Should we be prepping for a possible war?

[BauMaus]

In light of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the possibility of a much wider European or world war, is this an event you are prepping for or will actively prep for at a certain point?
I am sure there will be lots of comments around toilet roll and pasta and hopefully many will still have enough supplies to see them through the next decade!!

Yes that's very true @TellMeMoreHellebore

I have a bit of spare water bottles, spare food, medicines etc for emergencies but always have. Thinking of withdrawing a bit more cash in case of a cyber attack/problems with banks. Might have a go bag ready in case we need to flee suddenly, although that's a bit extreme for the minute! But all of this is useless in the case of a nuclear war.
If anything, today has put some other worries in my life (work, pension, house, etc) into perspective and I'm just grateful that my family are safe.

Didn't take long for a post mentioning stockpiling did it? And off we all go again

I know 🤦🏻‍♀️

I live in an area where food supplies are currently extremely unreliable, so I normally keep a stock of basic supplies in (and I'm glad of that since the ferries are more off than on at the moment!). It isn't about stockpiling, it's about being able to not worry about being able to get milk or other very basic things when we need them.

We aren't too badly off really, since we have a good supply of eggs (from the ducks, quail, hens and turkeys), plus fruit and vegetables from our garden and polytunnel. But a lot of people around us are struggling and we want to avoid that if we can. Nobody can really tell how the country as a whole will be affected, but I don't think it's unusual or unwise to plan ahead a little and make sure that relatively small difficulties don't cause a disproportionate amount of stress.

Didn't take long for a post mentioning stockpiling did it? And off we all go again

I wonder if it’s people’s way of dealing with things/feeling more in control.

It wasn’t that long ago that people were stock piling toilet paper even though there was absolutely no shortage of it and then they were filling Jerry cans up at petrol stations.
It’s people who panic buy and stick pile which create the problems.

My logic is if the shit really hits the fan what will a load of pasta & bog roll do.

there was some map floating around about zones for nuclear fallout should a nuclear attack happen to London

I'm literally just outside it but i think if we have strong winds i'm done for....literally the British weather could be responsible

@TellMeMoreHellebore

there was some map floating around about zones for nuclear fallout should a nuclear attack happen to London

I'm literally just outside it but i think if we have strong winds i'm done for....literally the British weather could be responsible

Yeah I'm deliberately not sharing things like that on social media, because if a dirty bomb did go off, we'd have so many more problems than just the fallout/particles that the average civvie like me just isn't going to know how or be able to prep for that.

All we can do is have a sensible plan for the basics if the power goes out or we can't leave the house (as per lockdown). Shelf-stable food, something for warmth, make sure you're topping up your regular prescriptions as normal (instead of at the last minute) and keeping your mobile charged, and battery-operated lights/torches. Survival experts always say unless you really have to evacuate, you're better off staying at home where you have your own secure shelter and supplies.

we've had training for all this with covid!!

Definitely @TellMeMoreHellebore! I feel better having seen how the private companies such as supermarkets managed the situation during covid (better than the government could have done, I would argue)