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Post by perthprepper on Oct 9, 2016 15:47:20 GMT 10
I know people who boast that they don't have any food at home other than very basic staples - and by that they mean breakfast cereal, jam, coffee, etc. Not even flour or sugar - because they shop on the way home from work each day. They'd be dead within a week if the water stopped flowing and the grid went down... I'm always amazed when I meet people who live like this. Leaving out many other downsides, the sheer waste of time of going to the shop every day is something I couldn't handle. |
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Post by clearview on Oct 10, 2016 3:27:59 GMT 10
Perthprepper, I couldn't agree more. I don't have the time to waste by shopping every day. I like to bulk shop. Then my trips to the supermarket don't require so much time or a huge trolley.
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Post by tyburn on Oct 19, 2016 13:35:40 GMT 10
I know people who boast that they don't have any food at home other than very basic staples - and by that they mean breakfast cereal, jam, coffee, etc. Not even flour or sugar - because they shop on the way home from work each day. They'd be dead within a week if the water stopped flowing and the grid went down... I'm always amazed when I meet people who live like this. Leaving out many other downsides, the sheer waste of time of going to the shop every day is something I couldn't handle. This is the way shopping is done in my neck of the woods - Chinese cooking is all about using the freshest ingredients, so people will buy meat and veg fresh every day (right down to picking out a live fish or chicken and having it killed before them at the market). This means that many people only have condiments, rice, maybe some noodles or other dried ingredients and snacks at home. Also means there isn't much of a market for canned goods, meaning I can only really buy in from the specialized import food stores (which generally don't hold much stock) or order online. Upside of this is that if there is a "situation" most times of the year, a lot of urban people will be going hungry very quickly. People out in the boonies will be much better off, but I imagine food riots and massive looting at any food outlets within a couple of days. |
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Post by frontsight on Oct 19, 2016 14:17:35 GMT 10
I'm always amazed when I meet people who live like this. Leaving out many other downsides, the sheer waste of time of going to the shop every day is something I couldn't handle. This is the way shopping is done in my neck of the woods - Chinese cooking is all about using the freshest ingredients, so people will buy meat and veg fresh every day (right down to picking out a live fish or chicken and having it killed before them at the market). This means that many people only have condiments, rice, maybe some noodles or other dried ingredients and snacks at home. Also means there isn't much of a market for canned goods, meaning I can only really buy in from the specialized import food stores (which generally don't hold much stock) or order online. Upside of this is that if there is a "situation" most times of the year, a lot of urban people will be going hungry very quickly. People out in the boonies will be much better off, but I imagine food riots and massive looting at any food outlets within a couple of days. The biggest problem with city dwellers is that that they don't need and they don't know how to do many things. Many who live close to the train line don't even have a drivers license. Goods and services are too easy to come by. Many people under the age of 30 no longer know how to change the rubber seals in the leaking tap, nor change a flat tyre. The lack or car and storage space make them not want to buy In bulk. And ooohhhh the panic once the internet is off. Work culture is not helping neither, we are too specialized,I work in the lab and am forbidden from doing any maintenance work, including changing the light globes, instead I am required to call and wait 2 hours for it. Today one of my staff asked me to check the radio because she couldn't tune it back to her usual station after the cleaners touched it (it was on AM instead of FM). The world has gone soft..... |
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Post by gasman on Oct 19, 2016 14:30:48 GMT 10
Soo true
We have friends who live in a Melbourne apartment above a 24 supermarket
They have a tiny fridge for milk but their own shopping trolley to take up in the elevator whenever they shop
How long would they last without power and transport!!
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Post by frontsight on Oct 19, 2016 14:58:20 GMT 10
Look at some sydney aparments, 50-70 floors (some purposes ones up to 90 floors). If you are unfit and have to walk all the way down and back up during a black out, you will likely burn and sweat out as much as what you can score....
I feel much safer in my rental granny flat with my tradie land lord next door....
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Post by Peter on Oct 19, 2016 21:23:10 GMT 10
They're interesting points - not just about food, but about skills & abilities. I have literally met people who call in a "Hire-a-Hubby" or some such service to put picture hooks in the wall. Yes, I said that correctly. No, they aren't capable of even putting a screw into a wall.
I'd be embarrassed to have such little practical ability (unless of course I was sick, injured, or elderly, but that's a whole different kettle of fish).
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