Feb 27 what have you done to prep today

Good morning, Muskrat. I've got to start using some stuff in my freezer so I can make room to freeze more!  Will be making applesauce in my crockpot today. And, if wee one and I can brave the cold, we'll be trekking off to the grocery store. The news this morning is really creeping me out! -- Libby

Hi There-

Well, I have ordered the dry chlorine to use instead of bleach as it stores longer. I also am pecking away at my husband to come on board with me about all this. That is my to do list this week!

I had put my flour into freezer bags an dmic'd 2 secs.  But thought better of it and they are now in the freezer for a week.  I will be freezing some eggs to into freezer bags, and I have kitchen shelve I think I can clear off for more stuff. It just depends on how busy the site is.

Just wondering what would you do with the food in the freezer if the power goes out.

Striper -- First. welcome to the forum.

Secnd re food in freezer and power outages. I'm planning to eat the food in the freezer first -- as soon as quarantine begins. That way, should the power go out, hopefully I will have already consumed stuff. -- Libby

I got 10 cans of chili , 5 cans of ravioli

I got my girlfriend to buy 10 boxes of pancake mix and 10 bottles of syrup. we will also have the 35 gallon tank for water. 

Muskrat you crack me up. Where do yo get all those bottles?? You and your family can't possibly be drinking that much pop!! LOL

and Libby, you really crack me up too. You are just too cute. thanx for the chuckle! :>}

I bought and filled another tank of propane. and am thinking of getting a load of firewood or two (if the pandemic never comes I'll still be able to enjoy a nice blazing fire for the next few winters)  Having been burnt in an explosion caused by gasoline fumes, the thought of folks storing this stuff scares the S%@T out of me.  For gods sake, never store the stuff in your house or even an attached garage.  If you want to store some (and I have 40 gallons) store it OUTSIDE and as far from the house as possible!  Diesel and kerosene are MUCH less dangerous but should still be stored in an outbuilding.  Candles....OK, those you can store in the house.

I'm a bit sick of shopping again but did come across a cheap copy of THE STAND by Stephen king today for 25pence in a charity shop-i didnt even know what the book was about til i read the thread on this forum asking how many have seen the film....so,it was in my head to buy a copy somehwere and i found it totally by chance and accident today!it's a sign!

Good point daydreamer, very true. :>}

fritz wrote: Muskrat you crack me up. Where do yo get all those bottles?? You and your family can't possibly be drinking that much pop!! LOL and Libby, you really crack me up too. You are just too cute. thanx for the chuckle! :>}

 

YES i HAVE THAT MANY AND YES WE DRINK THAT MUCH POP..LOL

Thay have some of the old stuff on sale for 99cents a 2 litre..and we have just sucked one back

P.S remember I have 4 kids, and me...good stuff like that does not last long in a crowd...

I bought 4 more tubes of toothpaste,6 more cans of cn soup and 3 roasts..and had to do just a regular shop(kids need to eat)teehee..I will be back out again tomorrow pick up few more items..but most of all I need to find space for more water..Well might have to get rid of the Christmas tree and all the decorations

No my tree is in a box taking up space in one of my basement cupboards...humm maybe its time to see whats int he attic..I could store the Christmas stuff up there..I have a few sheets of dry wall left over from a project..I will cut some peices and lay in the attic and store Christmas stuff up there..and in emergency food preps are going up there...and behind walls..

but today i am doing more canned goods...and I am going to thrift store see what they have for clothing book preps...

I looked online for Dillons/Kroger/Gerbes ads today. They don't have their 10 for $10 but they do have Kroger veggies and Tuna in water for 10 for $4.00. That is just 40 cents a can. Pretty good price on the tuna. I can get the canned veggies cheaper at Aldi's or Save A Lot but I am going to stock up on some more tuna tomorow.

