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Government announcement today that we should stock up on food etc

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Here is the BBC article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp931m8n3p5o

Besides extreme weather events there is the danger of cyber attacks and warfare.

We are very far in the UK from self reliance, as a country/set of countries.

I've heard of 'preppers' - people who have already stocked up a great deal of supplies for the event of extreme conditions - often in the US.

There are also people who own bunkers.

This thread is to share ideas about:

1.  Whether you will actually do anything

2.  If so, what will you stock?

and any other comments about the situation, which is the first I've experienced like this in my lifetime.

I am thinking back to my parents generation and WW2, rations etc.

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  • Hi all

    I’ve been reading the developing thread and thought I’d come back in with a quick summing up of where I’ve got to personally on all this, and then I’ll leave you all to it!
    Personally, I am a bit 'meh' about the whole thing. I really haven’t got the energy to get stressed by the news cycle, and if something does happen, history shows we usually find a way to muddle through anyway. It seems to me that whilst planning for the worst is sensible, the government is only pushing this now because they are quietly admitting they have no choice. Their systems are complicated and fragile, so they are trying to pass the buck down to us to act as the backup plan.
    But if you look at what we've all been sharing in this thread, we are actually already doing the real work. Resilience isn’t about panic-buying; it’s just everyday practical living. For me, that means making sure I’ve got water tablets in the cupboard next to my jam jars, a basic toolkit, and my bicycles ready to go. And honestly, even the 'niche' stuff counts—having a garden pizza oven means I can cook without a power grid, and my stash of 300 scale aeroplane kits means my mental health is completely sorted if I need to stay closeted away for a bit!
    True resilience belongs to us and our practical habits, not the state. We don't need to overthink their logistics problems—just keep doing what we do best by quietly looking after our own spaces and supporting each other.
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  • Hi all

    I’ve been reading the developing thread and thought I’d come back in with a quick summing up of where I’ve got to personally on all this, and then I’ll leave you all to it!
    Personally, I am a bit 'meh' about the whole thing. I really haven’t got the energy to get stressed by the news cycle, and if something does happen, history shows we usually find a way to muddle through anyway. It seems to me that whilst planning for the worst is sensible, the government is only pushing this now because they are quietly admitting they have no choice. Their systems are complicated and fragile, so they are trying to pass the buck down to us to act as the backup plan.
    But if you look at what we've all been sharing in this thread, we are actually already doing the real work. Resilience isn’t about panic-buying; it’s just everyday practical living. For me, that means making sure I’ve got water tablets in the cupboard next to my jam jars, a basic toolkit, and my bicycles ready to go. And honestly, even the 'niche' stuff counts—having a garden pizza oven means I can cook without a power grid, and my stash of 300 scale aeroplane kits means my mental health is completely sorted if I need to stay closeted away for a bit!
    True resilience belongs to us and our practical habits, not the state. We don't need to overthink their logistics problems—just keep doing what we do best by quietly looking after our own spaces and supporting each other.
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