Surviving the Mayans, Obama and Mother Nature

SUPLIZE! Consumer Reports did a study on today's practice of food downsizing.  I know there are others, but so far the only food product I can name that has not reduced quantity is Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, a fact they advertise on their tubs (Still a Pint!).  Another practice designed to fool the consumer is over packaging.  I take 60 grams of protein every morning as part of my regimen to run marathons.  MoSup came home yesterday with a GIANT (trust me) tub of "Six-Star Pro Nutrition."  Wow, this should last twice as long as the last one. Take a look.  By the By, another effect of downsizing content is skewing the USDA Food Cost index.  They report that "Over the last 12 months, the all  items index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment."  My guess is that it's more like 10-12%. The first thing I bought were these 3600+ calorie energy bars.  SEGUE... For the last month we've been using 23 Critical Items needed for your Proper and Survival Bunker as a guideline, along with Thoughts On Urban Survival.  While checking around for sources, I discovered the mother lode.  Walmart.  Did you know that Wally will ship damned near anything to your front door, including ice cream?  No shipping cost on cumulative orders over $45!  And no tax! Yesterday I opened the door to get the paper on there on my doorstep— 100 pounds of Gold Medal All Purpose flour.  Think about buying 100 pounds of anything; carrying it to your car, then up the stairs—oh my freaking back!  By the way, I will rotate these foods into our daily larder and replace them so as to keep stuff fresh. Here's my latest buy. If I owned any guns, which I do not, they would be also properly ammo'd up too.  Next on my list—a Geiger counter. PS- don't forget that your water heater is filled with fresh water.