Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 19:01     Subject: Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:We use organic powdered milk. No one in my house over the age of 2 drinks cow's milk.


+1 whey powder here. We think it tastes better but that's subjective.

Compared to liquid milk, whey is higher quality protein, it's cheaper, easier to transport, easier to store, lasts longer, no sugar, lower fat content, lower calorie, rapid absorption (if muscle building is important), etc....



"Whey protein powder is a highly concentrated, processed byproduct of cheese-making, generally classified as a processed or ultra-processed food due to the industrial techniques used to isolate the protein. While it offers high-quality protein, it is often treated with fillers, sweeteners, and artificial ingredients."


If you don’t want treated, dont get treated.

Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:58     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?


DP. Milk is very healthy …


For baby cows.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:54     Subject: Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We use organic powdered milk. No one in my house over the age of 2 drinks cow's milk.


+1 whey powder here. We think it tastes better but that's subjective.

Compared to liquid milk, whey is higher quality protein, it's cheaper, easier to transport, easier to store, lasts longer, no sugar, lower fat content, lower calorie, rapid absorption (if muscle building is important), etc....



"Whey protein powder is a highly concentrated, processed byproduct of cheese-making, generally classified as a processed or ultra-processed food due to the industrial techniques used to isolate the protein. While it offers high-quality protein, it is often treated with fillers, sweeteners, and artificial ingredients."
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:57     Subject: Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:We use organic powdered milk. No one in my house over the age of 2 drinks cow's milk.


+1 whey powder here. We think it tastes better but that's subjective.

Compared to liquid milk, whey is higher quality protein, it's cheaper, easier to transport, easier to store, lasts longer, no sugar, lower fat content, lower calorie, rapid absorption (if muscle building is important), etc....

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:24     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote: It has calcium, vitamin D and protein.


Anonymous wrote: DP. Milk is very healthy.


The quantity of milk discussed for 1 teen - a gallon skim per day - is excessive and unnecessary as a nutritional matter. This assumes you have access to other sources of macro-nutrients and vitamins (bread, eggs, rice, beans, vegetables, fruits, nuts, fish, yogurt, oats, seeds, cheese, berries, potatoes, leans meats, tofu, etc...).





Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 13:22     Subject: Grocery availability

We use organic powdered milk. No one in my house over the age of 2 drinks cow's milk.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 12:41     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?


DP. Milk is very healthy …


LIES!!!


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 12:38     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?


DP. Milk is very healthy …


LIES!!!
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 11:36     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?


DP. Milk is very healthy …
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 11:32     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?

It has calcium, vitamin D and protein.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 10:52     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys


Do they just like the taste of milk because it has no real nutritional benefits at that age?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2026 10:42     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.


Believe it or not, there are kids who do, and as poster above said teen boys
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 21:30     Subject: Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:We could go without milk, but don't want to. My three teen boys drink over a gallon a day. I have enough milk for our family through Wednesday. I don't think that's unreasonable, but its a lot of milk.


Why are they drinking that much milk?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 11:12     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


A parent "needing" 7 gallons of milk per-week for an adult son is unreasonable under normal conditions. During the scarcity conditions you mention - empty shelf compressed timeline - this is absurd. I think under scarcity conditions it would qualify as absurd if this adult was fulfilling his own gallon-a-day milk quota.

But I don't think this is harming anyone, unless people need milk per guidance from a pediatrician/doctor, and there are scarcity conditions.






Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 09:57     Subject: Re:Grocery availability

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You people really don't plan to leave your house for A WEEK?????

No wonder the aisles are bare.

The level of hysteria here about navigating sub-optimal road conditions from some people. Wow.


You realize some people only shop once a week on a typical week??


DP

Most people have several weeks worth of well-above-survival-level food in their homes. It might not be ingredients for fresh baked banana bread, but it is nutritious and it is as exciting as the skills of the person preparing it.

The people going to stores right now want ingredients for specific bread/lasagna/cookies/chili/etc... they don't need. But if this is how they want to spend their time -- emptying shelves of flour and toilet paper along with a mob of like-minded doomsday psychos -- they are welcome. It's their hobby.


They take everything and then others can’t do their normal shopping. Last night Wegman’s milk shelf was completely empty of all types of milk - absolutely none left except soy and oat milk.


Are there that many people over the age of 7 who can't go without milk? Bizarre.


My college age son still drinks close to a gallon a day, luckily low fat and he drinks a lot of water but still. DH drinks milk everyday, no fat but not in the huge quantities as DS. DD drinks whole milk but sporadically and cooks/bakes with it. So if everyone is home for 4-5 days I need 4 gallons of low fat milk, one gallon of skim and 1/2 gallons of whole milk. If I had to go a full 7 days. I would need 7 gallons low-fat, 1 gallon skim and 1 gallon whole. I’d look like a milk hoarder during storms.


DP. PP asked about "can't go without".

You say "need". Does your family "need" the 9 gallons of milk per week? What consequences do you face if they go without the 9 gallons of milk?




NP. But why is "can't go without" the standard not to be called a hoarder? It's not panicking to get an amount of milk or food that you'd normally get or that plus some extras because kids aren't buying school lunch and parents aren't grabbing lunch out by work. You need more food by nature of being home all day.

It multiplies to empty shelves when many people do it on a compressed timeline (as recommended by experts) before the stores can restock. Plus it's highly likely many will lose power so the mix of food is different if you can't cook or open the refrigerator. I'm so tired of people calling reasonable behavior panic and hoarding just so they can feel superior.


Or one could adjust and say hey, you don’t need to drink a gallon of milk a day this week.

How greedy are some of you?


Lots of people have multiple children at home. A gallon of milk is nothing if you have three teen boys.


I’m referring to the person who said one of her kids drinks a gallon of milk a day by himself.