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Don’t fah-get the batteries!
Ever since I was just a teeny Rhode Islander I remember the panic that came with any mention of an impending snowstorm or hurricane. Markets would sell out of milk, bread, batteries and flashlights within minutes of a special weather update. I understand the other items, but why the milk? In storms you expect to lose electricity which means the milk would go bad. I don’t get it.
Is the milk, bread, battery, flashlight panic a nationwide thing, or is it simply a long-lasting reaction from the famous blizzard of ’78 that hit Rhode Island?
Whatever the case, I find myself longing for Rhode Island’s pre-storm madness….
As my RI friends joked on Facebook today, make sho-wah you get bread and milk fah tha hurricane. And don’t fah-get to be cayhful!
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I think the bread, milk, batteries is totally a New England thing or at least growing up and still living here that’s how I feel. The milk part I find silly but bread and batteries is a must.
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You’d think canned goods would be flying off shelves with impending bad weather…
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Haha here in Atlanta it’s milk, bread and eggs. Again, why the eggs and milk because they’ll go bad if you lose power? I say people should stock up on red wine, crackers and chocolate.
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You are totally right. I always wonder is it going ot hit, is nothing going to happen, will be get just a little fizzle. Oh dear, people are seriously up in arms I think other places in the world jsut laugh at us haha
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HAHAHA! No doubt! I am not looking forward to going anywhere near grocery stores this weekend, it’s going to be madness!
I never understood the bread/milk thing either – I always stock up on good stuff when we’re expecting a storm, beer/wine, snacks, and stuff like that!
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Nah, I think that’s everywhere. The Midwest sells out of eggs, milk, and bread the minute anyone so much as breathes the word “blizzard.” Most times I think people are worried about being snowed more than losing electricity, which explains the milk/eggs. I live in CT but personally I’m more concerned about picking up lots of books and wine, to keep myself entertained if this hurricane really does hit us!
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On the flip side, in the mommies forums, we’re all paranoid the power will go out and we’ll all lose our *pumped* milk.
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the whole stocking up on milk, bread, and eggs has led to the term “French toast emergency.” It’s so weird but it always makes me laugh. I can just see people who are snowed in (or rained in) all… making French toast?
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I love the madness that happens when there is storm. I think people just think to stock up on every essential, whether it is logical or not.
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I love this post! I live in Rhode Island, and everyone already seems to be in panic mode. School’s not in session yet, so at least there’s no anticipation about whether or not school will be cancelled, which always happens as soon as some kind of wheather situation is mentioned in the news!
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Hahahahahaha SO true! I never got it either but I also don’t remember my parents ever stocking up on those things either. I do like the idea of French toast all day though
. Now that I own a house though this is the first time I’m somewhat nervous! 
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Definitely a nationwide thing! Those are the things we stock up on when bad weather (usually snow) is about to hit.
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Somehow I can’t ever see the grocery store running out of gluten-free bread and almond milk
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Since I am fasting, I don’t think my family will starve to death, we are ready for this!
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I hope it’s not too bad once it gets up there! As a Miamian who has been through just a few hurricanes, one thing people often forget is to fill up your car with gas before the storm – you won’t be able to if the power is out after!
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At least in the winter you can put the milk on the deck. I’m in mass and we normally lose power due to lots trees down. we had a mini storm today had all the windows open and the rain in wind came witout warning by the time we got all the windows shut it was too late wind blow soo much rain in the windows the floors and walls were soaked! We don’t buy many can goods so we’d starving other then 5 cans of pumpkin I bought when there on the cheap lol! Camping comes in handy because we have a stove to cook with and always keep propane just in case.
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So does this mean there won’t be any school in Foster-Glocester on Monday?
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RhodeyGirlTests Reply:
August 26th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
@Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking, I hate those “Fosta-Glosta” kids growing up! I think they had school like 1 day a week in the winter!
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@Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking, since I’m not a “real” Rhode Islander, aka I only moved here 5 years ago, my boyfriend JUST explained Salty Brine and Foster-Glocester to me! He said if I ever had to prove I was a RI-er, I should bring that up. So funny
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I’m a fellow Rhody gal and recent Hoboken transplant. My parents still live in RI and my mom called me freaking out telling me I had to come home. So here I Am on the train home. I think she’s still skittish from ’78! Love reading a fellow Rhody’s blog
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I bought 5 gallons of water today, and I wanted to buy some frozen foods, but my mom was going on about how the power might go out and then it would be wasted…case in point: I don’t get the milk frenzy either! lol
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I’m originally from Indiana–when a huge snow or ice storm is coming, we’re all about the toilet paper. And the beer/wine. I swear those are the first two categories to fly of the shelves. Clearly, we have our priorities straight.
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I grew up in the Midwest and now live in FL. This whole hurricane thing is new to me! We filled up on gas and got good snacks….not even a drop of rain.
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HHEHEHEHEHE! I’m from RI too but now live in MA (since you know RI you know that’s such faaaarrr move according to my family!)
I still bought extra milk and bread and a three gallon jug of water just in case. It may be silly but I feel so much more reassured now for just an extra $10
Yes my fiance thinks I’m crazy but he indulged me. Also, he knows crazy would be if we needed it and didn’t have it!
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ha! yup, it’s pretty crazy here in boston!
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