Way to go Muskrat.........now that's my kind of deal.........free!!!  Take you a hot bubble bath.........with candles, a good book, glass of wine or whatever you choose and your back will feel better.  LOL 

LONG day shopping today :-( I only get shopping money twice a month, so when I get it...I'm raring to spend some money. I have $600.00 a month to cover ALL the household expenses: gas, food, clothing entertainment, etc. I'm slowly stockpiling by ONLY buying what we NEED, but I have to work REALLY hard at it.

I have to price match or shop all over the place and get everything at the best buy possible.

I had a BUNCH of stuff at Walmart today to price match. The cashier messed the order up SO badly, and made it worse every time she tried to fix it. Finally I just let her do what she wanted and then took my stuff over to customer service and made them rescan my order. $93.00 was only supposed to be $50.00!!!!!

It took me an hour to pick out all my items and over an hour to get them purchased! :-(

I got a GREAT buy on paper products, mayo, eggs, and mac and cheese, though...so I need to be thankful. I wasn't shopping in a panic, I wasn't in terrible pain or sick, I had enough money to purchase these items. I need to be thankful.

I also bought bleach, potatoes, Ramen noodles, and lentils to sprout. Oh yeah, some yogurt to use as starter to make my own yogurt from dry milk in a thermos.

I also shopped at BJ's warehouse and loaded up on dry milk, flour, sugar, and whole chickens.

I forget what else I bought, but it was all real basic stuff in bulk. Long day shopping, but feeling good :-)

Except I saw a mealy moth!!!!! I haven't seen one since last summer. I have NO idea where he came from! I recently went through all the cupboards. I know EXACTLY what I have. Almost all the things moths like are out on the uninsulated porch and semi frozen. I CANNOT lose my storage! I've got to check EVERYTHING tomorrow and keep EVERYTHING out on the porch that I can. I need to check the puppy food, I'm thinking as I type this.

I've got to get all this stuff in glass or plastic before the weather warms up! I have a TON of OLD canning jars in the basement. I need to go find rubbers for them and get this stuff into them and into the cold cellar, pronto.

Well at the risk of pushing a grocery store chain in Fl...Albertsons, Deb -El Just whites.the 8oz =57 egg whites. $8.00, less with good shopper coupon. I also got some smaller ones which I will spring out on the wife at the camping trip to disney very soon. So I will let you know. It says that they are good for substitution in cakes or mixes which use egg whites.  Albertsons also had WHOLE full of fat powdeded milk, their brand. It's the only place I have found it.-K

I broke down and bought a freezer.  I keep telling myself that if TSHTF I will hopefully be able to use the frozen stuff first. If we dodge this bullet I will just keep it stocked and rotate new stuff in. It will be replacing a second fridge that we moved from our old house so it will not be using too much more energy.

Next the "fun" part - getting it stocked. Going to try to do it in 1 or 2 trips - ought to be interesting to say the least.

That is what I plan to do also, as soon as we start staying at home we will eat the food in the freezer first. I am kind of thinking that if the electricity goes out, that it won't go out right away, I am hoping we will have some time. I am focusing on lots of canned goods at this point, made another run to the store today. We have 2 refrigerators and a freezer, I am using the top freezer of one refrigerator to freeze everything (rice, beans, flour, sugar, etc.) for a few days to prevent weevils. Going to check tomorrow to see if the 18 lb bags of cat food will fit in there, at least I will try to put each bag in for a few days.

What are the chances we will lose gas and electric?  I know it is all speculation, but at this point I have purchased no wood for my "gas fireplace".  My freezer is stuffed with frozen meat.  Yikes.   All your thoughts are welcome!

my house is surrounded by woods so i have plenty for cooking ect(quote)

And what if the wild life get H5N1..we already know it has spread to tigers and a cat...you won,t be able to eat duck or geese...hummmm and there has been cases of cows, so it will probably get into venision also..deer moose and fish...i would rethink that plan and do you want ot go and hunt and what if you step in bird popo...

so then i guess the seeds are no good either, and i have way to much amo unless a thousand people come to my door. and the gass wont be of any use either?