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I forget where I heard it but the running joke is that whenever theres a mass-killing of pigs, from a chemical spill is what I heard, theres a massive discount sale of or introduction of new pork products across america.
anyways, take that but make it chicken I guess
There has been BOGO pork tenderloins at my grocery store (Publix) almost constantly for at least the last year. I don't know if that's normal or not, but it feels like a red flag.
They just tend to be extremely cheap these days, I think because treatlerites seem to prefer pork chops and butts over literally every other cut. But I have some pretty inside info in this industry so trust me I will light this place up if I notice any upstream trends in the pork world. I have been mildly prepping for a year now. If this pops off around 50% lethality there's going to be no help coming. We'll see general services collapse (power, water, etc most places) and hallowed out military units patrolling roads at most.
I fantasize about prepping, but don't have the resources and can't get my family to take shit seriously anymore.
Nothing wrong with just creating a "disaster kit". Get a cheap tub and slowly start filling it with critical emergency essentials. Tell your family it's just for storms and power outages. Wash out some milk or juice jugs and store some water (make sure to swap it out). Buy a little extra rice and beans. Put old camping stuff in it you find somewhere that might have utility. Matches, lighters, lithium-ion charger packs.
This is basically how I started my own stash. If you have a bit more $ to spare at some point and want best bang for your buck, look up humanitarian or FEMA ration packs online. They are often so inexpensive (like $40 for a case of 10) that it's probably the cheapest prepared food calories you can buy in the U.S. (that's $3-4 for 2500 calories that should last five years easily). Bonus the humanitarian ones are vegan so everyone can eat them (and they are each a full day's supply of calories)
Because they are vegan they are less popular (and more affordable!) then the meat filled "PATRIOT WHATEVER" stuff and are tasty hot or cold.
Lol, I'm in Florida so I've got the water and camping equipment down, but great advice, thanks. I'll definitely check out those packs when I have spare cash. I'd really like to plan for something more long term though. Shit's wild here and between h5n1, strikes, and just general supply chain fuckery, the future ain't looking great.
Isn't there a similar thing with the McRib? Like they "bring it back" when pork prices are hella low?
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