Food supply.....?

A lot of today's kids are spoiled rotten and just want to work at home in fronrt of their PC
in a set of sweats with a drink on the table and some bon bon's, near by.

With the price of gas and the way things are today, I can't blame them much.......
but someone needs to step up or we will slide down hill.

Not only food. Doing an oil change on my truck and Walmart is out of the oil I use, servicing the wheel bearings on my RV…the grease I’ve used for 5 years is out of stock! Shelves are sparsely stocked or simply bare, and have been like that for weeks. Buying more and more from Amazon, but even they are out of many items.

We go to our local Denny’s with friends for dinner, and it’s a running joke after being seated is asking what menu items aren’t available. Responses like no salmon, or chicken, no gravy, no crackers, and my favorite their chicken soup. Used to fill up my thermos with their soup when I drove semi’s. Things are out of whack worse than many realize.

I've been reading about a lot of things going on and I'm not optimistic. China hoarding a lot of grain and wheat along with them owning a lot farmland. Not to mention Bill Gates being the largest private owner of farm land in the US.

Theres not a whole lot I can do about anything, but I've been stocking up on rice, beans, flour, and a lot of dried foods and fruits. Even powdered eggs and powered milk - yuck(!).

If something happens, I'll be somewhat prepared. If nothing happens, I'll be eating that stuff more often.

I grow my own garden, too. Nothing like a fresh garden tomato!

If you all can, buy local and support the local farms.

You all have a good night!

Rustyt1953 said:

We have been adding basement supplies; box mac&cheese, peas, tuna, ramen, pasta/jarred sauces, peanut butter, dried beans/peas, canned soups, sriracha, canned peaches, Et cetera...

I have also been buying an extra 30 pack here and there as there is a pork chop in every can.

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A pork chop in every can of what?

Marshwheeling said:

Paying them a decent living wage would work better.

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Who would have the power to decide what a living wage is?
If $15 an hour is not enough, why not make it $30? Or $40? Or $50? How about $100?
You can get by for a while on $15 an hour if you don’t have a baby before you are 20 years old by someone who has no marketable job skills, is irresponsible, and is now nowhere to be found.
DON’T HAVE KIDS OR TAKE ON DEBT ( with the possible exception of student loans ) UNTIL YOU HAVE SAVED UP SOME MONEY OR HAVE A DECENT JOB! BE FINANCIALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE!

WHAT A CONCEPT !!!

smoothshooter said:

A pork chop in every can of what?

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Beer. A single 12 oz can of beer has the equivalent of one porkchop in protein and other nutrients.

smoothshooter said:

Who would have the power to decide what a living wage is?......

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I'm getting slightly more sitting on my *** than my teacher take home in 2021. Doesn't go very far in the current economy. And those of us that saved as a lifestyle get screwed the most. Joe

California, which produces 25% of our nations edible crops, is in a declared drought and will fall short of providing main stream farmland irrigation by about 40%, while concurrently shutting off access to streams and rivers to thousands of farmers who will be left high and dry.

The two biggest reservoirs in the country, Lake Meade and Lake Powell, are at historical lows and if they fall another 10% will be incapable of producing hydroelectric power that supplies 5M folks as well as crop irrigation water downstream.

And yet, while 5 states in the west are experiencing record drought, 18 states in the NE and midwest are getting increased rainfall, so USDA scientists are expecting crop relocations by the corporate mega-farmers to take place to maintain the food supply.
As it is, Manitoba Canada is experiencing longer and warmer growing season, so their farmers are now growing crops previously grown much further south.

Considering all that is taking place with US food production, these current food prices may well prove to be the new 'normal'.

I put a deer in the freezer... every little bit helps..

Me thinks this will get worse before it gets better. The Boy Scout Motto will serve us all well. Also, our electric grid could be "taken down by a one eyed monkey with a hand grenade."

We have been fattening up our liberal unarmed neighbors...

HOUSTON RICK said:

We have been fattening up our liberal unarmed neighbors...

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A still relevant rerun...

LCC said:

California, which produces 25% of our nations edible crops, is in a declared drought and will fall short of providing main stream farmland irrigation by about 40%, while concurrently shutting off access to streams and rivers to thousands of farmers who will be left high and dry.

The two biggest reservoirs in the country, Lake Meade and Lake Powell, are at historical lows and if they fall another 10% will be incapable of producing hydroelectric power that supplies 5M folks as well as crop irrigation water downstream.

And yet, while 5 states in the west are experiencing record drought, 18 states in the NE and midwest are getting increased rainfall, so USDA scientists are expecting 'crop transfers' by the corporate mega-farmers to take place.
As it is, Manitoba Canada is experiencing longer and warmer growing season, so their farmers are now growing crops previously grown much further south.

Considering all that is taking place with US food production, these current food prices may well prove to be the new 'normal'.

