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Emergency food
On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 11:46:57 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> > On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:43:18 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> >> > On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:07:32 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
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> >> >> > On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 8:47:16 AM UTC-10, Moe DeLoughan
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> On 11/10/2015 10:56 AM, sf wrote:
> >> >> >> > On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:45:52 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> On 11/9/2015 2:07 PM, sf wrote:
> >> >> >> >>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:26:27 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
> >> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> (Link below for those who want to view the video)
> >> >> >> >>>> http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-its-l...ocalyp-1740597
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >>> That page doesn't exist.
> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >> Fixed:
> >> >> >> >> http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-its-l...lyp-1740597077
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks. I guess it's called "survival" food.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It's also nothing that a person couldn't trick up themselves with
> >> >> >> stockpiled dried vegetables, pasta, potatoes, rice, tomato powder,
> >> >> >> powdered milk and cheese products, and so forth. You could mix up
> >> >> >> your
> >> >> >> own seasoning or dried sauce mix ahead of time and store that, too,
> >> >> >> or
> >> >> >> make it on an as-needed basis. Honestly, pasta in tomato sauce or
> >> >> >> potatoes in a cheese or sour cream sauce is no brain surgery.
> >> >> >> There's
> >> >> >> no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a bucket of macaroni and
> >> >> >> some
> >> >> >> powdered tomato/herb packets, or a bucket of dried potato slices
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> some powdered milk/cheese sauce packets.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Then again, the same can be said for the so-called 'survival'
> >> >> >> seeds.
> >> >> >> Just plain old open-pollinated seeds that can be purchased in bulk
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> about one one-hundredth of the price from actual seed companies.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What we need is home irradiation units - one that uses no
> >> >> > radioactive
> >> >> > materials. We could can our own foods in seconds without pressure
> >> >> > cookers.
> >> >> > That would be cool.
> >> >>
> >> >> You were just born too soon ;-)
> >> >>
> >> > I cannot say if I was born too soon. I probably woke up too early
> >> > though.
> >> > 
> >> >
> >> > One could make a lead-lined, air-tight, food storage box that would be
> >> > very power efficient. You put food in it and when you close the door,
> >> > it
> >> > blasts the food with X-rays and shuts off. It won't need any power
> >> > until
> >> > you open it up again. Who needs a stinkin' refrigerator? 
> >>
> >> Me? <g>
> >>
> >
> > I figure you just leave foods out on the porch if you want it cold. Hee
> > hee.
>
> Ya think?
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Probably not - I just like to imagine it that way. A great thing about those places up North is they have ice water coming out of the taps. Amazing! That would never happen over here - too bad.
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