Backstory: I like rice, I like chicken, and I like chicken and rice. What I usually do is cut up a buncha chicken and cook it in some sort of teriyaki or other ‘Asian’ sauce. The stuff I really like comes in a glass bottle for about $4. I have a tough time finding it, so I figured I’d special order it at Walmart.
Me: How many of these to a case? :::Shows manager the bottle of sauce I want:::
Mgr: Six to a case. :::consults handheld digital device:::
Me: Okay, I’ll take ten cases.
Mgr: Ok. Got something going on?
Me: Really wanna know?
Mgr: Sure.
Me: Im one of those crazy survivalist types. I like to stock up. :::Said in a ‘maybe he’s joking, maybe he’s not way:::
Mgr: :::takes a step closer and looks around before speaking::: I’m LDS. We do alot of that, too. Smart.
Me: Ah, so you must know [name of couple that was operating Bishops Storehouse]
Mgr: Yeah, I went to school with their son.
Me: Oh, [name of son]…he runs a preparedness website now.
And the conversation continues as he taps his device to order the cases I want.
That’s how it happens, folks. That’s how you meet fellow LMI. No internet meet ups, no ads on Craigslist, no waving a Gadsen flag in the parking lot and seeing what kinda people it draws. Just a normal everyday transaction
To be fair, virtually every LDS/Mormon I have met has been on ‘the same page’ as me on the important things. That’s one of the reasons I like Mormons so much. (That, and Mormon chicks are almost always uniformly hot.) I would bet money that if you put a observant, tithing, lives-in-Utah Mormon in front of me I can tell you who he voted for, whether he likes to shoot, and whats in his basement. Sucker bet.
OP SEC! busted! Anyone around when you were talking? Remember each person that hears the conversation can tell 10 others, etc. Not Paranoid.. who’s reading this 🙂
You actually think I’d have a conversation like that in the middle of a crowd?
Considering the irresistible attraction of Ruger products to you, anything is possible. BTW, I have 4 Ruger revolvers, guess that I shouldn’t talk .
Was there today, cut a deal for pasta by the box.
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You know you’re in a good place when you say, “I’m crazy,” and the other guy says, “Me too.”
Considering that communication is more that words typed on a CRT screen, this is a smart way to do things. In personal interactions, it’s the little things like being able to read tone, eye movement, subtle gestures etc that can mean all the difference between a successful private transaction and a no knock raid at four in the morning. Good job.
What kind of sauce? Just curious-trying to find one I like more than plain ol’ LaChoy
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How long is the shelf life?
Dont know. Dont care. Jarred anything is usually good for a couple years and these will be used up before then.
That stuff looks tasty. I had some Costco canned pineapple with the flip top lids turn into black mold death spores sealed inside an ammo can so I got better (less lazy) about checking dates and rotating stuff into regular meals. Would be a major bummer to find ruptured/spoiled cans or jars in the middle of bugging out.
Certain foods just don’t lend themselves to long term. Canned ANYTHING with high acid is going to eventually suffer. Pineapple, tomatoes, etc. For that stuff, glass works best but, of course…its breakable. I find it easier to just not store stuff like that, store a more stable version of it, or rotate it on an accelerated basis.
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I read somewhere a few weeks back on some kind of graphic, which I saved but have 15,000 images I’ve saved over the years so finding that puppy is difficult, that there are at least 20 indefinite shelf life products like Honey and so on. Soy sauces, Teryachi’s and so on are on the list. All hot sauces are on the list as well but plastic is a no-no, must be glass.
Except for the theology, Mormons can be great people. Knowing that you’re going to run your own universe gives some of the guys a bit of a superiority complex.
“Except for the theology” pretty much applies to all the religions, it seems.