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Across the Fence:  Milk, Bread and Eggs  |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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 Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 10:07:17 AM
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I don't know why, but when the weatherman says the *S* word around here, people panic. I mean they run to the grocery stores and empty the shelves of bread, milk and eggs. Why?? They think we are going to get the blzzard of whatever again. We had no power for weeks here. So people panic.
I make bread, so I can check that off the list. I have chickens. Check that off. I am now getting milk from my friend from her 2 Jersey's. But I do have goats. Theyre just dried up. So I am set right now. Just got 2 gallons. My freezers are full of meat and veggies. I have toilet paper. I'm set. We just had the propane tank filled, too.
So what do ya'll stock up on when you hear the *S* word? Are you already stocked?
It started snowing a few hours ago. Not much here yet but could get a few inches by Friday. And VERY cold. 15 at night.
Stay warm (and full), ya'll.
Kris
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ankeny
Iowa
USA
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 10:44:32 AM
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I worked 12 1/2 years in Pharmacy's(Rite Aid & Marc's)and R.A. was next door to a grocery store and Marc's had it's own groceries. Anyhoo, every time there was a "storm-a-'comin", and the warning was out to stay off the roads if it wasn't an emergency, folks would pour outta their houses like ants, jump into their cars and get to the store regardless of the warnings for milk & bread. Just once I wanted to see them get pulled over for disobeying the law....'cause I really wanted to hear them whine to the officer, "But it really is an emergency sir, we have only a teacup of milk left and only 4 slices of bread." ~~sniff-sniff~~ ....Really??? ...or they'd just come out to see why they were told NOT to come out!!! huh??....and most of them were 75 and older!!! Ya! Honest!!
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Judy
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 10:45:20 AM
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LOL!!! Merry that is hysterical!!!
I was actually at the grocery store last night and the weatherman was calling for snow. The only reason I was there is that I discovered I had run out of baking powder. That is unusual for me since I ALWAY have an over-abundance of baking supplies on hand. Must have decreased my stocks with the holiday baking. But it was just like you said, Kristin, people were buying up milk, bread and eggs like we were going to be snowed in for months.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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cheneygal
True Blue Farmgirl
503 Posts
Suzie
Cheney
Wa.
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 10:46:40 AM
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Last year at this time we had apx. 71" of snow....this year none, however cold. I'm always stocked up but the one thing we panic about is "do we have extra diesel for the tractor, and do we have the gas cans full for the generator"......fortunately, we've not lost power this winter, hopefully I didn't just jinx us!!! Stay warm and enjoy having to stay inside, I think it's always fun, and makes me wish I had of been born 50 years ago!!!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 11:11:20 AM
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That's exactly the way it is here, Judy. We don't get snow much so when we do we go in panic mode. Also the weather guys make such a big deal about it. Start talking about it days ahead and get everyone all stirred up and scared. I think they're in cahoots with the gorcery stores. They get paid for scaring everyone. And then they have weather updates every few minutes on tv talking about how bad it is and don't go out unless it's an emergency. And just like Judy said, they go out anyway just to see why they can't go out. What a mess. It's really amusing.
But it's really coming down now. The ground is all covered. Of course the schools are all closed too. So I have Kansas. I made her take a nap and told her when she wakes up she can make a snowman! I better go get my calf back in.
Kris
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Edited by - kristin sherrill on Jan 07 2010 11:13:50 AM |
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
631 Posts
Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 2:45:57 PM
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Hey Kris, I just heard it was snowing where you are. I think we will probably miss it. Our mountains are suppose to get some.
Stay warm!
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LynnDinKY
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 3:28:52 PM
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I understand where you are coming from, but I also have to tell you that when you live down by the river and the only way out is up the side of a cliff.... welllll, it's usually a good idea to go to town and stock up. Although I live in town, alot of folks around here have very good reasons for panicky behavior. They ain't gonna see people for a couple of days after they get home.
I'm not exactly stocked up...but I am trying to eat out the pantry this month.
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30 |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 4:30:21 PM
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We have Lookout Mt. and Signal Mt. here, so I know how people are that live up there. They can't get down when the roads are icy. Schools are closed in the valley because mountain people can't get there. So I understand their concern. I just think the weather people make it look worse than it actually is and that makes people everywhere panic thinking they'll get snowed in.
Where I am we didn't get the 2 inches they predicted but tonight what we did get will be frozen and quite dangerous in the morning. Plus Friday night will be about 15 and just 20 Sat. And Sunday. The ground in white, though.
On the news just awhile ago they had a little segment on what to do with all the bread, milk and eggs everyone has an abundance of now. I thought that was cute. They have recipes on their web site. Of course one was french toast.
Kris
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 4:59:54 PM
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Here in central Pennsylvania, it's milk, bread, and toilet paper.
I don't know, I'm not a native. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 5:11:40 PM
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Hi Kris:
It is expected to get to 28 degrees in the morning, and the next two days, 19 and 17. Hey, we are not used to this cold weather. I went today and got toilet paper, milk, bread, dog food, cat food, cat treats, dog treats, and kisses! I'm set. Stay warm friend.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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hhalleck
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hannah
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 5:17:49 PM
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Just make sure I have supplies for hot tea, hot cocoa and my wool socks are clean!
I don't need anything though....I LOVE the snow! Winter is my favorite season! I miss Michigan (my home state) we got lots more snow there...I lOVED it!
