Weekly "everything else" If it's in the spirit of prepping, but not "news" or "intel"

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TwistedScarletRose@reddit

As a gay man, I'm terrified of the coming days. I came out when I was twenty. For fourteen years my partner and I have lived in peace within our community. I don't feel safe anymore. I never really felt safe, but I never felt like *this* before. I'm hoping I'm overthinking, and overreacting... But I'm not so sure.

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Chesney_Studio@reddit

You should be terrified of eternal judgement for your arrogant pride in sin.

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CannyGardener@reddit

As a scared atheist...I put the mask back on. Feels bad man.

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Caelista_x@reddit

My partner and I went the opposite direction. With kidnappings ramping up in our area, we put pro-civil rights bumper stickers on our cars for the first time. We’re fairly low risk and feel like it’s important to be visible opposition.

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CannyGardener@reddit

I really wish the best for you.

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khorosho96@reddit

Stay fit and practice the 2A if you’re able and willing to. I want to say things will be ok but I don’t know. Seeing people resist against ICE raids gives me hope, just know people will have your back if push comes to shove, things may seem similar to before but I think more people are informed and sympathetic compared to before

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TwistedScarletRose@reddit

Started changing my health habits at the beginning of 2024. Down over 100 lbs and working on my fitness.

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rmannyconda78@reddit

I can’t blame you, I’m autistic and the discrimination is very real I can relate to how you feel, anything different, even ever so slightly and people will hate you for it, it’s a sad thing really, I really feel society is failing at times, people care way way to much about the wrong things.

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Planeandaquariumgeek@reddit

As an autistic person it was definitely pleasant getting a letter that I could loose insurance coverage “if federal standards are updated” due to my “severe preexisting condition”. Also got selected for RFK’s autism study and was told me and/or my mom could face fines and/or prison time if I refused to sign over access to my medical records. Fun times.

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TwistedScarletRose@reddit

This needs A WHOLE HELLUVA LOT MORE COVERAGE than what's it's getting, if that's true. Not saying you're lying, I believe you wholly. Why do they need your medical data, and for what study? I'm sorry, but earlier this year I made a comment saying that this just sounds like they are making another list of people to collect. I DO NOT TRUST THIS. I'm clearly overthinking it, so if you have any more information, I'd appreciate it

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Planeandaquariumgeek@reddit

Remember when RFK said he was gonna do that study? I got selected for it

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throwawayt44c@reddit

Wow that's bleak.

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rmannyconda78@reddit

It’s sick I’ll tell you that

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bristlybits@reddit

I'm older than you; I'm having some memories of my young years crop up because of similar shit. i was outed when i was 15. 1989. bad time for it. i can see that we've come really far but i dread this feeling of slippage, back to how things used to be.

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LassenDiscard@reddit

It's usually useless to try to derive anything from Flightradar24 (or other flight tracking sites), but man is tonight's military traffic unusual for a Friday. I've got a low-level training route a few miles away that sees a couple of C-17 flights a week usually in the daytime on Tuesdays and Thursdays ... tonight there are two of them doing repeated passes, and on a Friday night, with lots of tanker support. And there's a Mercury, a Rivet Joint, and multiple powder-blue-and-white "United States of America" (like Air Force One and Two) planes up right now (SAM 415 and FORGE 78). And a C-17 out of Puerto Rico? Just looks odd, especially for a Friday night.

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kezfertotlenito@reddit

I live next door to a large Marine base. There's some kind of artillery range they use for training (I am not military, don't know the right terms). You can hear booms randomly. Locals call it "the sound of freedom" *barf* Last night was the first time I have ever heard them blowing stuff up literally all night. They usually stop before it gets too late. All day yesterday, all night, and continuing this morning. So loud it rattles my windows. I've lived here almost 30 years and this is new. Just putting it out there :/

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AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)

RedStone?

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kezfertotlenito@reddit

Lejeune, actually. Plus Cherry Point.

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georgieboy74@reddit

Yes. My bad.

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AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)

Interesting, RedStone has been more active in recent weeks too.

