I can trump that. My mobile office has a mini fridge, a toaster oven, a snack basket and a bed. So there, I can make grilled cheese in bed while on the clock.
I used to have a stash, a huge stash, but now that I’m allergic to practically every convenience food, it requires me to go out and get fresh food like every 2 days, which doesn’t happen.
I can eat beef jerky but the ones I like are $$$
Don’t think I can eat sunflower seeds (had them on gf bread the other day and i got so sick). I can get pine nuts but they are like $20/lb -_-‘. Basically, anything that is healthy is $$$$. And no, cooking is out of the question. So I must find raw, simple food.
Well, 90% of food I cannot eat. And out of those 10%, I do not like eating 90% of it. -_-‘
Not all, but a lot of healthy food tastes like crap. Been resorting to eating hummus and bananas as of late. But ran out of bananas. Again. And it gets boring eating the same ol’ food.
That is important. Especially during the Zombie Apocalypse No one has time to grow proper tea, much less dry it the correct way, shred it and export it for sale.
@cordless: see people miss the small important things in disaster planning. they think guns…medicine. pot. But small commodities, like a huge stash of really good tea sealed off in zip lock freezer bags could be a commodity that most folks don’t have. So it would be a currency of sorts, depending on the type of tea you have stashed.
Now add in a nice basement to store all this stuff…one that has a hidden door so thieves can’t get at it, now we are talking. I had a hidden crawl space in my last house, part of the basement was fieldstone and there was a gap. Perfect place to stash stuff in a Zombie Apocalypse.
Pffft, i just snuggle a soft toy… Mmm tasty fluff… Oh wait I don’t eat it. Don’t think i should comment here. No interests. Although I’ve been having a bit of lemon and ginger tea… I used to drink alot more tea but I’m not bothered
I still do. They never bothered to fix the call box, so any deliveries can’t get in. Plus, with so many food allergies, I have to buy my own food and read every damn label, otherwise I’ll get sick. It’s actually easier for me to go down the aisles than some stranger putting things I can’t eat in.
Just ate some grub. When you have an autoimmune disorder and always fatigued, feeding yourself becomes a monumental task. First, you gotta have clean dishes. That’s a fail many a times. Second, you gotta have shit at home in your fridge or pantry. That’s also a fail many times. In the event that you DO have clean dishes and all the ingredients, now you gotta take it all out and “prepare” it, which takes a fatigued person a million years. THEN you eat the stuff (mostly tasteless stuff you don’t want to eat bc you are allergic to everything), and now you have to floss, brush, mouthwash right away (bc your immune is compromised, bacteria will grow right away if you don’t), THEN after eating your un-fulfilling meal, you gotta clean that shit up. SIGH.
This is why I now hate eating.
Isn’t it funny how much effort it takes to keep oneself alive? On the flip side, it takes a lot of work to kill yourself properly and not fail. Oy… -_-‘
Yeah, this is why I don’t like to eat. I would LOVE to eat but 1- it’s just too much trouble and too much effort and 2- I can’t eat 90% of the stuff out there anyway.
But alas, it will be a slow and torturous death if I don’t eat. HEY, how come death by starvation or death by not drinking water is not on that list that someone posted? On the ways to die, how painful, and how long it took.
@bah: man that sucks. I love to cook, especially a challenge like : I am allergic to everything. My husband has celiac, it is amazing how many foods contain gluten. Even stuff you’d never think would contain gluten, contain gluten…plus modified food starch? Really people, just gluten in disguise. Gluten is the sneaky bastard of food additives.
You and I need to fly some water and rice to them. You drop napalm on the ISIS people while I dive down and deliver water and rice. Because no child on this planet should ever die because they don’t have access to water or food. ISIS is going to hell. You and I can expedite it with a little napalm.
This is why when people say “cheer up, look on the bright side of things, think positive, etc” make me want to slap them. No amount of “thinking positive” is going to make me lose my allergies. No amount of “positive thinking” makes my digestive system work better or stop it from killing me. Or make my life easier.
Shit, if people want to make me feel better, they can help pay someone to help clean my home or help me get groceries. But of course, NO ONE does that. Yet they say shit like “I’m there if you ever need me.”
It isn’t just ISIS. Dehydration from lack of access to clean water kills hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Sigh. Living in this world is a punishment. If you’re poor, your life will be miserable. If you’re sick or disabled, your life will be miserable. If you’re a woman, in most parts of the world, your life will be miserable. The world shouldn’t be this way, but it is.
