Getting prepared just in case

[Olympeagal]

Is anyone else preparing or making plans, in case the situation in the Middle East escalates?
Ive filled my car up with fuel. Should i be doing more?

I'm a bit lapsed

Please buy 10000 rolls of Loo roll right now everyone

Sainsbury’s have a 1kg bag of mini eggs £16

I live in one of the countries that was struck today.

Put a wash on, that is all.

So am I.
Should we be banning Persian cats, just in case?

There are other things you can do. You can look at Preppers websites, in fact I think there’s a Preppers thread on MN

But the preppers look at the panic buyers with disdain because the preppers are “sensible” & have been stockpiling for years in case of an event as opposed to reacting to an event. Funnily enough the preppers board get busier at times like this 😆

No, imo you shouldn't be doing more.
The situation in the ME has been escalating and de-escalating my entire life (mid 50's). It's just the way it is in that part of the world.

I know you’re trying to help the OP but we’re not even stocking up on batteries or food items here in the Gulf.

OP I get that your frightened given your partner is away. I have multiple friends who's husbands work in the middle East. The companies are very good at looking after them and sorting things out.

You don't need to do anything else just try to relax and maybe not watch or read the news.

As for comments re prepping from other PP I think this depends on where you live. We regularly get bad winter storms and can be without power. We always have extras of food, fuel and bottled water because it is a very real possibility for us. Longest was 6 days without power in Winter.

Yep I didn't really mean only for war, but when the Prepare website came out I got some things together like wind up radio, torch, a few litres of water etc. I think it's good to be prepared, but not to go mad stockpiling.

I don’t usually fuss about all this stuff going on in the Middle East but we’ve been personally affected today. Our flight to Qatar got turned back just as we were leaving UK airspace and we were returned to Manchester. We were on our way to Doha to get a connecting flight to New Zealand to go and say goodbye to my dying aunt who likely now has less than 24 hours to live. Her only wish was to have family around her when she goes and she’s now going to die alone. By the time we can all get alternative flights and get there she will likely be gone. we certainly won’t ever forget this. My dad, who had been terrified to fly and had taken a Fearful Flyers course to prepare him for this flight, had a huge panic attack when they announced on the tannoy that the plane was being turned around and I doubt he’ll ever try flying again after this.

in terms of being prepared in our day to day lives, fuck knows. It never ends up reaching the UK so I don’t think it’s necessary to do anything

It literally would never have occurred to me to stockpile anything.

I think you could probably benefit from treatment for anxiety, OP. I mean that kindly. Anxiety can be a very debilitating thing to live with, and getting treatment for it can really enhance your well-being.

Yeah, that'll be it. All the kids and grandkids. (Wouldn't be without them though eh?!)

I guess people who smoke must cut back with other things. I don't know what though. A mate of my DH's (and his wife) both smoke and go to the pub 3-4 nights a week. But he works about 56 hours a week (2 jobs... one 40 hours, one 16) His wife works about 35 hours a week - (one job..)

DH works 30 hours a week (one job,) and I work 18 hours a week, (one job,) and we don't smoke or drink alcohol... We go to the pub maybe 5 times a year, for a pub lunch usually, either just us two, or with family or friends...

We have more surplus cash than this fella and his wife. (Despite them doing double the hours we do..) If they dropped their hours they wouldn't be able to afford the pub and the smokes!

"Today on the news, rising tensions in the Middle East have led UK citizens to panic buy Cadburys mini eggs. There have been fist fights over the Lindt in Sainsburys, and in Waitrose a pack of feral women have been mugging people for their 90% Peruvian dark chocolate"

Probably inevitable that fuel prices will go up, it said on the news that some shipping gate had just closed that lets the oil and stuff through

Oooooooooooooh! 😱

Hands off, it’s all mine!
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You’re disappointed you can’t fly into a war?

I'm not wishing you luck because it's selfish people like you who cleared supermarket shelves during covid leaving them empty for the rest of us. Don't forget the extra loo roll because you'll need it after eating all that extra food you've bought. Sleep well.

I've accelerated my uranium enrichment efforts

I think she was joking about the baklava!

Ooh I started during this in lockdown, it was a lovely hobby to while away the days and a great STEM activity for the DC

I literally do have a pile of about 8 persian rugs. And one tin of mackerel fillets.

DP bought me a windup radio at Xmas and we have torches! At least I've got stocks of cat food if nothing else 😻

People will already be trying to get as much petrol as they can IMO.