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If our well-being depended on a hoard of ____, I'd have us covered. What goes in the blank, for you?

Asked by Jeruba (55828points) March 19th, 2020

Or have you never hoarded anything?

In my case, it’s paper: books, notebooks, drawing pads, looseleaf paper, and more—some blank, some filled.

And writing implements: pencils, pens, markers, fountain pen cartridges, crayons, the works.

I’ve doted on these things since I was a kid and always had an ample supply. I’m ready now for virtually any writing emergency.

How about you? What have you habitually maintained in plentiful supply, regardless of any threatened shortage?

 
Note: You can’t put kleenex in Stone Soup.

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canidmajor's avatar

Books and fabric. And, like you, more than my fair share of blank paper in one form or another.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

Art supplies and tools.

SergeantQueen's avatar

Embroidery floss + projects.
If I had to guess, I’d say I have well over 300 skeins of embroidery floss at the moment. Almost 4 full containers and I have more I need to wrap on the bobbins.
I have a little over 10 embroidery projects, some started, some not.
About 5 or 6 cross stitch projects. Again, some started, some not.

I’m hoping to get a lot done in the 2–3 ish weeks I have off of school

janbb's avatar

Art supplies and ice cream!

Call_Me_Jay's avatar

I shed a ton (or maybe tons) of accumulated junk last year. Hmmmm, what’s left. I have several drawers of socks I don’t wear. And four computers. Oh, wait, five computers. I think that’s all.

kritiper's avatar

An odd assortment of any nut and bolt you could imagine!

Jons_Blond's avatar

Books as well. I inherited a collection of old books from my paternal grandparents. I’ve been going through them tonight and decided I might read “In The Tennessee Mountains” by Charles Egbert Craddock. 1884.

Dutchess_lll's avatar

Roasts, potatoes, carrots and onions. And a home made bread maker. Flour, sugar, salt, beer…. I can string this out for a month.

YARNLADY's avatar

100’s of downloaded TV movies and shows on DVD’s.

raum's avatar

High school and college, my answer would have easily been books.

Now I’m thinking art supplies?

Pinguidchance's avatar

AAA rated government obligations to pay.

Patty_Melt's avatar

Movies and TV episodes on dvd. I have a few hundred prerecorded DVDs, and a few thousand hours of stuff I recorded myself.
I have sharpies, paper and other writing materials, but lots less than in times past, now that I’m writing and storing on laptops and flash drives.

The DVDs do contribute to my well being, as I am isolated even when there is no pandemic.

jca2's avatar

Craft stuff-art supplies.

ucme's avatar

Quintessential english charm & charisma!
It’s a gift I know ;-}

ucme's avatar

Quintessential english charm & charisma.
It’s a gift I know ;-}

johnpowell's avatar

I have about 100 2X4“s in the shed. I make stupidly strong fish tank stands. And tables and really just about anything out of 2X4s. If you run them through the planer there is good wood in there. I love cheap wood!

https://imgur.com/a/cfDNclp

elbanditoroso's avatar

Paper clips. Books. UNfinished projects.

@ucme – a gift that gives more than once, I see.

JLeslie's avatar

Boxes of files that I wish I could get rid.

filmfann's avatar

DVDs. I have more than many video stores.

Smashley's avatar

Whole grains. I’ve got like 500 pounds.

ucme's avatar

@elbanditoroso Weird right?
The Fluther server momentarily acted up, hence the double posting I guess.

cookieman's avatar

I don’t have a lot of anything. I gave away all my paper comic books years ago and read digitally now. Same with music and movies. I only own one video game. Books, sure, but only about 20–30 by now. I would have said action figures, but I just sold about 200 of them. Only kept about 20.

I’m afraid all I could offer in abundance is ((HUGS)).

Oh, wait…Coronavirus.

raum's avatar

What?!?!
Your answer isn’t COOKIES?!?!

Patty_Melt's avatar

Duh, he keeps the cookies eaten.

Cookie, are you saying you have the virus?

cookieman's avatar

^ Cookies don’t last in my house. I eat them all (or at least I used to before I went on a diet).

No, I’m not sick at all.

Patty_Melt's avatar

I misunderstood. I get it now. I thought above you were saying that in addition to hugs, you had abundance of corona virus.
Now that I read again, I see it was a rubber glove statement.
I’m so relieved!

raum's avatar

@ateallthecookiesman
Thanks for clarifying.

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