap vodka on your counter.

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Anonymous wrote:Reading these posts makes me this of the Walking Dead. Are you all thinking of the zombie apocalypse?

+1

Question: why wouldn’t you be able to get your groceries in two weeks or four weeks? What scenario are you imagining? The grocery store will close? My! That would be some outbreak. Remember folks, most cases are mild. Hording supplies and stockpiling just fuels unnecessary panic.

More so a matter of staying quarantined with a family of 4 and a preference to eat as normal. Either adult sick, means bringing the illness out in public to get groceries OR unnecessarily exposing oneself to other people out buying groceries that are contagious.

I'm thinking back to all the times I've been so sick I couldn't get out bed. I didn't even WANT to eat, but assuming family members need to eat & we don't want to spread germs, I would get food delivered from the grocery store. in 2020, there are so many ways to get food (and supplies) to my door step. Also, I have friends and family who to would drop off necessities, if need be.

Buying everything off the shelf when you don't even need it right now seems.... unnecessary... to me.

Honey, people won’t be delivering food/groceries to your house if there’s a quarantine. Hence, the reason for stockpiling some essentials.

Lol. Dude, this is not “the one.” They are not going to lock down cities. You are being ridiculous. The reason for stockpiling is so you have groceries in case you’re sick. Not in case there’s a quarantine.

People are already being quarantined in the U.S. The definition of quarantine is when a well person may have been exposed, so that person is separated and his or her movements restricted. That may be by demand (such as in a quarantine center), but people also have been asked to “self-quarantine” at home. In terms of restricting the movement of people in entire cities or towns, that has indeed happened in towns outside Milan, and of course in China. I don’t know how an outcome can be predicted one way or the other. There are several scenarios that could unfold. However, despite the uncertainties and conflicting information, you can see that the risks have increased in a pretty short time. In terms of getting grocery deliveries if many people were quarantined or simply elected to stay home, that could be difficult if demand were high and more providers and drivers stayed at home. In addition, grocers use just-in-time inventory systems, which are vulnerable to demand and supply shocks.

I think the difference here is that, when there’s rising risk with odds that can’t be identified, some people will prepare for various scenarios, including the worst-case one. Others will not, perhaps because they believe it’s unlikely to occur or trust that they will be taken care of. Whichever approach you take, I would encourage you to keep tabs on the rapid developments. I would recommend STAT News (Helen Branswell).

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a state with confirmed cases (WA) and nobody here is stockpiling anything. The only change so far is that masks are gone. Even in the hospital where I work we are only using them in emergencies. Other than that, nobody is stockpiling anything. Regular supplies of children’s Tylenol/ibuprofen on our shelves.

Shocking.

Same where I live in Southern California.

Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere i've checked locally and online.

Amazon prime?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a state with confirmed cases (WA) and nobody here is stockpiling anything. The only change so far is that masks are gone. Even in the hospital where I work we are only using them in emergencies. Other than that, nobody is stockpiling anything. Regular supplies of children’s Tylenol/ibuprofen on our shelves.

Shocking.

Same where I live in Southern California.

Hand sanitizer is sold out everywhere i've checked locally and online.

Yesterday our Target had them in stock and I ordered online for pickup today 5 bottles. Yes, I am hoarding lol. I saw in the store the shelf was completed wiped, but they are a cart full that people were picking from...not even enough time to get them on the shelf. Just now I checked and they have nothing in stock at all.

Target still has stock to ship to your home if you want to try that. Avoid Amazon...it is basically third party sellers price gouging.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain powdered milk? Is it for drinking - just add water?

- not a prepper but need lattes to survive

My mom used to buy this in the 1980s because, she claimed, she didn't want us to drink milk from "Chernobyl" cows. But really, she was just CHEAP. Yes. You mix it like Koolaid. Its nasty.

Its probably more for adding to baked goods or upping the caloric content of other foods rather than drinking...

