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Food Shortage & Rising Food Prices

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#96 ·
Incidentally that's my fridge in the pic but I keep it switched off because people in other prepper forums have told me that if I switch it on, the moisture could rust the tins, and that I should simply store them at room temperature, preferably somewhere cool.
 
#97 ·
Moisture, humidity, and heat are definitely your enemies when trying to store food long term. There are some items that will store pretty much indefinitely if stored away from light and moisture and other things that can store indefinitely in a freezer.
 
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#98 ·
Thanks, and incidentally tins say on them something like- "Consume contents within 3 days after opening" which is a bit of a downer because I'm not a big eater and usually only eat half the can and would prefer to store the rest for at least a couple of weeks until I fancy finishing it off, grrr...
 
#101 ·
There is no doubt that shortages are occurring more often in our country. My very elderly mother has an incontinence problem and yesterday I looked online to buy adult underwear to deal with this problem. Products are available but choices and sizes are limited and some deliveries are one month out. Adult diapers! It’s getting pretty damned bad when it’s hard to buy adult diapers in the proper size! I’m also trying to get her private at-home assisted care but agencies are stressed and nothing is available.

My last trip for groceries at Walmart, there was plenty available, but there were still many many brands and varieties that disappeared last winter and are still nowhere to be found.

A while back I read that UPS and FedEx couldn’t get enough trucks for deliveries. Yesterday UPS announced that due to insufficient capacity they would not be accepting packages from 6 major retailers for christmas delivery. Folks, something is seriously wrong and our leaders are NOT working to improve the situation. This is the kind of stuff I witnessed overseas in communist and socialist countries. It’s slowly getting worse and worse and I fear we are rapidly approaching the tipping point.
 
#102 ·
I don't anticipate it getting better so I am taking that fact into account every time I make a grocery run. I hit a couple of stores last weekend and the usual suspects where missing, TP, paper towels and plates. household cleaning, spam and some canned goods, and the meats were mostly low end cuts. No bacon! The Ho and Joe will only make it worse.
 
#104 ·
IF, and it's a big IF, the president invokes the insurrection act, declares martial law, and starts arresting traitors (as suggested by some military patriots) things are going to go from bad to "totally f-ked up" in a heartbeat. Winter is the worst possible time for massive civil unrest to take place.
We're practically under martial law now. And if the gov. makes the vaccine mandatory in order to enter stores and places of work, then this isn't a free country. It's a commie regime. Voting is already as good as you find in some third world banana republic. They were right about the domino theory back in the 60's. Communism does spread like a virus. Pun intended.
 
#108 ·
I went to the club last night @ 5PM, place was crowded, mask and sanitizing was needed.

The had Bounty paper towels, about 20 pallets of them, limit of two.

I took one just to replace the ones I have used up already.

Almost everyone was grabbing two of them, and happy about it.

Rice, there was plenty of four brands of Jasmin rice, not moving fast, 5 pallets worth, saw none in anyone's cart, pricy too.

Regular plain long grain white was missing from the shelves.

There was low sodium Spam on the shelf, no classic.

Milk Bone treats were down to three boxes from the usual 1-2 hundred of three sizes, grabbed 2, large only.

There was no TP of any brand at all, a lot of other things that went missing in Feb. are still absent.

The coolers were full of chicken, beef ones about half full.
 
#110 ·
If you've never had the plague vaccine shot into your butt you have lived a sheltered life. :vs_laugh:

I had so much put into my body prior to overseas replacement, at the 6 month point in Vietnam, and again before being allowed back into America that any COVID virus would turn and run upon trying to gain entrance to my body.:vs_shocked:
 
#123 ·
I've had my rabies shot, does that count? Now can I buy toilet paper? :tango_face_grin:
 
#131 · (Edited)
A friend of mine works at U.MASS Amherst, one of the kids brought COVID from home,

gave it to him, in turn his mother who is 86 and his sister.

This occurred in a lab class, only a dozen students in it. kid did not know he had it.

Mother was hardest hit was in intensive care for the last two weeks,

being transferred to a nursing facility to recover today from the after effect, very weak but COV is gone.

