Canned Tuna and Powdered Milk For the Bird Flu

on your mark,get set,PANIC!

A case of tuna, a case of powdered milk, cases of veggies, fruit, meat, etc. It will take cases of food to ride out a pandemic expected to last 12 months or more.
Toilet paper, don't forget that...and pet foods.etc.

Jonesie wrote:

A case of tuna, a case of powdered milk, cases of veggies, fruit, meat, etc. It will take cases of food to ride out a pandemic expected to last 12 months or more.
Toilet paper, don't forget that...and pet foods.etc.

A case? Lots more than that.For instance,if you only like,say for example purposes,ravioli; 90 to 93 cans for 3 mo.,180 to 183 for 6 mo., And we all know how many for a year. When you get down to the nitty-gritty with the mathmatics of this,you will find it is an overwhelming process.3 mo., not to bad.6 mo.,quite a bit harder to do.1 year?????? Do you even have access to that kind of money? Or a place to store it all? And let's not forget the WHO org. plans for this to come in 3 or 4 waves. So if the first wave is expected to last 6 to 12 weeks or more;will you still have enough food and water on hand for the 2nd,3rd or 4th wave of the bird flu? I've had a continuous headache for 3 months now trying to figure everything we will need.I might as well dig my grave now!!! Cause I won't have any food or water saved by the 3rd wave of this crap.IF it was to hit tomorrow; I only have enough saved for one month.Food wise, I only have very little water saved.

And that will also go up considerably if you are married.That's now 180 to 186 cans of ravioli.Not to mention storing 558 gallons of water for 2 people (279 for 1) for 3 gallons a day for 3 months.Are you wondering if it is possible to save everything you will need? For one person maybe.Maybe even for 2 if you have a big house. Take a gander at me,I have to save for 10 people.That is just my immediate family and grandbaby.Now understand why I have had a headache for 3 months?LOL

There's no need to panic! Everytime you go to the supermarket just buy a few extra items to get your pantry stocked. If you start now with a basic supply of canned vegetables and fruits and then watch the sunday paper for the specials or sales that will help alot. Every time CVS or Eckerds has a sale on toilepaper or papertowels I go and buy a couple. I buy the products that I know I'm going to use and that way nothing will go to waste. My next goal is to really stock up on things like tooth paste, deoderant, maxipads and such. I buy extra things like ketchup, peanuts, crackers, things I know that my family will eat or use no matter what. I will be prepared no matter what comes. As a wife and a mother I feel it is something I must do for my family. I'm not afraid of catching this myself or the fact that this flu could kill me but more afraid of my child looking at me and saying "mom is there any more food"? That I could not take! So Please People do what you have to do to take care of yourself and your loved ones. Don't expect a handout during this time because you most likely will only be given a can of spam after waiting in that long line and catching everyone else's germs.

You spread the powdered milk on the ground and when the birds land to eat it you chuck the cans of tuna at them. Pow! no more bird flu.

Judy Rincon wrote:

<quoted text>A case? Lots more than that.For instance,if you only like,say for example purposes,ravioli; 90 to 93 cans for 3 mo.,180 to 183 for 6 mo., And we all know how many for a year. When you get down to the nitty-gritty with the mathmatics of this,you will find it is an overwhelming process.3 mo., not to bad.6 mo.,quite a bit harder to do.1 year?????? Do you even have access to that kind of money? Or a place to store it all? And let's not forget the WHO org. plans for this to come in 3 or 4 waves. So if the first wave is expected to last 6 to 12 weeks or more;will you still have enough food and water on hand for the 2nd,3rd or 4th wave of the bird flu? I've had a continuous headache for 3 months now trying to figure everything we will need.I might as well dig my grave now!!! Cause I won't have any food or water saved by the 3rd wave of this crap.IF it was to hit tomorrow; I only have enough saved for one month.Food wise, I only have very little water saved.

Apparentle the banks may also be short of cash, so we need to stockpile some of that, too. At least you guys are aware of things - most South Africans are blissfully unaware that there's even the possibility of a pandemic. NOT good for a third-world country!

I have three shelves set aside for a prep-pantry, all products that expire in 2007 on shelf one, all products that expire in 2008 on shelf two, and 2009 on shelf three. Cans have a black sharpie date written on the label, example x11-07 to indicate when that can will expire. One should shop for the most far out date, and eat the food in its epiration year. I don't think it would harm you to go over a bit but it is difficult to go back a redate all of the food if you don't keep up with the process. Rice, beans and pasta are stored in clean and dry used clear plastic bottles to protect from pests and allow visual of contents and condition.
William S Cook
IAQM
William

I started last year, stocking up on a bird flu pantry, and I am now feeling much more comfortable with what I have. It truly is just a few items each week more than what one would normally stock up on, and no more than that, so you shouldn't feel extremely pressured into buying huge inventory all at once. About the ravioli...don't buy lots and lots of ravioli and think you are well-prepared! You will be sick of it in a few days with nothing else to break the monotony. There are plenty of other food items that would make for better, more nutricious meals with very little preparation. The most difficult thing about preparation - having to endure all the snickers, the laughing behind your back, the head-shaking and the mutters about how crazy you've gotten all of a sudden. My family thinks I'm paranoid and needs some psychiatric help for my neurosis when I tell them to please prepare for bird flu.

Don't forget your N95 particulate masks. Stock up now because they will not be available if the virus ever hits.

Have plenty of coffee filters and bleach to filter and steralize water.
Get lots of salt, baking soda and sugar for rehydration after vomiting and diarrhea.
A can of milk mixed with powdered milk and 2 drops of vanilla will make it taste better.
If you have infants or expecting infants, buy several hundred canes of can milk and add infant vitamins to it, also buy 2 dozen cloth diapers.
If you cannot afford rubber gloves buy the thick kitchen gloves, they can be cleaned with bleach.Don't forget to buy a pair of goggles for everyone.
If you can afford it, purchase a respirator that can be cleaned and reused, it will be cheaper in the long run. You can google medical supplies to find them.
Have plenty of benadryl, tylenol, dramamine and pepcid.
Foods and medicines will generally last 5 to 10 years past their expiration date. They will not tell us that because they want to sell us more. They may not taste as good but if they smell ok they should be alright.
If you drink surface water it has to be boiled. Underground and rain water bleach will do.

You sure can Fuzzy.....let me know if they taste like chicken.