I usually go to Aldi and buy my canned goods by the flat (12). I keep my pantry cupboards organized in alphabetical order so that at a glance I can tell what i'm getting low on. Okay, since dh and dd have put the groceries away a couple of times I need to reorganize right now but thats how I usually keep it. Being raised on a farm where we got snowed in sometimes for 2 weeks at a time in the winter, I've never gotten over keeping a large supply of staples on hand. It's kind of like keeping a set of warm clothes and a couple of warm blankets/quilts in the car "just in case". Dh has already stocked up on fuel for our generator and made sure that it's in good running order. He bought one big enough to run everything. Thanks for the heads up.