Day 76: 2020 Pandemic. Food For Survival — how to prepare, post I

I went to the grocery store last week for our bi-monthly resupply. It seemed to me that some shelves were barer than before. Meat was almost all gone but the pasta, soups and cereals were pretty well picked over. We know the meat supply is disrupted because of outbreaks in the processing plants.

Overall, the ripple effect is just starting in the food supply chain. Also, the second wave of the pandemic, and there is always a second wave, is just beginning. The stunning images from Memorial Day weekend show how misinformation and lack of leadership endangers lives. Many people think the worst is past with over 100,000 dead. The strange thing is that two months ago those same people were mocking predictions of 100,000 dead. People came to this blog and insulted me for posting those predictions from those folks called scientists. Now they’re believing lockdown is over. I do think we have to relax lockdown but going to the beach, a bar, the pool, having parties is just plain stupid and not rebooting the economy.

Regardless, let’s discuss food and what you need to be prepared for.

Every time I go into the grocery store, I’m amazed at the amount and variety of food. Actually, I’m like the guy at the end of Hurt Locker, staring at all the various types of cereal in utter confusion. When the…