I wonder when the next dharma drop off is going to be? How much food have they been able to ration for that large crowd and is anyone looking for the boars anymore???

If I'm not mistaken, the losties hunted boar BEFORE they found the hatch...
The hatch contained tons of food - so much that Rose spent time with Hurley organizing the food in the hatch.

If I remember correctly, not everyone knows about the hatch for precisely the reason you mention - the other losties would overrun the hatch and the food would be gone in weeks.

Also keep in mind Jin knows how to fish and some of the other losties are quite resourceful finding food.

Just my two cents.

Good question about the frequency of food drops. I would assume they occur not that often because the Swan hatch was meant to have 2 people working (Dr. Candle: "You and your partner.."), yet there are a lot of Losties.

They might not get any more food drops if the Lockdown is what triggers a food drop, obviously since there is no hatch. Then again, it might be the other way around, the food drop might trigger the Lockdown.

Will they be able to do a food drop if they can't initiate "Lockdown"??

No hatch = No Lockdown.

are we sure they are running out, or just running out of stuff they 'like'

I wondered two things - either there will be no more food drops due to the imploding of the Swan Hatch, OR, the food drops were never meant for our hatchlings in the first place.

Ben said that their "coms" were down since the sky turned purple. If they are not heard from then will another food shipment come at all?

Good questions. Regardless, it's hard to believe that whoever continues the food drops does not know that something is amiss.

But I agree, after nearly three months the Losties have become pretty adept at finding other sources of food.

Will they be able to do a food drop if they can't initiate "Lockdown"??

No hatch = No Lockdown.

I just posted the same thing one minute earlier. :) I guess it depends on what triggers what. Does a Lockdown trigger a food drop, or vice versa?

Ben said that their "coms" were down since the sky turned purple. If they are not heard from then will another food shipment come at all?

Hmm I didn't factor that in to my earlier thinking. Good point! I'm not too positive because I didn't follow The Lost Experience, but I think I remember them saying the food drops were in perpetuity? Does that mean no matter what they will come, comms or no comms?

I just posted the same thing one minute earlier. :) I guess it depends on what triggers what. Does a Lockdown trigger a food drop, or vice versa?That's so funny, we were both typing that at the same time.. It's like what came first.. chicken or the egg? I wonder if we'll find out. If the Food Drop is triggered by Lockdown they're quite screwed.

NO OAT BARS!

WHAT A TRAGEDY!

WOE, WOE!

POOR NIKKI!

:rolleyes:

That's so funny, we were both typing that at the same time.. It's like what came first.. chicken or the egg? I wonder if we'll find out. If the Food Drop is triggered by Lockdown they're quite screwed.

I hope we find out. Maybe I'll ask Gregg. :)

I'm sure they will be fine without the food drops. Jin could fish, Locke can kill the rest of the boar population, and if worse comes to worse they could always try polar bear. And if they get really desperate there is always Vincent. :eek2:

They did fine for a while before the hatch and the food drops. They can go back to fish and mangoes, but before it comes to that, maybe they'll make nice with the Others and they'll share what they have.

If I'm not mistaken, the losties hunted boar BEFORE they found the hatch...
The hatch contained tons of food - so much that Rose spent time with Hurley organizing the food in the hatch.

If I remember correctly, not everyone knows about the hatch for precisely the reason you mention - the other losties would overrun the hatch and the food would be gone in weeks.

Also keep in mind Jin knows how to fish and some of the other losties are quite resourceful finding food.

Just my two cents.

I don't think there was really tons of food in the hatch. Besides they already went through everything that was already in the hatch before the lockdown and fooddrop. That was when Charlie took the peanut butter to Claire. Hurley had passed out all the food to everyone.

Then, when the fooddrop happened everybody was around the drop like locusts, immediately. So I imagine what you can see in their makeshift pantry is it.

are we sure they are running out, or just running out of stuff they 'like'

Excellent point.

Ben said that their "coms" were down since the sky turned purple. If they are not heard from then will another food shipment come at all?

Another good question. At the risk of sounding gross, I kind of connected the food shortage to Vincent showing up with the arm. If Vincent is scavenging, that probably means he isn't being fed as much or as regularly by the lostaways. That would be the first indicator of a food shortage.

At the risk of sounding gross, I kind of connected the food shortage to Vincent showing up with the arm. If Vincent is scavenging, that probably means he isn't being fed as much or as regularly by the lostaways. That would be the first indicator of a food shortage.

Nah. Vincent's a retriever. The arm looked like a stick. I think he was trying to play fetch. Or he was really trying to show Hurley something because he's a smart and spooky dog. But I don't think he was looking for food. There's still plenty in that pantry I'm sure he's being fed.

Well, Now that we Know "Othersville" is on the same island as our Losties are maybe the food drops were not meant soley for the hatch guys? Maybe the Others had the drops MOVED after the losties raided it? Didn't Tom says something about "eating our food" or something to that effect we he first met Jack, Sawyer and Locke in the jungle?

