What's Left of your Pandemic Stash?

[Conager]

Will any of it come in handy for the Zombie Apocalypse?

I come from a couple of parents raised by depression era grandparents so we were prepping before prepping was for the insane. We were more prepared than the Boy Scouts.

I generally buy in bulk and have plenty of food on hand. I stock up before cold and glu season with all sorts of non-drowsy options. I always buy the biggest package of mega-roll Charmin because life is to short for shitty toilet paper.

When the hoarding rush started, I was light on meat in my freezer and I had "buy TP" on my "list." I was down to my last roll I thought. Later I found a stashed few rolls in an odd place.

I was straightening up my bathroom and found a bag and receipt with some cold remedies dated March 18th when I begin stocking up for what I thought would be my turn with the WuFlu. Never needed any. Luck or bottles of Airborne consumed.

What did you stock up on that you didn't need?

I've got a coupla years worth of Charmin. I used my freezer for nothing but meat when meat had that run on it. Have half a freezer compartment left. Mostly beef, some pork.

 

[silver gurl]

Nothing because I don’t hoard.
I buy bulk TP and PTs when needed. I only buy them in bulk because it is less expensive here to do so.
Freezer is generally 1/2 or more full. Now it is topped off.
There is nothing that I need for the next month(s), with the exception of fresh produce, fresh bread and milk.

Quebec is going under the strictest lockdown in Canada. Monday there will be more restrictions added. (I am guessing cancellation of school and sports). I am done shopping

 

[Conager]

Batteries. You should stock up on batteries.

 

[oneblueye]

hey...

Will any of it come in handy for the Zombie Apocalypse?

I come from a couple of parents raised by depression era grandparents so we were prepping before prepping was for the insane. We were more prepared than the Boy Scouts.

I generally buy in bulk and have plenty of food on hand. I stock up before cold and glu season with all sorts of non-drowsy options. I always buy the biggest package of mega-roll Charmin because life is to short for shitty toilet paper.

When the hoarding rush started, I was light on meat in my freezer and I had "buy TP" on my "list." I was down to my last roll I thought. Later I found a stashed few rolls in an odd place.

I was straightening up my bathroom and found a bag and receipt with some cold remedies dated March 18th when I begin stocking up for what I thought would be my turn with the WuFlu. Never needed any. Luck or bottles of Airborne consumed.

What did you stock up on that you didn't need?

I've got a coupla years worth of Charmin. I used my freezer for nothing but meat when meat had that run on it. Have half a freezer compartment left. Mostly beef, some pork.

Two joints and a swallow of Maker's, a box of the giant rolls of toliet paper and some brown stuff in the freezer---, could be meat, but I can't swear to that as fact.

 

[silver gurl]

Got batteries. Always have them on hand.

 

[sandybrooke]

15 grand in cash

 

[pantalaimonlyra]

Got about an eighth oz left, so definitely need to stock up soon.

 

[Tryharder62]

Around here you can't find lysol spray. My husband buys his office supplies from quill and they have a deal now that you buy so much they give you "free" hand-sanitizer" He just got a box full. My hands shall be clean. We definitely won't starve around here.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Rice, chicken bullion, and Tylenol.

 

[InternationalFunboy]

... stashed few rolls in an odd place.

LOL.

I get down with that Charmin Ultra, too. The red rolls. I was sorta of the mind like this one guy said on the scarcity of toilet paper: "I've got a lot of ways to get that job done. If I start the day with 2 socks and end it with one, there are worse things."

I would probably opt to make my shirt into a belly shirt though. For the ladies. Don't underestimate the draw of a bare midriff and a clean booty.

 

[Worm]

I wish I stocked up on flour. It was tough for a little bit. I bake bread twice a week and have a sourdough starter I've kept alive for years that I need to maintain. When the fuck did everyone decide to be baker all of a sudden.

 

[thør]

LOL.

I get down with that Charmin Ultra, too. The red rolls. I was sorta of the mind like this one guy said on the scarcity of toilet paper: "I've got a lot of ways to get that job done. If I start the day with 2 socks and end it with one, there are worse things."

I would probably opt to make my shirt into a belly shirt though. For the ladies. Don't underestimate the draw of a bare midriff and a clean booty.

I'm taking notes....

As I was topping the hill to the Kincaid Chalet today a woman on her bike just starting down the hill mentioned her respect for me as she had walked her bike up the hill. I just smiled and rode along. No bare midriff, though. It was fucking cold in the wind.

Regarding stores, there's plenty of ammunition, a freezer full of food, plenty of wine and beer, and I believe there's about a month or two's worth of toilet paper.

Vodka is getting low, as are our stores of GF Flour. We've only got 2 more weeks worth of bacon. Also, Genoa salami is getting low. We could use some more cheese. And, we're down to 5 eggs.

 

[KeithD]

Sent it back out to local foodbanks as soon as it arrived.

 

[thør]

Sent it back out to local foodbanks as soon as it arrived.

You're on the food bank list?

 

[Jada59]

My parents were weird. They always had tons of stuff, but not food. Unless you count gum and soda pop, which they bought by the case.

Because of this, *I* stock up on food. I well remember the time when my dad's hours got severely cut at work and we spent weeks eating ham flavored TVP. He ran out and bought it first thing. It was made into soup, mixed in with eggs or served as is. Yick!

Other times, we'd lose power on some holiday and be unable to cook the food we had. We did have two gas burners in the basement and we could heat up canned foods on those, but they never kept canned foods.

