Is DH being unreasonable to think we should start hoarding ?

[oldandgreynow]

He is worried about what is going to happen to the economy after the 'window dressing' which has gone on in the runup to the election ends.he thinks we should start hoarding non perishable food incase there is a devaluation in the currency ,we can't import anything and there are food shortages.I can see this is a remote posssibility but surely very unlikely and most likely we'll end up with loads of stuff we don't like cluttering the house!

Shit, I hadn't thought of the stairs! Any advice for the chimney just in case George Osborne (I think your hunch is right) does a santa effort?

lol - hadnt thought about an 'economic plan' I'm still working on my 'katla plan'!
(it involves stock piling rhubarb wine)

mumblechum, perhaps you could sell it to oldandgreynow's DH?

and loo roll. newspaper is scratchy and blocks the bog.

Crying with laughter at Pedro's zombie plan.

My FIL (lived through the war) has stock piled food for several years now - there is always a new scare for him to justify it. He has tuna, tinned toms, pasta, rice etc.It takes up a whole room where we were storing our stuff before we moved house. Do feel a bit ratty that I am now surrounded by boxes I haven't time to unpack so that he can crowd yet more tinned tuna into the room!

Slipperthief

You must always consider every angle. This is very important if you want to be in my gang and survive!

love love love this thread - i also have a detailed zombie plan, not dismiliar to Pedro's, but which also involves going upstairs and hacking down staircase, and remembering to fill baths, sinks etc before water supplies run out. George Osbourne DEFINITELY zombie!

Pedro, so DS's plan of digging a spiked bear pit in front of the porch wasn't so silly after all then?

They make the most frightful mess on the front porch, zombies. Honestly, they have no scruples.

Slipperthief

DS, Red Robin and myself will survive the slaughter. We are the blessed ones.

thanks guys!

I think Pedro makes some good suggestions.

I am rushing home to oil my tin opener as I don't want it's squeaking wheels to alert any zombies when I am working my way through the Tuna stash.

And I'm definitely going to pay more attention to DS's observations on 'the best trees for pirates to hid in' along the walk to pre-school. Could be invaluable if we have to make a break for it.

Back in 1999, my brother stockpiled the essentials incase things really did run amok with the y2k bug. Over the course of about 2 months he stockpiled his masses in a pantry style cupboard in his kitchen.

Inside he had:-

Massive 5kg bag of sugar
about 12 packs of Tetley T-bags(each containing 250 teabags)
about 60 bottles of water
About 100 rolls of toilet paper
About 20 packs of AA batteries
Assorted torches and touch lights
Stash of candles
20 or so boxes of matches
about 15packs of custard creams

I don't really know what he was expecting to happen, all he seemed to be preparing for was a nice cup of tea and a biccy in a romantic light setting

I'll just be pedrothellama's best friend and she can do the thinking. I'm a tad thick you see and would likely scream and flap in the presence of zombies/David Cameron/similar scary people I would have no idea of from world of politics.

I don't think it's a bad idea to have a stash of non-perishables in general in case of emergency. However, we are in a rural area (7 miles to nearest supermarket) and it can come in handy even without the collapse of society/the economy.

our good store cupboard was actually very useful in the snow this Jan.

Or a really really sad film Daisy (sorry, still thinking about hoarding chocolate).

DP thinks its nice to have a zombie/end of the world/'The Road' style plan. Though he hasn't told me of his plans

When we get around to building our own house, DP has plans to build an underground bunker - which he refers to as his panic room (i'd quite like one of those in the house in case of zombies) He has plans for making it habitable for up to a year through some process of doing something or other so that the air will be breathable [yawn] - as long as we are alive and no zombies can get in - I don't care how it works...

I don't think I would survive long if the zombies got him

I feel the same about DS tbh BookAnt. He's the brains in our house - 'mummy can we keep an army tank in the shed, just in case?'

MN's - our band of sisters is growing - we must plan and dig and dig and dig (what for I am not sure).

We will need forgers, tunnellers, tailors, black marketeers, medical staff, cupcake bakers and chocolate gatherers.

I have worked in offices all my life but will obviously acquire an instant knowledge and understanding of plans of sewer systems, air conditoning vents and how to start the engines of an ocean going liner.

Phew - I am tired already. Just sharpening my paring knife and attaching it to my broom handle with duck tape.

Has anyone ironed my bandana and put it away where I can't find it. MUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!

Slipperthief - lol at army tank - Where do they come up with this stuff?

My DS wants to keep a 'real' power ranger in the shed for protection - but I don' think that's the same

Couldn't we all just run to the nearest shopping centre and lock it up tight like in Dawn of the Dead - i always thought that was a brill idea until they started letting other folk in [heartless bitch emoticon]

Asda or Tesco? Your choice

Does this mean I'm going to have to eat spam again? I though when we'd gotten thru the job lot of war surplus tinned meat my Dad bought in the seventies it was over for good ...