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Water barrel for a fallout shelter from the Cold War era seen in a flea market. (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/mildlyinteresting
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Bonus: modern doomsday prepper booth in the same flea market.

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[–] Railing5132 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Regarding the second picture...

  1. I gauran-damn-tee that every last pharmaceutical in those kits has been expired at least 7 years, and

  2. the "made with military grade" shelf-stable meals (they're not military MRE's) - means they were made as cheaply as legally possible to still be called "food".

Peppers are a strange lot. My kid's ex's dad kept 2,000lbs of dry beans in his house 'just in case.' Didn't have a functioning furnace, hot water heater, or stove - but made sure to check on his bean inventory every week.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Peppers are a strange lot.

[–] Railing5132 8 points 7 months ago

Damnit. Fuck it. I'm committed to it now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

The fuel hoarders crack me up. Like, y'all know that has a shelf life, right?