Self imposed lock down- Test

jollymon · Nov 3, 2020

My GF of meany years has gone to her Father's for awhile to help after his surgery. So I decided to do a test run SHTF lock down, Day 3 now and all is well , SPAM has been the primary protein as a test and it's a very versatile protein haven't used a whole can yet, With eggs , noodles , rice and vegetables,
Useing only the lights were ever I'm at , Doing the No Shave November to help save water , No trips to town , Use what we have and keeping a list of used items to replace. So far life hasn't been upset at all but still have time

MattTheGunslinger · Nov 3, 2020

This actually sounds fun! I like spam, I already dont shave, and I dont like going to town.

Eastwind · Nov 3, 2020

Will you be going full immersion- blackout curtains and all?

Jed195 · Nov 3, 2020

A mandolin slicer can get a bunch of slices from a half a can of spam...fried like bacon its good on grilled cheese, or PB n J with hot sauce.

Blaster229 · Nov 3, 2020

3 days and not a half a can yet? Lol hell I have half a can with breakfast.

randomuser · Nov 3, 2020

Three days without the wife and if be 50% through my beer and Doritos supply.

jollymon · Nov 3, 2020

Assault said:
Will you be going full immersion- blackout curtains and all?

Only the bedroom has curtains , Her request, were in the sticks and no close neighbors so no need tell we go full tactical than yes we'll Black out everything.

FYI Pita breads last longer and very versatile

Eastwind · Nov 3, 2020

jollymon said:
Only the bedroom has curtains , Her request, were in the sticks and no close neighbors so no need tell we go full tactical than yes we'll Black out everything.

FYI Pita breads last longer and very versatile

Hah, me and my girlfriend live like goblins. Curtains cover everything. We both have the same preference for being in the shadows, sort of speak. We usually never have the lights on either, minus some mood lighting.

Melnic · Nov 3, 2020

Heck during early April 7 of us stayed home 5 days. Son #2 is the one that broke down and went to girlfriends house to pick her up and then sit out side and talk.
I recall rest of us lasted 7 days then went out to get Milk.
Her office was shut down and I was working remote. We always have lots of TP in bulk for us and her office. When it started we had a save the squares campaign in the house since we were not using toilets at other places. After the 5th day I calculated we had 6 months of TP left. 8 months of food, 12 months if rationing/dieting.
I ran the generator for an hour or so setting up the power to the fridge and downstairs freezer.

I'm still expecting a 2 week power outage emergency to happen in the next 10 years. Maybe sooner.

Archeryrob · Nov 4, 2020

Did you turn the water off too? You know SHTF, means grid down and even city water won't last a day once the tower empty out.

K31 · Nov 4, 2020

3 days and you haven't eaten a whole can of Spam yet? What are your other sources of protein and how many of them do you eat? I see eggs.

Pale Ryder · Nov 4, 2020

Archeryrob said:
Did you turn the water off too? You know SHTF, means grid down and even city water won't last a day once the tower empty out.

Better turn off the toilet too. Poop in a bucket and bury in the back yard, or make a fire pit.

newmuzzleloader · Nov 4, 2020

Why limit yourself to just Spam? Canned tuna or chicken if you don't want to use the fridge. If you do, well a pound of ground deer or beef can be made into taco meat or chili with spices from the cabinet or the packets and will provide several meals.

jollymon · Nov 4, 2020

I've been in the Tuna supply , Can smoked oysters too , Doing some nice Raman dish's , Turned on the TV last night for the first time to watch the Election returns , It kind of nice without TV . I didn't turn off the water we have a well and 2 generators , The stove is gas with 2 500gal tanks so it would have to get really bad for me to not use a flush toilet , The ground beef and deer I'm saving but I did snipe one of rabbits that had been helping him self to our garden over the summer , My GF wouldn't let me pop him but now he's going on the grill tonight .

gmoney_downtown · Nov 4, 2020

jollymon · Nov 4, 2020

gmoney_downtown said:
This is a great idea actually! What are you doing to keep yourself occupied mentally? Are you venturing outside of the house at all? Part of my lockdown plan is running back and forth to the shed, but I'm thinking that might not be a great idea.

Keep an eye on your sodium intake if you're eating a lot of spam, it's loaded!

I'm very aware of the sodium in SPAM and in fact that is why I went with the LITE SPAM that's lower in sodium, also I'm not eating it 3 times a day.
I keep myself occupied with things around the house and still have to do some work so they keep paying me

Deadlunch · Nov 4, 2020

I haven't gone all out. When Hogan started the first lockdowns, the family locked down and didn't come out for about 45 days. Wifey works remotely and my side jobs were put on hold. Learned alot about quantifying meals, water and meds. Worst part was that, that was when my preteen daughter "became a woman". Lockdown became a lot worse.

mac1_131 · Nov 4, 2020

Cut off the internet...

jollymon · Nov 4, 2020

mac1_131 said:
Cut off the internet...

I would but I need it to work , Before Covid I would pick places to vacation that were off the beaten path so no cell service or internet , Loved the looks on the faces of family that came with us when they had no phone or net . I was even called "Uncle Dick" by one of them , The look on his face when he was on the floor was great, Just like my Dad and Grandfather would have done, My sister was like damn you got to him first because I was going to do that , BIL went nuts till my sister told him to Shut up

Blaster229 · Nov 5, 2020

Yumm

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