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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to the store. He normally does the shopping, and does a great job. So I was surprised when he walked in with:

- 3 dozen eggs
- 25 pounds of rice
- 2 CASES of tuna fish
- one large box of hotpockets

The Hotpockets heiress is one of the defendants in the college admissions scandal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to the store. He normally does the shopping, and does a great job. So I was surprised when he walked in with:

- 3 dozen eggs
- 25 pounds of rice
- 2 CASES of tuna fish
- one large box of hotpockets

The Hotpockets heiress is one of the defendants in the college admissions scandal.

What's the expiration date of those eggs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the thousandth time

People are stock piling water and house items in case of a quarantine
We don’t have to leave our homes to go out and get these items

Also, prepping in case people buy everything up
The preparation starts now

Now?! I started 2 weeks ago, when everyone was calling me crazy.

You know what was actually crazy, the people at Costco yesterday. I walked and walked right back out.

+1. Now, I couldn't bear to walk into a Costco. I could hardly stand my last visit to the neighborhood CVS, where I was one of three customers, but I could hear the sniffles of the other two, two aisles away from me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to the store. He normally does the shopping, and does a great job. So I was surprised when he walked in with:

- 3 dozen eggs
- 25 pounds of rice
- 2 CASES of tuna fish
- one large box of hotpockets

The Hotpockets heiress is one of the defendants in the college admissions scandal.

What's the expiration date of those eggs?

Eggs last way beyond the expiration date.

Worst case you make a frittata and freeze it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to the store. He normally does the shopping, and does a great job. So I was surprised when he walked in with:

- 3 dozen eggs
- 25 pounds of rice
- 2 CASES of tuna fish
- one large box of hotpockets

The Hotpockets heiress is one of the defendants in the college admissions scandal.

What's the expiration date of those eggs?

Eggs last way beyond the expiration date.

Worst case you make a frittata and freeze it.

OK, thanks. Can you define further "way beyond expiration date"? One month? Two months?

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to the store. He normally does the shopping, and does a great job. So I was surprised when he walked in with:

- 3 dozen eggs
- 25 pounds of rice
- 2 CASES of tuna fish
- one large box of hotpockets

The Hotpockets heiress is one of the defendants in the college admissions scandal.

What's the expiration date of those eggs?

Eggs last way beyond the expiration date.

Worst case you make a frittata and freeze it.

OK, thanks. Can you define further "way beyond expiration date"? One month? Two months?

We've eaten them a month past. The older the egg the easier they are to peel if you make hard-boiled eggs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

We always have some amount of water on hand - for any possible emergency.

Doesn't take much to get the "boil" warning from local water service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the thousandth time

People are stock piling water and house items in case of a quarantine
We don’t have to leave our homes to go out and get these items

Also, prepping in case people buy everything up
The preparation starts now

But why water if you have home filters?

What if something happens to the water supply, the electricity supply and/or the workers get too sick to go to work. These are obviously worst case scenarios, but that is what people are prepping for.

Y'all are crazy. This isnt ebola.

Ebola kills so quickly its spread is much easier to stop.

[Anonymous]

FYI, was able to purchase shelf stable milk from Walmart. I bought 7 cartons. They are running out if it quickly.
Brand: Parmalat Shelf Stable UHT Whole Milk
Price $2.27

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

I think the logic is that you really *need* water to live. If there's a wide-spread quarentine, and then something normal but unrelated happens (water main break or whatever), the typical response time will be drastically slower. So having some water on hand will help you easily get through the time until the system is back up and running.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

I think the logic is that you really *need* water to live. If there's a wide-spread quarentine, and then something normal but unrelated happens (water main break or whatever), the typical response time will be drastically slower. So having some water on hand will help you easily get through the time until the system is back up and running.

Can’t you just use the water from the hot water tank?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

I think the logic is that you really *need* water to live. If there's a wide-spread quarentine, and then something normal but unrelated happens (water main break or whatever), the typical response time will be drastically slower. So having some water on hand will help you easily get through the time until the system is back up and running.

Can’t you just use the water from the hot water tank?

Sure. Or the toilet tanks.

Or spend $3 at Costco to get a case of water.

Many options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the stockpiling of water? Do you think the Coronavirus is going to get into the water system???

I think the logic is that you really *need* water to live. If there's a wide-spread quarentine, and then something normal but unrelated happens (water main break or whatever), the typical response time will be drastically slower. So having some water on hand will help you easily get through the time until the system is back up and running.

Can’t you just use the water from the hot water tank?

Well we have an in-line water heater, so nope, we can't.
So spending a few bucks for some extra water seems like not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

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What's with the energy drinks? If I'm sitting around in PJs working from home, no commute, no business dress and hair/makeup, the last thing I need is to be pumped up on Monster.

If i were a select I would get deeply offended. My staple of the fridge. King of soups and snacks. You rock Baby! They all will be back crowling...begging to take them back. Tell them go to ..pretz..hell..s

The celery thing just means celery sales are down from before. Remember when everyone wanted to make celery juice and you couldn’t find celery anymore? I bet the current drop in sales is compared to that time when celery was hot.