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Yes, mri should have been MRE, but you knew what I was saying.

The point was that not EVERY silly scare ( like Y2K ) is cause to spend wildly on survivalist items.

There were people that spent every dime they had on semi loads of MREs, thousands of flashlight batteries, 12 generators, 100 5gal gas cans full of gas, etc etc..

They were broke and far from better off when nothing happened. They wound up selling stuff in yard-sales for pennies on the dollar.

I have always had 6-12 months of food on hand, just because I buy in bulk and don't like to go to the store often.

I have my own water supply, both in the form of a well and a spring fed pond stocked with fish.

40 acres of hardwood timber full of deer and other game pretty well covers heat and an unlimited supply of fresh meat.

A couple coleman lanterns that run on unleaded gas and a good supply of gas in the barn allows me to go a long time without power or going to a store.