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Post by martywny on Jan 7, 2022 14:58:47 GMT -5
And some of that food stranded in the I-95 incident went to the people on the road! What a gesture of human compassion! I can't even imagine being stuck on the road in good conditions. We had the same thing happen here in Buffalo several years back on the I90 in a snowstorm. Some of the local snowmobile clubs took it upon themselves to drive up and down the road to see what people needed, took food and water out to the cars, took people to hospitals if necessary, delivered gas, took police officers around the site, anything to help. Restaurants and grocery stores were donating food and supplies. Always good to have a breakdown kit in your car, especially where it gets cold.
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Post by reuben on Jan 7, 2022 15:41:00 GMT -5
Another sweet story - a Schlitz Bakery truck that was stranded on I-95 got authorization from the corporate office to distribute all the bread on the truck to anyone of the stranded that wanted it. Folks helped the driver distribute the bread & rolls to as many folks who wanted/needed it - many of whom had elderly &/or kids on board that hadn't eaten anything in 20 hours. I'm pretty sure that you mean the Schmidt bakery truck. Schlitz is a beer, from way back when, but seems to still be around. On the other hand, maybe Schlitz would have calmed people down a bit more. I hate driving/traffic/etc., so Schlitz beer might have a better chance at calming me down than Schmidt bread. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/01/04/shutdown-virginia-i-95-schmidt-bread/
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Post by breezygardener on Jan 7, 2022 15:46:51 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that you mean the Schmidt bakery truck. Yes - you're right. It was Schmidt, & I corrected it. Thanks!
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Post by datgirl on Jan 8, 2022 12:49:39 GMT -5
My concern, if I were stranded like that that would be having to go to the bathroom.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jan 9, 2022 8:36:31 GMT -5
My concern, if I were stranded like that that would be having to go to the bathroom. I'd be okay as long as I didn't drink anything. The days of holding my water like a camel are fading.
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Post by gianna on Jan 10, 2022 11:11:54 GMT -5
Not the same thing, but I remember as a child of maybe 5 there was a large produce truck that got blown over on it's side on the edge of the road in the S.Cal desert just N of Palm Springs. People were helping themselves to the various types of produce the truck was carrying. I have no clue if they had permission, though it would never have been sold. But there were lots of compartments/drawers and a great variety of vegetables. There now is a very extensive wind farm in that area.
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Post by breezygardener on Jan 10, 2022 18:02:30 GMT -5
I did a major grocery run this afternoon, & quite a few shelves were bare at Walmart, Lidl, & Martin's. I did manage to get everything on my list except for spinach, as the only spinach available was in those huge plastic clamshells, & I didn't want to go that route.
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Post by emmsmommy on Jan 22, 2022 17:51:01 GMT -5
Lots of bare shelves at Walmart yesterday. Lunch meat and coffee pods were again in short supply and of course the one time I have a craving for frozen pizza, the freezers are empty. I guess it's partly because of the Arctic weather we've been having but as a consolation I did manage to grab the last carton of salted caramel ice cream that I haven't been able to find for over a year.
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Post by raphanus on Jan 30, 2022 8:28:43 GMT -5
I don’t buy produce, but I have noticed prices for meat skyrocketed in the last two weeks. Chicken literally doubled in price. Ground beef up to 8.99 a pound. Lots of bare shelves in the meat department. Prices for pork seem to have not changed at all surprisingly. I want to start raising meat chickens in the spring so that I don’t have to go to the grocery store for anything other than salt and butter and cheese. Raising chickens is illegal in my city but desperate times call for desperate measures.
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Post by pondgardener on Jan 30, 2022 11:16:05 GMT -5
I haven't had much trouble finding items on the shelves with the exception of saltine crackers. I usually have an ample supply but the last few weeks I have been unable to find any, generic or name brand.
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Post by binnylou on Jan 30, 2022 11:58:48 GMT -5
pondgardener, I’ve had trouble with the saltines also…finding the brand I want for the price I’m willing to pay. has anybody here made their saltines from scratch?
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Post by pondgardener on Jan 30, 2022 15:26:14 GMT -5
binnylou, seems like a lot of time, work and expense to make what amounts to about a sleeve of regular crackers, although I am sure they would have far better taste. I may have to look for a substitute soon. Distilled water was unavailable at some stores as well, probably due to panic buying from C-pap users. I still have a distiller that was bought when our daughter was born. I may have to take it out and see if it is still operational.
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Post by datgirl on Jan 30, 2022 15:52:33 GMT -5
I haven't been able to find oyster crackers so I bought Saltines. I haven't been able to find either for 2 weeks now. The shelves this morning were really low on pasta and sauce, ice cream, saltines, and the prices of what they did have went up. Today I'm cooking a turkey that I bought at Thanksgiving at a very low price. I'll get a few meals out of it at least.
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Post by desertwoman on Jan 30, 2022 15:55:03 GMT -5
I'm not a soda cracker/saltines eater but the recipe you posted pondgardener , sounds quite tasty. And fairly easy to make. I would definitely make them if I did eat soda crackers!
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Post by gianna on Feb 3, 2022 14:53:39 GMT -5
I don't eat saltines, but I occasionally do make crackers. I mix almond flour and an egg, maybe a few sesame seeds, roll them out thin on parchment, cut with pizza cutter, and bake. works pretty well. Been making quac with frozen avocadoes from last year, and with cheese and the crackers, it hits the spot. I went to costco this morning during Covid hours. Nice and quiet. I did not think to look around for shortages, but they did not have 2 items I wanted - cream cheese, and bottled water in gallons. They had lots of water in smaller bottles. I looked online, and apparently Costco has been having trouble stocking water for some time. And other supply issues with products like papertowels and tp. They have apparently hired 3 ships of their own to help relieve the log jam. This was from an article late last year. Fortunately I still have my earthquake preparedness water, but I don't like to let that get too low. I suppose I could refill the bottles with our icky tap water. It's safe, but tastes like %^&^%$@$. If you live in an area with good-tasting tap water, thank your lucky stars. It wasn't on the list, but I also bought a Costco roast chicken. Will eventually make soup. edit to add: Costco did have Kirkland brand peanut butter. First time in a year??
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