I was cruising the web earlier when I came across something kind of odd. I thought my readers might get a kick out of it. This comes from the homepage of the USS Nevada (SSBN 733).
SHOPPING LIST – These are some of the items that are routinely purchased for one Trident patrol to support 165 men. Imagine going to the grocery store with this list of items.
FOOD:
- 1030 gallons of Milk (935 fresh, 37 boxed white, 58 boxed chocolate)
- 1845 dozen eggs (22,140 eggs total, 1.2 eggs per man per day)
- 165 cans of vanilla ice cream mix (makes 248 gallons of ice cream)
- 3250 packs of hot cocoa mix (individual servings)
- 2580 pounds of ground beef
- 1800 pounds of chicken
- 880 pounds of fish
- 1050 pounds of oven roast beef
- 735 pounds of turkey
- 900 pounds of ham
- 530 pounds of coffee
- 7500 packs of non-dairy creamer
- 1050 pounds of sugar
- 800 pounds of butter
- 5700 pounds of flour
- 475 pounds of American cheese
- 550 pounds of cheddar cheese
- 2520 boxes of cereal (individual servings)
- 645 pounds of shortening
- 212 pounds of frozen broccoli
- 96 #10 cans of catsup
- 102 bottles of ranch dressing
- 61 bottles of steak sauce
- 79 jars of salad dressing
- 504 bags of microwave popcorn
- 440 pounds of apples
- 390 pounds of bananas
- 500 pounds of carrots
- 600 pounds of lettuce
- 950 pounds of onions
- 4000 pounds of potatoes
- 470 pounds of tomatoes
NON-FOOD:
- 4000 rolls of toilet paper
- 2500 pounds of laundry detergent
- 320 hand soap dispenser bottles
- 144 plastic spray bottles (for cleaning)
- 5000 gallons of cleaning fluid
- 1000 green scouring pads
- 10,000 yards of Terri-cloth
- 21,000 lead weights to help sink the trash
- 5000 yards of white twine
- 200 rolls of duct tape