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Professional-Air9357@reddit

Camp Lejeune publishes a weekly schedule of noise Dec 3 through Dec 5 Artillery fire - 6am to midnight Rocket fire - 6am to midnight Mortar fire - 6 am to 2 pm

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AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)

Redstone random sonic booms*

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xredwidowx@reddit

Honestly, this is very disconcerting for me. I was going to post yesterday but thought it “panic” rhetoric…. I am staying with family next to a large military base (in transition from selling house to buying house). In the 7 months we have been here, it’s been very quiet. 2 nights ago at 1am, an enormous rumbling went through the house, followed by another rumbling. It sounded massive. Next day was in the yard with the kids, saw a couple sets of fighter jets in formation…then the rumbling started again. No joke, the largest plane I have ever seen flew over us. Then another one. Then another one. I took videos, my friends and family rolled their eyes and said it’s nothing.

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kezfertotlenito@reddit

I haven't noticed an uptick in planes here at least, my house is in the flight-path of a particular training flight they do so I hear them very regularly and the volume seems normal. The amount of artillery drilling however is abnormal. Some of those big planes like the C-130s are freaking massive!

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georgieboy74@reddit

I live in eastern nc. There has been a crazy uptick in air traffic. Im not to far from marine flight base cherry point.

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NovelEmergency7744@reddit

Produce on the grocery stores shelves are looking worse and worse each week. Stores in my area (Central South East US) are selling nearly to entirely rotten produce for months now so we've had to switch entirely to frozen. Thanksgiving was very lean for those in the area. We have been stocking up on essentials to last us as long as possible for Black Friday sales. Flour, sugar, toilet paper, nuts, rice, coffee, beans. After the holidays the shutdown and ensuing chaos will most likely begin again. Be as prepared as possible my friends. Things are not going to end nicely for those who are hellbent on throwing us all in the fire to benefit themselves. Turbulent times ahead..

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NoTerm3078@reddit

Okay everyone has been saying this here for months. And where I live, it just hasn't been the case at all. We have been experiencing pre-Covid stock levels, that is to say, everything is there. It's expensive as hell but you can get it. And the produce is fine. Well tonight we drive about 40 miles away to have dinner with some friends. We all shop at the same chain grocery store, but not the same location. And what do they start saying. Bad produce, missing produce. No lettuce, rotting lettuce, giant chunks of aisles completely cleaned out. Odd products out of stock. Can make shopping difficult. And isn't this getting spooky? And I'm going WTAF? I was at my store *today* it did not have these problems and yet theirs did. I don't understand the inconsistency between stores so close together in stock levels.

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Separate_Fold5168@reddit

I've been wondering the same. Without doxxing, we probably can't do much conclusive research on here. My hunch would be, some stores have always had worse or better produce managers than others. Even between same chains. Maybe it's just right now, the worse managers and stores are really looking rough since, well... they're not good at their job and can't handle turbulence. Meanwhile, the pro managers are able to navigate supply chains better and keep their isles looking perky. Also maybe corporate is prioritizing certain (nicer) areas?

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CannyGardener@reddit

This. I drive to the next town north so that I can go to the 'good' grocery store, because the produce in my home town at the two (same chain) grocery stores there is sooooo bad, and they are doing things like.... They only have 2 brands of pasta sauce, one variety each, one layer deep; you get Ragu or Prego...the whole aisle...probably 15 ft of shelf space top to bottom of Regu and Prego and no other pasta sauce. The good store still has a variety of products to pick from. I think it is income driven. The nicer stores are willing to pay the premium price for the better products because they know the higher income clients will spring for it. If a head of lettuce in a lower income area goes from $2 to $7 then those low income folks are going to go find something different to buy.

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cherishxanne@reddit

I am in your general area (a little to the north of you from your description, but still in the southeast) and same here with produce. in the last weekly thread I posted in, I commented on the poor quality of fresh garlic and the scarcity of green bell peppers lately. that was a few weeks ago and it’s only gotten worse. Slimy lettuce, onions with rotten spots, hell even one of my sweet potatoes for thanksgiving was so rock hard that it was almost impossible to cut and it had white spots all thru the flesh so I just tossed it. those things seem small on their own, but all together and then coupled with the fact that I have never, in my 20 years of cooking, seen any of these issues before…it definitely points to this being the initial warning signs of something bigger. Stay safe and prepped fellow southerner :)

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NovelEmergency7744@reddit

Yes , absolutely same here. Been hard to find non rotten garlic for weeks now. Every bell pepper is moldy or wilting. We made the switch to frozen because so much money was being wasted on rotten mango, avocado, peppers, green veg, etc. Anytime bought "fresh" produce and cut it open these past few months it's been rotten. Stay safe as well my friends. Don't want to fear monger, but certainly things are happening right now and we should be aware and prepared if certain food supplies bottom out. Wishing everyone the best.

