tell them it's for a food bank donation during hurricane season?

 

Move it to another room in the house, keep it locked up, and in a month or so casually talk about how you donated all this food to the homeless.

 

Nice plausable out, you all have thought of there. I will have to make a mental note of that one!

 

Oh man that kind of crap makes my blood boil.
I've told everyone that knows to keep their mouth shut about it, and so far nobody has blew it.


Yeah, damage control time.
Move the food and lock it up, tell the wife to tell her friends that the food was actually for homeless shelter donations and it doesn't exist anymore.
MAKE her do it... or do it yourself.

Sometimes you have to put your foot down.

 

tell em you buy in bulk from sams club. its for a donation to a charity. You live in FLA say prepin for a hurricane? or you could tell them you are getting ready for when Elvis, The NWO, and the Martians come in 2012.

 

That is a standard remark from people when they see something and want to be "polite".

Do they live far away? If so, it wouldnt matter because they will never make it to your place shtf or in a hurricaine. Either way, as mentioned ealier, tell them it was all going to a food bank or something or say you purchase in bulk because of the bad economy right now.

Co-workers can live pretty far away. If they were your neighbors then there would be more concern.

Also, next time they come over, show them your rifles and handguns! :

 

I would MAKE your wife tell her co - workers in a week or so..."I am sooooooooo happy! Remember all that food that I had in the closet at my house? I finally got my husband to donate all that stupid food! I have my closet back WOO HOO!" Blah blah blah and then she can talk about all the great shoes and clothing she is going to put in there instead. Meanwhile you need to find a new place to put your food that way in case your wife's nosey a@@ co workers come snooping only clothing will be in the closet. Hope that helps.

Hippie Chick

 

Now THAT is a good plan.

You really know women. :thumb:

 

Kill the co-workers and put them in another closet.

 

I cant stop laughing

 

Coworkers?

That is the biggest gossip group there is.

I'm sorry this happened - but - IMHO you now have to assume every coworker and their spouse knows you store food.

Move? get a BOL? make a parent's place the main location? rent a storage locker?

 

3 woman saw it.

Women Talk.

The Whole town now knows....

 

Yeah really! Hows that go...Top ways to spread gossip...

Telegrapgh
Telephone
Television
Telewoman

 

BJJ, at this point I wouldnt get too upset. A closet of food is one thing, a room worth of food is another. I like Royal Dragon idea, only with a twist. When your wife is not at home, take all the food and find a seperate place to store it. Tell her that you donated it all to a shelter. I know it sounds decietfull, but it might teach her a lesson. Later on down the road you can let her in on it.

 

... Great way to continue the divorce process... Be deceitful with little things- they'll never trust you with anything. These two already seem to have communication issues... A stunt like that would only throw them that much further down that road..... MHO

 

Just got off the phone with an aunt that lives in Florida....

.....she heard heard about it.....

 

Box up the food and take 1/3 portions to each of the three co-workers houses, leaving a note saying this is all your supplies and in a crisis, now YOU'LL be coming to THEIR house. :thumb:

You could also burn down your house and say all the food was lost in the fire and you won't be replacing it, but that might be an over-reaction.

 

Box up the food and take 1/3 portions to each of the three co-workers houses, leaving a note saying this is all your supplies and in a crisis, now YOU'LL be coming to THEIR house. :thumb:

This was going to be my suggestion too..you can then add, so now you won't have to come over to MY house.....I think if you act jovial and blow it off....they will too. Even though you are steaming on the inside.

hugs to the wifey, I'm sure she didn't do it on purpose...nosey friends are just that....nosey...that chick might have just gone back there anyway and looked. Kinda like guests looking in your bathroom cabinets. (I''ve been known to booby trap them) I love the sheepish "oh sh*t look" when they come out of the bathroom.

 

Yikes! I'm so sorry to hear that, Grappler. It's a sensitive and personal situation. I don't blame you for being upset.

My husband has his own practice with a few employees. We are fortunate in that they can see all the c*** that is going on in our country. Most of them, however, have not been awakened to the importance of prepping. One of the girls has started prepping with canned goods. It's at least a start.

Yesterday I started to lecture them on the importance of prepping....(current economic situation, natural disasters, attack). There eyes were wide open and became eager to learn more. I spent part of the day today compiling a basic guideline and resources for them to start there preps. I told them straight to their face, "start prepping cause I don't want you to come knocking on my door!" Although I said it in a joking manner, I meant it and they knew.

They have not been to our house and seen our preps, but they know we are prepping. Some may call me a fool for informing these girls, but that's ok. My husband and I have a great relationship with our girls. We genuinely care for them and want the best for them.

There is risk in informing others of prepping, and we should only offer this information in situations where we feel led to. To me, it is joy to help another see how dire our situation is, then to help and guide them to prepare the best they can.

I am not saying this is the route you should take. I do not know these 3 co-workers of your wife's and what kind of people they are. Another solution for you may be order here.

 

I feel your pain. I'm trying to sell my house right now. I have to keep my ever-expanding preps out of sight and secure at all times when I'm not home. Most agents give a courtesy call a couple of hours before showing the house. Every morning I have to make sure that every thing is secure.

I cringe at the thought of potential buyers being a little too nosy. It's really tough with firearms especially. I have a couple of large closets that remain locked. I told my agent that if anyone wanted to see the interior of said closets, that they would be able to do so only after making an offer to purchase the house.

I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you could tell them that when they need food they are welcome to come. Because "we will probably need some more bait for the traps":

 

Can your wife say that the closet is your temporary pantry while you made minor drywall repairs in the kitchen? Say you found a leak and there was mold growing, you had to move the food temporarily till you got it fixed.

