I think the food statement is misleading; we know that when Hurley did his inventory two months worth was all that remained at the time, but it is unknown how much food was normally present or how often if was replenished.
Shouldn't this article be merged with The Hatch
Seeing as the swan and the hatch are in fact, the same thing? What name it would take would be open to personal interpretation!
You are correct. --Circeus 11:23, 25 January 2006 (PST)
I'll get on with it and then redirect The Hatch to The Swan. --Jambalaya 12:01, 19 February 2006 (PST)
Merged and redirected. --Jambalaya 15:17, 19 February 2006 (PST)
In order to prevent SPOILERs, I think you shouldn't merge em, cause if anyone who doesn't know about The Swan (1st season watcher) needs or wants info about the Hatch, then s/he would learn much more than s/he was supposed to. Just my opinion. --docZ
People know about lospedia being a potential spoiler, so i think merging the hatch with the swan is needed--ToMA
I just unmerged "Hatch" a few days ago. Reason: "Hatch" is too much of a common theme. Many people refer to the Arrow and the Medical Station as "Hatches". for Example "Medical Hatch". Or "maybe they will find another Hatch in Episode XYZ". There is a very prominent link on the "Hatch" page now that goes to The Swan, the rest of it dealing with "Hatch" in general.
I am not sure if "The Hatch should not better be redirected towards "Hatch", but since "The Hatch" is most often used for The Swan ... I don't know for sure. My vote though would be to redirect "The Hatch" to "Hatch". Anyone disagree??? --aurora glacialis 12:45, 5 March 2006 (PST)
About the food statement
Still... Hurley specifically said (I think it was) three months worth of food for one person. Replenished or not, who knows. Consider this, the stint in the hatch was 540 days. That's 18 months roughly. We know Desmond wasn't there that long, so it could be that Kelvin/Calvin, stocked him up not long before he "died" (where's the body Desmond?), so if Hurley was right on the 3 months thing that means Desmond has been in the Hatch for at least 15 months. So if the survivors are on the island another 70-80 days will someone come to stock up the hatch? Also consider that Zeke basically yelled at Locke for opening the Hatch, so it might now be known not to send more supplies. And consider that the food, especially candy bars which don't have a super-long shelf life if they've got nuts or cookies in them, was fresh. --Circeus 11:23, 25 January 2006 (PST)
I have to agree with Circeus. After all, Libby made it a point that the washing machine was quite new despite everything else being old and dated.
I think it would be silly to think that someone from outside of the island comes to replenish the food storage, but I do find it odd that none of the characters have questioned who replenished the food 15 months ago. - Danny, 12:20, 23 February 2006 (CST)