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RedditMadeName@reddit

Apologies for the potentially stupid question but what is going on with the food supply that is causing these problems?

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bristlybits@reddit

doge crap cuts to inspectors and regulatory positions that would ensure safety

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NovelEmergency7744@reddit

I read that the government shutdown had a lot of food sitting in limbo for a while as well. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

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missbwith2boys@reddit

Lack of employees to harvest in a timely manner may be right up there at the top. Produce sits longer in the field, so it is already aging before it hits your local grocery store’s shelves.

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StilgarofTabar@reddit

Been seeing alot more posts with people finding metal and other not food stuffs in cans and other prepared food. Had a can of green beans with a sliver of metal in it last week. It feels like quality control is in a nose dive. I can only imagine its due to DOGE firing feds and such.

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fanclubmoss@reddit

Found a brown marmorated stink bug in a can of peas a few weeks ago lol.

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NovelEmergency7744@reddit

That's very concerning. Thank you for bringing that up for others to remain mindful of.

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Rockin_freakapotamus@reddit

In the Midwest, I’ve noticed the same. Products that used to last 4-5 days in the refrigerator are starting to go bad in 2-3 days. I’ve had to readjust my cooking schedule to minimize waste.

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birdpix@reddit

In Florida and bad produce is the rule, but Walmart just sold us a bag of shredded lettuce that was rotting. Brown leaves all over it, could not miss the problem, but they somehow did. Wife chatted for refund.

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NovelEmergency7744@reddit

I hear that. We started going into the store ourselves because we were always given rotten produce by the in-store shoppers. Now when going in myself, I have a very hard time finding anything that isn't rotten. Seems like everything is picked either overly ripe or not ripe at all, frozen, then thawed in the grocery store which makes it mush. Then we are sold that mush. I'm having a hard time finding good produce for the family besides what little options we have locally for frozen. I have the choice of the crappy store brand frozen veg or very expensive private brands. Seems like produce is thinning out fast..

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ZedisonSamZ@reddit

My husband brought home spinach leaves multiple times only for it to start turning to mush and rot within the next two days. We basically have to buy produce when we plan to eat it that day or the next.

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2quickdraw@reddit

Just FYI spinach is pretty easy to grow in shallow bins of potting soil. It does well all through the winter, if you're in an area with hot summers you need shade and a heat tolerant variety. I haven't bought spinach or any greens in the stores for probably almost 10 years because it's such vector for bacteria. I grow spinach, chard, kale, romaine, and mustard.

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Randomfinn@reddit

In Canada we have had a strong “don’t buy American” movement and most grocery shops have changed their supply chain to import fruits and vegetables from anywhere but America. Our produce looks great and the prices have pretty much stayed the same. Sorry things are looking so awful for you.

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fairoaks2@reddit

Thank you. Definitely a tipping point here. Be well

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xredwidowx@reddit

Went black friday shopping. My spouse was completely shocked, but I had called it days prior; everything was COMPLETELY DEAD. We were out from 6am to 4pm. Coffee joints, fast food places, Best Buy, Target, the mall, gaming stores, Curacao (furniture catch-all home store), even the streets and freeway, barely any people. The most we saw was maybe 10 people at Curacao, and everyone was just walking around. No carts or arms full of items. Best buy had ONE person in line. Last year, the line was to the back of the store. This is a major metropolitan city of 2.5+ million people. Sure, maybe alot of people did online this year (we also online shopped), but I doubt that’s it. I told my spouse that people are spooked and broke, it’s gonna be a light Christmas for alot of people. They argued before we went out saying nah, people will always spend money and it’s not that bad…

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Lopsided_Elk_1914@reddit

the network news tonight was saying it was a record breaking Black Friday, sales topping last year. i was wondering how that could be true. thanks for the real time shopping update.

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Illustrious-Nose3100@reddit

Easy to hit record sales when everything is more expensive maybe

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CannyGardener@reddit

This was it. Sales were up 7% based on revenue, but volume (case sales) was down 1-2%.

