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Texas Snowpocalypse 2021 Emergency Rations
On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:39:48 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>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:
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>> > 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?
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>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.
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>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.
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>Cindy Hamilton
I've been writing the purchase date on everything all my life.
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