There were shots in the military, had no choice on them, but hated the air injector method used later after basic,

some of those guys doing them were sadistic bastards in my opinion, if not pressed tightly against the skin it made a hell of a mess.

going to foreign countries, they are a must, otherwise you don't get in.

Passport and shot records were a close knit couple in my flight bag.

Of course I did a couple of times pick up an STD in some wayward places that did not show up until I was home,

just called the Doc told him what it was he laughed, and then I picked up a script and brought it to the pharmacy,

some of the girls would give me a dirty look after reading it, there was no FAXING it over then, there was no FAX or even PC's.

Even navigation was by LORAN, no GPS, and used celestial navigation along with DF tuned to stations like Radio Habana.

Had a list of HF stations to DF off of. also used a chronometer. some planes had drift meters.

In some planes we had ADF, but they did not cover the HF frequencies which we or I used with their ground wave emission.

after a few times I got smart and cut out the adventures, plus I was then married, that stopped it, did not cheat, plenty of opportunity.
 
#132 ·
Today I am going to make a food run so I will be scoping things out. I know the usual suspects will be in short supply but I want to get a feel for the dry and can goods. Why do I always think of 1960's and 70's Russia when talking about going to the store these days?
 
#133 ·
Did an expensive Costco trip yesterday. they had some TP, and other paper products in - last time they were out. We didn't need any, but, bought a pack anyway. Prices have been going up. Even their gas isn't competitive with local grocery stores any longer...

Oh well...we used 4 Costco gift cards we got from our primary credit card rewards - no upcoming travel for us...so, didn't spend any "real" $$$

Ran out early this morning for shoe fillins' for St. Nicholas day tomorrow for the wife. Never really participated, or knew about that, before I hitched up with her. Also, I take cash out of our savings account every other week and store it in the safe..never know. May need paper for the fireplace when they make paper money more worthless than it currently is...

Peace,
Michael J.
 
#134 ·
I shop both Sam's and Costco. Sam's is closer so I go there a little more often. Previously went there and TP and PT were gone. Yesterday they had a limited stock with only one per customer, which is what they've had for months. I'm canning meat so I went to pick some up. While the grocery stores all have price increases, Sam's has stayed pretty much the same.
 
#139 · (Edited)
We have neither a Sam's Club or a Costco within 35 miles of us, kid orders some stuff on Amazon with prime, free shipping.

I can order stuff on line from the BJ's club but have to pay shipping, I don't use it.

I order some stuff online from Walmart, free pickup at store.

Splenda comes in 5 pound equivalent bags and individual packets (1,000 to box).

Myself, I use Equal in Packets for tea and Splenda in the bags for cooking.

I get Both at the BJ's club, they had the equal on sale a couple of months ago, bought 20 boxes (20,000 packets).

It was like four dollars a box.
 
#140 ·
We have neither a Sam's Club or a Costco within 35 miles of us, kid orders some stuff on Amazon with prime, free shipping.

I can order stuff on line from the BJ's club but have to pay shipping, I don't use it.

I order some stuff online from Walmart, free pickup at store.
We are prime members also. Since the plandemic, suppliers at Amazon have raised many of their prices a lot. Sam's and Costco have not. So I shop around. With my Sam's membership I get free shipping and that has paid for itself, just as Prime has paid for itself in turn around time and shipping. I now shop at a variety of places because of rising prices where I used to buy mostly from Amazon.

i just am not a fan of shopping Costco online. They only show what's in the warehouse and not what's available in the store. Sam's shows both and I can order online and pick up in the parking lot if I choose to if it's available in the store. The only thing I don't do that for is for meat.
 
#143 ·
I've seen some crazy prices for some things I normally buy via Amazon's subscribe and save. In response, I've changed what I buy. We're hunkered down again for awhile, so no contact to absolute minimum until the cases spreading from the holidays burn out. I consider grocery stores high risk for now, we've got the highest new case rates since the pandemic started, and my ICU nursing friends tell me that they're seeing more, sicker people than over the summer. So no grocery stores for awhile either. Ordered 2 white currant bushes for spring delivery and filled out some holes in my seed supply instead.
 
