Oh my!!! Blizzard coming....what to do....

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We stock up with milk,eggs, bread , and booze... our pantry/freezer are stocked. And we have a generator to run if needed. We also heat with wood. Biggest pain is hooking up generator to pump the well for flushing...


An edit...I never thought of French Toast....just eggs served any which way,sandwiches with canned tuna(or eggs), and milk for coffee.. and well booze is self explanatory.

Perishables other than the gin...

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Not so much luck as choices made to get where we are now.

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Unfortunately, we won't be able to miss this one as it's coming farther upstate here in NY. 

Ugh, the grocery store was packed. It's been so cold, if we lose power we'll stick stuff in the screened porch to keep. We have someone who can plow our long driveway, thank God.

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New York City is expecting 20-30+ inches of snow and may break some records in areas. I joined the hordes this morning @ the supermarket. Bought a lot of comfort food to prepare. Good thing it's not next Sunday because you'd have all the Super Bowl shoppers there too. We'll be fine as long as we don't lose power which is a distinct possibility with gusts predicted up to 50 mph. I love to watch the neighborhood fill up with snow but 3' is a little scary. I have a generator but don't know for sure if I know how to use it. I bought it 3 years ago and we haven't loss power since then. Thankfully, I converted my stove from electric to propane

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at least you've made the French Toast run. :)

Seriously -- y'all be careful and be safe -- and stay warm.

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I'm waiting for Chicken Little to call me back.

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We got started yesterday with about 5 inches. Sweet treat . . . I slept in and when I awoke around 9:00 my BIL was shoveling my very long driveway. So he got coffee, eggs over easy, bacon, toast and jam and more coffee.

This morning's news forecast another few inches tomorrow and up to 20 inches Mon night to Tues morning. Thankfully the local Giant had every lane open each with its own bagger. Chicken to roast, stewing beef with all the trimmings, PA Dutch sausage and the peppers and rolls to accompany. Grapefruits, applesauce, bacon & eggs for breakfasts (BIL ate into my bacon & egg stash ;). Pitas and two flavors of hummus to snack. A box of duraflames.

Irish whiskey, spiced rum and some merlots from the local state store. As PA has only select stores open on Sundays, that store also had every register open and was more of a zoo than the grocery store.

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I'm going to the store tomorrow and will buy enough food to last for several days. The storm should be done by Wednesday, but getting around on foot (as I do, with my preferred grocery store about a mile away) after a big snowfall is a nightmare for several days after. 

Off-topic: I get annoyed by the faux outrage people display over the fact that milk, bread and eggs are common food items on grocery lists.

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more than enough in the fridge, freezer and cupboard to last a couple of days if need be. and looking those turkey thighs i was planning to cook on thursday will likely get braised on tuesday instead.

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Our old house had a gas fired 12kW backup system that came on automatically - wasn't designed to power the whole house but would handle a couple of rooms (including the kitchen) and also power some essential sump pumps (long story). Now, all we have is our Cobra jump starter and air pump with 400 watts of 120V output. We still have gas for heat.

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There is NOTHING to do...people can't survive 48 hrs without going to a store?! Our forefathers would be ashamed. Grab a shovel, it's just snow. Help a neighbor too

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no generator...will be restocking the kitchen with milk, frozen pizza, bread, and chocolate chips (will need to entertain the kids during the anticipated snow days - chocolate chip cookies anyone?)

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I saw this picture from a store in NJ...looks like Stop & Shop. Crazy!

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I'm in the snow zone, but I'm far enough south that I plan on doing a home version of CHOPPED if it comes to that. lol I will grab 4 ingredients out of the cupboards and 3... 2... 1... bam, interesting deliciousness abounds. 

Now, if I lived further north, I'd totally be getting bread, extra PB, batteries, candles, water, eggs, and an extra carton or two of UHT milk that is self stable. UHT milk tastes terrible, but if the power goes out... :) Or I guess, I could use the outside as my "fridge." And if it lasts really long, then out comes the camping stuff to have a snow party along with the grill I put up. Cause, food is necessary. 

I really miss having a real wood fire place. Really miss it.

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There are two types of people I can't really understand.
The people who rush to supermarket and buy everything in sight for the coming storm. and those people who buy http://www.costco.com/.product.11763436.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-categorypageHorizontalTop-_-CategoryTopProducts&cm_vc=categorypageHorizontalTop|CategoryTopProducts
from Costco and actually review them online.

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Honda Snow Thrower and generator are all ready. Gas cans and car are full.
Lots of leftovers from the weekend and frozen stuff to rediscover. 
Got toilet paper too!!
Got a few mindless DVDs from the liberry. 
I'm ready!!

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Ran to Costco yesterday to pick up contacts and didn't see the hoard that I expected (historically bad snow storm!! Pats Superbowl next sun), but we did get there early. Today stopped at library (books and Breaking Bad season 5) and Trader Joe's for a hard to find beer (Enjoy by 12/14). Last thing to do is take trash and recycling out before the storm hits.

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I just get amused seeing people beat each other to a pulp at the super market, the day before a storm is predicted, for a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread. Like people, take a look in your cabinets, got a jar of peanut butter and jelly or a can of tuna. And with great anticipation and experience, the storm and roads are cleared the next day. Whew!!!

