When faced with an upcoming massive storm I stockpile ________________ and ________________

[LynneSin]

For me - Beer and a few cans of Beef Ravoli (I can eat those cold)

[In_The_Wind]

1. toilet paper and milk

[cyberswede]

2. Beer and junk food...

which actually means it's not that different from a regular weekend.

[onehandle]

3. Hookers and Blow. nt

[orleans]

17. omg

[hack89]

22. Do you go to BJs for the hookers?

[In_The_Wind]

28. BJ's sells hookers?

I learn something new at DU everyday.

[hack89]

29. Or is it hookers selling ..... I get so confused. Nt

[In_The_Wind]

30. There is a rumor that hookers do sell 'em.

[Art_from_Ark]

52. Wasn't there a TV series called BJ Hooker?

At least, that's what we called it in college.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Cat food and toilet paper.

Without the first item I would be eaten. The second item is obvious.

[LynneSin]

6. What happens if you run out of food?

Catfood Burrirtos made of wrapping catfood into toiletpaper?

[progressoid]

48. Our cat's don't use toilet paper.

The sort of self clean.

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. Wine, chocolate and cat food. - n/t

[Skittles]

14. heart for you my sweet!

yes INDEED

[fleur-de-lisa]

51. Thank you Skittles!

How sweet of you!

[AnneD]

7. I have a Pantry at all times...

with a year's worth of food and supplies but when a storm or hurricane is coming in I make sure I have gas in the tank, kitty litter, dog food, cat food, toilet paper, cash, candles, lamp oil, batteries, fuel for me, and knitting. Yeah, I love for things to be shut down. I view it as needed down time.

[LoveMyCali]

8. Toilet paper and coffee

but the look I'm getting from Raven right now tells me I'd better stop to get cat food tonight.

[magical thyme]

9. the 3 Bs in Maine are beer, bread and bacon...

just sayin'

[malthaussen]

10. I don't stockpile anything for a storm.

I keep reserves on hand of most stuff. Where I live, there has never yet been a storm that made going to the stores impossible for a long enough time to worry.

-- Mal

[Packerowner740]

11. Insulin and diet coke.

[pipi_k]

12. Well, being rural and all...

we're usually pretty well stocked up on nearly everything.

So the only thing I really stockpile, if it can be called that, is electricity...on my devices. I make sure my cellphone, iPad, and Kindle are charged.

Those, plus my knitting...I'm good to go.

[Ron Obvious]

13. We have bags of dehydrated food and a Coleman stove

So no need to stockpile anything. Three Xantrax batteries can power the On Demand water heater for hot showers for days to come, so we need to make sure they keep charged.

ETA: left a word off.

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. GROUND coffee beans and 1/2-n-1/2.

Long as I remember to grind up the coffee beans, I will do just fine.
We have a hurricane pantry at all times, so are normally well stocked.

[panader0]

16. Put the coffee beans in an old cloth and bang 'em with a hammer.

So sorry for those suffering from the cold and ice/snow. Record warmth here in So Az.

[LiberalEsto]

18. chocolate and more chocolate nt

[Moondog]

19. In FL that usually means power outages.

So, batteries, cat food, and peanut butter for me in case all else fails.

[GoCubsGo]

32. I'm wishing I had stockpiled the batteries right about now.

Specifically AA and AAA. The last time we had an ice storm, I went and got a bunch of C and D batteries for the boom box and flash lights. Never used them. Just tossed most of them because they were leaking. Fortunately, the lantern batteries were still good, as the ones in my lantern were about dead. I also bought a couple of those tap lights. But, they take AAs, and I don't have enough of them. Oh well. I'll be okay if I lose power again short-term. My little LED flashlight takes AAAs. It puts out as much light as the big lantern. I hope the one in it now will get me through for now.

[Moondog]

34. When you decide to address this

post storm, keep in mind that there are adapters out there that take AAs and let you use them in C and D cell applications. Essentially they are hollow plastic cylinders that hold an AA inside. You can use rechargeables or alkalines in them. So, with a set of adapters, all you really need to stock are AAs and maybe AAAs.

[GoCubsGo]

40. Thanks for the heads-up!

I don't use C and D cells all that often, but I usually have AAs and AAAs on hand--except for now. Doh!