@bah: true, too true. Makes me really pissed. Just livid. Most days I don’t walk around the house muttering to myself about how shitty this world is.
Put my money where my mouth is, or rather put my actions where my mouth is. If I tell someone to ask and I will help, you better believe I am going to pony up when they call in their marker. Minimum I am there to help shop or clean. If I have extra money, i’m chipping in as well. I told my daughter I’d be here for ANYTHING, and by golly I am. 3am phone call because a party is totally out of control at her house…i’m there. Short on rent? I’m there. Need a place to live at any given time? There is always a couch and occasionally an extra room for you to stay in. Goes for family, friends. friends of my kids. Random children. That is what being here, engaged in life is all about. You tell someone they can ask for help, minimum you fucking help them.
you will when you get hungry enough, i enjoy cooking myself, it makes me happy to eat something i made, like this morning, i’m making a steak eggs hash browns toast and a cup of coffee. feeding myself makes me less depressed.
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You’ll have to resort to carnivorous plant tactics: open your mouth and wait till an unsurspecting fly lands on your tongue.
Mmm protein….
Protein buzz…
Do we eat spiders in our sleep
I heard it was a myth. It also doesn’t make sense. A spider that crawls into a human’s mouth deserves a Darwin Award.
I know the feeling if your not going to eat try drink some water if u drink a couple glasses will fill u up a bit
I keep a stash of snacks next to the bedside for exactly those kinds of days.
Stuff that doesn’t require refrigeration, like crackers, roasted pecans/peanuts, granola bars, apples, jerky…
I can trump that. My mobile office has a mini fridge, a toaster oven, a snack basket and a bed. So there, I can make grilled cheese in bed while on the clock.
Hey, make me one, while you’re at it.
No, wait… what sounds even better is one of those little English Muffin pizzas.
Pepperoni, cheese, garlic, oregano…
That sounds delicious.
grilled…cheese…argh. tears. -_-‘
I used to have a stash, a huge stash, but now that I’m allergic to practically every convenience food, it requires me to go out and get fresh food like every 2 days, which doesn’t happen.
Are you allergic to granola bars and crackers?
A bag of apples?
Beef jerky?
Sunflower seeds?
Yes, Yes
Yes
No
idk
I can eat beef jerky but the ones I like are $$$
Don’t think I can eat sunflower seeds (had them on gf bread the other day and i got so sick). I can get pine nuts but they are like $20/lb -_-‘. Basically, anything that is healthy is $$$$. And no, cooking is out of the question. So I must find raw, simple food.
Well, 90% of food I cannot eat. And out of those 10%, I do not like eating 90% of it. -_-‘
Not all, but a lot of healthy food tastes like crap. Been resorting to eating hummus and bananas as of late. But ran out of bananas. Again. And it gets boring eating the same ol’ food.
And I finished my hummus too. Not that I like hummus all that much either.
I do, however, have enough tea to last through a zombie apocalypse.
That is important. Especially during the Zombie Apocalypse No one has time to grow proper tea, much less dry it the correct way, shred it and export it for sale.
Very true.
Preparation is everything.
@cordless: see people miss the small important things in disaster planning. they think guns…medicine. pot. But small commodities, like a huge stash of really good tea sealed off in zip lock freezer bags could be a commodity that most folks don’t have. So it would be a currency of sorts, depending on the type of tea you have stashed.
Now add in a nice basement to store all this stuff…one that has a hidden door so thieves can’t get at it, now we are talking. I had a hidden crawl space in my last house, part of the basement was fieldstone and there was a gap. Perfect place to stash stuff in a Zombie Apocalypse.
I would fill mine with Tabasco-flavored-Slim-Jims, which actually might end up attracting the zombies instead.
So maybe I need to re-think this.
Earl Grey tea is good….
I also like peppermint…
And lemon.
I’m sorry, that sounds terrible….
yup, that’s why i’m depressed and on SP -_-‘
If it helps, I can eat anything I want. But I have no sense of smell. So everything just kinda taste the same.
Pffft, i just snuggle a soft toy… Mmm tasty fluff… Oh wait I don’t eat it. Don’t think i should comment here. No interests. Although I’ve been having a bit of lemon and ginger tea… I used to drink alot more tea but I’m not bothered
Are there any grocery stores that deliver? You don’t need to get off your ass at all.
