What Is With This Mentality Of Stockpiling So Much More Than Is Needed? When I was in Philadelphia with a girlfriend that had grown up in New York and gone to school in Philly, we were...

woodguru

When I was in Philadelphia with a girlfriend that had grown up in New York and gone to school in Philly, we were laughing about how the announcement of a two or three day storm caused stripped grocery store shelves, a two day storm would do that.

Stores stock an amount of food such as bread that supplies a couple of days demand. How much bread does a couple go through, a loaf in five days, a family a couple? But people have this stock pile mentality that has them grabbing several loaves of bread, more than they will possibly eat, and it's that way with everything.

The checker at the store was laughing and saying people had baskets piled as full as they could get with cleaning supplies and frozen goods. My wife is shopping right now and all she wants is what she normally gets every week. We have the staples that will last us for weeks if we have to stay home.

My point here is asking what it is that has people losing touch with any reality of what they will need, it's mindless grabbing unspecified amounts.

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

woodguru wrote:

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Most people panic because they don't have any reserves.

LogicallyRight Loc: Chicago

What was really funny to me was all of the ladies in line with 24 packs of TP. Come on ladies. I know you use it more then we do. A two week quarantine. That is 14 days and 24 rolls. That would last a man a year. At least.

All right. Now I'm going to get hell from the ladies.

bggamers Loc: georgia

woodguru wrote:

When I was in Philadelphia with a girlfriend that ... (show quote)

Because the majority are not prepared for any emergency and they panic like a woman with cleaning supplies and food can you eat cleaning supplies. They don't know how to prepare

Lonewolf

LogicallyRight wrote:

What was really funny to me was all of the ladies in line with 24 packs of TP. Come on ladies. I know you use it more then we do. A two week quarantine. That is 14 days and 24 rolls. That would last a man a year. At least.

All right. Now I'm going to get hell from the ladies.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

woodguru wrote:

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We always start the winter season with at least a months worth of staples, canned and dry goods, and two months of dry dog food. Then we make sure we have 2 weeks worth of frozen food since we have a generator so don't need to worry about things spoiling because of a power outage. Guess that comes from growing up on a farm where the livestock had to be fed, and the power source was less reliable (70 years ago) than it is now. Never buy bread, rolls or premade food. We make our own bread and rolls and one neighbor has goats, so fresh milk is available, and we have a commercial deep freeze. Friends know that in an emergency they can visit us and get a meal. the unwritten rule is, if you don't return the favor, after a couple of times, the bread line is CLOSED.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

woodguru wrote:

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They are buying far more than 2 weeks worth of supplies. They didn't have anything to begin with because it is human nature to put off what can wait until tomorrow. If it wasn't for the last minute nothing would ever get done. Most think the government will take care of them. That's a hoot! Hahahahahah.

son of witless

LogicallyRight wrote:

What was really funny to me was all of the ladies in line with 24 packs of TP. Come on ladies. I know you use it more then we do. A two week quarantine. That is 14 days and 24 rolls. That would last a man a year. At least.

All right. Now I'm going to get hell from the ladies.

I've said this before. When I got married I knew how much of everything I had used when I lived as a single. I thought, two people, twice as much toilet paper. Boy was I ever wrong. It was about 4 times as much.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

son of witless wrote:

I've said this before. When I got married I knew how much of everything I had used when I lived as a single. I thought, two people, twice as much toilet paper. Boy was I ever wrong. It was about 4 times as much.

So two can live as cheaply as five in your situation. I've never found it to be true that two can live as cheaply as one.

bggamers Loc: georgia

dtucker300 wrote:

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Hell the government tells people to have emergency supplies because there are many they can't get to right away

bggamers Loc: georgia

son of witless wrote:

I've said this before. When I got married I knew how much of everything I had used when I lived as a single. I thought, two people, twice as much toilet paper. Boy was I ever wrong. It was about 4 times as much.

Sorry you shake it off women well that's where it goes they don't say upkeep for women can get expensive for nothing. Its the little thing don't ya know

son of witless

dtucker300 wrote:

So two can live as cheaply as five in your situation. I've never found it to be true that two can live as cheaply as one.

It depends on the two. In our case, I was Ebeneezer Scrooge and she was Marie Antoinette. It gets worse. According to the place mats in the Chinese restaurants, the animals we represent by the years we were born in, absolutely should never be together, yet we are still here after 30 some odd years. That is a lot of toilet paper.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

woodguru wrote:

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For once we agree Woodrow!👍👍 People are losing their minds!!
I went to the store Wednesday because I was bored, and out of ice cream, and couldn't believe what I saw. One lady had 5 cases of Ramen noodles in her buggy!😂😂 I did grab the last 18 pack of toilet paper on the shelf just because.🤠

We maintain our essentials here always figuring for about two weeks. Plus, we have a 3 month supply of dehydrated disaster food that lasts 25 years. Plus, we have a plethora of wildlife running around here, 2 large dogs, a horse, and a big ole neighbor who works hard, and should be well marbled with fat if it comes to that!😁 We won't starve!👍

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

We always keep well stocked up because my income is uncertain. I can bring in 20 grand a month or just a thousand. That is how contracting works. I did go on the TP hunt when my wife was unsuccessful. I found a 24 pack of organic bamboo fiber tp that nobody wanted and a 12 pack of Scott that I bought you betcha.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

We always keep well stocked up because my income is uncertain. I can bring in 20 grand a month or just a thousand. That is how contracting works. I did go on the TP hunt when my wife was unsuccessful. I found a 24 pack of organic bamboo fiber tp that nobody wanted and a 12 pack of Scott that I bought you betcha.

We think alike. I always run my vehicles on a full tank because I might not have money for gas tomorrow.

I've been poor, and it's a mentality that can't be let go of.