To ask - what did I miss? (Stockpiling)

[TheCabbageMerchant]

Yes, maybe I've been living under a rock but I've seen a couple of threads now about stockpiling on Mumsnet, but as far as I know, no friends, families or colleagues "in real life" are remotely concerned with stockpiling (that I know of course, they could all be massive hoarders but I suspect I'd be aware in many cases). I'm also not sure what the reason is for the stockpiling? I've been following the news but haven't seen anything to cause panic (alien invasion, zombie apocalypse, tsunami warnings...)

Is it just Mumsnet mass hysteria or is this an actual thing?

All I've got stockpiled is several tins of chopped tomatoes and more Worcestershire sauce than anyone could use in a lifetime but I guess I could rustle something up out of that....

There's no advice to stockpile on here? It's to prepare / be prepaired. I have bought a wool blanket today in the charity shop for my cars back seat in the extremely unlikely event of snow and getting stuck in it.

But I only bought one. Stockpiling is buying more then you would normally need.

I have also bought one head torch per person in my house plus one for the car. So I don't need to post a video of myself crying outside of Tesco because I live hour to hour and only buy the days meals every night.

So don't be shocked when there's a power cut and you have nothing in for dinner. It's basic adulting stuff.

Maybe it's a subtle way of the gov to say they expect bad storms or power cuts of God forbid hostile events. Don't go posting whinging on FB but think ahead and look after your own needs.

It’s not as bad as people are making out and actually the guidance has been clear for some time
familyprep.co.uk/guides/uk-government-prepare-campaign