Winter weather has set in. I am surprised the Coleus has survived the night temperatures. Maybe it is frozen in place by the cold air.
Winter makes me look in the cupboards, especially before Christmas. Something about cinnamon and spices for Christmas treats. I started to wonder what things should I always have a backup of? And there today is the headline: "20 important items actually worth stockpiling at home."
It is the "actually" that gets my attention, along with the "stockpiling."
How many is stockpiling? What is it about "actually?" Does that distinguish stockpiling from hoarding? I haven't found out.
"From sources across the web," the story of what to keep includes: Peanut butter, granola bars, canned fish, toilet paper, beans, cereal and 15 more. We don't have quite a few of the items at all. Should I have dry milk? What for? Canned fish? Little tuna sandwiches are part of Church events so I don't need that.
The list of canned meat and beans, canned vegetables, canned fruits, etc. is fort an "emergency pantry" - or perhaps an "emergency party." You can have the neighbours over and open cans together.
One article says stock up on candy - it will last a long time. "The wrapper of a Jolly Rancher will go bad before the candy does" is the quote. No one suggested stockpiling chocolate. That seems like a transgression of an omission.
There are two motivations for stockpiling: the first is an emergency with a disease outbreak where we are told to stay home. The second is saving money by having extra on the shelf at the cheapest price. Hurricanes or floods seem unlikely as people will likely be at an emergency shelter.
The surprise article retrieved has this title: "Composting or Stockpiling - what's the difference?" It was for farmers and stockpiling is a passive management of solid manure.
Perhaps my database of images is a stockpile. I returned to this wonderful Lily image to create a new interpretation.
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