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Boreded · Yesterday 20:45

cloudtree · Yesterday 20:21

Why do you think we have enough stockpiles/supplies? The shops hold three days worth of food. If we buy more now (as requested), they can restock very quickly multiple times and without there being any issue whatsoever. If we wait until there is a problem then the shelves will empty rapidly and, depending on the emergency, cannot be restocked. We no longer hold emergency food supplies as a country. We stopped doing that year ago. Likewise we no longer hold gas supplies.

People need to stock up now for everyones benefit.

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I mean we have enough stockpiles of fuel to keep the country running and keep the deliveries going to restock shops.

tinytemper66 · Yesterday 20:50

There are fuel shortages in Cambridgeshire. My son said he managed to get some but most fuel stations are really low.
Glad for my electric car at times like this.

cloudtree · Yesterday 20:53

Boreded · Yesterday 20:45

I mean we have enough stockpiles of fuel to keep the country running and keep the deliveries going to restock shops.

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No, we really don't. I'm not sure why you think we do. We currently have about 6 weeks' worth of fuel and after two weeks prices would be extremely high. After about 4 weeks we would likely see rationing with supplies being diverted to essential industries

In any event the entirety of the food in the shops (including their warehouses) is around 3 days worth if it had to feed everyone in the country so if there was no more coming into the country for some reason then there would be nothing to transport anyway.

Redragtoabull · Yesterday 21:33

Possibly some kind of cyber attack, so make sure you have cash at home aswell as supplies. Banks could be hit as some have been recently. Waters being tested IMO. Having cash at home means you can still buy what you may need. Just be prepared rather than oblivious as some posters seem to be.

TeethAreImportant · Yesterday 21:43

hubbabubbamomma · 25/09/2026 20:42

Ok very random but I work in retail and we’ve been told to expect panic buying/shortages on fuel next week due to something big happening. Am I really naive as when I was told this I have no idea what it is about? I do read the news in the morning but I haven’t seen anything that would relate to this?

What kind of retail? It's not outing to say supermarket, so if you mean supermarket, just say so. And the government have been telling everybody to stock up for weeks now, its hardly news.

Saddaughter999 · Yesterday 22:46

My boss knew about first lock down 3 days before it, we literally closed entire building the day before it was announced (hospitality).

thenightsky · Yesterday 22:53

tiptoptoemaytoe · Yesterday 17:29

I live near an gov airfield and they’ve been practising for something. The jet sounds flying overhead are deafening.

Cobra Warrior exercises are on at the moment.

greatvisuals · Yesterday 23:11

MaryBeery · Yesterday 00:07

You bought six and a half years' worth of loo roll? Do you have an absolutely massive garage or have some weird sheet limit thing going on?

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I misread this as 'weird shit limit'.

Amazing physiological control if that were true 😂

springtome · Yesterday 23:20

We have already seen the shortage. Our local station must have just closed when we got there (lunch time) so we had to fill up at motor was services and some pumps were out of unleaded.

2Pandora · Yesterday 23:22

Christmas?????

HelpMeGetThrough · Yesterday 23:29

SerendipityCat · 25/09/2026 20:56

Now, let's see.
No posting history? - check
All wide-eyed and ingenuous? - check
Posting some nebulous nonsense guaranteed to get the MN headless chickens a-clucking? - check

Yeah, I'm not buying it.

Apparently you are next week and in a panic.

mumsntt · Yesterday 23:40

post report

NotAnotherScarf · Yesterday 23:48

TeethAreImportant · Yesterday 21:43

What kind of retail? It's not outing to say supermarket, so if you mean supermarket, just say so. And the government have been telling everybody to stock up for weeks now, its hardly news.

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No its stationary so stock up on those bic pens everyone

Personally im stocking up on cider...unfortunately the bottles keep springing leaks

CleanSkin · Today 00:03

Re fuel stock, I have a couple of questions.
Apparenrly we have 6 weeks of road fuel. Can anyone put this level into context please? For example, is this more or less than we have typically had in “normal” trading conditions, ie no war or pandemic.

Given the 6 weeks & context, are the UK’s fuel refineries & importers able to keep this stock level up?
The same goes for aviation fuel though I don’t believe that has a 6 week inventory level target.

It would be ideal if someone could share the contribution from each of those sources & the confidence there is in reliability of supply, per fuel type.

When there’s a decent piece of analysis then we can decide collectively whether or not to fill our pockets full of diesel.

FlyingCatGirl · Today 00:30

Redragtoabull · Yesterday 21:33

Possibly some kind of cyber attack, so make sure you have cash at home aswell as supplies. Banks could be hit as some have been recently. Waters being tested IMO. Having cash at home means you can still buy what you may need. Just be prepared rather than oblivious as some posters seem to be.

Depends on the cyber attack, if shops lose the use of their till systems they probably can't take cash payments either.

Besidemyselfwithworry · Today 00:32

We have an older house so we have a pantry and I do keep stocked up on pantry items like tins and dried food etc etc but I’m not talking of warehouse level stocks of 24 cans of everything I might ever use!!!!! I’m talking about 6 tins of beans/spagetti, kidney beans/
chopped tomatoes - etc etc

if everyone goes out and goes wild it pushes up prices and means people who can’t afford to buy extra miss out on availability but also they pay more as will anyone else!

Boreded · Today 00:33

cloudtree · Yesterday 20:53

No, we really don't. I'm not sure why you think we do. We currently have about 6 weeks' worth of fuel and after two weeks prices would be extremely high. After about 4 weeks we would likely see rationing with supplies being diverted to essential industries

In any event the entirety of the food in the shops (including their warehouses) is around 3 days worth if it had to feed everyone in the country so if there was no more coming into the country for some reason then there would be nothing to transport anyway.

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This is the problem and why there is blind panic 🫣

We have enough fuel to produce food, enough stockpiles of grains, etc to feed people, enough of everything. There is potential that supply could delay occasionally but not significantly.

And by we I don’t necessarily mean the UK alone, I mean within Europe, amongst countries who trade with each other, outside of any blocked/inaccessible fuel. Nobody will starve, nobody will be unable to get to work, there will only be real and genuine shortages if we actually panic buy

Thecatspantaloons · Today 00:50

HelpMeGetThrough · Yesterday 23:29

Apparently you are next week and in a panic.

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That's genuinely witty 🤭.

Redragtoabull · Today 02:06

Having cash that will be taken at our local shops

VanillaImpulse · Today 02:32

Can anyone recommend a good camping gas stove?!