To ask what is your plan if the UK hits a period of civil unrest?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

Another thread making me wonder really, but not a thread about that as there are so many potential fuckups that could leave things shaky for us mere commonfolk for a while. From a severe bout of bad weather, to a cyber attack on the grid, or a weird glitch like the Visa cards not working last week.

Not talking about a full on apocalypse! Rather emergency situations where everyone is freaking out, but that are hopefully temporary and can be resolved.

Some people are very prepared and have sensible plans. I am not one but thought it'd be interesting to discuss. Prepping in general I find quite fascinating, but also it's sobering to see how quickly talk turns to defending your supplies (if you bother to stockpile) so I guess I always know I won't bother stockpiling. As a woman on my own in a city full of ravenous hangry people, I ain't gonna stand a chance if it comes to a fight

What are your thoughts?

"I reckon I'm a prepp'lite' "

You seem hardcore to me @exLtEveDallas but I like your approach! You seem very on the ball but not worried. If I could ever get my shit together to be prepared that's what I'd be aiming for.

The German government advised it's citizens a couple of years ago to have two weeks worth of food, money and essentials like batteries. We are so dependent on computers and electricity that we fucked if anything goes wrong with either of those. I think it is sensible.

my plan is to find the nearest person with a better plan than me and kill the prick and take his shit... rinse and repeat till I get killed..

On an unrelated note, I have a baseball bat and Negan is my hero..

I have a vague plan, which is basically "go to my mum's". They live rurally, by the sea, so in my head we'll just plant potatoes and somehow filter sea water to drink. And catch fish (my parents have lived by the sea for 45 years; my sister and I grew up there. None of us have ever caught a fish).

I actually think we live in quite a decent area to survive a zombie apocalypse, at least for a little while. We live just outside a small town in continental Europe, 6ft walls around the garden, bars on all the windows. Weak point is the kitchen door so would have to put the fridge against it, I think. Vegetable patch. Lots of agriculture nearby so could sneak a few oranges, onions and figs. Water would be the challenge - we usually have enough for about a week but there's a hyper market 20 minutes walk away so if we could safely get there before it was looted we might be able to get some. Also we are not on mains gas so we'd have enough gas bottles to cook with for a while. Sorted!

Have I thought about this too much?

My first port of call would be to raid my land of all crops and animals. If dogs haven’t moved onto another life have the three dogs partroling downstairs, live upstairs. I run three freezers as it is so as long as we don’t open them too much or just cook everything that’s fine, have a camping stove plus smoker and a bbq. We also have a dehydrator that we preserve some food as just because we do anyway. Boxes and boxes of sweeties. We have enough wood and metal to baracade windows and doors and a bunch of solar powered items.

You lot are nuts 😂

We’re just going to steal from all the people who voted leave.

presumably the 8 kilos of brown rice Ihave in my kitchen cupboard and god knows how many dried beans and lentils would keep us going for a while.

note to self, do not attemtp to sort out the cupboard at 8pm on a week night. the stuff I was looking for was in another bloody cupboard anyway

8kg?: you'll have weevils soon enough.

OP, Preppers are always viewed as a little bit nuts, and the butt of jokes

It's true and yet when this sort of shit raises its head we're all a bit meh. The most I do is check I've put the certificates back in the bug out bag after yet another fucking tupe and keep an extra eye on the fuel in the car, keep it topped right up. I can bug in or out.

Don't worry it'll go back to taking the piss out of us soon enough I don't doubt

Oh and in case anyone is interested, one of these comes in real handy www.amazon.co.uk/BESTEK-Inverter-Converter-Cigarette-Crocodile/dp/B0734QCNVV/ref=pd_aw_sbs_263_3?psc=1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mumsnetforum-21&refRID=D07FNSGGSDSNHBYXRNRK

One of these and a car battery and you've got a fallback electric wise. There are cheaper ones for lighter uses.

"I mean there was plenty of food in Ireland and no need for so many people to be reliant on the potato."

I haven't read the whole thread, but Jesus Fucking Christ, how can anyone in this day and age be so ignorant

Cash

As an aside, I'm going to suggest my children (Irish) head over to the UK for a job and try to be working there on the 29th of March.

Apparently (feel free to correct me) anyone working in the UK on that day is entitled to a British passport.

Yippee It might be useful in the far distant future.

Growing up in, and now back living in, rural Scotland means I always make sure of heat and cooking. Power cuts are not uncommon during the winter - the longest was three days. The gas hob on my range cooker runs off bottled gas, and heat is provided by both the wood burner and portable gas stove. This summer I plan to sort out the outbuildings and stock the chest freezer (milk freezes nicely in plastic bottles) as well as stock up on animal food and tins. Kitchen garden planned, as well as hen coop and run. As for lighting, plenty of candles and rechargeable camping lights. I have a corded telephone too (dial!). This spring was the first snow in my life where I have been unable to get out with 4-wheel drive - even the tractors couldn't get up the road due to drifting.

mcqueencar
Oh & I have enough fat reserves to get me through a few days without food.

This is obviously the answer - start over-eating now and if you can get to weigh a few hundred pounds by the time of the zombie apocalypse your fat reserves will keep you going for weeks - no need to prep

Don't tempt me Surfer

SilverySurfer

😂 tbf I can’t be arsed with trying to survive a zombie apocalypse though.

thicko city types

Hey don’t tar of all us with the same brush, born & raised Londoner here who always carries cash & has some cash at home. Personally I don’t think it makes me a bigger target for pickpocketer or mugger.

Ah ffs. I was born in 1970s Belfast. I've done enough Civil Unrest. I will be very, very pissed off if I have to do more.

So pissed off that I might even move to Wicklow. The people of Wicklow will not be happy.

8kg?: you'll have weevils soon enough.

weevils and rice, excellent. protein and carbs in one!

and it will stop the other fuckers nicking it

If you have Netflix you should watch Doomsday preparers ( I think that's what it's called) it's American people so 500X more funny and ridiculous.

Lots of, " When the shit hits the fan" type of stuff and people making their own Oh Fuck Rucksacks, escape plans from major cities, dehydrating their own food, making their own self sufficient compounds etc.

It's a riot.