why do people buy milk, bread, and eggs when a storm is immanent?

Question

milk, bread, and eggs: the most perishable items in the store. if a major disaster takes place, it's pointless to have these items. you can't keep them cool, and you can't cook, making eggs a not so excellent choice. you might as well buy raw meat too. why not canned goods? just curious...

Answer 1

That is true- and now I feel stupid because I did that today. But the reason I do it is because I have to small kids and I don't want to go to the store in a snowstorm and risk getting into an accident with my kids in the car. The power rarely goes out in a snow storm up here and I just want to make sure I have enough bread to make PB&J sandwiches and milk for mac and cheese so I don't run out and have to go to the store. :)

Answer 2

I don't have to do the storm run anymore -

Already have:
canned goods - because they don't go bad,

Now use:
soy milk - so it stores on the shelf
- stopped drinking regular milk or half/half stuff
now drink tea - and my teeth cleaning was so improved, and not that big scraping when they're cleaned with bleeding gums. I never knew this was due to milk and half/half vs. tea with lemon & a little honey!

eggs - usually get about 1 doz every 3 wks,
bread usually keep in the fridge so it's good for a few weeks.

GOD bless us always.

Answer 3

Good question and good point. Thats funny i wonder the same thing. Probably because people are bored and the thought of having milk, bread and eggs is important when its going to snow one inch.

Answer 4

i assume it relies upon on what form of a typhoon. If the flexibility is out, human beings use a generator. whether the flexibility is out you are able to truly desire to apply gas if that's what they cook dinner with. human beings could desire to apply their grills to cook dinner. you additionally can purchase ice on the keep and could desire to keep your milk and perishables in a cooler. How do you think of our ancestors saved issues chilly or saved nutrition for later use. We did no longer continuously have electrical energy. undergo in strategies while an ice field became into used? And while females cooked on a timber range? We had an ice typhoon in 1998 and have been warmed by utilising our timber range and cooked soup, stew, scrambled eggs, Viscount St. Albans, boiled water for tea and warmed up different products on it. Our pals used a generator to maintain their home equipment working.

Answer 5

Depends on the storm -- in a snow storm, you may not be able
to get out for a few days. It don't spoil, if worse comes to worse,
just have an extra wing ding before it can spoil.

Answer 6

beacuse, with milk, bread, and eggs, you can make just about anything. With most canned goods, you have to heat them up or cook them, so when a storm is immanent, maybe a stove or microwave or utensils arent available.


i hope this helped

Answer 7

I'd have to say that the people who do this are just panicing to much. Canned goods are probably the most practical and non-perishable. Just don't forget the can opener ;-)

Answer 8

When I lived in the back country, we kept a case of canned fruit, veggies, evaporated milk, and beans and rice. Also jugs of water. I don't know why anyone would go for milk, bread and eggs.

Answer 9

It's a human panic attack...I used to work in retail, and it blew my mind what people bought when they heard there was a blizzare coming and we might lose power!!! Dumber than dirt!!