First, will it happen, and if so, how bad will it be?
I consider myself pretty well prepared for the worst case scenario regarding anything. But I have to admit, this looming strike has me puzzled. If I live in a flyover state, how will this affect me? If I am on the East Coast what then?
What types of products might we see shortages of?
What might the ripple effects be that we should be prepared for?
Is there anything on the boats that won't be offloaded that I make use of and would need?
What's the risk of stocking up on stuff you'll use over time? Expiration dates?
These are just some of the questions we still have time to discuss and answer, and provide guidance for one another to both use and share with others.
Pick up cans of Tuna, beef, pork and chicken. Beef jerky, soup broth, you can fill your freezer and buy rice, dried potatoes, beans, know how to cook them, pasta, pasta sauces, tomato sauce, dried cheese like Parmesan, macaroni and cheese, Egg protein powder. Eichcorn Flour. Salt sugar, mustard and mayonnaise. Buy a couple of laying chickens and a rooster and a goose. Set it up in your back yard if you can, or find a local farmer selling eggs. Pick up a bucket of 25 year shelf life food. My Patriot Supply and 4patriots are two good ones. You need meat so spend your money on meat eggs dairy fish/seafood and any other self stable carbs are not necessary but helpful and good fats - tallow, butter, olive oil avocado oil, ghee, lard. There is no need to refrigerate farm fresh eggs with the bloom still on them. They are good for weeks on a cool kitchen counter. Canned veggies. Buy what you will eat anyway. Extra toothpaste, toilet paper, clean cloths so you can wash them and reuse them. Buy extra clean detergent, dish soap, and body soap. Don’t forget bottles of water and Coffee. Oil lamps, kerosene, flash lights batteries, weather radio. Make sure you can cook outside if you have to. Gas cans, keep you cars full at all times. If you need propane for the grill get an extra bottle. Ammo. Weapons and a plan, know where your family will be. Buy your kids the clothes they will need for the next season - look ahead several months. Basic first aid kits. Check your spice cabinet. Order a basic kit of essential oils from Young Living or Melaleuca. Get a book and learn how to use them.
That's a very valuable wall of text. Thanks