A years supply of food

[_Quasimodo]

No, and this is the clever bit.
To get over the fact that these boats couldn't fit enough food for the passengers and animals for a full year and the fact that they had no way of dealing with all the pooh, they came up with the bright idea of eating the pooh.
See it makes it fit.
Don't need to take food because you can eat the pooh.
Don't need to deal with pooh because you use it as food.
(Mopologia For Dummies, Page 69)

Now the question becomes: "Do I want to survive by eating poo, or die a more pleasant death?"

I've never eaten poo (although a couple of restaurants I've eaten in come close), but I think I might have to pass in favor of death and a risk of an uncertain, heavenly existence.

[_Drifting]

No, and this is the clever bit.
To get over the fact that these boats couldn't fit enough food for the passengers and animals for a full year and the fact that they had no way of dealing with all the pooh, they came up with the bright idea of eating the pooh.
See it makes it fit.
Don't need to take food because you can eat the pooh.
Don't need to deal with pooh because you use it as food.
(Mopologia For Dummies, Page 69)

Now the question becomes: "Do I want to survive by eating poo, or die a more pleasant death?"

I've never eaten poo (although a couple of restaurants I've eaten in come close), but I think I might have to pass in favor of death and a risk of an uncertain, heavenly existence.

But then you would be missing out on landing in a place that future generations will not be able to find and having all of your race wiped off the face of the earth. Every last one...oh...except the main General. He'll survive in Hollywood style to fight the last mano a mano battle with one of the opposition...who also happenes to be the main General of their team.

[_Quasimodo]

This type of humanity pulling together was also exhibited in London during the July 7 bombings and I believe in New York in the aftermath of that horrific event. I'm led to believe that wasn't quite the case in New Orleans or have I got that wrong?

My family lived in a small seaport town on the Northeast coast of England (Hull). Because of it's location and it's importance as a port, it was actually bombed more than London. There was not much left of it after the Blitz.

I think I've heard of efforts by many people to give aid in New Orleans after Katrina. The government was being shamefully inefficient in the aftermath, but people were coming from all parts of the country to aid wherever they could.

New Orleans is a GREAT city. One of my favorites. The US government let them down, but the people of New Orleans really pulled together (and still are pulling together).

[_Drifting]

This type of humanity pulling together was also exhibited in London during the July 7 bombings and I believe in New York in the aftermath of that horrific event. I'm led to believe that wasn't quite the case in New Orleans or have I got that wrong?

My family lived in a small seaport town on the Northeast coast of England (Hull). Because of it's location and it's importance as a port, it was actually bombed more than London. There was not much left of it after the Blitz.

I think I've heard of efforts by many people to give aid in New Orleans after Katrina. The government was being shamefully inefficient in the aftermath, but people were coming from all parts of the country to aid wherever they could.

New Orleans is a GREAT city. One of my favorites. The US government let them down, but the people of New Orleans really pulled together (and still are pulling together).

Hull is just ever so slightly bigger now....

I believe that lots of countries offered to help Bush with New Orleans but he turned them all down and allowed the American people to think nobody was trying to help. (That may be conjecture though).

[_Quasimodo]

Hull is just ever so slightly bigger now....

Ah, you know it! Most people in the world don't. Are you in England?

Poor Hull. It was one of the major fishing ports in the world at one time. After the European Union it lost that status. It also was once one of the major shipbuilding facilities in England. I guess all that has gone.

I read recently that it has one of the highest crime rates in England.

I live in California now, though I was born in Hull. Most of my relatives still live there.

[_Drifting]

Hull is just ever so slightly bigger now....

Ah, you know it! Most people in the world don't. Are you in England?

Poor Hull. It was one of the major fishing ports in the world at one time. After the European Union it lost that status. It also was once one of the major shipbuilding facilities in England. I guess all that has gone.

I read recently that it has one of the highest crime rates in England.

I live in California now, though I was born in Hull. Most of my relatives still live there.

Yes I'm a Brit.
Hull suffers from too much population for too little industry.
The geography of the area makes it ideal for ships, its location makes it rubbish for road and rail networks.

[_Quasimodo]

Yes I'm a Brit.
Hull suffers from too much population for too little industry.
The geography of the area makes it ideal for ships, its location makes it rubbish for road and rail networks.

LOL! I remember the last time I was there (some years ago) that I had to take a train from London to York to get to Hull. I guess the Humber bridge may be a bit of a failure. A world class bridge, but not much traffic.

Where are you located?

[_Drifting]

Yes I'm a Brit.
Hull suffers from too much population for too little industry.
The geography of the area makes it ideal for ships, its location makes it rubbish for road and rail networks.

LOL! I remember the last time I was there (some years ago) that I had to take a train from London to York to get to Hull. I guess the Humber bridge may be a bit of a failure. A world class bridge, but not much traffic.

Where are you located?

Apologies but I feel it unwise to go into that kind of detail.
No disrespect to you, just don't want lurkers on my case.

[_Quasimodo]

Apologies but I feel it unwise to go into that kind of detail.
No disrespect to you, just don't want lurkers on my case.

Understandable.

[_harmony]

Surely those with a bit of food put by would find unemployment or underemployment a bit easier to endure.

The problem is, few know how to cook the things that actually store best, and the "instant microwave" generation knows very little about cooking, period.

My German Baptist neighbor has a bit of sourdough starter that is about 100 years old. I find that comforting. No doubt many posters here will find it stupid, and ridicule my love affair with that which is natural and time-honored. I preserve the abundance of my garden, and enjoy it throughout the winter. I see no reason to apologize for that. My pantry and my freezer are both full of food, another thing for which I don't apologize. Should my neighbors need food in an emergency, I'd do my best by them, as would most of my neighbors, both member and not.