Why do people want milk during a snow storm: a 5-year FLASHBACK blog!

(Originally posted December 20, 2008)

As soon as three inches of snow fall everybody is at the supermarket going crazy for milk, eggs, and bread.  For what?  Emergency french toast?  I imagine the same thing happens before hurricanes and typhoons.  "We can't go out and might die but it won't be from lack of CALCIUM because we have plenty of MILK!"

Wouldn't it make more sense to stock up on true essentials like steak and frozen pizza and beer?  Aside from cereal you don't use milk for too many things.  You gotta put that little splash in the macaroni and cheese I guess.  and maybe during a snowstorm you might want to knock back a few White Russians.  That's hardly essential though unless you have some hardcore White Russian version of alcoholism.

and the eggs, what are those for?  "What if we get snowed in and someone has a birthday?  We'll need cake."

I understand that you need food around during emergency times but why not more variety?  a storm hits and everybody is living in 1950 again.  "Tacos during a storm?  That's unheard of.  Where's the milk?  I need my hourly ration."

So if you are one of the nutjobs rushing to the store to buy eggs, bread, and milk when the weather is bad KNOCK IT OFF.  Just buy regular food, it tastes better.  Also a good pot of spaghetti or rack of lamb can really boost morale during hard times.  People usually don't panic when they have a full stomach.  (Exception: Bulimics)

Don't drink milk.  It's stupid.


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