AIBU to think my friend is overdoing emergency stockpiling?

I didn’t know this was something Mormons did? Is it because they believe we’re in the end times? Are they actually taught to stockpile food?

Are you advocating prepping to help beat the shit out of pensioners?

I haven't a thing. This thread has made me think I should.

My husband is a bit of a conspiracy nut so Im surprised he hasn't mentioned doing this.

Have I missed something?! What are you thinking could happen?

Enlighten me on what you mean by the way things are going.

This is building resilience though for emergency situations.

Nobody is suggesting you go out and buy lots of things that you will never eat. However in an emergency most people will be flexible

Without knowing what you eat it is difficult to know what suggest but we have things like

Cous cous
quinoa
packet cooked rice (we don't generally eat this type of rice but it wouldn't go to waste since we could eat it)
tinned beans
tinned peas
tinned sweetcorn
tinned tomatoes
tinned ratatouille
tinned water chestnuts
tinned chick peas
tinned soup
tinned tuna
tinned sardines
tinned mackerel
tinned grapefruit
tinned pineapple
tinned apple pie filling (which the kids will happily eat with custard)
tinned peaches (again the kids happily eat these wit custard)
tinned custard
ghee
jarred olives
jarred carrots
jarred peppers
jarred sun-dried tomatoes
vacuum packed beetroot
vacuum packed corn on the cob
nuts (various varieties)
pasta
noodles (we would use in stir fries)
dried stuffed tortellini
powdered egg
powdered milk
shelf stable parmesan
packets of nut loaf
bags of soya mince
jarred pasta sauces and pesto
honey
marmite
relish
rice cakes
crackers
biscuits
cereal bars
chocolate
crisps
flour
oats
sugar
yeast
sunflower and coconut oil
cereal
long life milk
oat milk
tea
coffee
hot chocolate
squash
long life juice

extra dog food
extra cat food

Obviously you then have anything else that is already in your cupboards/freezer/fridge. I have a well stocked pantry with spices and seasonings.

If you don't want to buy water then buy a food grade jerry can and fill it from the tap. If you leave a small gap at the top then you can reoxygenate it before use (or use it up to water plants and then refill)

I don’t think that anyone on any of these threads have said they are prepping for being nuked. Because that would be pointless, and it goes without saying. Most people have been very sensible in their answers.

It doesn't matter who you have to consider if the country gets nuked. 50 bags of pasta isn't going to help if your house has been bombed mate

However, that is extremely unlikely to happen, and anyone with a brain knows why. In terms of potential outage of water/electric for a few days, yea, get a bit of extra food in. As i said to PP, im mostly referring to panic buyers who call it stockpiling when it really isn't. There's no need to clear the shelves of Tesco and call it 'common sense' cos the media has convinced you the country is going to collapse. Again, did we learn nothing from Covid?

Thank you for the links.

Have gone through a few of them and my question remain - these are not foods I’d eat normally so I can buy them. Would eat them in an emergency.

But if there’s no emergency, then they’ll end up in the bin?

Like this list:
Crackers, rice cakes, bread sticks, oats. (Add powdered milk and soak) Rice pudding Go Noodles
tinned fruit, beans (of you like them cold) precooked sweetcorn, dried fruit (sultanas, dates, raisins apricots, various packs from Aldi)
Jars of pickled onion, cabbage, beetroot ,olives,
Nuts, peanut butter, sardines, mackerel, tuna, seeds
Jam, honey, sugar. (Add to rice pudding etc)
Biscuits, chocolate, crisps, sweets for treats, energy and morale.
Add hot water food:
Microwave rice, couscous, noodles, mug shots, cupsoup.
Heat through on a stove:
Tinned soups, curries, tinned veg, custard, baked beans, rice pudding,etc.

Yep great. But apart from a few of them (tinned mackerel, couscous, nuts and ofc biscuits) none of those foods ever go into my trolley.
The stuff we use tends to be either fresh of frozen. Freezer is full so plenty if we can’t go out (like covid). But if theres no electricity?

Same question about water. Yes I can buy 50l of water and store it but will it ever get used?

Butane in the shed?? Potential big BANG !!!

It doesn't matter who you have to consider if the country gets nuked. 50 bags of pasta isn't going to help if your house has been bombed mate

However, that is extremely unlikely to happen, and anyone with a brain knows why. In terms of potential outage of water/electric for a few days, yea, get a bit of extra food in. As i said to PP, im mostly referring to panic buyers who call it stockpiling when it really isn't. There's no need to clear the shelves of Tesco and call it 'common sense' cos the media has convinced you the country is going to collapse. Again, did we learn nothing from Covid?

Does it matter if you store some water and then never use it? What's the downside?

Thank you for the links.

