Preparing for War or Apocalypse

[CantBelieveNaive]

Am I the only one low level preparing for a disaster?
I'm low level feeling that there is some type of disaster on the horizon, be it a war, mass disease or other occurrence.
Have I watched too many apocalyptic films?
I have lots of tinned food, tin openers, water, disaster plans including lists of written phone numbers. Also plan to collect family members quickly to keep us all safe and good relationships with neighbours so we can survive together if needed.
I feel that we see so many war torn countries, war on women, natural disasters etc etc is it a logical conclusion to prepare for the worst?
Anyone else?
Genuine question.

@aurynne do you mimd me asking, what skill did you learn? 🤔

I'm a midwife. As long as there are babies being born, I will be needed.

Scary in parts but gives a realistic insight into survival alone and some of the problems to be overcome.

But her main threats were from rats and seagulls, not other people!

This is my view too.
I always have plenty of tins and a full freezer simply because I am used to getting cut off in bad weather and it’s become a habit now.
I have no intention of trying to survive for long simply because I am older and cba 🤷🏼‍♀️
We have a number of springs around here so fresh water won’t be a problem.

Nope. I think I'd rather be wiped off the face of the earth (with my loved ones) than have to "survive" on my own with some tins of beans for an extra few weeks!

You have inspired me to rewatch Shaun of the Dead, and I now have a shovel and a collection of Vinyl on hand so that I can behead zombies when the apocalypse comes. Also, I know a secret way to the pub.

I remember when I was a on a board of trustees and their policies ran on for pages. Except the crisis one! I questioned to be told there were soooo many possibilities that it had to create a process and plan for who would do what that would work generally which would then be expanded on live for the incident itself.

What's the point in having telephone numbers written down? Surely you will need your phone (which stores phone numbers) to use them?

No point in having a phone let alone numbers!

😂

My parents are mormons and they have really ramped up the end of world planning. So, I know where to go if/when we have a national disaster.

No. Honestly, get help and stop reading sensationalist news articles.

God no, I’ve far too much else going on plus off to see Abba Voyage for my 60th in August.

What you’re doing cannot possibly be healthy for you.

Yep, this.

I watched a video on Youtube about what would happen if an asteroid hit the earth.
Basically, people hiding out in bunkers etc were just kicking the can down the road. Who wants to live out their final weeks in a dark and dusty wasteland?

I’d be screwed with water. Three horses and three dogs plus a couple of cats.

Maybe I just stick the cats and dogs on the two horses, ride one and lead the others to the pub.

Can horses become Zombies?

Ha, how many Russian troops have been lost today? 1250 I think I read. The most ever in one day. We always know how badly they're doing when these end of days threads arrive 😂

I'm preparing for the apocalypse by getting lots of stamps in so I can send goodbye cards to my friends and family 🤗

Tin openers, plural? More than one? A main tin opener and a back-up?

I used to live in a rural area and got snowed in a few times. Also flooded once. So I'm always fully stocked up with power banks charged and candles handy.

I have considered adding a small portable generator this year, because of the dark mutterings.

However, I think the biggest danger is power outages or cyber attacks, (or both) rather than a full blown apocalypse. So I wouldn't overly panic.

Do audit what you've grown dependent on internet/electricity for, though.

That was really interesting. Thank you for sharing

I am not a prepper or in any way organised. But, I always have candles in case of a black-out because my parents did. And I am considering for the first time stocking up on water because we have had our water cut off three times in the past few years including once at Christmas. And I am alarmed at things like petrol and bugs making it into other water supplies. But that’s it. Though this thread is making me want to stock up on homemade jam and get chickens.

If you're that anxious, you'd be better off learning survival skills than stashing tins of beans. E.g. how to identify edible plants/fungi, how to make fire, how to collect rain water and make it safe to drink, etc.

If things got really bad, - as in war time - you can't rely on neighbours, and phone numbers / phones might not work.

In short, your prepping sounds like what you'd do if you were worried about being snowed in for a week, not a serious disaster.

Yeah. That's why I went into HR

I think it’s sensible to be prepared for :

• tech glitch so cards not working
• short power cut
• being unwell and not being able to go to a shop a few days

something like these^, but not for direct nuclear attack or China/Russia/Iran attacking us from land, sea and air.

Been reading a history book about the 1970s and people went on like this then.

I was in my 20s/30s in the 70s and live for a while in Surrey and then moved to London and although there were power cuts from time to time and various problems and the three day week in 74 - which didn't actually affect my working week - I knew no one who was going on about apocalyptic scenarios and stockpiling food.

Okay, I was a single woman living in the capital, so maybe I was more fortunate than some, but for me and my friends life continued pretty much as usual.

I do remember though, not being able to use the lifts at work in case of power cuts and having to walk up and down the stairs to the fifth floor.

My wife asked me what my zombie apocalypse plan was on our first date.

She married me, so..... I think we can all agree it must've been a good plan.

I don’t have enough room for hoarding but this tread has inspired me to memorise the most direct route to the nearest pub.