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funke75@reddit

Maybe more focus on online purchases? 🤷‍♂️

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DwarvenRedshirt@reddit

As a counterpoint, I had gone out and everywhere I went (albeit limited) was packed with a lot more people than usual for my area. I don't know how much they were actually buying, but it took longer than I expected to get through the cashier line.

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bristlybits@reddit

nobody i know of, went out at all unless they had to on the day

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TrekRider911@reddit

Same here in Midwest. Stores were a little busy, but didn’t seem like a lot of folks were buying gifts. More like for themselves trying to take advantage of sales. Boycott by part of the country, part of country is working three jobs and barely making it, and the rich are making up 50% of spending. Economy is flashing red.

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JohnnyGrinder@reddit

Hey, has anyone here actually used their “go” bag in a real life situation, whether disaster or otherwise. If so, how did it go and what did you learn from the situation. Thanks eh!

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DapperDame89@reddit

My dad lives out of state and he had a medical emergency last month. It's a 4 hour drive. I grabbed a few more clothes knowing my go bag only has a 2-3 day supply. My go bag is also my hospital bag. What I learned: 1. I've needed feminine hygiene products for going on 20 years now. Luckily nothing happened but they weren't in there. Added them as soon as I got back. I ha e no logical explanation as to how I overlooked that. 2. I also had non hospital friendly items in there i.e. matches, lighter, knife, and other like items. Those are now in a separate baggie so I can take them out quickly if I need to. 3. I now have a map of that specific hospital with my other maps. It's a major university hospital and absolutely horrendous to navigate. Most serious situations/ life flights etc go there. I'm going to add a metro area printed map also just in case. 4. I might add a fidget toy or small book. It was a bit torturous waiting on doctors and specialists in an already stressful situation. 5. I might add a few snacks to each personal go bag. I have a separate dedicated food and water bag that I didn't bring since it was just me.

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RRH12345@reddit

I keep a small crochet or knit project in my ‘hospital go bag’ and it’s been nice. I care for my mom and we seem to be going at least once a quarter right now.

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StilgarofTabar@reddit

Used mine for a hurricane last year. Roads were too dangerous to travel and I didnt have anything in my apartment but my parents did. Hiked about 15 miles to get to them. My area was without power and water for about a week so the go bag def saved my ass. Was able to just grab and go and not worry much.

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barredman@reddit

I did during Hurricane Helene. I had to evacuate and went to stay on my sister's couch (she lives on higher ground) for what I thought would be a night or two on her couch. It ended up being 11 days before I could traverse home. Thankfully, my house didn't suffer major damage, but the road leading there did. We are still recovering from the disaster. The most valuable thing I learned was do not plan to tackle recovery alone. It is unavoidable to find yourself needing help in some form, so foster relationships with neighbors and community BEFORE disaster strikes. It will pay dividends endlessly. As for the bag itself, I wish I had packed more socks. Two pairs wasn't enough for 11 days. Also, I wish I had packed a jacket earlier. I used to put a jacket in once the weather got chilly, but since Helene hit on Sept. 27th, it wasn't quite chilly before that. By the end of the ordeal, mornings were very brisk.

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Sweaty-Discipline746@reddit

I have, it was during a tsunami evacuation (ended up being a false flag) WHILE I was on oxycodone dealing with a kidney stone 😬 yeah worst week of my life lol. Anyway, I remember being extremely grateful that I had my birth certificate, passport, etc. all in one place. I was also thankful to have canned pet food and a hardshell carrier for my cat. Also having an extra phone charger in there was nice. I was on a shitton of medications so I remember being annoyed that I had to run around gathering them all. Ofc that was unique to my situation but I definitely would reccomend putting a bottle of OTC stuff like tylenol, as well as extras of any prescription meds you’re on

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shaddart@reddit

I think you meant false alarm.

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Sweaty-Discipline746@reddit

Yeah lol, sorry it’s like the middle of the night

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shaddart@reddit

Cool

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Apock93@reddit

I have a dehydrator and a vacuum sealer. What are some recommended foods and recipes besides jerky and fruit leather?

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bristlybits@reddit

i dry winecap mushrooms, tomatoes and peppers because they come from my garden in quantity

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mslashandrajohnson@reddit

With a dehydrator, you can make dried apple slices. When I was doing this (I’d make them give as gifts), I’d pick the apples, wash them, use a peeler/corer/slicer, slip the slices into diluted lemon juice, place them onto the trays, and run the dehydrator over night. I stored the dried apple slices in the freezer. They are very crispy, just out of the freezer, but they are fine if kept at room temperature, too. The cores and peels are great for your composter. I don’t know if vacuum sealing them would work because they get pointy in places, from drying.

