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snowblindrpg2016-12-19 12:49 am
whatjupitercouldnt) wrote in snowblindrpg2016-12-19 12:49 am
[network] @expostfacto; Food Restocking Status [open] Night 187
I meant to announce this a while ago, but this town doesn't exactly like making anything simple.
In the aftermath of the Admin's announcement a while back about supplies running low, I took the liberty of looking into how our food is restocking. Nobody else had mentioned they were doing so, and it seemed like something we should know sooner rather than later.
[There might be a slight note of annoyance that she was the only one who thought about and followed through on this. Or if she wasn't the only one, the only one that's announcing the results. Not that she's going to go into a full day-by-day at this exact second. She's not a politician - she isn't here to make some kind of long-winded speech.]
Preliminary results are showing no change in how much food is being stocked in stores. Anybody who wants to know the full details of what I did in my experiments and how can ask for them.
That being said? My experiments were far from conclusive. There's only so much I can do by myself, and I'm not sure how much time we have exactly to dedicate to this. Don't get careless with food just because we think that food supplies are fine for now. That won't always be the case.
[And hey, on that earlier note of slight annoyance.]
And if anybody's interested in trying to do a more thorough experiment, or if at any point you or a group you're with empty a restock point completely, contact me. Or if you've done something similar and haven't said anything yet, now's a good time to add your own contribution.
In the aftermath of the Admin's announcement a while back about supplies running low, I took the liberty of looking into how our food is restocking. Nobody else had mentioned they were doing so, and it seemed like something we should know sooner rather than later.
[There might be a slight note of annoyance that she was the only one who thought about and followed through on this. Or if she wasn't the only one, the only one that's announcing the results. Not that she's going to go into a full day-by-day at this exact second. She's not a politician - she isn't here to make some kind of long-winded speech.]
Preliminary results are showing no change in how much food is being stocked in stores. Anybody who wants to know the full details of what I did in my experiments and how can ask for them.
That being said? My experiments were far from conclusive. There's only so much I can do by myself, and I'm not sure how much time we have exactly to dedicate to this. Don't get careless with food just because we think that food supplies are fine for now. That won't always be the case.
[And hey, on that earlier note of slight annoyance.]
And if anybody's interested in trying to do a more thorough experiment, or if at any point you or a group you're with empty a restock point completely, contact me. Or if you've done something similar and haven't said anything yet, now's a good time to add your own contribution.
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what's your idea exactly?
@expostfacto; text
[People do a lot of stupid things.]
In any case, my concern is that there may be some sort of quota or maximum that the town is able to restock per day, and I'm not able to meet it on my own without wasting a lot of food unnecessarily. What we need is to completely clear out a given location of food for the day, and keep track of both how much we're taking and how much is there the next day.
The grocery store would be most ideal, for both the sheer variety of food and the biggest impact on overall food stores, but getting enough people there to empty it out would be time-consuming and dangerous.
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[Zach is at a bit of a loss. He gets what she's trying to do, but has no idea how achievable it can be - there is always more food in the stores than they can carry, after all.]
don't you think that food supplies are just going to go down as the days we have left do? If the same amount of food is being put back every time, it's different from the painkillers and stuff, right? They can have that amount sorted out, and so they have an amount for every restock until the session ends.
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I suppose it is possible, though that'd be a pretty inefficient use of supplies. If we assume that enough food has been set aside to fully replace all restock points, and that no matter how much or little we use that amount - as well as the number of days of food left - remains constant, that would imply any food not taken by the end of any given day would be thrown out.
As for what I'd do, it may be possible that somewhere like the convenience store might be emptied through normal use, given how many people are bringing food to the east tunnels. If someone could try to verify after that point, we could get more information. Otherwise a small handful of people at one of the smaller restock points could work as well.
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i honestly don't think efficiency is something they care about, Phi
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do
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Day 1
I picked a particular aisle of the store, kept a running count of as many items as I could. The specific numbers aren't important, though I have those too if you want them. At that point, I took as much food from that aisle as I could carry with me, and removed the rest and left them elsewhere in the store, in stashes where they might not be picked up.
Day 2
I returned to the store, and to the aisle I'd selected. Counts showed no difference between the number of items there versus the day before. The stashes were likewise missing. For all intents and purposes, it was like I hadn't been there at all.
For this day's experiment, I picked five items - trail mix ([brand A]), cheese snacks ([brand B]), chocolate almond bars ([brand C]), beef jerky ([brand D]), and snack chips ([brand E]). I took careful stock of each item, then removed all the items from the store. I took with me what I could carry, and had to dump out a small amount outside.
Day 3
The stocks of all 5 items were identical to the day before. At this point, I determined that there was only so much more I could do without being needlessly wasteful, either with time or supplies, in my experiments. I'm not averse to doing more, but I'll need help.
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over night
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*Someone still needed to do that...well, someone in the actual resupply point and not just another part of the building.*
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@snowpiercer; text
@expostfacto, text
Though that does raise another interesting question. Are perishable goods replaced on a consistent basis, and if so, how frequently? Hm. Are you still in the area?
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I am still in the area, yes. Would you like me to investigate?
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If you could, I'd appreciate it. Look for expiration dates on different products, especially perishables. If there aren't any we may need to find another option.
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Very well, I will write down a list when next I head to that area.
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@featherydouche; text
since i dont want to screw whoever comes after me out of getting what they need
but i get the point of the experiment still so dont lecture me on that
[From her tone she sounds like someone who might.]
good job figuring out that much though
some data is better than none
@expostfacto; text
In theory something like that should be avoidable if we clearly communicate when we're planning to empty out a point, so anyone who might need to use it that day could warn us to leave some for them. There may be some element of risk though, yes.
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are you thinking they restock automatically once theyre empty
or is that the point youre trying to test
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Though I suppose you do raise a point - we need a baseline on how well supply points were able to recover from people taking a majority to all of their supplies on a given day. Did they turn up fully-stocked the next day, or did it take time?
I suppose it'd be best to get ahold of those who've been here longest, and see if they have any idea.
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@beyonce | audio
[Who prescribed himself painkillers on his first day? This guy, that's who.]
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[She's pretty sure she remembers an announcement at some point but it's not relevant to the current discussion.]
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[And he's going to talk to them about maybe being more on top of telling incoming medical professionals about the situation, after seeing Watson's reply.]
@jwatson; text; private (Day 190 because he's a late loser)
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[Not true. He'd thought it might take the edge off and that he'd try requesting a higher dose when he inevitably demolished the bottle inside a week. That's okay, though, he can absolutely manage his pain with meditation alone. It's fine.]
What's the status on the other grades?
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Please be aware both Dr. House and Sherlock are addicted to narcotics. Dr. House prefers Vicodin. Sherlock prefers morphine. I would strongly advise against prescribing for them without double-checking with the other medical practitioners that they don't already have active prescriptions. Claire's included in that group as she's apparently got prescription rights here.
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