Food and gas and electric and ammo rationing??
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ikilledkenny
.45 acp
ah, ration lines. good times. [NOT]
grew up in india and my family was considered 'below poverty line'.
[my dad made 30 US $ a month]
so government gave us a 'Ration ID Card'.
we used it to buy basic ration supplies at government subsidized and managed store,
5 kilos per head per family. so our family was eligible for 25 kilos of rice for month. it was not enough. we were short of 10 kilos per month.
2 bucks for 1 kilo of rice.
but that additional 10 kilos of rice we had to buy at a price of 20 bucks per kilo in regular market.
another thing with government subsized food, it is of poor quality, sometimes my mom spend like 20 minutes cleaning that rice of sand, and worms.
[same goes with other groceries, we were always short]
we ended up eating 2 meals a day and always broke.
a cookie was special day for us [once a month]
meat was once or twice a month [on average].
there are always fights that broke out at ration lines. people can get vicious. as a teenager, had to rough my way through those crowds to get food supplies.
i cant imagine that happening here. or will it?
grew up in india and my family was considered 'below poverty line'.
[my dad made 30 US $ a month]
so government gave us a 'Ration ID Card'.
we used it to buy basic ration supplies at government subsidized and managed store,
5 kilos per head per family. so our family was eligible for 25 kilos of rice for month. it was not enough. we were short of 10 kilos per month.
2 bucks for 1 kilo of rice.
but that additional 10 kilos of rice we had to buy at a price of 20 bucks per kilo in regular market.
another thing with government subsized food, it is of poor quality, sometimes my mom spend like 20 minutes cleaning that rice of sand, and worms.
[same goes with other groceries, we were always short]
we ended up eating 2 meals a day and always broke.
a cookie was special day for us [once a month]
meat was once or twice a month [on average].
there are always fights that broke out at ration lines. people can get vicious. as a teenager, had to rough my way through those crowds to get food supplies.
i cant imagine that happening here. or will it?
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
My parents would tell me stories about gas shortages in the 70s. Long lines and certain days you could even buy gas.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
So that's pretty much exactly what I would expect the lines to be like. Must be quite the change between your childhood and present state (assuming). Most of us only read about this stuff.
I always enjoy hearing stories of other lands. Especially first hand experience.
After seeing all that I have seen in my Army traveling days, I am very thankful for what we have!
soylentBlue
.357 mag
I can remember when suburban moms were beating the crap out of each other to get their hands on a Cabbage Patch Kid.
I remember when a WalMart employee was trampled to death opening the door for a Black Friday sale.
Imagine how hungry people will act for food.
I remember when a WalMart employee was trampled to death opening the door for a Black Friday sale.
Imagine how hungry people will act for food.
Odd & even days based on last digit on your license plate.
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
Yeah that's what I remember from what they told me.
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
This is why I'm prepped to ride out shortages for a good month because I'm not dealing with this garbage again after April. Learned that lesson fast.
I started adding a little to groceries for the past few weeks. Powdered milk, peanut butter, beef jerky, canned tuna and chicken, etc. Also recently helped my Dad move some freezers in the garage at my parents place and helped him defrost an old one. If I had room I'd just keep them at my place.
The stuff that went the fastest last time was meat, toilet paper, and paper towel -- and I have a ton of those ready to go assuming those will be unavailable for a few months. Food, as much as we could reasonably fit, I'd say we're good for a month between myself and my parents. At least targeting that level of sustainability.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
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The shortage was bullshit, however. I was an Engineer on an 80,000 ton supertanker that was full of valuable light Nigerian crude and there was no room anywhere in the country to unload. Texaco had us pretend to unload and transfer it in Port Arthur Tx, the Mississippi Gulf tank farms and Trinadad so satellite imaging looked like we were busy pumping oil for a strapped nation. The media did not care, they were absorbed in the Republican Whitehouse. Times don't seem to change.
that's why I had 2 cars with different plates
The shortage was bullshit, however. I was an Engineer on an 80,000 ton supertanker that was full of valuable light Nigerian crude and there was no room anywhere in the country to unload. Texaco had us pretend to unload and transfer it in Port Arthur Tx, the Mississippi Gulf tank farms and Trinadad so satellite imaging looked like we were busy pumping oil for a strapped nation. The media did not care, they were absorbed in the Republican Whitehouse. Times don't seem to change.
When I was young my parents were missionaries in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo).
I lived there on and off from 1989-1997 when Joseph Mobutu lost power.
Food was tough to come by and we spent alot of time in lines waiting for crap food full of sand, dirt and mold.
The church my parents worked with sent alot of food, dug wells and taught locals to grow food and livestock, but.....there were so many people they cant grow enough food.
It was a great expierience but I wont be going back.....very violent and dangerous.
FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
After the covid bullshit this year we have been slowly adding stocks that we normally wouldn't be concerned with. We noticed people from a couple hours away shopping at our little local stores and Dollar Generals. There was people talking to each other a few times saying they drove up to 2 hours to shop here!
Not going through that mess again. My wife will loose her shit if there's a gas shortage lol. She absolutely has to have gas in her Jeep. Not so concerned about my truck, it's not very picky about what I feed it. If worst comes, some poor SOB will be missing their heating fuel. I hate to stoop to that level but if it means we get where we need to be or get access to food, well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. For all that matters, there's a few fairly close airports that I bet will have a good supply of JP fuel lol.
Not going through that mess again. My wife will loose her shit if there's a gas shortage lol. She absolutely has to have gas in her Jeep. Not so concerned about my truck, it's not very picky about what I feed it. If worst comes, some poor SOB will be missing their heating fuel. I hate to stoop to that level but if it means we get where we need to be or get access to food, well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. For all that matters, there's a few fairly close airports that I bet will have a good supply of JP fuel lol.
pjzwtl
.308 Win
And a long ass line of often pissed of people. I remember keeping my pops company in his old pinto on gas day. It was a blast
masterswimmer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I was a kid, 11/12 years old during those gas lines in the 70's. I was entrepreneurial. I got a shopping cart and used to go up and down the gas lines with coffee and donuts selling to everyone waiting. They were appreciative. Made some good cha-ching too.