That is interesting that FEMA wouldn’t publicly recommend doing something that is beneficial. We throw away so much food in this country that it is obscene. It’s so sad.
I used to get the ‘I’m coming to your house’ comment from folks, too. We had our foundation inspected some years ago when we bought the house and the guy started the conversation about the results with ‘when the zombie apocalypse comes, I’m coming to your house’. Talk about your awkward moments.