Is DH being unreasonable to think we should start hoarding ?

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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!

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I would go for the zombie look if it complemented my complection, alas i look better with a bit of pink in ma cheeks
I tried it out with some face paint last hallo's eve and I heard i nearly got a call from Gok wan! ( yes its really that bad, i don't do green )

I feel rather sad and scared about killing zombies, could I not just have all my teeth removed and be a 'nice' zombie if I do get bitten and turn into one of the 'undead'.

I could look after the kids or be scarecrow or a dressmakers mannequin or a shop window dummy. Would there be 'benefits' from the government if no one would hire me?

I mean, when I was a tiny little girl and 'grown ups' asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, 'Lunch' was never one of my answers

Yes but Pedro, when they used to ask, was Llama top of the list ?

Times change, things move on, with a new PM the world could now be ready for Zombie chic.

What if you 'turned' though, pedro? I mean, it is either undead or squashed with a shovel, love.

Sorry but scarecrows and dressmaker's mannequins give me the shits at the best of times but zombie ones.....

Wykenblykenandnod

I wish my parents had liked Jane or Sarah or Julie - they chose Pedrothellama. Guess I am kinda stuck with it

Would you call me Jane?

No zombie invasions are allowed until I have restocked my recently defrosted freezer.

And stockpiled tuna, anchovies,olives, pineapple chunks, tea and sugar. And other necessities.

I am, however, fully versed in the Correct Way to decapitate zombies- or anyone else, I suppose- using just my hands.

pedrothellama "Would you call me Jane?"

As long as you are a girl, because Jayne is a girl's name.

At least zombies are better than reavers...

Of course I am a girl - I would be pushing you into a ditch if the soldiers arrived and showing them my cupcakes with the prettiest icing and angel wings.

Still practising winking and pouting at soldiers though, look and learn kid

ok, I actually have a very well stocked larder & cupboards with loads of the essentials. I also have an allotment where I grow our own veg and I do know how to bake bread. Plus as well as bottled water I have sterilising tablets for when the bottles run out. So I reckon we could cope as a family.

BUT: I still reckon we should be worried about daleks rather than zombies and I can pout with the best of them pedro so you'll just have to share those soldiers!

oh yeah and if the country has descended into anarchy - what's the point of having cash in the house if there's nothing to spend it on?

Ok, really good if the shops are still functioning but if not, just another liability. Which obviously our well stocked cupboards and gardens and ability to cope would be as well!

My DH has been stock-piling food for about a year now (he started talking about it shortly after the Lehman brothers incident but took a while to get around to starting) but in quite a half-assed kind of way. He openly recognises that it is a futile operation but it seems to be keeping him happy for the moment. So far, in our spare room we have:

• 2 x 6-pack bottles of mineral water (1.5l)
• 1 x 12 pack loo rolls (pink)
• 1 packet of biscuits (there were 2 but I ate one when they were getting close to the use-by date )
• 5 tins tuna
• 2 packets spaghetti
• 2 packets fusilli
• 10 tins of tomatoes
• 1 HUGE tin of ratatouille
• 1 tin of apricots in syrup
• 1kg rice
• 3 tins mushrooms
• 1 tin grilled, pickled red-peppers*
• 3 tins sweetcorn (no idea why, he HATES the stuff)
• 1 x 5kg bag of cat biscuits

I may be forgetting some things but in any case, he has a list with the use-by dates so that he can 'keep track'.

As I said, he openly admits that this is futile (how long does he think that we would survive on that lot FGS) and I have adopted a two-tiered approach to it:

1. Mockery. I openly tease him about how lucky I am to have a DH who is thoughtful enough to have an 'End of the world' supply, etc
2. Extended store cupboard. I have to admit that on more than one occasion when I hadn't been shopping, I've been glad to be able to pop in to the spare room for a tin of tomatoes...

Too many veg Froglover, tell your DH that if it really comes down to it he is going to want tns that are packed full of calories.

Spam, cream, stuff like that will keep you alive longer than tomatoes/mushrooms (though you may wish you were no longer alive if you are eating a diet high in Spam).

Morloth, he's on a diet at the minute, which is probably influencing his stock-piling. Hence lots of veg and only 2 packets of biscuits...

Dieting bad idea pre-meltdown, he will need his stored fat to increase his survival chances.

like a camel

Brilliant thread.

I can gut fish, and I can probably still remember how to skin a rabbit. Of course somewhere more rural would probably help for those skills And a fishing rod and a gun would help (and being a better shot!)

I have a half decent stockpile of tins and beans etc because I don't drive and get a monthly delivery of heavy stuff instead, so get it in bulk. I have 2 full freezers too (I bulk cook, particularly now to prepare for not having time to cook properly with a baby on the way and a toddler) but obviously I'd have to be careful and work through those first without opening them too often!

I have a stockpile

Am I a freak?

What household objects could we use to fend off an attack? An iron is fairly obvious as is a poker.

I would like to have my 9 inch cast iron skillet close to hand at all times and DP can fire up the hedgecutter.

A knife attached to a broom handle would be good because you could lean out of a window and stab, knitting needles for hand to hand combat and also for knitting a chainmail suit (let them try chomping through that!)

Does anyone have a pattern for knitting a chainmail suit?

I actually have a couple of two handed swords and one oak quarterstaff. I am crap at the swords but can manage a staff - don't ask!

No chainmail though.

Would throwing my elderly neighbour out to cause a distraction be mean? I'm quite fond of her generally?

Morloth - you can't leave me hanging on like this - why do you have two handed swords and know how to use a staff? Have you wandered off the set of Braveheart?

FrogLove - you mean that you go in the store room and take vital emergency supplies for every day use.

Your DH will be so upset with you if the day of disaster actually happened.

Definitely needs more calories and protein in his store though. .

I vote becoming a zombie too. Brilliant idea.

Wetwipes... those I stockpile. You can never have enough of them. Not sure how they would fend off a zombie though....
A giant we could avoid though Fee Fi Fo Fum, I don't smell anyone.