AIBU to think the stockpile advice suggests something to come??

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The government is low-key telling people to stock up with tinned food, bottled water etc

I have tinned food, gas camping stoves etc just need to think about water really..

Do you think that they know something is happening/going to happen?

Yes and it was quite a long way into Lithuania.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjx2zgk7edlzo

Yes I read the article. Personally think BBC should have prioritised it above yet another Harry and Megan story in the list of stories 🙄

Yes, I heartily agree! Or maybe 'Ham' as I see them called now on MN are a distraction by the press - goodness knows!

We had a seven hour power cut yesterday.

Things I learned

1. its already a bit chilly. With nothing generating any heat at all and no distractions we suddenly noticed the chill in the air.
2. its a pain in the arse getting wood from the bottom of the garden when its dark and wet and so we need more close to the house
3. My first instinct is not to fill the bath/jugs with water. I suspect this instinct wouldn't kick in for a good few hours since you assume it's all going to be back to normal shortly.
4. My mobile signal is crap and without wifi calling we struggle to make calls at all. The replacing of analogue phone lines was a very bad decision for our country.
5. I need to keep all of my things fully charged. Even the phone power banks were not fully charged.
6. I need the number for the power company written down and put next to the fuse board
7. I cant easily get out of my house without power since the electric gates need a key for manual release and nobody knew where the bloody key was and it was made more difficult by the lack of light.
8. My led lights work well (if they are kept fully charged)
9. our power cut stuff is too scattered around the house.

There's this thread and another (which I'm mainly currently posting on currently).
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5576816-aibu-to-think-my-friend-is-overdoing-emergency-stockpiling?page=24&reply=154823052

Everyone would be wise to read both.

I can see this running and becoming another series of threads tbh at this point

Things are beginning to spiral I think.

We often have power cuts, so we keep everything in one place and have an automatic response to keep things going. We also have alternative light and heat in the form of a multifuel stove, gas camping stove and lamps which run on paraffin.

Keeping everything to hand in one place is important.

Thanks, I think this wil become a long-running topic as you say and will likely amalagamate into one thread. Things are not just going to easily resolve. I really dislike our government's lack of giving people enough information and getting them ready, there'll be a lot of panic otherwise.

I especially like how the Centre for Disease Control put out advice for surviving a zombie apocalypse.

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6023

Gosh im not ready at all for Zombies. They aren't on my list. For this year anyway

Depends what kind of zombies?

Have we got the slow stupid ones or the fast as fuck ones?

Are they the infected or dead bodies come back types.

Because the second type we could start handcuffing ankles together before burial 😅

the reservists are for next year, or so they say, so no hurry

D'you think Putin will wait for next year when they'll be ready? Honestly his best bet is winter when we'll have a really tough time with no power or water.

My very sensible DH has been stockpiling in a drawer for months before this advice

this made me laugh out loud @Bedheadbeachbum ! He has been stockpiling for money in a drawer?? Peanuts? Raisins?