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Default Texas Snowpocalypse 2021 Emergency Rations

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:02:48 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:21:16 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 2/17/2021 7:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> The nearest 4 grocery stores and 2 dollar stores are all closed due
> >> to no power, and the roads are only half visible between ice and
> >> snow. 65% of your neighboring neighborhoods within 5 miles have no
> >> power. The only restaurant open within 6 miles is a Burger King and
> >> the drive-through is 35+ cars long. There are two gas station
> >> quickie marts open with nearly empty shelves.
> >>
> >> Pop Quiz: What do you buy?
> >>
> >> https://i.postimg.cc/85YJqNW2/Snowpo...al-Package.jpg
> >>

> > Answer: None of the above

> But do you have a weeks worth of cigarettes, wine, and cat food at
> every given moment?


I don't smoke, drink wine, or have a cat, but I certainly have enough supplies
at any given moment to get by for a week. Or two.

Then again, I'm well-heeled and compulsively organized. In the last
six months I've taken to writing the purchase date on paper goods,
cleaning products, and bottled water to help me rotate the stocks.

Cindy Hamilton