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In the Boston burbs this afternoon, I was surprised at how well-stocked most of my local Market Basket is. There were no long lines, either. I did not need French Toast supplies but did notice plenty of bread and milk on the shelves (didn't pay attention to eggs). 

I have an all-electric house. I have learned to put several jar candles into a stockpot, with a cake cooling rack laid over the top.
Open a can of soup or Dinty Moore, leaving the lid slightly attached so it functions like a slightly-ajar lid. Set it on the rack. The candles will heat it up in a half hour, give or take.

For the ground-feeding birds and squirrels, when the snow's too deep for scattering seed, fill clean tetrapaks, waxed cartons, or deli containers with seed, then fill to almost the top with plain water, or hot water in which you've dissolved nut butter. Seal, (cool if hot) and freeze. When frozen, peel off the carton or pop from the container, and toss on partially-cleared ground, deck, or walk. Keeps the squirrels busy enough that they don't hog the bird feeders as much.

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I was at Shoprite today. I was going to buy a couple of cans (just for the heck of emergency), but instead, I bought a frozen pizza, a lot of apples, pasta sauce, cod fish....etc because they just kind of called out to me.

Anyway, a guy was behind me in the line and he must have bought 4 cases of water bottles.

So in light of this, I just filled up my stock pot with filtered tap water. So I have a week worth of emergency water in case it will take the emergency workers this long to find me. :P

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Panic, if I interpret the national news correctly.

We don't get snow much in the Bay Area, but we do have earthquakes, and I did grow up in Buffalo, where most of my family still live. (I can hear my sister, who got 7+ feet back in November, snorting about downstate wimps). I keep three days worth of food and water on hand as my quake supply, including canned soup that can be eaten straight out of the can if need be.

If you have 3-5 days of supplies (including any necessary meds, diapers if you have babies) and you have a source for power and water that won't be affected by the snow you should be ok. When I lived in Buffalo one big problem was ice bringing down power lines, so a supply of flashlight batteries or candles is helpful. And if you can't go anywhere take advantage of the quiet time to catch up with your reading or hobbies or family.

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Well. Update from upstate NY: whopping 1/2 inch of snow. Our local school district didn't even delay opening. (I can imagine the kids are PO'd.) Only schools in the tri-city area that are closed are the ones that jumped the gun last night.

We are grateful, again, that we dodged another bullet. Whew!

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We are on the Northern edge of the clipper, tonight, pan seared venison steaks, mashed potatoes, steamed spinach, sauteed onions and garlic..


My turn, have to cook the deer... NOW HONEY...

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I estimate 30 inches in my front yard. Some of the drifts are over my head. 

No work again today!! :-)

I made beef stew which was mighty tasty after 4 hours of shoveling

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I do have to say this was a very interesting read AFTER the Snowmageddon that hit the Boston area and totally missed the NY/NJ area.

I went out on Sunday last weekend because I had to get some veggies, and I actually did need bread and milk. I didn't think I had enough eggs so I bought a half dozen. Turns out I had a dozen - so French toast *was* made on Tuesday morning. But otherwise, I was well stocked with plenty of food - either cookable or uncookable (I had roasted a chicken on Sunday, so I had enough for sandwiches should the power go out.)

With the very high winds we had, I'm very thankful that the power stayed on. All electric at my condo north of Boston, so I would have been SOOL had the power gone out. I did fill up a few gallon containers and put them in my downstairs fridge as a "just in case".

My area didn't get quite as much as hotoynoodle - about 26" for me. My condo's plow guys kept up with it pretty well, and we (or most of us) were back at work on Wednesday.

And while I know Buffalo residents were mocking us, 30" of snow in a town like Boston is nothing to sneeze at. The town is more tightly packed than others, with narrower streets, so it often can become impassable until cars are dug out. (I'm very thankful for a garage in my complex!)

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Something like 6 to 12 inches of snow headed for Michigan in the next 24 hours. I have split pea soup coming together, and plans for a roasted chicken & caramelized onion risotto tomorrow. The liquor cabinet is full. I have bacon and eggs on hand for Sunday brunch. I even have a Swiss Army Knife. I'm ready for anything!

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Bought extra wine ;) (northern Ohio is getting a lot of snow)

I didn't get anything else. 
Well except more cheese and olives pretzel crackers and hummus. I'm fine as far as food goes. I just can't imagine being stuck with out my snacks.

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We we missed the big storm last week, but now we are looking at 10-14 inches.
Went to Weggies yesterday for our usual big shop. Hit the liquor store on the way home.
We usually have a couple of slices each of pizza for lunch when we shop at Weggies. They are now $2.99 a slice plain or fancy. We figured out that if we call from the car on the way we could order a whole pie of 8 slices for $10.00 plain. Now we have four "free"slices in the reefer! What a deal!

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Here we go again! 

We're expecting anywhere from 8-12 inches, which really isn't so bad, considering what others have been through.

Husband went to the store earlier, and between the Super Bowl shoppers and predicted storm, every checkout was open and the store was mobbed.

Lasagna for tonight, leftover roasted potatoes in a frittata for "storm" night tomorrow. 

Plenty of wine on hand, and he picked up some Sambuca too!

Good luck to all.

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8 to 12 for me too, just came from a store, and I see none of the kookiness from last week. Folks must have realized what jackasses they were

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