"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
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> On 8/16/2012 4:17 AM, Farm1 wrote:
>
>>> Did you stockpile anything at all?
>>
>> No. Mind you, live in the country so we supply our own water, have a
>> good
>> vegetable garden, keep poultry and I always keep a well stocked pantry.
>
> No food is stockpiled at my house, either.
>
> In Walmart, I noticed a large display, near the cash registers, of a
> 12-Day Emergency Food Survival Kit. It guarantees you 2,063 per day, and
> it was $68. I assume this is for one person. I wonder who would buy this?

You might need this if you live in an area prone to hurricanes or if you get
snowed in during the winter. I wouldn't simply because chances are high
that we couldn't eat it. I did used to keep some shelf stable meals through
the winter that were allergy friendly but frankly they weren't very filling
or good. So I no longer keep them.