I'm sure they won't starve! Even if they don't get any more dharma food. Like shannon once said there are "oceans full of fish" or something to that extent!! Plus tons of fruit trees and wasn't Sun making a garden at one time? I wonder what ever became of that!

It would make more sense if the food drpos triggerred the Lockdown - i.e., the plane is coming, so lock down the hatch. Not - oh, a lockdown started, let's get all the food together, load it on the plane, launch it and send it off to the island. In any event, there were a number of times that hatch residents initiated a lockdown on their own and no food drop occurred.

Well, Now that we Know "Othersville" is on the same island as our Losties are maybe the food drops were not meant soley for the hatch guys? Maybe the Others had the drops MOVED after the losties raided it? Didn't Tom says something about "eating our food" or something to that effect we he first met Jack, Sawyer and Locke in the jungle?

I've never been convinced that the lockdown signaled a food drop. I wonder if the drops were moved, or if they have now stopped entirely due to the 'coms being down'.

It's a reasonable theory that the lockdown was because of the food drops. I have to agree with south shore though, I've never believed it.

I've never been convinced that the lockdown signaled a food drop. I wonder if the drops were moved, or if they have now stopped entirely due to the 'coms being down'.

I think they're going to stop entirely. I know several people mentioning, that they didn't know if the lockdown, called the food drop, or vice versa. but I think we can assume initiating a lockdown does not call for a food drop. As much as Des and Kelvin seemed to initiate them, the hatch would have been overflowing with food. I would say if a plane is dropping them, once there within a certain range the lockdown begins and seals the station.

Losing contact with the outside world would not necessarily mean that the outside world is going to just stop looking for them...Unless the island moves around and they cant find them I see no reason why the outside world would stop dropping off food....Lets just say the every 3 months the food was dropped off....would it suddenly just stop if the button wasnt pushed? I would think that their would be provisions made for the one time when the button wouldnt be pushed...wouldnt they just deliver the food as planned???

The resupply drops had nothing to do with the lockdown IMO. I would say it just isn't time for another drop yet.

Silly question--
The guy tells Nikki they are out of oat bars. Then she said, "Already? Did you check behind the (fill in blank)? What did she say?

Part of the Lost Puzzle cipher has to do with food. I can't help but wonder if what she said isn't related.

lets take this discussion one step further - concern was raised about the lostees getting another food drop. okay, but I doubt they are the only ones receiving the food drop. are the others also running low on food now? it isn't like the others are eating Kraft or Nabisco brands, they get the same fancy Dharma brand food items.

another thing, do we care about the fact that the food drop comes, but nothing was done with the case/box/whatever the food drop came in? I doubt it just dissapeared. I do believe they are metal, so perhaps the drops don't know exactly where to drop and they came to specific locations due to the magnetic pull. kind of far fetched, but who knows.

so back to the point - with the Com's being down - will the drops still be made? will they be made for everyone? I doubt it.

I wondered two things - either there will be no more food drops due to the imploding of the Swan Hatch, OR, the food drops were never meant for our hatchlings in the first place.

Ben said that their "coms" were down since the sky turned purple. If they are not heard from then will another food shipment come at all?

I was thinking about this yesterday even before the episode ran. I believe the Dharma folks are dropping the food and I'm not so sure that the Others are part of the Dharma Initiative and wouldn't be included in the food drops. I don't know if the food drops are in perpetuity or what but it does seem weird that they're worrying about the granola bars (or whatever) already being gone. Such is life on Dharma Isle! :biggrin:
100%
lets take this discussion one step further - concern was raised about the lostees getting another food drop. okay, but I doubt they are the only ones receiving the food drop. are the others also running low on food now? it isn't like the others are eating Kraft or Nabisco brands, they get the same fancy Dharma brand food items.

another thing, do we care about the fact that the food drop comes, but nothing was done with the case/box/whatever the food drop came in? I doubt it just dissapeared. I do believe they are metal, so perhaps the drops don't know exactly where to drop and they came to specific locations due to the magnetic pull. kind of far fetched, but who knows.

so back to the point - with the Com's being down - will the drops still be made? will they be made for everyone? I doubt it.

The pallets that the food was loaded on were used by Eko to start the church near the beach. That being said, there could have been metal braces, etc to hold the pallets together since the food was "dropped" as far as we know.
As to whether the Others are also getting food drops, I would love to see Tom eating a fish biscuit! :lol:

As much as Des and Kelvin seemed to initiate them, the hatch would have been overflowing with food. I would say if a plane is dropping them, once there within a certain range the lockdown begins and seals the station.

But when Des and Kelvin initiated a Lockdown it wasn't genuine. I'll have to go back and compare the voice from the speaker during their initiated Lockdown and the real one. Here's a link to my thread (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=58521) about this in the Fall which offers key points from other members here at The Fuselage.