Government 3day emergency ready

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Is anyone else absolutely terrified of this. My mind is working over time thinking of all possibilities of what we may and may not need and where to store all these things. I have a 2yr old too so extra pressure to keep him fed and hydrated. I know they say just incase of a storm or power outage but what if something worse was to happen like how much cash do you actually need to have at home like most people we don’t have ‘spare money’ we live payment to payment so doing that is super difficult and same for stock piling at what point is it enough of everything there’s so much to consider even down to period supplies and toiletries right up to food and water I just can’t cope. How’s everyone else coping and dealing with this oh and medication like to make sure you have enough of everything is crazy it’s such hard work and as I said my minds doing overtime with worry and stress I can’t cope

We live in the middle of Salisbury Plain so if the power goes off we will be buggered as we only have oil or electric.

We always have a full pantry so not worried about food. I keep bottled water in anyway so that is fine.

We wouldnt have been able to cook anything or have a cup of coffee, so I have bought a small camping stove and 4 gas canisters for it. Ive also bought a battery lantern and batteries.

Not bothered by a eadio as coukd go out to the car and listen on the car one for the news.

Power banks are kept topped up for phones on the charging station anyway. DH can charge his from the car on way to work as well. He could also recharge the power banks there as he is a Prison Officer and the Prison is on its own electrical system like hospitals are.

We would have no heating though so it would be thermals and layers.

This is how some are acting.

I’m terrified. It feels like they’re preparing us for something awful.

For goodness sake! Looks like everyone has fallen for the scare tactics distraction again, just like Covid. Honestly I cannot believe how gullible and naive people are.

If we are near the end if the world, I hope its more “The Walking Dead” and not “A Quiet Place”. DS’ tics would mean we’ll be dead in 5 minutes.

Lol im like your son i have tics too.
Im hoping for zombies.

Yeah I agree its becoming a joke, and people keep falling for it.

100% agree with this.

Yep. It’s called winter where I live.

Absolutely terrified is an extreme reaction

I’ve bought some dirt cheap bottled water

If trapped in house with no power we would be ok
Not happy
But ok

It’s a just in case to allow emergency and rescue services concentrate their efforts to those utterly vulnerable.

What’s the problem in that?

Wind up radios are probably more of a boost to the economy than a simple battery one.

I had a little battery one in my allotment shed until someone broke in and stole it.

No not at all it’s sensible and really should have been advised for some time. But the government decided to not panic us and in the meantime we have had cyber attacks and other security issues and all it’s done is make some panic more

but with so few people trusting the government (and I really don’t think it matters who is in government it’s a decline over many years the mistrust that increased after Covid ) it’s hard to persuade people without the panic

wr are under threat and always have been at times it will be more so than other times and the threats change it’s a practical measure to stop panic buying

I bet my Head would still expect me to teach remotely somehow!

I confess that I'm terrified too.

I'm from a country where most homes have a food 'store' of sorts. Most homes (even luxury homes) don't have grid electricity or mains running water. This means you have your own borehole or well, your own electricity generator or solar panels and you cooked using huge gas cylinders or kerosene stoves (for lower income families). We have massive tanks and drums for water lasting many months. I can be very self sufficient. Grow my own food etc

I feel totally unprepared here. I managed 6 tomatoes and not much else this year. We are so dependent on the government providing water, heat, etc that although we have tins of this or that, bottles of water, crank up radio, and torches, I feel totally useless to get ready.

What if it's longer than 3 days? How bad can it get? What about our kids in Uni halls, who would look after them? How will they travel home? Thank goodness we have one petrol car; what if both cars were electric cars? It's getting colder now, that's my greatest worry, how to keep warm. My family are British and they don't seem worried at all.
Hopefully, this is just general preparedness guidelines, not that there's something imminent.

FFS if you don't want to do it, then that's your perogative.
Just don't go bitching about how unfair it all is if there is a glitch for a few days.

Operation albistion shadow is taking place next year. This prepare uk campaign is running alongside. Plenty of countries have been giving this advice for years. Its nothing to be massively concerned about. For a myriad of reasons we are now more susceptible to power cuts, systems going down etc.

Try to build up a small kit of essentials focusing on children first. Water and other drinks are the most important. Most adults would be fine with no food for at least 3 days.

It's just sensible to have a bit of extra food in and a torch etc. Please try not to worry. Once you have some supplies in you can put it out of your mind, secure in the knowledge that you have a safety net in place. It's not worth letting it affect your mental health though.

The winter of our discontent!

“Death comes to us all sooner or later. We cannot escape it.”

We have supplies up in our attic, along with all the general stuff we have baby wipes for washing ourselves, a camping stove (which we already had) along with gas for that, and I bought a couple of battery operated lanterns which can also charge by solar and have a wind up handle too, plus a USB port for charging mobiles. I'm happy that if the power gets knocked out we'll be absolutely fine for a week or so. I also have some cash put away because if theres no power bank cards will be useless. Obviously though if a war broke out, that stuffs helping no-one and were all fcuked! But I do think its advisable to have some sort of back up plan, especially with the extreme weather that could be on the way, its better to be safe than sorry and having a little stash doesn't hurt anyone does it, I think it's sensible tbh

Surely its just being an adult? As a kid I remember knowing where the candles, matches, torch etc was kept incase of a power cut. Be prepared - basic Brownies/Guides motto. I've grown up always having a spare few tins of food in the cupboard. Paracetamol etc in the first aid box, spare batteries, torch.. i don't get what everyone is freaking out about? No one is being told to build Anderson shelters in their gardens!

I used to live in a village with regular power outages during winter/stormy weather. We were also electric only. Have never not kept camping gas stove and fuel since. Longest was 5 days. House did get cold so we decamped to friends with the children as they were so young. But now they’re older and have done years of scouting and guiding between them, I’m confident we could rough it for a few days. We’ve got winter weight sleeping bags and blankets, can cook food and have a well stocked pantry as a matter of course.

I think to a degree, as a society, we’ve got used to things being easy and therefore the idea of discomfort or hard work scares us.

Here’s what I think as someone who has lived in the Middle East during a conflict: know how to respond quickly to an emergency warning without panicking and drill the children to listen song follow instructions immediately.
Find the safest spot to get to within a few minutes.. a basement, a downstairs internal room with strong walls away from windows, a stairwell, an underground station etc.
Have a bag and shoes by the front door with water and food inside and chargers.
Set your phone to send emergency warnings.
Don’t panic buy, just ensure that you have essentials like tinned food, tissues, tampons, dry foods etc and batteries.
Buy a generator and a camping stove and lights.
Be aware of your own surroundings and make sure your children know how to stay safe if they’re not with you.
Personally I’d stay away from large gatherings/crowds too.

How many PM's did the Conservatives get through that were elected by their members not the public? Four I believe, were you calling for a general election then? I hope so. Plus the UK have been supporting Ukraine far before Labour got back into power so calm yourself down and think rationally

Get a grip.

If it was something awful they would be advising to keep far more than three days of food in the house.