Comments on === The Jet Set: Why You Should Have a Mormon Friend: Hoarder Editi...

Im not Mormon but I always thought this was a grea...

2011-12-20T10:34:57.302-07:00

Im not Mormon but I always thought this was a great idea. I mean you just never know when something COULD happen. Thats why all the crazies run to the store when they hear of a storm coming. I dont, I already have all I need. lol

When I was moving here I had shelves of stuff in my garage that the estimator for my move wanted me to get rid of. I said no.......and he said do you know how much that will cost you to move? I said do you know how much this will cost me to replace? He didnt argue. Funny his estimate was right on target too.

But Ive been planning even more since I moved here cuz we are out of work, its hard to find a job here. So this summer was canning madness too...added to all the rest. I do believe we will be able to get by for a bit now. :) Hmmmm I do have a Mormon church right at the bottom of my hill tho...my back door neighbors. I wonder if I should make a few friends there just in case. :)

Thanks for the chuckle. In what I find to be a hum...

2011-12-19T22:23:29.465-07:00

Thanks for the chuckle. In what I find to be a humorous twist, MY Mormon friend has been picking my brain about how to can/preserve food. ;)

Thanks a lot for posting such an interesting artic...

2011-03-26T10:27:18.894-06:00

Thanks a lot for posting such an interesting article on essential common food items. It is a very useful post.

i wish there were like buttons here. i'd press...

2011-01-23T15:14:17.470-07:00

i wish there were like buttons here. i'd press the buttons on each and every comment and article!

It's not hoarding, it's storing. Hoarding...

2010-09-08T14:19:42.459-06:00

It's not hoarding, it's storing. Hoarding is when you buy up stuff that is in low supply, and you might not even use it. Storing is when there is plenty to go around and you will use the stuff.
I was raised Catholic, and I can't imagine not having shelves and shelves of food "in case". Geez, what's the big deal?

snort I just found out about you today and I aft...

2010-04-29T14:56:31.021-06:00

*snort* I just found out about you today and I after reading the latest 10 or so posts I am left wondering where you've been all my life and why I didn't notice a void before. :)
Seriously.
The title of this post alone nearly made me spew my hummus on my monitor.
My boss refers to us Mormons as "horders" so I take this all very personally now, like a sign from God to read your blog. hehe
Your an awesome blogger ~ awe~gger ~ no wait.

:)

love your post! My friends joke that my place w...

2010-03-15T16:07:38.814-06:00

*love* your post! My friends joke that my place will be the go-to spot for disasters, so that we can take care of each other. If nothing else, I know that I'm encouraging them by example to at least think about it and have a couple of weeks set aside.

Actually the statistic is less than 5% of U.S. Chu...

2010-03-05T07:48:19.639-07:00

Actually the statistic is less than 5% of U.S. Church members have a year supply of food...it was a BYU study that is not largely publicized. The math doesn't work. You can't have 95% of people living off food stored by 5%. Then my year supply becomes a 2 week supply. (I was also the Ward Preparedness Specialist and I have people say all the time they are coming to stay with us. Sorry, we gave up vacations, etc. to be prepared.) The 5 virgins who were prepared didn't share the oil with those who were not.

I read on an LDS site once (can't remember whi...

2010-03-04T08:05:52.936-07:00

I read on an LDS site once (can't remember which) that only 15% of members have the full amount of storage recommended by the church. That's sad, but anything is better than nothing. Here in the UK I would imagine the figure is even smaller. We are in a land bereft. No lovely LDS canneries, no lovely number 10 cans, no lovely dried egg powder. It is probably easier to buy hard drugs in bulk here than to buy hard winter wheat. I'm not sure how members mannage.

Now we are not LDS but my husband and I are committed to food storage. As Christians we believe it is right to be prudent and as prepared as we can be for difficult times and although we have a government welfare system we wouldn't want to be left totally dependent on it. But I would say food storage is just a big 'non-topic' in the UK. People look at you as though you are mentally afflicted for considering it. That's why I love posts like this: they make it sound so normal.

Oh hai!! I'm a sucky food-storage hoarder. I...

2010-02-26T00:12:36.235-07:00

Oh hai!! I'm a sucky food-storage hoarder. I need to get with the program ASAP. You're so nice to say you'll share with your neighbors! My husband always says "the guy with the most ammo wins". He's generous like that.

This is such a weird way to find out my mom is Mor...

2010-02-25T12:03:25.357-07:00

This is such a weird way to find out my mom is Mormon.

:)

I do have many a Mormon friend and I did not know this. Now I know who to ask for candy should there be a disaster and I can't get any. Thank you.

This is awesome.

2010-02-25T09:48:24.825-07:00

This is awesome.

My food storage always goes bad before I rotate. ...

2010-02-24T13:03:14.183-07:00

My food storage always goes bad before I rotate. If anything happened, I'd have the biggest supply of expired goods.

Your blogg gave me a good laugh! I am not a Mormo...

2010-02-22T20:04:58.090-07:00

Your blogg gave me a good laugh! I am not a Mormon but I do live in the West. Two years ago I decided to step up my food storage program. When the buckets of wheat arrived my son and daughter-in-law that have my only Grandchild raised their eyebrows. I said – I will put in the will Joshua, my Grandson, is to received Grandmas buckets of Wheat. LOL

2010-02-22T20:00:08.862-07:00

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I have to say, I am not a Mormon, but I've got...

