Posted on 01/31/2011 1:54:05 PM PST by Kartographer
While discontent, resentment and nationalism continue to fuel demonstrations, one vital staple is in short supply: food.
Many families in Egypt are fast running out of staples such as bread, beans and rice and are often unable or unwilling to shop for groceries.
"Everything is running out. I have three children, and I only have enough to feed them for maybe two more days. After that I do not know what we will do." school administrator Gamalat Gadalla told CNN.
The unrest has paralyzed daily life in Egypt with many grocers closing shop and spotty food shipments.
"With the curfew, there are no restaurants, food or gas. Basic goods will soon be in shortage," Sandmonkey, an Egyptian blogger said via Twitter.
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Well, why doesn’t Obama save ‘em?
I’m not mormon but you don’t need to be to recognize that as good advice.
LDS are second to none in preparedness.
It is good to heed and implement their methodology.
He'll send the wookie to tell them they shouldn't be eating so much anyway.
Mubarak’s going to wear down the protesters.
Herein lies the test of the “brotherhood”. Emotional zealots cannot sustain chaos. Guns or butter fella’s. In the end the public just wants butter twice a week and HBO.
Also started incorporating the Coupon Whispers way of doing so (PJ-Comix).
What? You mean the ‘youths’ didn’t think of food before they went rioting for ‘change’?
Don’t give him any ideas or he’ll be pizzing away your tax dollars on a massive food lift to people who hate America
Yes, but few ordinary people in third world countries can afford the luxury of preparedness, either in terms of cost or storage space and suitable packaging. Especially difficult in hot and sometimes humid climates.
these people are being used for an ends that will bring nothing but pain for the rest of the world.
Relative to the alternatives, plane tickets are cheap.
Rule 1 of survival: when SHTF, don’t be there.
Living in a desert or below sea level is a timely clue.
Indeed, hard to build up a reserve for a ‘rainy day’ when you are not getting enough to eat day to day.
If most Egyptians had a good supply of canned food ten years ago, today they might have an extra surviving child, or a little more meat on their bones - but almost certainly they wouldn’t have the canned goods.
Things are going to get uglier
Rice Closes Limit Up
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/rice-closes-limit
Oops...no plan B? Why not just eat your Islamic revolution?
Egyptians don’t hate America.
Scary times.
They were gonna order takeout from their fones!
Guess what, the Islamists, organized will provide for their people.
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