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Government announcement today that we should stock up on food etc

B

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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  • On the news this evening, somebody asked “What’s the use of just three days’ worth of supples?”

    While an answer to the question wasn’t supplied, I believe that “three days’ supply” is more about helping emergency services and local responders prioritise those most in need, and it’s probably clearer just to convey a set number of days rather than a vague “a few days’ worth”.

    I’m really surprised that some people respond so negatively to the government’s advice. I’m not near public transport, so even if a water mains burst, or something contaminated the drinking water, I would need water. If I was sick or injured, I mightn’t be able to shop for food, so I think the advice is sensible on many levels. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    I’m really surprised that some people respond so negatively to the government’s advice.

    Someone will say it's scaremongering and then site instances where government advice hasn't been 'needed' in the past ie the emergency didn't occur.

    It's daft.

    If one emergency doesn't occur another might.

    It's like saying that we shouldn't wear a safety belt in a car as we may not have an accident. 

    On a balance of probabilities lots of disasters won't occur but what is wrong with being prepared if they do.

    Sometimes twaddle heads do reckless things like swim in storms and climb mountains in hazardous conditions unprepared then volunteer emergency services risk their own lives to save them.

    We aren't children and we should take responsibility for ourselves in order to ease pressure on emergency services if needed.

    I am now stepping off my 'soap box'.

  • in reply to B

    A lot of people saying it's scar mongering are the very people making g posts about it being avout a war etc yes a hypothetical war is an emergency bit if they had war in mind tbey would tell you to get more than 3 days supplies and surely they'd have to have a plan in place for thosw who can't 

    But 3 days lines up well for power cut and flood efforts 

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  • in reply to B

    A lot of people saying it's scar mongering are the very people making g posts about it being avout a war etc yes a hypothetical war is an emergency bit if they had war in mind tbey would tell you to get more than 3 days supplies and surely they'd have to have a plan in place for thosw who can't 

    But 3 days lines up well for power cut and flood efforts 

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