Whenever something that is a common household good goes on sale, Mom buys as much of it as she can. Her basement is full of laundry detergent, dish soap, paper towels, and bathroom tissue. Let's not mention the food, too: there are bags of rice, cans of stewed tomatoes and beans, and jars of olives. If the end of the world does happen in my lifetime, I'll be able to survive on those olives alone. I think most of us grew up with parents like that. They grew up in families that lived through the depression, understood what it was like to be hungry, and vowed never to feel that way again.
My fathers mother.
