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Old 09-13-2018, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Chi33 View Post
I have a serious question and a rant.

The question. What SHOULD you stock up on in Florida during a hurricane.

I think: water, canned food, canned meat, cookies, bread, toilet paper to last a month (6 big rolls?) is okay. Can opener. That is all I can think of.

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The rant.

I went to the grocery stores last year when the hurricane was coming. I was just topping off what I had. I noticed this...

The milk, eggs, bread, water and toilet paper sections were empty.

Now, I get the water and bread... but why milk, eggs and toilet paper.

Milk: Not really the best thing if the power goes out.
Eggs: Hard to cook without electric, and how would you travel with it if evacuating.
Toilet Paper: How much do you really need?

The end.
To address your rant: Because it is what we bought up north before a snowstorm.We watched our parents and grandparents prepare the same way.

Natural gas is more common in the north, we could still cook.

Refrigeration? The whole outdoors is a refrigerator.

French toast is really good in a blizzard!

The toilet paper ~ gettin' kinda personal. . .