Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 4/23/2020 3:31 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 4/22/2020 6:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>> Micheleia's Hamburger Mac and Cheese. It was a snack sized
>>>>> portion. That part was good as I was only eating a snack. But
>>>>> whoever does the online reviews should lose their job! 5 stars
>>>>> my eye! *Shudder* Had a slightly weird flavor and the pasta
>>>>> was soft.
>>>>>
>>>>> My trip to Walmart tomorrow does not look promising. They are
>>>>> out of stock on most everything I would normally buy. We've
>>>>> been eating cereal or crackers for a meal almost daily. We
>>>>> also have cheese and canned goods. That's about it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need REAL food! And paper towels. Stores seem to have TP now
>>>>> but no paper towels.
>>>>
>>>> I almost feel sorry for you , sitting here with a freezer full
>>>> of various meats and a pantry well stocked with all the things
>>>> we like . We've even got fresh lettuce in the fridge and green
>>>> onions growing both out in the garden and in a big plastic pot
>>>> out on the deck . Fresh tomatoes would be nice , but all that's
>>>> available here are commercially grown tomato-shaped objects
>>>> that have no flavor . I can wait for our home grown .
>>>
>>> I was able to get a little fresh meat today, but mostly more
>>> frozen/prepared food.
>>
>> *Y'all got it bad there , around here it's pretty much business
>> as usual - with masks on a lot of folks . We haven't had
>> shortages for a while now , last week there was quite a bit of TP
>> on the WM shelves - even the cheap stuff . My wife grew up dirt
>> poor in a single parent (mostly , except for the perv stepdad)
>> and they often wondered where the next meal was coming from . She
>> refuses to live like that , and that's fine with me . And so we
>> keep a pretty good supply of basic ingredients on hand . Not much
>> in the way of prepared stuff , we prefer to build from scratch .
>
> I think the problem is that we can only shop every two weeks. We
> are not allowed to go just for eggs or milk. So we try to think of
> everything we might need until we get to the store again.

If you have a pencil, and a sheet of paper, you could make a list.
That way, after weeks of waiting to shop, you wouldn't have to rely
on memory.

I've been doing this pencil trick for 50 years.