Time to start bending over and grab our ankles? 

He's going to be in our backyard this weekend. Already did most of the prep when Hector came knocking earlier this month. Got water, got non-perishable foods, got a little camp stove, got lotsa batteries. I may be eating more tuna fish than I'd normally like, but I won't starve!

Time to start bending over and grab our ankles?

HK Costco only had the small (8oz) waters left last night
no one wanted to pay the extra deposit
next shipment was due in Thursday

Costco iwilei gas this morning was out to the sidewalk, but not yet into the street at 6:40 am

Of course it's hitting when my handgun permit is ready.... Hurricane or no I will get my SP-01 on Friday lol....

And this sat is HDF range day.

I'm never going to be able to take the RPRR to the silly side.

He's going to be in our backyard this weekend. Already did most of the prep when Hector came knocking earlier this month. Got water, got non-perishable foods, got a little camp stove, got lotsa batteries. I may be eating more tuna fish than I'd normally like, but I won't starve!

Hey Tom. 

FYI,
I picked up a 2 pack of 12 VDC LED light bulbs (Directional) from NAPA.
2 pack came with 2 bulbs and 1 socket so I bought another socket.
Pack had a button on it so you could press to test brightness
$13.00 total.
Pretty bright when hooked to 12VDC car battery.
Just as bright with smaller 12 VDC lawnmower/alarm battery.
More convenient and easier to transport  but probably would not last as long.

Yeah, got canned stuff like spam, tuna, Bernie weeny, etc etc. went on base got gas for the car and another 10 gal for the generator. Plenty of batteries, propane and camp stove. Have 3-22 gal water containers so hope that will be good for the old lady and me. No plywood for the windows though. Wonder when the gouging is gonna start? 

Time to start bending over and grab our ankles?

What you do in the privacy of your own home is your business.

Freeze water in ziploc bags, if power goes out can use em in the cooler, then can drink em when it melts

My daughter-in-law "needed" body wash, so we just had to go to the store this evening...And it had to be Walmart.  Of course being too young to know better, she didn't understand why I said HELL NO! I could've explained, but figured this would be a good learning experience.

There were lines of cars at the gas station causing a back up at the intersection. In the parking lot every fat bodied a-hole has to hold traffic because they need the closest possible space (half the lot was empty). Inside we grabbed what we needed and I decided it'd be good for her to see "WHY".  Loads of people pushing carts were full of bottled water, rice, spam, dry ramen, toilet paper, batteries and whatever else (crap) people suddenly need. There were lots of empty shelves but store employees were moving pallets of stuff and dropping them in the aisle while customers hovered like vultures.  When a couple of Walmartians started arguing about taking batteries out of someones cart, I turned and said time to go. Being oblivious she was there doing her instabook/twatter/facef*ck thing.... 10 minutes in line and we walked out of there with her body wash and my 2 bottles of traffic cone orange nail polish.


I find it funny how crazy/stupid people are in the world. We're on a rock in the middle of the Pacific ocean...storms happen...people should be better prepared.

Seeing how panicky, irrational, and unprepared people are really makes me glad I own firearms. Maybe it’s just the psychology of Retail Therapy to burn off some steam but than again I can sense wide eyed desperation that goes beyond the typical Black Friday shopping-as-contact-sport mindset.

Freeze water in ziploc bags, if power goes out can use em in the cooler, then can drink em when it melts

I use my empty Gatorade bottles for that, but Ziplock bags take less space.  Just make sure you use the freezer bags.

Watching the news last night....
I can't believe people still run to Costco in hordes for stuff like water and gas.
So sad.

It's not like we didn't have advanced warning.

I never understood why folks rush to get toilet paper.  Do they only have enough toilet paper for like a week?  I mean I'm not that well stocked, but I almost always have enough TP for many weeks. 

Of course it's hitting when my handgun permit is ready.... Hurricane or no I will get my SP-01 on Friday lol....

Not if the C&C closes for the day. . . 

I'm prepared.

I never understood why people would wait 10 mins (normal) and now 30 to fill up gas at Costco.  How much are they really saving?  I passed the 76 this morning by my home and only had 1 car. This was at 8am. 

Even driving to Costco just for TP and water.  I rather spend a few dollars more and not go through all the stress.

I never understood why people would wait 10 mins (normal) and now 30 to fill up gas at Costco.  How much are they really saving?  I passed the 76 this morning by my home and only had 1 car. This was at 8am. 

Even driving to Costco just for TP and water.  I rather spend a few dollars more and not go through all the stress.

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Driving through Waipahu this morning, most gas stations only had 1 or 2 cars.
So I stopped to top off the tank.

I never understood why people would wait 10 mins (normal) and now 30 to fill up gas at Costco.  How much are they really saving?  I passed the 76 this morning by my home and only had 1 car. This was at 8am. 

Even driving to Costco just for TP and water.  I rather spend a few dollars more and not go through all the stress.

Depending on your driving and MPG, saving a few dollars 8 or more times a month adds up to real money -- especially when prices are over $3.50/gal.

Not only is Costco normally less per gallon than most non-military retailers, using a Costco VISA card also saves 2%-5% on the purchase through your cash-back annual rebate, depending on your membership level and promos.