Have gone through a few of them and my question remain - these are not foods I’d eat normally so I can buy them. Would eat them in an emergency.

But if there’s no emergency, then they’ll end up in the bin?

Like this list:
Crackers, rice cakes, bread sticks, oats. (Add powdered milk and soak) Rice pudding Go Noodles
tinned fruit, beans (of you like them cold) precooked sweetcorn, dried fruit (sultanas, dates, raisins apricots, various packs from Aldi)
Jars of pickled onion, cabbage, beetroot ,olives,
Nuts, peanut butter, sardines, mackerel, tuna, seeds
Jam, honey, sugar. (Add to rice pudding etc)
Biscuits, chocolate, crisps, sweets for treats, energy and morale.
Add hot water food:
Microwave rice, couscous, noodles, mug shots, cupsoup.
Heat through on a stove:
Tinned soups, curries, tinned veg, custard, baked beans, rice pudding,etc.

Yep great. But apart from a few of them (tinned mackerel, couscous, nuts and ofc biscuits) none of those foods ever go into my trolley.
The stuff we use tends to be either fresh of frozen. Freezer is full so plenty if we can’t go out (like covid). But if theres no electricity?

Same question about water. Yes I can buy 50l of water and store it but will it ever get used?

Does it matter if you store some water and then never use it? What's the downside?

She's become a proper prepper.
Is she a happy human proper prepper, or a pesky paranoid proper prepper?
The former is fine, the latter is lamentable.

Thank you for the links.

Have gone through a few of them and my question remain - these are not foods I’d eat normally so I can buy them. Would eat them in an emergency.

But if there’s no emergency, then they’ll end up in the bin?

Like this list:
Crackers, rice cakes, bread sticks, oats. (Add powdered milk and soak) Rice pudding Go Noodles
tinned fruit, beans (of you like them cold) precooked sweetcorn, dried fruit (sultanas, dates, raisins apricots, various packs from Aldi)
Jars of pickled onion, cabbage, beetroot ,olives,
Nuts, peanut butter, sardines, mackerel, tuna, seeds
Jam, honey, sugar. (Add to rice pudding etc)
Biscuits, chocolate, crisps, sweets for treats, energy and morale.
Add hot water food:
Microwave rice, couscous, noodles, mug shots, cupsoup.
Heat through on a stove:
Tinned soups, curries, tinned veg, custard, baked beans, rice pudding,etc.

Yep great. But apart from a few of them (tinned mackerel, couscous, nuts and ofc biscuits) none of those foods ever go into my trolley.
The stuff we use tends to be either fresh of frozen. Freezer is full so plenty if we can’t go out (like covid). But if theres no electricity?

Same question about water. Yes I can buy 50l of water and store it but will it ever get used?

If it all goes to shit where 6 months food is needed, then those who have stockpiled will just be attacked and robbed by those who haven't.

Plenty of explanations in this and all other threads already.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/chat/5570978-hm-gov-telling-us-to-get-tinned-food-and-bottled-water?page=22&reply=154561241

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/preppers/5571022-uk-to-warn-citizens-to-stock-up-on-food?page=3&reply=154589651

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/ami^being^unreasonable/5573921-aibu-to-think-the-stockpile-advice-suggests-something-to-come?page=15&reply=154664834

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/ami^being^unreasonable/5576178-do-we-actually-need-to-get-two-weeks-of-food-in?page=15&reply=154668927

Why are you being insulting? You've contradicted yourself entirely here, by saying people insult when their argument is weak, which is exactly what you're doing. Rather amusing.

I called you defensive because your comment was defensive. You put words in my mouth to attack me for something I didn't say because you applied it to yourself.

Get therapy?

Seriously? I haven't seen a single empty shelf in the supermarkets in our town. You sound like a professional victim.

Well since the government has said nothing if the sort, that’s good.

Do you often invent strawman arguments to oppose?

Mind you, I generally find anyone who attacks the arguer not the argument (e.g. calling someone ‘defensive’ for not agreeing with them) generally does so because they know their argument is weak and they hope making enough noise will cover that fact (see certain politicians). Says everything, really.

I’m not anywhere near Winchester so if the worse happens I don’t think having 104 cans of tin beans or tomatoes is going to do me any good

Can you quote me on where I said that's what they're suggesting? You dont have to get defensive, I'm not attacking you.

I'm moreso referring to people panic buying and calling it stockpiling since some people can't seem to differentiate between the two. The governments advice to do this is just going to create unnecessary moral panic, as it has before, and they know that.

It's just like at Christmas when shops close for a day and there's people buying 30 loaves of bread to 'survive' it. By all means, buy a bit extra food and supplies, but don't go raiding supermarket shelves cos the gubbermint told you to do so.