Hannah May
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
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Robin
Denver
CO
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 6:35:15 PM
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| Merry, thats what we always say.. when the storms coming people make French toast....When I am snowed in, I want soup, smores, hot cocoa and grilled cheese....maybe some tacos. |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 7:39:45 PM
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I think being a farmgirl means you are prepared for just about anything.
I have enough on hand to seriously be fine for a while if we got snowed in. It is all good stuff, but not necessarily what the kids like. 
I think today's media loves to make mountains out of molehills.
We are going to be -5 degrees tonight, with a possible -40 degree windchills. I am all set up with my wool socks, down blankies, and portable heating unit. (doggie)
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 7:49:37 PM
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Here in Michigan we're pretty used to the snow so we don't panic at the first flakes, but my experience when we lived in Pennsylvania it was very similar to Judy's, Kristen's, and Rosemary's experiences.
Before the first snowfall we experienced in Pennsylvania, we happened to be at the grocery store and were shocked at the empty dairy cases. I mentioned it to the checkout girl, and she rolled her eyes and told me, "Tomorrow, if there's not a ton of snow, we'll have 200 people try to return their gallons of milk and dozens of loaves of bread." I don't know what was worse: the panic, or returning a gallon of milk to the store!
Of course, the people in this same PA town didn't have snow shovels when it did snow. The first big snow we had, I went outside to run the snowblower and was SHOCKED at the people up and down the street trying to shovel their driveways with GARDEN SPADES!
Jessie Mae
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Jan 07 2010 : 9:18:25 PM
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Jessie,
Did you get roped into blowing everyone's driveway/sidewalks out?
Spades, huh? Makes my back hurt thinking about it.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 02:15:31 AM
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Returning MILK!!! That's crazy talk! [I live in a house full of growing boys....they'd drink it!]
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 05:29:16 AM
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Two years ago we had 130" of snow, last year 120". We have quite a bit on the ground right now and I have been shoveling for two days. I would love to be "snowed" in! In Wisconsin, we pretty much take the snow in stride. Last year I drove down to Columbia, SC to see my daughter and apparently brought the snow with me. There was just a dusting, but they practically shut down the state. Even the gas stations and grocery stores, so maybe this is why people stock up!
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 06:31:24 AM
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People around here do not know how to drive when it gets this way because we don't see it much. I remember the most fun I ever had in a car was in that big blizzard about 12 years ago. Me and my friend were going to town in my VW bug. We made it fine to town and most of the way back home. But that last big hill got us going down. Thank goodness there were no cars on that road because we just started doing donuts on the way down. It was so funny. It was like slow motion. We were screaming and laughing all the way down. There's a traffic light at the bottom of that hill and we slid right to it and stopped. I still remember that. It was so fun. When we got to the bottom there were cars all over then. It really was like a slow motion film. Ever since I have been very careful or don't go at all.
I cannot imagine returning milk! That is too crazy. I can't even imagine shoveling driveways, either. That's alotta snow!
And again they missed the mark. These weather guys, good grief! First it wasn't supposed to get to 20 today and tommorrow. Now they say it's going to be in the high 20's-30's. But low teens at night. I am living for Monday and Tuesday. 45 if they're right.
Anyone else have scary driving in the snow stories?
Kris
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 07:51:07 AM
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Seems to me around here, the rush is usually in the bigger towns. I live in a small rural town (around 3000 folks) and most of them don't really panic about anything. Lol. The usual talk is "We'll make do."
Patsy
I think that if a mortal ever heard the voice of God, it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. (F. Moore)
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Alee
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 08:12:24 AM
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Usually when I hear snow is on the way I don't worry too much. Even if it snows a lot I can always walk to the grocery store, but I usually think if I have enough ingredients at home for soups and stews and maybe a roast or two since those are nice hot meals to have during cold weather and the residual heat from cooking warms up the house a bit more than we allow our selves to turn the heat up to. :D
Alee
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Diane B Carter
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Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 10:17:36 AM
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I never heard of returning milk. I would just make bread pudding or something. My DH thinks I crazy because I always have at least 1 & 1/2 gallons in the house and it's just the 2 of us but I love milk. I used to think my 2 sons always drank the milk but now that they are on their own I realize it was me.
We could be stranded in the house for a few months and we would still be OK Thank God!
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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Old Spirit
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Rae
MN
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 11:37:38 AM
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In MN we don't panic a whole lot as it is a way of life for us during the winter. You always make sure your gas tank in vehicle never goes below 1/2, and have stock piled a little during the summer so you are prepared. Our shelves don't get empty in the stores for storms here as everyone is pretty prepared starting in October 
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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chickenjanedoe
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sandy
Claypool
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 4:12:04 PM
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When I was younger I was asked to babysit for friends for a weekend while they went to a wedding in another state. The husband asked what I wanted to have in the house as it was in the country and a storm was coming. I said "milk, bread, eggs, peanut butter and toilet paper". Later I remember wishing I'd said chocolate too;D. But the kids were all fed and warm and we made it through the weekend just fine.
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Old Spirit
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Rae
MN
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Posted - Jan 08 2010 : 4:37:00 PM
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That toilet paper is a biggy!!! I always stock pile on that cause when we were poorer than now I could barely scrape together enough money for it so now never get below a full 12 roll pack, at the least 
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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