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Think_Cupcake6758@reddit

The cores and peels can also be used for apple cider vinegar…no waste! Not that I consider compost waste. Not by a long shot 👍

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Think_Cupcake6758@reddit

Excess green beans, tomatoes of any variety, celery and the leaves, any herb youve got growing, onions, garlic and chili peppers of all varieties. Dehydrated green beans, tomatoes and celery can go into the stock pot with chicken carcasses, beef bones or other vegetables for added flavor and nutrition. Dehydrated celery leaves can not only go into the stock pot as well, but they can be ground down with salt…whatever version youve got handy…and youve got the best celery salt youve ever had without all the added crap. We seed our chilis and put them on the smoker, then run them through the dehydrator. You can vac seal them at this point or grind them up for chili powder. Dehydrated onion and garlic speaks for itself!

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Check if your vacuum sealer brand sells an attachment that'll allow you to vacuum seal mason jars (regular & wide mouth). That'll allow you to seal stuff like flour, sugar, rice, etc. I've got one and checked some seals I made back when Covid started. They're still holding strong.

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talon6actual@reddit

Favorite soup/stew for vacumn seal. Dry apple slices, peaches, strawberries, misc veggies etc and seal.

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2quickdraw@reddit

All types of peppers. Carrots and celery to add to store bought dried onions for soups, or do those as well. Orange and lemon slices. Dried thin orange slices are delicious!

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Bigtimeknitter@reddit

Do you backpack?!? You could make bomb meals for your next trip.

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Rheila@reddit

Some of my favorites with the dehydrator are: Prune plum halves (other plums have too sour skins) Halved cherry tomatoes sprinkled with herbs Pear slices (slightly grainy but taste like candy)

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Good_Isopod_2357@reddit

My bad, I was thinking freeze dryer, not dehydrator. 😅 Veggies?

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Good_Isopod_2357@reddit

I dehydrate any leftovers. Sour cream and yoghurt are easy to reconstitute. Put together a meal on a tray and make meal pouches!

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throwawayt44c@reddit

Busted out some #10 cans to cook over the wood stove at the new BOL this last weekend. The ones with meat and rice are not that great of a value as far as the ratio of ingredients are concerned, will be switching to the ones with just meats from here on out because I have the rice on lock.

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rmannyconda78@reddit

Finished up shooting my 16mm liminal space film “liminal (a lost memory)” before all this nasty snow hit, now it’s on its way to the lab. Also just ordered some low speed b&w film for a little silent short im making titled “after the snow”. Over the last 2 decades it has snowed less and less here in Indiana, so I want to record footage of it on film so future people can see.

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RestInPeaches13@reddit

Hi from Tipton county!!

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Fun_Initiative_2336@reddit

Well Black Friday was busy but not *busy* - not anywhere near as hectic as we were prepped for. Lots of small sales as well. Was odd. Should have had a lot of splurges but just didn’t.

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hera-fawcett@reddit

in my group, none of us saw any real *deals* on things. v much small markdowns vs actual good savings. my two shoppiest friends (one is 100 online only while the other is the exact opposite) didnt even swipe their cards fr. the online one found nothing. the in-store one went and got some things from old navy. both are 30yr old women w a shopping problem who would normally go ham on a discount holiday. i think in addition to shit deals, no one has extra spending money for meh lvl stuff.

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cleaver_username@reddit

I think you are the only other person I have seen who uses "go ham"! I use it frequently, but have no idea where it comes from.

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hera-fawcett@reddit

i said the word booyah the other day. so i think i might just be emerging from the 90s.

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Cyborg, is that you?

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hera-fawcett@reddit

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Fun_Initiative_2336@reddit

Yeah I’ll fully admit our deals were pretty shit But regardless the whole thing was just odd - we’re a hot spot for Christmas presents, the bigger of 2 stores, and 1 of like, 6 different retail stores of our variety without a 2 hour drive.

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ScarletCarsonRose@reddit

I was at a mall Friday and noticed the same thing. It might be that people are buying more online. In my circles, we’re all buying alot less.