I always keeps powdered milk. Personally I don’t like it “mixed”, meaning with water, BUT I don’t mind it added straight to black tea. In a pinch coffee. I’m used to it though b/c when I was growing up my mom always keep it in the winters in case she couldn’t get to the grocery. It works great mixed in baking/cooking though.

[Anonymous]

I’m the pp from page 20 who posted the article in favor of prepping (scientific American) that I think has been shared since.

I’m in CA (outside SF) and I feel like awareness / concern / prep here seems to be much more than among my friends and colleagues in DC and other cities. That’s based on a small sample. I asked my GP to fill my inhaler prescription -I use it for seasonal allergies and it had been a year. I expected push back as I’m not currently sick but she filled it immediately. (3 days ago)

I was going to stock up on wine, but read a study today that alcohol consumption increases pneumonia risk. I don’t drink very often and have crappy lungs so decided not to get wine.

We went to an event tonight but plan to avoid crowds / events going forward for awhile as best we can. It was amazing - the host (Canadian) at the theater event at one point said “let’s get psyched, I’m available for hugs in the lobby!” And my husband leaned over and said “she is not reading the room”.

My government agency sent out a notice to employees today telling us to make sure our telework permissions are approved if we don’t have them already and to please practices social distancing - but has not waived reporting requirements yet. With three cases confirmed in our community I don’t want to take public transit and don’t have another option for getting to work.

[Anonymous]

Pp here - meant to say the community. The cases are spread out a bit but have no known links to travel / other sock people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:None of us (in the DC area) have experienced a big snow event in this non-winter, so we've been itching to stockpile for a while!

Haha. The weirdest thing to stock is water - if there is no running water, the house is unlivable. Think toilet.

You can flush a toilet using a bucket full of water. Just remember to fill up your bathtub before the water goes out.

Do as boy scouts do.. poop on a trash bag.. zip in. into big ziplocck and burry in the yard
Just saw it on tweeter,, still laughing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain powdered milk? Is it for drinking - just add water?

- not a prepper but need lattes to survive

My mom used to buy this in the 1980s because, she claimed, she didn't want us to drink milk from "Chernobyl" cows. But really, she was just CHEAP. Yes. You mix it like Koolaid. Its nasty.

Its probably more for adding to baked goods or upping the caloric content of other foods rather than drinking...

I always keeps powdered milk. Personally I don’t like it “mixed”, meaning with water, BUT I don’t mind it added straight to black tea. In a pinch coffee. I’m used to it though b/c when I was growing up my mom always keep it in the winters in case she couldn’t get to the grocery. It works great mixed in baking/cooking though.

You can freeze normal milk just fine for emergencies, in the old days refrigerators had tinny freezers. Dry one was an obvious and only option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm one of the goat posters (my parents were back-to-the-landers and that was a cultural movement but not a cult). We always had 100lb sacks of flour, sugar, oats, etc. They still bring me way too much food when they visit. Right now I'm on the high side of my standard non perishables. I have for one adult and one child:

10lbs of flour
15lbs assorted sugars
a mix of dried milk/canned/tetra pak/non dairy creamer
1/2lb yeast
5lbs coffee
5lbs old fashioned oats
10lbs dried beans
10 cans assorted beans
1 gallon (equivalent) peaches/applesauce/oranges
""corn, green beans, mixed vegetables
"" assorted canned and tetra soups
a few pounds of canned fish and meat
shelf stable pepperoni, pesto, capers
dried shrimp
50 sheets of nori
a few bags of shelf stable pickled vegetables
ramen noodles
10lbs of white rice
5lbs of assorted other grains
2.5 gallons of assorted oils
10lbs pasta and rice noodles
so much pie filling and jam
5 boxes of cereal

You good to go!.. or should I say good to stay

List is nice if it works for you.
Where is dry parmesan? And other cheese since yoy think pizza..?
PB?
Extra spices like pepper..
Nuts. You have no nuts..raisins
No oats...?
BUtter to freeze extra in ziplock so it wont smell freezer..

Potatoes
Onion
Celery sticks

[Anonymous]

Better then nothing...


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