I still do. They never bothered to fix the call box, so any deliveries can’t get in. Plus, with so many food allergies, I have to buy my own food and read every damn label, otherwise I’ll get sick. It’s actually easier for me to go down the aisles than some stranger putting things I can’t eat in.
Oh, that’s aside from being costing $$$$
Just ate some grub. When you have an autoimmune disorder and always fatigued, feeding yourself becomes a monumental task. First, you gotta have clean dishes. That’s a fail many a times. Second, you gotta have shit at home in your fridge or pantry. That’s also a fail many times. In the event that you DO have clean dishes and all the ingredients, now you gotta take it all out and “prepare” it, which takes a fatigued person a million years. THEN you eat the stuff (mostly tasteless stuff you don’t want to eat bc you are allergic to everything), and now you have to floss, brush, mouthwash right away (bc your immune is compromised, bacteria will grow right away if you don’t), THEN after eating your un-fulfilling meal, you gotta clean that shit up. SIGH.
This is why I now hate eating.
Isn’t it funny how much effort it takes to keep oneself alive? On the flip side, it takes a lot of work to kill yourself properly and not fail. Oy… -_-‘
Wow, it really does sound like a lot of trouble.
I wouldn’t have enough energy to do all that.
They’d find me in bed, wasted away, surrounded by pencil sketches of pizza and tacos and BBQ chicken.
LOL. Somehow, this reminds me of the tombstone pizza commercials.
Yeah, this is why I don’t like to eat. I would LOVE to eat but 1- it’s just too much trouble and too much effort and 2- I can’t eat 90% of the stuff out there anyway.
But alas, it will be a slow and torturous death if I don’t eat. HEY, how come death by starvation or death by not drinking water is not on that list that someone posted? On the ways to die, how painful, and how long it took.
And I’m all alone so nobody to take care of me 🙁
@bah: man that sucks. I love to cook, especially a challenge like : I am allergic to everything. My husband has celiac, it is amazing how many foods contain gluten. Even stuff you’d never think would contain gluten, contain gluten…plus modified food starch? Really people, just gluten in disguise. Gluten is the sneaky bastard of food additives.
washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/08/07/what-its-like-to-die-of-thirst/
Sounds pretty bad.
You and I need to fly some water and rice to them. You drop napalm on the ISIS people while I dive down and deliver water and rice. Because no child on this planet should ever die because they don’t have access to water or food. ISIS is going to hell. You and I can expedite it with a little napalm.
This is why when people say “cheer up, look on the bright side of things, think positive, etc” make me want to slap them. No amount of “thinking positive” is going to make me lose my allergies. No amount of “positive thinking” makes my digestive system work better or stop it from killing me. Or make my life easier.
Shit, if people want to make me feel better, they can help pay someone to help clean my home or help me get groceries. But of course, NO ONE does that. Yet they say shit like “I’m there if you ever need me.”
It isn’t just ISIS. Dehydration from lack of access to clean water kills hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Sigh. Living in this world is a punishment. If you’re poor, your life will be miserable. If you’re sick or disabled, your life will be miserable. If you’re a woman, in most parts of the world, your life will be miserable. The world shouldn’t be this way, but it is.
SIGH.
@bah: true, too true. Makes me really pissed. Just livid. Most days I don’t walk around the house muttering to myself about how shitty this world is.
Put my money where my mouth is, or rather put my actions where my mouth is. If I tell someone to ask and I will help, you better believe I am going to pony up when they call in their marker. Minimum I am there to help shop or clean. If I have extra money, i’m chipping in as well. I told my daughter I’d be here for ANYTHING, and by golly I am. 3am phone call because a party is totally out of control at her house…i’m there. Short on rent? I’m there. Need a place to live at any given time? There is always a couch and occasionally an extra room for you to stay in. Goes for family, friends. friends of my kids. Random children. That is what being here, engaged in life is all about. You tell someone they can ask for help, minimum you fucking help them.
Yeah, I live in California so everyone here is fake.
That’s why I am so depressed. I DO walk around all day thinking what a fucked up and shitty world it is. :/
You’ve been through too much. Way too much
Yes, and I am tired of it all. -_-‘
Ok I read this whole comment sequence but I don’t have clarity in one point: are you allergic to apples?
Yes, I am
I’m here in California I’m not fake.
bah,
you will when you get hungry enough, i enjoy cooking myself, it makes me happy to eat something i made, like this morning, i’m making a steak eggs hash browns toast and a cup of coffee. feeding myself makes me less depressed.