I just ate a frozen meal :(
"Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
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> On 4/23/2020 5:01 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
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>>> On 4/23/2020 3:31 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "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.
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>>>>> 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 .
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>>>> I was able to get a little fresh meat today, but mostly more
>>>> frozen/prepared food.
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>>> 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 .
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>> 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.
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> We're doing that too , Julie . Our next trip to town is scheduled for
> when Max and I run out of milk for our morning coffee . Of course we'll
> also be making a stop at the hardware store for a few things (aluminum
> flashing for bee hive equipment) , and we'll probably pick up something to
> bring home for lunch . What has saved us is that we were stocked up before
> there was even a hint of this virus - which is just the way we always do
> things .
Thanks!
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