2010-02-20T13:12:36.505-07:00

I have to say, I am not a Mormon, but I've got to hand it to you guys - smart thinking on the food storage. I live in MD now and we were slammed by a huge storm (and inept plowers) and were housebound for a week. Luckily, I had been able to run to the grocery store before, but what if I hadn't? As it was, we were running pretty low at the end. Let me tell you, between that storm and this post, I bought a lot of boxed foods at the store today!

Correction: Maybe the family Jean's parents kn...

2010-02-20T12:49:30.121-07:00

Correction: Maybe the family Jean's parents knew would trade with me. Way to pay attention to comments, moose.

Yesterday I called my hubby and asked him where he...

2010-02-20T12:48:12.646-07:00

Yesterday I called my hubby and asked him where he was (I heard noisy store sounds in the background). He said, "Costco."

"What are you getting at Costco?" (He had just been to Costco two days before).

"Toilet paper."

We are Mormon, so I didn't question it. We already HAVE 3.5 jumbo packages of Kirkland Signature T.P., but the cupboard in the bathroom was running low, so DH felt we "needed" more. We don't store wheat. But we store spaghetti and toilet paper. I'm running low on the diet Coke and chocolate, though. Maybe Jean and I can do a trade?! :-)

I'm loving your series. I liked the mention o...

2010-02-20T10:25:18.111-07:00

I'm loving your series. I liked the mention of wheat grinder. I have many friends that had the same wheat grinder I grew up with. It must have been the hippie return to nature/last days emphasis that came in through the seventies.

In high school, I had a classmate who hated Mormon...

2010-02-20T09:47:55.842-07:00

In high school, I had a classmate who hated Mormons. a LOT. She came up to me one day and was telling me that Mormons do the weirdest things.
I asked her what things we do that were so weird, and she told me she thinks it's dumb that we store food.

You should seriously make this series its own blog...

2010-02-19T19:52:38.806-07:00

You should seriously make this series its own blog - it reminds me of "Stuff White People Like." It's so great.

Hey Camels, I'm also in VA, where you at? Gre...

2010-02-19T13:00:08.702-07:00

Hey Camels, I'm also in VA, where you at?

Great blog by the way! TOO funny, just got our Shelf Reliance storage thingy for Christmas.. too great!

When we made the move out here to VA, the movers c...

2010-02-19T12:10:36.419-07:00

When we made the move out here to VA, the movers conversationally asked if we were Mormons. "Yup." Was my simple reply. They gave each other knowing looks, and I had to ask, "WHAT? There's just me, one wife, and we don't have a million kids, okay?" (I get asked about those two things a LOT out here)

They then replied, "Where's your canned milk? Can we get that out of the way? Cuz it's gonna be like a thousand pounds. WE KNOW."

I then vehemently denied the existence of any dried/canned goods. Until an hour later, when they found the collection of boxes labeled "Dried/Canned Goods."
Oh, that.

They laughed, and said, "TOLD YOU SO!.... Mormons."

I live in the East, where Mormons are scarce. We ...

2010-02-19T08:55:39.947-07:00

I live in the East, where Mormons are scarce. We have food. Lots o' food. When my kids have friends over they take their friends on the "my parents are nuts" tour and show them all the food! I caught one of my son's friends showing one of HIS friends our food (what the?) and asked him what in the world he was doing in our pantry. He said,"hey, if the apocalypse happens, he needs to know where to come for Golden Grahams"

Stellar idea. Totally sharing this. Our neighbors...

2010-02-19T08:01:59.830-07:00

Stellar idea.

Totally sharing this. Our neighbors think we're nuts with our giant water barrels... we say, "Hey, we live in the DESERT! You know where to come if you get thirsty!"

Comments on === The Jet Set: Why You Should Have a Mormon Friend: Hoarder Editi...

Im not Mormon but I always thought this was a grea...

Thanks for the chuckle. In what I find to be a hum...

Thanks a lot for posting such an interesting artic...

i wish there were like buttons here. i'd press...

It's not hoarding, it's storing. Hoarding...

*snort* I just found out about you today and I aft...

*love* your post! My friends joke that my place w...

Actually the statistic is less than 5% of U.S. Chu...

I read on an LDS site once (can't remember whi...

Oh hai!! I'm a sucky food-storage hoarder. I...

This is such a weird way to find out my mom is Mor...

This is awesome.

My food storage always goes bad before I rotate. ...

Your blogg gave me a good laugh! I am not a Mormo...

I have to say, I am not a Mormon, but I've got...

Correction: Maybe the family Jean's parents kn...

Yesterday I called my hubby and asked him where he...

I'm loving your series. I liked the mention o...

In high school, I had a classmate who hated Mormon...

You should seriously make this series its own blog...

Hey Camels, I'm also in VA, where you at? Gre...

When we made the move out here to VA, the movers c...

I live in the East, where Mormons are scarce. We ...

Stellar idea. Totally sharing this. Our neighbors...

snort I just found out about you today and I aft...

love your post! My friends joke that my place w...