 

Burn the witch!!!

sorry I'm kidding, seriously several of these ideas are good.

 

That was you!? Uh, small state we live in.

 

First off, if you are soooo het up about this then why the heck was it literally sitting in the open? They are likely not the first to have seen it, which busy-body does an unlocked closet door keep out? That one is on you.

Second, move it whereever you want, but just shush up about it. Any attempt to cover up the issue with lies is going to smell like lies and make some more curious. Do, though, work out a system for this situation happening again (folks coming across your guns or whatever, over-informed kids - they don't need to know everything about everything at age 5). Discuss what you and spouse will say so you are speaking off the same page.

 

First off, if you are soooo het up about this then why the heck was it literally sitting in the open?

It wasn't literally sitting in the open. It was in a closet with what was supposed to be a closed closet door in a guest bedroom with a closed door.

They are likely not the first to have seen it, which busy-body does an unlocked closet door keep out? That one is on you.

I don't have any where else cool to store it. It's an unused bedroom except for a bed a couple dressers and wall hangings.

Second, move it whereever you want, but just shush up about it. Any attempt to cover up the issue with lies is going to smell like lies and make some more curious. Do, though, work out a system for this situation happening again (folks coming across your guns or whatever, over-informed kids - they don't need to know everything about everything at age 5). Discuss what you and spouse will say so you are speaking off the same page.

She knows what to say, she just didn't for whatever reason. I think it probably caught her off guard too.

I told her if she can't be responsible then stay out of that room!

 

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Her co-workers will think that she's okay and normal because she showed them your preps. Her co-workers, however, are going to probably think that you howl at the moon, scratch your itches behind your ears with your feet while squatting down on the ground and probably need to wear that spike collar or electric collar to keep you from straying off the property. The really bad down side is when all of the wife's co-workers start flirting with you. Your wife just made you into "the chick magnet of the month" in your area. Women just LOVE macho men or bad boys. That's why all the truly pretty girls run with the bikers, take up with former convicts and so on. Now those women... and many others after they spread the rumors about you... will be eyeballing you like no tomorrow. So, my question is: Are you bragging or complaining?

Actually, some, if not all, of those girls won't think too much about your prepping. For some reason, it's like stuff goes in one ear, rattles around bit and then out the other ear. Most women see prepping as a natural thing to do and they actually think other people, to include men, should also plan ahead. Don't most women do the household shopping? Same sort of thing. Only they saw you as household shopping to an extreme instead of for a week. I doubt if much will be said about it and in a few weeks it'll probably be totally forgotten.

 

Seriously though....peoples attention span have about a one hour shelf-life. I wouldn't worry too much about it. In a few days, they'll forget it most likely. And if an emergency does occur...their minds would bo so spun out with panic they wouldn't even think of that brief conversation at your home.
I would just drop it....act like it was a whim brought on by too much CNN viewing. But I wouldn't make that mistake again.

 

You have a rather low opinion of people's attention spans and memories, I think. Anyone would be impressed and would remember a whole closet full of food. Hopefully they will think, "What a good idea!" and it will serve some good. You are most likely going to have to move the food, though.

I would have her mention that you are taking some scouts camping or stocking a hunting cabin or something and using the food for that. Of course, we don't know what she told her co-workers already. If she already let them know it is emergency food stores, just tell them they've been moved.

 

Best damage control at this point would probably be apologizing to your wife for getting all upset at her.

 

Can't agree more not only are these people not looking to survive they probably wont remember much. Also I am sure there is a firearm in the house. Go be nice to the woman, express your concerns, but frankly if your stocked your probably prepared for people.

Staying alive for X amount of time is going to raze questions from your neighbors etc so they are gonna know anyways.

 

My biggest concern here is that you only had a SINGLE closet with "canned goods and bags of rice, beans etc stacked floor to ceiling.":
That doesn't label you a right-propper extremist nutjob,no-siree,it doesn't,not even close.
At this moment, I'm sipping rum and cokes in my brothers "war room", which the well-meaning bone-head just recently let our head-in-the-sand sister walk into,where upon she exclaimed, "I used to think you guys were just crazy, now I think you're all INSANE ". And this response was after viewing all of 3 whole months worth of basic food and medical stores.OOOOHH.
A few months ago, when I was still succesfully mooching the food-grade cake-icing buckets from Sams Club bakery, and the Managers asked me what I wanted them for, I nodded toward the bags of rice and flour in my cart and said, " Oh, I'm just stocking up in preparation for the coming depression and the ensuing food riots", and they both busted out laughing, and then so did I. Har-de-har.
Seriously,that conversation took place.
The point is, nobody really gives a damn, or takes this stuff seriously ( well, except for us)
I wouldn't sweat it.

 

My biggest concern here is that you only had a SINGLE closet with "canned goods and bags of rice, beans etc stacked floor to ceiling.":

lol well we have more in our pantry they just aren't as obvious since they are in the pantry. Keep in mind it's a walk-in closet.

A few months ago, when I was still succesfully mooching the food-grade cake-icing buckets from Sams Club bakery, and the Managers asked me what I wanted them for, I nodded toward the bags of rice and flour in my cart and said, " Oh, I'm just stocking up in preparation for the coming depression and the ensuing food riots", and they both busted out laughing, and then so did I. Har-de-har.
Seriously,that conversation took place.

LOL I love that

The point is, nobody really gives a damn, or takes this stuff seriously ( well, except for us)
I wouldn't sweat it.

Well I don't want them to think I am a nut job either even if I am lol

 

Thanks everyone for the feedback, some good ideas here. I think I will probably just have to have her drop a line like "we opened up that food to use some of it and it had bugs all in it, so he threw it out". Total lie, and I don't condone lieing... but I dunno

 

Buy more ammo....