Do it yourself

Added 50 cans today. Total of 275 jars and
cans. I think I'll just eventually fill it up, could
hold 500. The vodka is the biggest expense.
3 months of vodka about $200, but it's the
most important. Everything except the
vodka was on sale. The advantage of a pantry
is everything is right in front of you, unlike
hidden in a cupboard.

I learned from my wife's parents that you just
ignore exp dates. They lived in MT for 30 years
and had a big pantry in the basement. They
bought cans on sale in big quantities. In their
80's the would go to the pantry and get a can
of soup or beans or tuna or whatever. I looked
at a couple of cans and they were expired. I
told the mom, Pearl, that the cans had expired
more than 12 years ago. She just shrugged her
shoulders and said they never had a problem.

Indeed, a ship on the Mississippi went down in
1865 loaded with canned goods. It was found in
the 1970's and many of the cans were tested
and all were found to be just fine, no bacteria,
completely edible. So screw the exp dates.

Here's a couple pics of my progress. Lots of room
left. I bet I can get 4 months worth in this 110
cubic foot room.

a progresso soup man.

+1

so are you preparing for nuclear war, a financial meltdown where US money = confederate money, terrorist Armageddon, coronal mass ejection, or what?

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so are you preparing for nuclear war, a financial meltdown where US money = confederate money, terrorist Armageddon, coronal mass ejection, or what?

Cable TV could go out for a whole week.

Quote: rxwine

Cable TV could go out for a whole week.

Natural disasters happen. Better not to be a whiner who ends up in a shelter complaining about the food there.

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a progresso soup man.

+1

so are you preparing for nuclear war, a financial meltdown where US money = confederate money, terrorist Armageddon, coronal mass ejection, or what?

Peace of mind. Having 3-4 months worth of
supplies effects your subconscious, try it. I
feel a sense of fulfillment every time I add
something. At least I won't starve to death,
my inner self tells me.

Transparent aluminum is now real.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/11/transparent-aluminum/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride

Develop a home beer and wine skill and you won't really need to acquire the Vodka

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Transparent aluminum is now real.

I, and my wallet, wish I could unknow this ><

I still think if you research various interior designer tricks, you can make your aquarium look bigger than it really is. Mirrors, color, design shapes, placement.

Well, if you want people to go "wow", you would look at that as an idea anyway.

I'm sure you don't want to tell people its gimongus size and have them go, "oh, it doesn't look THAT big". That'd be a waste of time.

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I still think if you research various interior designer tricks, you can make your aquarium look bigger than it really is. Mirrors, color, design shapes, placement.

Well, if you want people to go "wow", you would look at that as an idea anyway.

I'm sure you don't want to tell people its gimongus size and have them go, "oh, it doesn't look THAT big". That'd be a waste of time.

Yeah, has nothing to do with people. I don't have company; this is for me and my boy. It needs to be actually big for the big fish I intend to keep. They unfortunately cannot survive in an illusion ;)

I'm gonna run with the acrylic idea, see what I can do with it. I suppose I'll look at it as a cheap dry run. The tank will be semi-permanent, as in, can be disassembled and removed should I move. If it's a hit, maybe then I can start saving for the glass, as I WILL be able to replace things as needed.