[NightWatcher]

20. I was going to say beer and ravioli for myself too

The beer is just as good as water and I've eaten cases of ravioli cold, straight from the can.

Now I've a toddler and I'm researching alternatives for our hurricane kit this year.

[LynneSin]

21. No time like the present to teach the tot the joys of beer and ravioli

just saying!

[Kali]

37. !

[840high]

23. Cat food chocolate

[sarge43]

24. All we do is fill up the bath tub - water to flush the toilet (water pump will be out)

That's for a short siege

For anything extended - propane stove, two generators with a stock of 50 gallons of gas. Canned and dried food, two pound can of ground coffee, about 10 gallons of drinking water.

Power outages are a way of life here. All it takes is an old tree giving up the ghost or a suicidal squirrel.

[hobbit709]

25. Weed and more weed.

[elleng]

26. Chocolate!

and salsa

[riderinthestorm]

27. Wine and books

[struggle4progress]

31. I put bottles of internet access in my basement, so if the phone lines go down I can still visit DU!

And I'm the only person I know smart enough to do it

[LynneSin]

42. That's why I have a smart phone and one of those emergency radios with the hand crank

I can post from my iphone and if the battery is low I can crank it back up again with one of those emergency radios.

so your'e not he only smartie pants here!

[GoCubsGo]

33. I make sure I have beer and/or wine. And, firewood.

I just heat up whatever is in my refrigerator in the fireplace. I had soup tonight, heated in my camping mess kit. Had I waited a half an hour, I could have warmed it in the microwave instead. Sometimes it pays to tempt fate.

[trof]

35. Scotch and smokes.

I can live on those for about a month.

[Incitatus]

36. Vodka and propane nt

[LynneSin]

43. *** reminds herself to not light a match around Incitatus ***

:fire:

[dawg]

38. Coffee, milk, and ...

plenty of sugary breakfast cereal.

[Kali]

39. we don't get those kinds of events out here

plus we are 20 miles from town anyway. most of our "shortage disasters" have to do with water, so there are times we stock up on water. a year and a half ago we had the gas shut off when it was finally determined that our lines were leaking BADLY between the meter and the house (about 200 yards worth of digging involved in that project) since we are rural ag we were allowed to fix the problem ourselves. did it for about 500 vs the 7000 the only plumber licensed for gas within 60 miles wanted. but it took over a month.

used a camp stove, crock pot, microwave and an ancient electric frying pan to get by. the husband even figured out how to make peanut butter cookies in the frying pan.

thank dog the weather was warm still and we were fine showering with cool water.

[antiquie]

41. water and propane

standard earthquake prep

[HipChick]

44. Beer/Wine

[2theleft]

45. Firewood, wine, chocolate, food

for the pups. Black beans and tortillas in reserve for me.

I cook for the dogs, so made a huge batch today just in case.

[edbermac]

46. Jack Daniels and an axe.

Snow? Who cares? I can stay here forever...and ever...and ever...

[laundry_queen]

47. I have pretty much everything I need piled in my pantry

and having 5 females in the house means I never have less than a month's supply of TP on hand.....BUT...if I knew there was going to be a storm where I'd be cut off and out of power for a few days or more (has never happened here...the longest power outage was when I was a kid we had a strong F4 tornado pass within a half mile of our house...power was out 12 hours) I'd pick up some batteries and booze. The batteries for my gas fireplace (the ignition has to have battery power when power is out) and the booze for entertainment. I have one of those emergency radio/cell phone charger things so I'd be okay for internet and phone

[RebelOne]

50. Wine and cigarettes. n/t

[raven mad]

53. Usually nothing.

I already stocked it last summer!

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. Blankets and Sleep.

[cindge]

55. Late to the party, but still...

This weekend was what I HOPE to be the last "big storm" of this winter. My clients were talking about it all week (Drama, you know). Along about, T-1, I thought, "Hmm, maybe I should actually pay attention?" So, charged up cellphone and stuff, and got out the oil lamp, found all the flashlights, got some alternate heat lined up, etc. Like everyone else said, if you run out of catfood, you're screwed. I can make the dogs an MRE burrito, and they are HAPPY. The cat? She'll chew my arm off.

Power never went out, no heroic measures necessary. TG.