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Think_Cupcake6758@reddit

In our area the malls and shopping centers are getting hit pretty hard with car jacking, and petty theft. People are getting smart and avoiding those areas.

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Fun_Initiative_2336@reddit

See my store is kinda niche - it’s used product of a popular category, in all working conditions with warranty options, and one of the only stores within a good 2 hour drive radius. And the better / bigger of 2 sister stores. So should still have decent sales really.

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BayouGal@reddit

There’s a national movement to boycott buying from the corporations that are buying our country over the holiday weekend, so maybe it’s working?

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Fun_Initiative_2336@reddit

I live in the Deep South where “boycott” is considered maybe some sort of fancy male only child crib.

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2quickdraw@reddit

I hope so. I'm honoring it. The only thing I bought yesterday helps a small specialty business. I bought duplicates of everything I wanted to stock myself up in case they disappear, since it is small model items for artists in a very specific genre. I also figured it would help cheer them up to have someone make a big Black Friday sale.

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Pontiacsentinel@reddit

I had to make an unusual run to a hardware store for work yesterday and in the mall area it is there were open spaces at the curbs in front of many stores. Not sure what that means, I just noted it. Also, there were two tellers and they were waiting to check someone out and no wait. I did have to go to urgent care, for something not related to a holiday mishap, and it was dead quiet when I went in late afternoon, but they said they had treated about 90 people already and when I left, there were 4-5 waiting. They said it was a very large number compared to a normal day. I was grateful they were open. Went to WalMart to get the rx and they were busy but I got a spot up front to park, lots of people walking around and jut looking with nothing/1-2 items in their buggy. No lines.

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fastfood12@reddit

I went to two Walmarts yesterday. In years past, a lot of the in-store items would have been snatched up not long after opening. However, they still had plenty of Black Friday inventory well into the day. I only saw one person with a full cart. Everyone else only had a few items. Perhaps people were buying online, but I have a feeling that people are cutting back across the board as we speed run into a recession.

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Pontiacsentinel@reddit

I have also noted the marked down bakery treats are often barely picked through these days, too. I did find a few donuts to bring home for a tea treat this morning.

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kheret@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/s/XG9fWmrnNR Enshittification has hit the family’s favorite cookies. Can’t have chocolate anymore, just “chocolate flavor.”

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Excellent-Source-348@reddit

It's not enshittification per se; its a cocoa shortage due to weather and disease: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa\_crisis\_(2024%E2%80%93present)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_crisis_(2024%E2%80%93present))

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ZekeZonker@reddit

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Th3Gr3yGh0st@reddit

“Worst case Ontario…”

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Educational-Desk8758@reddit

One thing I noticed with family gathered for Thanksgiving was how much faster we seemed to have aged over the past year.

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SKI326@reddit

I feel 30 years older than I did 10 years ago. It shows too. 😮‍💨

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2quickdraw@reddit

I have had more gray hair come in during the last year than I did in the prior six. 🤬

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OneLastPrep@reddit

I guess this wasn't breaking enough news for it's own thread. The US no longer having constitutional rights is such a mundane thing. [Early in Trump's term we asked, “Is it a constitutional crisis?” Yeah, it was. But it’s over. We lost. Trial Courts fought valiantly, but the Supreme Court keeps abdicating & giving Trump more power. They won’t save us. And for reasons I can’t fathom, they seem to want authoritarianism - LegalEagle : r/law](https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1pa6imf/early_in_trumps_term_we_asked_is_it_a/)

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Ronicaw@reddit

Labor costs and materials are going up by a lot. A fence repair in our subdivision cost $1300 in August, now it's $1900+. People are not traveling as much. A former coworker posted ATL airport, and the TSA line wasn't long at all. She is not an early morning person, so definitely mid morning. The day before Thanksgiving. A lot of friends and relatives had low key Thanksgiving menus, due to rising grocery prices. I asked my daughter, "where are the rolls, jeez?" Community is worried about the influx of data centers and rising utility costs including water and electricity.

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owlindenial@reddit

I made 16 apple rolls for the family. 25 dollars, but I didn't use all the materials. Got 2 small bags of flour for 4$ so that was good. Butter was really expensive, as we're the apples

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Ronicaw@reddit

Sounds so good. We had butter for $2.49 a few weeks back. I do like Kerry Gold when it's on sale. My daughter made banana pudding, and chocolate chip cheesecake for dessert. I made a caramel cake for an event we went to, my husband's group.

