Are you stockpiling for the end times? (5 Viewers)

[VoR]

To put a slightly less hysterical slant on things, this is apparently just the UK government falling into line with what has been standard advice in Europe for ages, but the messaging around putting together a food and water store in case of emergency situations appears to be being amplified a fair bit of late.

Are you taking notice?

Tinned food, loo roll and power banks: the Brits following advice to stockpile

Government campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the game

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ellie]

Considering Angela Rayner’s rather flippant tone herself saying she’d stockpile mascara and wine, no.

 

[Whatevar]

Yes! I’ve just done a hilarious Tesco order. They’re restricting large bottled water to 2 per customer! I’ve bought all sorts of tinned delicacies to go in the basement. It’s so exciting! *dies*

 

[OutSynk]

I'm always stockpiling because I buy things in bulk when they're on sale.

 

[jyxz]

Should we start panic buying toilet rolls again?

 

[Lucille]

I have enough on my plate!

 

[PercyPig]

I’ve just emptied my freezer out of 3 year old packs of chicken and frozen veg so I’m currently doing the opposite.

 

[jivafox]

I’ve replenished the booze cupboard.

 

[Shirley]

I've always been DOOMY so there's always a good supply of EMERGENCY TINS and DRIED GOODS in

I RANDOMLY bought a load of BOTTLED WATER last Christmas and now I feel like MYSTIC MEG

 

[funky]

I've got a vat of lube and I've put all my porn on an external hard drive in case the wifi goes off, so I'm good.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I live too close to Faslane to bother with this survival nonsense.

 

[GNL]

I think it's probably good advice, because of, you know, everything, but I probably won't take it.

I have lots of soup. Will that do?

 

[Lucille]

The power went out a few weeks ago at work and the local area. It took out all the phone masts as well so we had no connection to the outside world for an hour. I did think if the Internet does get taken out by AI you wouldn’t actually have any idea it happened.

 

[Ellie]

With no gas or electricity, I reckon I could live on pickled onions for a while.

 

[Lucille]

I’m a ‘pop to the supermarket every day because I’m never quite sure what I’ll fancy’ gay so I’m fucked.

 

[lolly]

I’m a ‘pop to the supermarket every day because I’m never quite sure what I’ll fancy’ gay so I’m fucked.

I know right

I was just in the co-op looking at the tinned fish in light of this topic, and as I couldn't decide what oil, sauce or marinade I'd like my sardines canned in in the event of end times, I left with nothing.

 

[Lucille]

2 dozen tins of Ortiz will bankrupt me!

 

[Soldi]

I’m standing with ANGE and will stock up on wine. If it’s a war I’ll go into town and recreate that Threads scene where the woman pisses herself outside Woolworths.

 

[jivafox]

We can just treat it like another lockdown.

 

[Shirley]

The TINNED SARDINE SHORTAGE had only just eased. I knew I should have bought some more when I spotted them back on the shelf

 

[Lucille]

What’s that about? Been struggling to get a tin of anchovies for MONTHS now?!?

 

[Agneeta]

Yes

 

[big ron]

We eat a lot of tinned fish and dried pulses but we've got some extra soup in JUST IN CASE.

 

[big ron]

FUCK YOU PUTIN

 

[Indie]

We eat a lot of tinned fish and dried pulses but we've got some extra soup in JUST IN CASE.

Are you going to munch on dried pulses when the power's out? Chewy.

 

[Jark]

things like this always seem to reveal what an immature nation we are. incapable of being even half serious about threats that actually are quite serious. but inevitably people will be queueing for hours and raging about how the beans and soups are all gone when something that does actually happen.

 

[big ron]

Are you going to munch on dried pulses when the power's out? Chewy.

Camping stove is at hand for the undrying of pulses and I can listen to music while I wait thanks to my solar panel and battery setup. I am APOCALYPSE ready.

 

[jyxz]

Mr jyxz now wants to buy an emergency wind up radio

 

[Star]

Mr jyxz now wants to buy an emergency wind up radio

Send him to go live with Mr Shirley.

 

[big ron]

ms ron's mum has just text her to warn her that we are GOING TO WAR

 

[jyxz]

Send him to go live with Mr Shirley.

I said wind up radio, not wind up merchant

 

[Ellie]

Well I have a friend in a rural area in Northern Ireland and apparently she’s lost electricity

London just had a bit of sluggish rain last night.

 

[big ron]

THE NORTH OF IRELAND

 

[big ron]

I woke up in the middle of the night as the building was shaking from the wind and my bed was jiggling around like I was in a small earthquake. It was quite exciting.

 

[Dark Carnival]

We have some tinned food, mostly Mr DC’s disgusting sardines. Yeah, I’m dead by day 3.

 

[lolly]

I think we'll be okay, as long as we live on cat food

 

[GNL]

I think we'll be okay, as long as we live on cat food

Please stock up on human food for the cat.

 

[Finn]

I have a tendency to overbuy certain long life products when on offer, so I'd probs be fine. But honestly if the shit hits the fan to the extent that stockpiling is needed I know I'll be HAPPY TO JUST DIE

 

[funky]

Whenever I watch post apocalyptic shows I always realise how fucking USELESS I would be.

I’d never be allowed in a gang and any community would turn me away I’d be that loner in the opening credits that gets GARROTTED by a rogue antelope while foraging for berries that would have killed me anyway

 

[Lucille]

Bought a torch.