Shopping for the Apocalypse
Keith Ng blogs on how his flatmates think he is nuts because he justifies every purchasing decision with “this will/will not be useful in the Apocalypse”.
Now some people may think Keith is exaggerating but as it happens I have been at Keith’s flat when he and flatties have returned from a shopping expedition, and this is literally true.
In the best student traditions they purchased everything in the largest size possible. First a 20 kg sack of rice emerges. I joke to Keith that he must be Asian!
Then they have around half a kilometre of gladwrap. You could have wrapped their flat in it. Also laying in the lounge is 72 rolls of toilet paper. Either someone has a medical condition or it should last for six months or so.
So people if the big one ever strikes Wellington head over to Keith’s. Their little bunker should be able to survive for a year or so.
March 17th, 2006 at 9:37 am
But what if the Apocalypse never comes?
March 17th, 2006 at 11:09 am
It’s a little better now (that shopping & shopping hours have changed) but in the old days (before that, in the barbarian years), many people shopped like Keith & his flatties when a long weekend was approaching.
So that, you could head to the supermarket half an hour before closing time (say, 5pm) on a Friday & find the place completely sold out of flour, sugar, rice… the staples. Like they were bunkering down for winter.
I used to think that people sure were eating a shit load of starch on those mondays off work.
March 17th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
It must be an asain thing… buying in bulk. I can’t buy less than 20 rolls of toilet paper at one time.
March 17th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Maybe Keith is checking out bird flu web-sites and feels that since a human pandemic is inevitable,he might as well get in early and stock up.Dunno about the value of gladwrap though.Perhaps he intends to wrap it around his face to avoid contamination.Note to Keith…if you make little breathe holes for the nostrils,this precaution will not work.Back to the drawing board perhaps.
March 17th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Of course since David has given the game away one would hope they are stocking up on a good arsenal as well. Something will be needed to keep the slavering, hungry hordes at bay come the apocolypse.