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How are my fellow Americans preparing for the upcoming apocalypse? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've got quite a lot of rice and beans saved up, and some canned goods and I'm a mechanic by trade, 2nd least likely to die in an Apocalypse scenario, 1st being Doctors, of course.

I'm rural and have running water just a short walk from the property if the well stops pumping and I've got an old revolver with a few rounds in case I feel like checking-out early.

You guys?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Be sure to keep the flour as cold and dry as possible. Refrigerate or freeze if possible. You can sift out grain beetles and larva, but they're very allergenic and the more exposure you get to them the higher the chance you'll develop a severe allergy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not sure if you have a typo, You said I can sift out the beetles , but you say by doing so I can wind up with an allergy?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, even if sifted out they leave behind particles of their body and feces that have allergenic proteins

My allergy to grain beetles went from bad to dangerous while I was working at an industrial bakery, so I'm on a crusade to tell everyone about this little known hazard lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why not just leave the beetles in, if it still harms me? If it comes to that, I'm going to be tired and cutting corners.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

that's increasing the amount of allergenic proteins but it is more protein overall lol