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Bigtimeknitter@reddit

Politely: I hope u had a nice tone about the rolls and she didn't feel badly!! Rolls are very cheap to make, I wonder if someone just forgot. Thank you for sharing, that's very interesting the airport was dead the day before Thanksgiving

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Ronicaw@reddit

I asked her specifically what she needed. She is good, and her food was delicious. I made thr cornbread dressing.

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fairoaks2@reddit

Seems like our state has a bullseye on it for data center and battery storage development. We asked for family members to not buy gifts for us, use the money on yourselves. After the pared down thanksgiving meal we will go with my “Made up Italian Soup” recipe for Christmas.

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Ronicaw@reddit

Jeff Bezos bought 247 acres near Jackson, GA some months back. Storage units popping up everywhere too.

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Mysterious-Eagle8051@reddit

Our family has decided this year we are only buying gifts for the kids and the adults have agreed not to exchange gifts.

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funke75@reddit

My family is doing a sibling secret santa “thrift”- exchange where we have a $20 budget to get one person randomly assigned to us a nice gift from a thrift of second hand store.

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dakotamidnight@reddit

Anyone know if augason farms has any type of guarantee? Was checking things and found a tomato powder swelled. It's only at max 4 years old and supposed to have a shelf life of 25+. Not happy. They've literally just been a shelf since purchase and it looks like a flaw from the inside.

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zombiewombie13@reddit

Email pictures to support@augasonfarms.com, they are usually pretty good

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Think_Cupcake6758@reddit

I stopped off at a Cumbies on my way home yesterday and commented to the cashier that it was relatively quiet there for Black Friday. TBH I expected ppl to be lined up at the pumps, filling coffee cups etc but the place was like a morgue. Her reply? “People don’t have money for anything these days. I’m a single mom with 3 kids and 3 jobs. I’ll be grateful to have a single Christmas present for each of my kids.” Good grief! How do you reply to that other than, “I’m so sorry”

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ThrowawayRage1218@reddit

People don't seem to be flying. I flew to my in-laws for Thanksgiving on the Tuesday before and flew home yesterday, one layover in the same airport both times. The journey both ways started around 7am and ended by 1:30pm, for anyone who knows anything about how time of day affects plane ticket purchases. Of the four planes I was on, only one was completely full and two were half empty or more. It's possible that those two were half empty because it was a 747; I also try to choose not to get on a Boeing if I can but we were looking for cheapest flights. In all my years of flying at all different times of day and night, I've never been on a plane that wasn't packed. At our layover airport the terminal was almost totally empty at like 9:30am!

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WinLongjumping1352@reddit

How long in advance do people book tickets for a Thanksgiving visit with the in laws? (as opposed to business travel which may be on short notice or vacations that need more planning time) I have a hunch that the prime time for planning Thanksgiving was while the gov was shutdown, so people opted for not traveling (by air). Another indicator would be the missing reports on inflation, gdp, etc meaning a lot of people just cannot afford traveling right now (because they're laid off or money goes to groceries instead). I already forgot about the "let's not fly Boing" thing already, but it's still valid I guess. Or the expectations for traveling this weekend were not adjusted and they got a lot more people working the lines, so it just looked empty (for the given personnel working the lines), but was "normal" throughput. Another thing to note is that the "feeling empty" is non-linear with actual numbers. Even when an airplane (as an example) is just 80% loaded (as opposed to every seat taken), it feels a whole lot different and smoother. To me such a thing feels a lot more than "lacking 20%".

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talon6actual@reddit

Generator test, snow blower test, fuel up both refill fuel storage, snow storm coming

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Usually around this time of year, the local grocery store gets in a shipment of loose, mixed nuts that are still in the shell. Things like walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, brazil nuts. It's a sure sign of late fall/early winter and it happens like clockwork. They haven't shown up yet. I don't know if it means anything or not, but it's something I noticed. It's kinda disappointing. Don't know if it's just too early or if it isn't going to happen at all.

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Jobbo0507@reddit

None of the stores in my area have it. They only have 12oz bags for $5.99.

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Jobbo0507@reddit

None of the stores in my area have it. Only have prepackaged bags for $5.99 for a 12ox bag.

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