There are times of crisis that make me wonder if those yahoos who build bunkers in their backyards may not be on to something. When the Y2K scare was reaching its peak, I confess buying an extra gallon of milk at the grocery store, and when Katrina showed us the devastation of the gulf coast, I did find myself buying an extra canned good or two. I never formulated a full-fledged survival strategy, I just felt compelled to make a token gesture of responsibility.
Selena didn’t feel a twinge of concern for stockpiling during either of those episodes, so imagine my surprise to find she does have a very strong opinion about running out of canned goods — not all canned goods, mind you, a very specific food product. Tuna.
Now, my tuna eating habits are as such: I would typically open a few cans, mix in the mayo and serve a helping over a roll, refrigerating the rest. I would eat this same lunch for two or three days in a row, until I ran out.
These is Selena’s tuna eating habits: Don’t.
This is awfully similar to my cabbage eating habits. The difference is, I am not compelled to stockpile cabbage in the kitchen only not to eat them. Selena gets a bit frantic when the tuna can level goes below two, and I discovered the first week we were living together and I took three of the five cans of tuna to make lunch for the week.
Needless to say, I have learned my lesson and rectified the situation. Now we have a healthy stock of six cans in the pantry, and I just went out and bought two more, because I wanted to actually eat a can or two this week.
You guys make me laugh! Thanks for creating the blog.
J-lo and I have different opinions on Tuna as well. He will eat it and I won’t. He’s only allowed to have it when I’m not home! I shove it to the back of the shelve and hide it behind peanut butter and pasta. No kisses if he’s had it either. Blech!
While I enjoy a good deli tuna sandwich, I have accepted for years now that any tuna in the home is the claimed property of trusty cat, Cleo. I would never be able to open a can to eat for myself, since all tuna is clearly hers. But I do stockpile it for her… it’s the only “people food” she gets regularly. She’d be happy to eat it for every meal.
I’m siding with Greg on this one! Your stockpile habit is bizarre at best, Skang.
It’s sad that I can’t eat tuna freely around here. I have to hide all the evidence.
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