2020 Collapse

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  1. heartastack

    heartastack Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    that doesn’t sound authentic at all. More like boiled sewer rat placentas with a side of unhatched chicken still in the shell.
     
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    When Covid19 first hit our area, there were breakdowns in supply chain distribution for just about everything in the grocery stores. On top of that, meat processing here in the USA is bottlenecked at a few mega processing facilities and when workers got sick, production halted (farmers were shooting/gassing their animals - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/business/coronavirus-farmers-killing-pigs.html ). We didn't quite get a full on food shortage, but stores were rationing many staples (meats, grains, beans, etc.). It's not a terrible idea to invest in a stash of shelf stable food items to weather a worst case food supply crisis. With good packing techniques, many staples can be shelf stable for years.
     
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    If/when the food shortages worsen, would you still refer to sgbuyer’s preparedness as idiocy?
     
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    after throwing away some food, you will learn how to manage them better
     
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    If Sgbuyer was living in Afganistan/Perth/Sydney ie in a"dry country"... it is "maybe" a good call but in Singapore lol.

    Plus chances are the rice are in hessian bags to let the rice breathe in 20 or 25kg bags common in Asian countries..... and unlike Sydney or Perth it will root if not stored correctly ie humidity

    And if a crisis did occure where a person needs one year worth of rice stored in Singapore to survive, they would require electrity to run AC or store the rice in humidity controlled enviroment.

    So what kind of crisis will entail that the person gets electrity but can't get rice for a year in Singapore.

    Besides I am presuming Sgbuyer is just exaggerating
     
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    alor Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    In Singapore, the rice suppliers are required by law to have minimum stocks in their storage facilities, or will get fined
    so overstocks does not make sense for individuals, all need to be done, is just to top up consumed amounts regularly
     
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    If covid was as deadly as Ebola then yes, you wouldn’t even want to go outside to collect your rations
     
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    It's because I used the example of rice, which is funny. :D

    It's not as deadly as ebola, but it's definitely a spanner thrown at you. What better way to incapacitate your competition? The only issue is whether there will be a blow back once your competitor has herd immunity. So what will you do then? Continue to hide like a tortoise while the rest of the world has opened up?
     
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    https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/sout...me-india-slums-may-have-reached-herd-immunity
    A study done July, old news, but 2 months on, probably 100% have got antibodies. Corona virus don't have much effects on the slum dwellers apparently.

    At this rate, the whole of India will have herd immunity before the end of the year. Mumbai itself probably in another 2 months.
     
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    hunger would kill them first due to shutdown
    before the virus reached them
     
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    heartastack Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I don’t give a flying F about contracting corona FYI. Probably had it already.
     
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    It means that Australia has fallen into recession for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
     
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    yes officially we are now.
     
  16. TreasureHunter

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    Famine in Singapore?

    It's easier to imagine, since there's not much agriculture there.
    Prolly less likely to happen in Europe.

    As for milk: that's either UHT or contains preservatives, because 100% natural milk wouldn't resist 6 months.

    You must have a lot of space.
     
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    Really? Other people say they "don't give a rat's ass". Interesting.
     
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    No famine in Singapore, small population, very easy to secure the supplies, except, it may cost more in the future. The people here also don't eat much. One serving in US can feed 2 persons here, 1 serving in China can feed 1.5 persons.

    Europe won't have an issue. The food in europe is very cheap.
     
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