I always keep a good stock of canned goods, but I listened to the radio. "Don't stock up on beans and rice! Buy canned soup, pasta, mac and cheese!"

What got me was the mac cheese. We don't like mac and cheese very much, unless I make it from scratch. I normally only buy it only if I see it for cheap. Worse still, I mostly bought the kind with the pouch of cheese sauce, thinking I might not be able to get milk or butter. We were told that we might have to totally shelter in place and stores wouldn't be open!

I didn't buy much canned soup. In general, I don't like it. I *do* like beans and rice, not that there was much to be had.

My other screw up was Nabs and the like. Cracker sandwiches with peanut butter or cheese filling, I mainly bought those because they were cheap and most every store had them. They might not have had other crackers or bread, but they had those. At first, my gardener was ripping through them like crazy. Then I think he got sick of them. So I have a lot.

I also bought a case of Cheez It Gripz in single servings when I couldn't find other crackers. They are not tasty!

And I bought bar soap when I couldn't find the liquid kind. I don't like bar soap.

 

[Jada59]

I wish I stocked up on flour. It was tough for a little bit. I bake bread twice a week and have a sourdough starter I've kept alive for years that I need to maintain. When the fuck did everyone decide to be baker all of a sudden.

I tried, but there was none to be had. No sugar, yeast or biscuit mix either.

 

[KeithD]

You're on the food bank list?

As a donor, yes. I take it that, since you don't seem to know how that works, you don't donate anything to food banks. Otherwise you wouldn't be a jackass about it.

 

[thør]

As a donor, yes. I take it that, since you don't seem to know how that works, you don't donate anything to food banks. Otherwise you wouldn't be a jackass about it.

You said, "Sent it back out to local foodbanks as soon as it arrived."

How do you send it back, if it didn't didn't come from there? Not being a jackass, but just had a question. You know, some places, they pass out stuff to everyone whether it's needed or not.

And, I know how it works with food bank donations. I give my local food bank cash. I don't pretend to know what food they need and shop for food to donate. And if they decide to pay people to do the shopping with my money, that's cool with me.

 

[thør]

.......
Because of this, *I* stock up on food. .....

A stocked pantry is a godsend when it's hard to get stapes. My mom was raised on an island with boat service once every other month or so. I learned to always have enough food in the house for a month or longer. It's actually pretty easy if you're got a freezer and it's stocked with basics and not processed foods. Plus, the pantry with canned and dry goods.

 

[Liar]

My pandemic stack was one extra sixpack of toilet paper and one extra sixpack of Urquell.

 

[Jada59]

A stocked pantry is a godsend when it's hard to get stapes. My mom was raised on an island with boat service once every other month or so. I learned to always have enough food in the house for a month or longer. It's actually pretty easy if you're got a freezer and it's stocked with basics and not processed foods. Plus, the pantry with canned and dry goods.

I don't rely on frozen foods. Too many lengthy power outages here.

 

[Adre]

Wine racks are full, plenty of vodka in the freezer, a good number of Snake River Farm’s ribeye filets in there as well, enough Charmin to TP a barn, and a fair amount of pasta in the cupboard.

 

[jaF0]

15 grand in cash

Well, that's really mega stupid. Can't earn interest (even a measly 1/2 %) or credit card points/rewards that way.



I've always kept a month or two of stash on hand. I generally only go to town every few weeks. If I didn't go for the next two months I wouldn't completely run out of food, though I may run out of some preferred stuff.

Got poohpaper for at least three months. Paper towels? Who needs those when you have washcloths and rags? They can be used for the other too if necessary.

But I have and will continue to muddle on as normal. In the middle of a couple of projects, so it's off to the big box lumber/hardware store and the locally owned roofing suppler Tuesday.

 

[fgarvb1]

Will any of it come in handy for the Zombie Apocalypse?

I come from a couple of parents raised by depression era grandparents so we were prepping before prepping was for the insane. We were more prepared than the Boy Scouts.

I generally buy in bulk and have plenty of food on hand. I stock up before cold and glu season with all sorts of non-drowsy options. I always buy the biggest package of mega-roll Charmin because life is to short for shitty toilet paper.

When the hoarding rush started, I was light on meat in my freezer and I had "buy TP" on my "list." I was down to my last roll I thought. Later I found a stashed few rolls in an odd place.

I was straightening up my bathroom and found a bag and receipt with some cold remedies dated March 18th when I begin stocking up for what I thought would be my turn with the WuFlu. Never needed any. Luck or bottles of Airborne consumed.

What did you stock up on that you didn't need?

I've got a coupla years worth of Charmin. I used my freezer for nothing but meat when meat had that run on it. Have half a freezer compartment left. Mostly beef, some pork.

HA!

Until this day I still don't shop it's more like I lay in Supplies!

Yeah. My parents and Grandparents went through the Great Depression and WWII.

They had a good supply of staple food and canned stuff. My mom had two large chest type freezers and three Refrigerators and a pantry half the size of my bedroom...


My roommate is as afraid of going grocery shopping with me as a possum is of a axe handle!

Jesus. One little two and a half hour shipping trip...(she claims it was three the Pussy!. and suddenly I the one in charge of shopping for food.

 

[HisArpy]

Which stash? The dry goods, or the canned goods? The cookies and candy, or the beer?

I still have 7200 rounds in the safe, assorted calibers, too.

So, WHICH stash?