#152 ·
Well, I went to both Wally World and HEB yesterday, what mad houses. I went early thinking I would get in and out before the crowds. Apparently everyone else had the same idea.:vs_mad: I hate people, especially in crowds. :vs_mad::vs_mad:

Anyways, I went through 4 hundred bucks in a hurry. Seems to me prices are up across the board. Stocked up on canned goods, rice and beans. Inventory looked pretty good. Wally World had TP so I added to my storage. Interesting, No paper towels or paper plates. No cleaning stuff at all but I am in pretty good shape there. HEB had a good selection of meats so I topped off there as well.

They way things are looking I would prepare for more stringent shutdowns as we go forward. I even hear rumors that the governor is considering shutdowns. Hell, If I wasn't working and didn't need beer and bread I wouldn't have to leave the house for maybe 2 or 3 years. :tango_face_grin: So, I am comfortable where I am right now as far as storage. Plenty of ammo, food, water, 1st aid, etc. If your going to bring it then bring it on already.
 
#153 ·
Well, I went to both Wally World and HEB yesterday, what mad houses. I went early thinking I would get in and out before the crowds. Apparently everyone else had the same idea.:vs_mad: I hate people, especially in crowds. :vs_mad::vs_mad:

Anyways, I went through 4 hundred bucks in a hurry. Seems to me prices are up across the board. Stocked up on canned goods, rice and beans. Inventory looked pretty good. Wally World had TP so I added to my storage. Interesting, No paper towels or paper plates. No cleaning stuff at all but I am in pretty good shape there. HEB had a good selection of meats so I topped off there as well.

They way things are looking I would prepare for more stringent shutdowns as we go forward. I even hear rumors that the governor is considering shutdowns. Hell, If I wasn't working and didn't need beer and bread I wouldn't have to leave the house for maybe 2 or 3 years. :tango_face_grin: So, I am comfortable where I am right now as far as storage. Plenty of ammo, food, water, 1st aid, etc. If your going to bring it then bring it on already.
We thought the same thing, go in slow time at the stores, WRONG!, both the place were mobbed!

We are in a state of lockdown within the state as decreed by the Governor, no excess travel, we only go where we need to go,

we are hermits for the most part, but they can go bite me with their lockdown!!!!!

When we went shopping Friday at Wally World, no PT at all and no TP either, just checked, don't need any,

most of the gallon jugs of water were gone also.

At the BJ's club which we also went to they had some Bounty paper towels, limit 2, grabbed one.

There was plenty of "fresh" Perdue chicken at the club, frozen type was almost non existent in the cases.

Bought a 6 can pack of club brand chicken, have about 40 cans of that put back.

Just checked my O2 saturation @98%, and temp @97.6F, no COVID signs.
 
#154 ·
At the local Walmart yesterday found bacon flavored Spam in stock. All canned meats were well stocked except for Dak hams. I like Paul Newmans line of pasta sauces and they have been scarce here since last February. But most varieties were on the shelf. TP and PT were at full stock. Low sodium Cambells chicken soup was on the shelf too after a 6 week absence. Lots of bulk rice and beans. Looks like things are close to pre-pandemic levels. Time to restock is now before the stupidity starts up again.
 
#155 ·
I saw pretty much the same thing so I added to my storage. Household cleaners where in short supply but could be had. Prices are still up. I look for it to get worse once Joe and the Ho settle in.
 
#157 ·
I went to a Walmart and Sam's club earlier this month. Sam's club was out of the members mark bottled water 45 count at the time.then to the local dollar general.one aisle was almost completely empty.another aisle half empty.i went to Sam's club again today.only members mark bottled water was what they had on the floor it self.and a limit on paper products.
 
#158 ·
With some stores it's hit and miss. Went to Sam's last week and picked up a few things. One thing on the list was paper bowls. Saturday I checked the website and they had them back in stock so I ordered a couple for pickup. I didn't even have to get out of the car. I hate stores on weekends.
 
#159 ·
Bartering with neighbors for local produce. Small farmers and ranchers get hosed by the distributors. Farmers don't make money, end consumers get higher prices, might as well just localize. Shorten supply chains and survive.
 
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