I’m making my list, checking it twice, ready to bug-out with my rifle and rice…

Seriously. Just to be on the safe side (better to be prepared for nothing than unprepared for something).

Make you prep check lists. Have your bug-out bags ready to go.

Firearms / snare wire / fishing supplies / hunting knives / axes / saws / rope / coleman stove / rice / beans / flour / sugar / salt / spices / seeds / pasta / canned goods / meats / warm [...]

FOOD BANKS RUN SHORT AS GOVERNMENT HANDS OUT LESS

Shoppers are not the only ones feeling the squeeze of rising food prices.

Shelves are going bare in food banks and pantries as more market demand for food means the federal government is buying less fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products to give to needy families.

As a result, food banks and pantries nationwide say they are giving out less food, even as record numbers of families turn to them for help.

“It’s [...]

Election apocalypse: Greeks withdraw cash, hoard canned food, blow up ATM MACHINES

June 14, 201211:40AM
NERVOUS Greeks are withdrawing up to 800 million euros ($1.01 billion) a day and stocking up on canned food as they fear the country will be forced to leave the eurozone after this Sunday’s election.

Greek retailers say consumers are stocking up on non-perishable foods like pasta and canned goods.
Greek citizens fear the ramifications of a return to the country’s previous currency, the drachma, if the radical left-wing party [...]

Greeks Withdraw $1 Billion a Day Ahead of Vote

Greeks pulled their cash out of the banks and stocked up with food ahead of a cliffhanger election on Sunday that many fear will result in the country being forced out of the euro.

Bankers said up to 800 million euros ($1 billion) were leaving major banks daily and retailers said some of the money was being used to buy pasta and canned goods, as fears of returning to the drachma [...]

NOW THE RETURNS

AP Photo/Ellen Gibson

NEW YORK (AP) — People along the East Coast gave thanks when the storm passed by Sunday and inflicted relatively little harm. But by Monday morning, they were complaining.

Some were annoyed that they’d braved long lines to buy batteries and canned goods that they didn’t end up needing. Others were in stores demanding refunds on the extra [...]

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