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Re:San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for ... by reaperducer on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @10:43PM (#22420093)
If you have no food at all for seven days, that won't really cause problems.

"Civilization is only three meals deep." — My old boss.

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Re:San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for ... by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:29AM (#22420827)
Everyone here saying “hunger goes away after 3 days” should read more about what desperate people do during prolonged famines.

If it comes to that, your “neighbors” aren’t going to be sitting around doing yoga to feel less hungry.

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Re:San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for ... by RandomBacon on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @08:23AM (#22422645)
The people talking about 'hunger goes away after 3 days' are talking about people who are mentally-prepared to experience it.

You and the people talking about civilization only being 3 days away from anarchy are talking about "desperate people".

I don't think anyone is confusing the two groups of people; just talking about two different possibilities for different people.

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Re:San Francisco declares state of emergency to prepare for ... by AstralStorm on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:54AM (#22422210)
Prolonged meaning nearing a month, not a week.
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