...with the food that is in your house right now?
I realize that everyone is different on storage availability, number of refrigerator/ freezers, etc. but we had a plumber come over the other day and he was amazed at what was contained on my basement shelves (after he commented on the extra fridge and the huge freezer in the laundry room when he came in through that door).
And that got me to thinking... (oh no! STOP!!!)
If a sudden snowstorm dumped 4' of snow on you without any previous warning and you had to exist on what was in your home, how long before you would be desperate enough to dig a tunnel out to the main road to hitch a ride with a snowplow to the nearest grocery store? And let me add, all utilities are functioning.
Since I started, I will go first.
I am figuring maybe 2 or 3 weeks. I do have enough food for much longer, but I would be craving fresh eggs and milk. And perhaps fresh veggies although I have a lot of canned and frozen fruits and veggies. I also am stocked with bags of different kinds of rice, pasta, flour, etc. and a decent amount of chicken, ground turkey, fish, and other "mains" in the freezer.
I may need to add chocolate to the shopping list, but only after I've finished the bags of chips left over from Christmas baking.
Anyone else want to chime in?
I realize that everyone is different on storage availability, number of refrigerator/ freezers, etc. but we had a plumber come over the other day and he was amazed at what was contained on my basement shelves (after he commented on the extra fridge and the huge freezer in the laundry room when he came in through that door).
And that got me to thinking... (oh no! STOP!!!)
If a sudden snowstorm dumped 4' of snow on you without any previous warning and you had to exist on what was in your home, how long before you would be desperate enough to dig a tunnel out to the main road to hitch a ride with a snowplow to the nearest grocery store? And let me add, all utilities are functioning.
Since I started, I will go first.
I am figuring maybe 2 or 3 weeks. I do have enough food for much longer, but I would be craving fresh eggs and milk. And perhaps fresh veggies although I have a lot of canned and frozen fruits and veggies. I also am stocked with bags of different kinds of rice, pasta, flour, etc. and a decent amount of chicken, ground turkey, fish, and other "mains" in the freezer.
I may need to add chocolate to the shopping list, but only after I've finished the bags of chips left over from Christmas baking.
Anyone else want to chime in?