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It is a lot worse than just that. California recently passed a law that says all trucks entering California must meet the California emission standards. I am hearing it costs about $50,000 to $80,000 to make that happen. So most of the guys that own their trucks don't go to California anymore. It is pretty much just the huge trucking corporations and they have only a limited number of truck that can legally go into California. Last I heard it now costs about $14,000 to ship a truckload of produce from California to the east coast.

California also passed a law that says independent contractors are now employees. I think it is called AB5. Evil corporations can no longer exploit the glorious workers. In the real world what they basically did was ban the independent truckers from coming into the state.

I don't do any work in California and don't know how accurate any of this is. I do know that California does not have nearly enough trucks to haul away what the ships are bringing in.

It gets worse. Those container ship are carrying thousands of CONTAINERS loaded with Asian products coming to USA. The customer is paying for the shipping costs. Eventually the US customer recieves a container filled with products. They unload it and put the products on the shelves. What do they do with the container? Products are coming from Asia to USA. They are not going from USA to Asia. So all those empty shipping containers are getting stacked up in USA. Nobody wants to pay to ship an empty container. They don't go back to Asia until there is a customer there wants cargo shipped. So Asia now has a severe shortage of shipping containers. That means a severe shortage in Asian shipping capacity.

You have to wonder if there is a case for suing CARB for interfering with interstate commerce.

Long term food is right there with ammo. nuf sed.

Inflation meant filling your tires with air.

pharmer said:

And those of us that saved as a lifestyle get screwed the most.

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WRONG!
I did not spend every cent I made.
Saved and INVESTED.
Paid credit card in full every month.
Only loan was mortgage for house.

6 in 10 Americans don't have $500 to cover a surprise bill.
And this does not mean another Smith at the LGS!

6 in 10 Americans don't have $500 in savings -

So, few learned and followed the example of the ant instead of the grasshopper.

Kung Fu advice "Choose wisely, Grasshopper" was not followed.

Inflation meant filling your tires with air.
Now we get HOT AIR about inflation.

Bekeart
cynic of the day

Being prepared is not a “Tin Foil Hat” policy that some make it out to be. Preparations is nothing more than assessing the risks where you live and stocking the supplies you and your family will need during that event.

For previous generations it was simply a lifestyle. My Grandparents were preppers. Every Fall they canned fruits and vegetables that they grew in their gardens and stored them in the cellar. Always had chickens for fresh meat and laying hens. This way over the course of the winter they had enough to eat until Spring returned and they could plant their gardens and crops again. My Grandparents were not rich and lived through very hard times.

My mother was a widow and raised three children. We were poor and ate a lot of soup and sandwiches. Yet she watched for sales at the grocery store and managed to keep extra food on hand. She especially would stock up on soups.

My Grandparents and Mother just accepted the circumstances, did long term planning and adapted to survive.

So what to do in modern times?

Well first listen to advice from the Federal Government. FEMA recommends keeping a two week supply of food and water on hand. We know from previous disasters that it may take a month or more for significant help from the Government to arrive.

Second do realistic planning for where you live. Where I live a hurricanes are impossible and severe earthquakes unlikely. Natural events are localized. Last Friday evening a small town a few miles away got hit by a E F 3 tornado. The tornado continued on a path towards my home but fortunately lost strength and disappeared. (However I got some got good video of the tornado coming at us).

We are upping the preps this year. We are going to restock the freezer with 1/2 side of beef and pork. As our freezer is getting old we are giving a lot of thought of replacing it.

I am remodeling the basement and am turning one room into a large pantry. My goal is three, then six, months worth of food by end of summer.

We are going to build a chicken coop this Spring and keep laying hens.

I check the food ads every week.

Since this is a firearms forum last month I “discovered” that a flip-top MTM ammo boxes for .223 are ideal for storing AAA batteries and MTM ammo boxes for 50 S&W are ideal for storing AA batteries. No more digging through drawers trying to find fresh batteries.

I've noticed spot shortages for sometime now, but nothing I can't shop around, yet. Hope it stays that way.
Now for pricing, that has gone through the roof.

Just finished filling Schultz with fuel, $40.08 I'm lucky I only need to fill up Once every 2-3 weeks.

THE PILGRIM said:

....Today at the Commissary I looked at some MREs.
I think I’ll buy a case the next time there...

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I remember when they put the last of the C-rations out for sale at the Com. How can you go wrong. They last forever. In fact I think I have some Spaghetti and Meat around here somewhere.

BSA1 said:

My mother was a widow and raised three children. We were poor and ate a lot of soup and sandwiches.

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Trouble for many today is that you have to make that meal. Ain't nobody got time fo' dat. So, they pay through the nose for burgers and chicken.

Guess what, it's not only the poor folk that do it. Buddy's kid was baby-sitting in a very posh gated community in Vegas some years ago and said when he went to get his charge a snack, the cupboards and fridge were bare other than mum's designer coffee and dad's booze.