How much preps do you have?

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     I have plenty for at least 6 months for me and my owners (2 cats ). But, if any of my kids show up, it will turn out to be rice and beans, tators and beans, biscuits and beans, and just plain beans.
  Found out that my landlord has a genny for the well. Already has a large holding tank, so I hope that water will be fine. I do have lots of soda bottles and those collapsible containers that I bought before I knew about the genny. And, of course I realize that the fuel may run out before the pandemic does.
 I live in a small trailer park about 6 miles from town. I hope that most folks will leave as they are construction workers. Yup, I`m trailer trash. LOL.
 Do have my eye on the Texas longhorns down the road aways.Think the owners would miss one ?

Poll Question: How long will your supplies last?
Vote	Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
	2 Weeks	42	[8.28%]
	30 Days	53	[10.45%]
	60 Days	53	[10.45%]
	90 Days	107	[21.10%]
	6 Months	133	[26.23%]
	9 Months	38	[7.50%]
	12 Months	52	[10.26%]
	1.5 Years	18	[3.55%]
	2 + Years	11	[2.17%]

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cactuswren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote cactuswren Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 28 2006 at 5:28pm
	I have plenty for at least 6 months for me and my owners (2 cats ). But, if any of my kids show up, it will turn out to be rice and beans, tators and beans, biscuits and beans, and just plain beans. Found out that my landlord has a genny for the well. Already has a large holding tank, so I hope that water will be fine. I do have lots of soda bottles and those collapsible containers that I bought before I knew about the genny. And, of course I realize that the fuel may run out before the pandemic does. I live in a small trailer park about 6 miles from town. I hope that most folks will leave as they are construction workers. Yup, I`m trailer trash. LOL. Do have my eye on the Texas longhorns down the road aways.Think the owners would miss one ?

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 29 2006 at 9:09pm
	I'm concentrating on using up money in our flexible spending account for over the counter meds and getting my DH to write us some prescriptions for things. Filling out the medicine cabinet with that extra FSA money. For those of you that have Flexible Spending accounts through work, don't forget to use it all! Seems like every year we've got friends moaning about how they lost money because the end of the year snuck up on them. Buy backup contacts, glasses, over the counter meds, call your doctors office and ask for meds that are maintenance meds, explain you want to use that FSA money - they've got tons of people calling my DH office to ask b/c of that and he understands and calls them in. So anyway, that's the focus right now. Not much new with food. I didn't realize how many preps I had until my oldest daughter told my mother that "there's not anywhere to hide in the house for hide and seek because Mommy has jars and boxes of food there." She was referring to under the beds, closets, etc. Yep. So I'm taking a break from food for a while. She also still tells me, in a reminding tone, that "Mommy, there's *butter* under my bed." (Butter I canned.)

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 29 2006 at 9:59pm
	My wifes mother lost her job so our preps and our cash has taken a direct hit. "You sank my battleship" Her mother has a 17 and 8 yr. old sons at home.This happens every 3 or 4 months.And always right before Christmas.Every time we see a little daylight along comes the mother-in-law solar eclipse. Sorry for the gloom all.

July Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: May 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1660	Post Options Post Reply Quote July Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2006 at 5:34pm
	I am wondering even when we go out what products will be available. What if the farmers can not grow the food because they are ill or can not get fuel, seeds, workers, etc. What if it hits during growing season and all the crops are lost because they can not be processed, shipped, etc. so if we plan for the wave to pass in like 6 months and have supplies for that time period what will be availiable for purchase to replinsh with?

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2006 at 6:47pm
	I'm more worried about it hitting in a not-growing season - like dead of winter. I have bought seeds with to plant my own garden, I can shoot game, but if it's winter, that's what we'll have to get through. I think we all need enough to get to that growing season, and through till crops we plant are producing.

dr d Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: November 30 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 360	Post Options Post Reply Quote dr d Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: November 30 2006 at 10:30pm
	the N95 masks that are "dust masks" ARE medical grade and they DO say NIOSHA APPROVED. Regular dust masks are not listed as N95 or any other numbers. ANy mask in the P series will protect as their filtration is even better than the N95s
	Dr d

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 01 2006 at 7:53am
	Another 5 gallon bucket, this one of Penne pasta (it's a texture thang). Solar lights (5) on sale for half price. 1.75 liter bottle of vodka (for medicinal purposes, cough cough), another twenty five pound bag of dog food, a pallet of pellets for pellet stove, another half brick of .22 long rifle bullets (Big 5 sale) 2 boxes Krusteaz blueberry muffins, vacuum sealed, 1 quart paprika, 1 lb swiss chese vacuum sealed

Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 05 2006 at 5:52pm
	Sorry to hear about that Ron.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 05 2006 at 9:26pm
	Thanx A.I got some even worse news the 2nd.Im just going to put my head down and keep pushin till something gives.Lol

Linda-ann Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: September 08 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 154	Post Options Post Reply Quote Linda-ann Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 05 2006 at 9:46pm
	I am aiming for six months of canned food one year of rice and beans . Two year supply of seeds. Solar generator with four panels, two hundred candles five months of firewood. Three crank radios . Two cell phones with walkie talkie function. Cd player and one hundred batteries , Four flashlights with batteries

dr d Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: November 30 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 360	Post Options Post Reply Quote dr d Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 06 2006 at 6:07am
	Linda Ann where did you get the solar generator?? What size panels did you get?
	Dr d

dr d Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: November 30 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 360	Post Options Post Reply Quote dr d Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 06 2006 at 6:09am
	My queation for Linda Ann didn't come thru..I don't think it did.... Where did you get the solar generator and what sizw solar panels do you have?
	Dr d