Sheldon > wrote:

>If you live alone why do you need to stash so much food, are you
>paranoid about running out of food, are there no stupidmarkets
>nearby... it's always better to buy fresh and/or take advantage of the
>store's fridges/freezers. And if your landlord is paying for your
>electric you'll not be permitted to have an extra fridge or freezer,
>and rightly so. And if you're paying for electric you won't be able
>to save enough money buying sale items to cover the price of the
>appliance and your additional electric bill. If you have extra cash
>sitting around you'd be far wiser putting it into an interest bearing
>savings account than to invest in foods for stockpiling, many of which
>you'll never consume... trust me, simply because you have the space
>you will fill it, mainly with larger quantites of perishables than you
>can consume before they spoil.

I live in northern Missouri where winters are BAD!

there are times when it damn near impossible to get to
the store or a severe inconvenience in the least