What do YOU buy before a snow storm?

Shout out from the "Shore". They tell me that Twinkies snack cakes go fast in Balmore area. Don't know for sure. Me I check for fuel, a little rock salt, put one snow shovel on the porch and one in my truck. Also make sure snow brushes are in the vehicles at the start of winter. Cover the outdoor ac units if icecicles are suspected. Dont want those damaged.

ALways have a couple weeks worth of food around, the generator is full and generally 10 gal of gas and 10 of diesel always around in the winter. Water is from a cistern and usually at min 2 week reserve and we are on a grid road that is a bus route so it is always plowed within a day of a storm. And having 2 4x4's dosen't hurt either. So we just sit back and enjoy the snow.

The only thing I was short on for our freak October snow storm was 9 volt batteries for the alarm clock radio. I paid 6 dollars for one :banghead3

I can't argue with stocking up on the perishables, and why would anyone argue the importance of TP? I should probably fill up my second 5 gal gas can today in case we get hammered again by surprise like last time.

Many people run out at the last minute for groceries. (Maybe they're the people who eat out every night ). So much so that the local TV stations usually run stories of the madhouse adventures.

I try to keep the pantry and freezer fully stocked at all times. If I happen to need something I have always had a 4x4.

I'll do a last minute sweep of the house to see what we may need. I have a freezer full of meat, a few boxes of cereal, so I may get some milk if I'm low. But I'll charge the batteries for my cordless drill set because the set has a flashlight. Then I'll make sure I have enough gas for my generator and rider with the snowthrower attachment. So in most cases, I end up buying gas and sometimes milk and/or something to drink.

My wife was a clerk in the local grocery store about ten years ago...people would stock up before a snow storm ,,and would also stock up in the summer ,before a thunder storm??? :dunnoeople are nuts,,,this is michigan ,we get snow every winter,,,it's not like it is a surprise we get snow storms.

As others have said , I keep a stock of food canned and frozen on hand all the time , as for needing groceries It may be others live far from a store and don't keep a few days stock so they are likely to hit the stores just before a storm in case they are home bound for a couple of days . I have always lived very close to grocery stores so even if I could not drive I could walk .
The one that gave me a chuckle were people who back before streaming movies on their pc or cable movies on demand were available, would grab a few movies from the local video store when bad weather was predicted like a hurricane or major ice or snow storm when you knew in your heart that there was a good chance the power would go out and of course it did and they ended up returning them un-watched .

Nothing other than gas for the tractor/snowblower. I can't remember the last time I've been snowed in for more than 24 hours here in IL. And as others have said, I've got a 4 x 4 truck, and have never had that much of a problem with getting around. It's not like I live in Alaska or parts of New England where you guys get "feet" of snow at a time. In this day and age I just don't see how people have much of a problem getting whatever they need after a storm, there are more snow plows around now than there ever have been before, and most towns are pretty good about cleaning up. Of course there's always an exception to the rule.