Last minute list

I have a lot of fresh fruits and veggies on my list. Also things like fresh nuts that I'm trying to buy as late as I can. But now I find myself thinking "more of everything".
    

Ruth wrote:    As things seem to heat up, I am working on a last minute list, if and when things get bad. I have already stocked up on canned goods, TP, soap rice, mac and cheese, etc. etc. If we only have 24 hours I'll be working off that list.

Greetings,

considering the situation in Indonesia with probable Human to Human transmission, I am starting my last minute preparations today.

On top of my list:

Additional gasoline (in spite of the prices), more water, toilette paper, fozen food and restocking of any used up provisions.

Blessings,

Mister E.

I am a bit troubled by this "Last minute" list...why wait?  Wouldn't you be putting yourself at risk?  People would be absolutly nuts and if you go shopping thieves will know you have MONEY which would make you a target, and know you have supplies and may follow you home. What if what you have on your list is already gone?  What if martial law is decleared and you can't drive to the store?  I also don't want to take a chance getting any germs!

I want to mention a last minute item someone has wisely stocked up on.  It might be a touchy subject and have not seen it on preperation forums.

I've added getting a perm to my last minute list, after taking care of all the other "must get" items on the list.

Something just came to mind that could be easy over looked. Dose everybody have a windup clock for power outs.

Something just came to mind that could be easy over looked. Dose everybody have a windup clock for power outs.

Thanks for the input femvet!  I was only speaking off the top of my head.

I see a "Last minute List", as mostly fresh fruits and veggies, apples, oranges, potatos, and dairy products like milk and margerine/butter.

And yeah, knowing that it will be my last trip to the market for a very long time, perhaps some beer and whiskey...

What I do expect, is no real warning from any credible sources, you'll just wake up some morning and BF news will be on every channel, kind of like the 9/11 morning.

If you're lucky and you act quickly, you may just find some of the fresh items still in the store, because everyone will be grabbing the strorage items which you should already have.

You may want to try and top off your gas tanks and pick up a few batteries as well.  By and large, I see your "window of opportunity" to be just hours once this event breaks loose.

I have 3- 5 gallon cans so I have 15 gallons of gas put by for my generator. I might squeeze 2 week out of it, running it about 6 hours a day. I have 4-55 gallon steel drums I was going to put gas in but so far I have chickened out. Worried it might blow up.

I ordered empty, refillable inhaler tubes to be used with essential oils, which I have plenty of.

Also ordered refillable nasal spray bottles that come with a mix for nasal spray solution.

Yesterday I ordered a portable, rechargeable nebulizer that comes with both AC and DC adaptors.

Some of these things may never been essential - hopefully, but could be priceless if someone in our home becomes ill.

Finally feel we're ok on foods and still need gun, ammunition and a 5 gallon water bottle.

Almost there.

kathw326 wrote: We went today and bought a bunch of bedding plants (all vegetables and spices).  Plus we have enough seed packets for a couple of years.   I'm an amatuer gardner so I don't know how I'll do with the garden but I sure am going to try.  If we go into quarantine, we'll have enough fresh  veggies and spices for a long time.   Kathy

Don't forget to wash off the bird poop with your fresh veggies from the garden.  Birds love to land and sit and do their thing on veggie plants....or the accidental dive-bomb!

Potatoes. Over here the best keeper is Rua in the states I think it's Burbank. When TSHTF I'm of to the vege place down the road to buy 30 x 20kg bags. Then if it goes longer than 3 months I can spend the evenings deshooting them.
I don't think I can last on rice....I need my spuds.

Now if we could only find packets of powdered coke..(The soft drink type not the other).

  Hi oknut, I have also purchased essential oils, I'm not sure about inhaler tubes.  What are they and how are they uses with the oils?  Where did you find your refillable nasal spray bottles.  I would like to order some.  Once I know what the inhaler tubes are I will want to order them as well.  If you still have the info on these items will you please send  it to me.  thanks.

I am curious about what type of nebulizer uses an ac adaptor. Do you know of a brand that is battery powered?

Remember if you get stuck and every thing shuts down trains carry enough food to feed several small armies. abandoned transport truck's are also worth checking out. Grain elelvator's can keep cities going fpr years. Don't waist anything you can dry meat and veg in your oven just set at 100* cut meat into stips and hang from rack and dry lay veg and fruits on parchment paper sliced or mashed and spread thin on a cookie sheet and dry. If your handy Still's are easy to make and you can use the ethonal to strech out your gas. There are some good site's on making bio desiel to.

Mississipp Mama wrote:   Hi oknut, I have also purchased essential oils, I'm not sure about inhaler tubes.  What are they and how are they uses with the oils?  Where did you find your refillable nasal spray bottles.  I would like to order some.  Once I know what the inhaler tubes are I will want to order them as well.  If you still have the info on these items will you please send  it to me.  thanks.

   
Albert posted a thread called Humor the other day. It contained links to a couple of Jon Stewart bits on BF that were hilarious and also a link to an informative video. In the informative video, the speaker (male RN) dicussed the value of esential oils and suggested using them with inhaler tubes. He mentioned putting essential oils on cotton to be placed inside the nasal inhaler tube. I searched on ebay and sure enough - someone was selling the empty, refillable inhaler tubes that come with blotters for essential oils. You can just go to ebay and search on "empty inhaler tubes" and they should come up. Think the seller has essential oils too, but I already have plenty of those.

A company at www.dreamingearth.com also sells a couple types of refillable inhalers. The ones I bought off ebay are plastic, but these folks have some metal ones too.

Then I did some more searching and discovered a product called Breathe-ease that comes with a refillable nasal spray/drop bottle. Seems to be a dry mix that you prepare with water for use in the bottle. It's available from quite a few places.

When the doctor gave me an in-office breathing treatment for my pneumonia, it really helped to loosen up the congestion so I thought the portable nebulizer might be a worthwhile investment.
    

  Hey oknut, thank you so much for the information.  I will work on this today.  

Samoa wrote: Last Minute Stuff, you say?  Well, if this thing is as protracted as some people think it will be, then vegetable seeds would become invaluable the following Spring.  They're cheap, take up virtually no space and keep well.

Don't forget to pickup an OTC product called Mucinex.  It liqufies secretions in your lungs and helps you to cough them out when you have bad colds or pneumonia.  It saved me last winter when I had 2 very nasty chest colds back to back.  I was miserable, coughing constantly, thick junk in my lungs, couldn't sleep lying down, couldn't breathe etc.  With mucinex, everything became loose and liquid, I was able to cough it up, and finally got a good nite's rest, and was able to breathe.  After using it for the first time, I was a believer, and now always have it in my medicine chest.  It could be a frontline drug, if, god forbid, you get either flu or pneumonia. 

pugmom wrote: Don't forget to pickup an OTC product called Mucinex.  It liqufies secretions in your lungs and helps you to cough them out when you have bad colds or pneumonia.  It saved me last winter when I had 2 very nasty chest colds back to back.  I was miserable, coughing constantly, thick junk in my lungs, couldn't sleep lying down, couldn't breathe etc.  With mucinex, everything became loose and liquid, I was able to cough it up, and finally got a good nite's rest, and was able to breathe.  After using it for the first time, I was a believer, and now always have it in my medicine chest.  It could be a frontline drug, if, god forbid, you get either flu or pneumonia.

    

It is good stuff, but it has been around forever. Mucinex is nothing more than a massive dose of Guaifensin. Its been in Robitussin since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Most Drug Store Chains have a generic version. Just look for Guaifensin at 400 mg or so. Its about 1/3 the price and works just as well.