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In reply to the discussion: ...he's sitting there shivering, ranting about libs while he sucks down cold beefaroni. [View all]csziggy
(34,133 posts)138. OK, so even the contaminated water would work for heating them
I've never bothered to research "survival packs" since even with prolonged outages after hurricanes, I was always able to manage to keep food and water:
Fill as many milk jugs with water as possible and fill freezer and refrigerator with them a few days ahead of time. Not only does it keep me in potable water, the jugs keep the freezer and fridge cold much longer. Us the food in the freezer first, then when the frozen jugs begin to thaw move them to the fridge to replace the jugs that have been used for drinking water.
Plus, I keep a pantry full of canned food if the rest runs out or goes bad.
Now I have a whole house generator, so this is not necessary as in the past.
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...he's sitting there shivering, ranting about libs while he sucks down cold beefaroni. [View all]
kpete
Feb 2021
OP
Yeah, great, funny and insightful writing! Please do a follow up as I need a good laugh!
machoneman
Feb 2021
#37
If the "survival food" is like a military MRE, they'll need water (not necessarily potable)...
JHB
Feb 2021
#136
Ettore (Hector) Boiardi did a lot for his country feeding the troops with his products!
Prof. Toru Tanaka
Feb 2021
#109
I don't have one of those' but I have a couple of handy little multiple-use gadgets in my purse that
niyad
Feb 2021
#26
And so many of them end up with 'biscuit poisoning'. A term coined by a cardiac care nurse
GoneOffShore
Feb 2021
#81
The small end is a very effective flat-head screwdriver if you don't have one of
Aristus
Feb 2021
#108
I know! How your food gonna go bad when it's cold outside and snow on the ground?
greenjar_01
Feb 2021
#126
I know! When this mess started, we figured we would take the already frozen food
yellowdogintexas
Feb 2021
#129
I had to wait about 5 minutes to read the last two sentences 'cause I was laughing so hard with
monmouth4
Feb 2021
#16
I handed it to hubby directly while I went to get a cup of joe from the Keurig...
Hekate
Feb 2021
#93
Thank you for sharing this. Someone should tell that idiot that one uses a screwdriver and a hammer
niyad
Feb 2021
#21
The writer DID preface this missive with the disclaimer 'my brother is a moron' (nt)
mr_lebowski
Feb 2021
#52
Yeah, just like the bonehead "preppers" here in Michigan who stormed our Capitol in April
catbyte
Feb 2021
#34
Rule no. 2 for emergency food prep or any time one is relying on canned food for that matter
zeusdogmom
Feb 2021
#67
Yep. I have 2 manual can openers also and a way to cook food if power goes out.
Kaleva
Feb 2021
#120
OMG I'm Crying Laughing. This Needs to be a MOVIE!! - NO CAN OPENER is the Plot Twist nt
BlackOpz
Feb 2021
#78
Survival Planning with NO Generator? I thought being 100% OFF-GRID was the Goal
BlackOpz
Feb 2021
#79
While appealing to my gallows humour - and more than a little - this is an awful story.
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2021
#95
OMG. I had to go into the bathroom to fix my mascara runs because I laughed so hard.
Texin
Feb 2021
#97
Your article made me wonder now much frozen or refrigerated food has now spoiled on them
LiberalLovinLug
Feb 2021
#104
I prefer to stock up on what we usually eat and then make sure to rotate the stock
Kaleva
Feb 2021
#124