If WW3 happens and Russia starts bombing UK, what do you plan to do?

[Brokenpearl]

If WW3 happens and Russia starts bombing UK, what do you plan to do? Do you have a plan of what you would do? Would you stay home or flee the country.. where would you choose to flee to?

Marmots smarmots. Next thing you'll be accusing the quokkas of all sorts.

I misread this initially, thought why would Winchester be a safer town 😆

Me too!
I didn’t make the gun association!

I was thinking “ Why would Winchester be any safer than London?”

Might be worth a try but probably best to stuff your face/drink to oblivion.

You don’t have to wait that long!
I used to use them when they were legal, If you identified and picked the correct ones, they were fun taken in moderation ( I had an older experienced guide- very important to avoid the wrong ones!)

You'd never get on a plane and even if you did it would probably get shot down.

To be fair, squirrels are definitely not to be trusted.

Given I live in Central London in pretty sure id be obliterated before anyone has time to warn us there was an attack coming!

We might have family abroad, but would we be allowed in? I have a holiday home in Europe but can my family get there. Guess we could start walking down the channel tunnel…

It’s the pub in Shaun of the Dead isn’t it?

I can really recommend a trip tp Kelvedon Hatch, an old nuclear bunker. It has some interesting stuff, like the videos and leaflets from the cold war era. Plus blast zones and different sized bombs.
The build a shleter with your door was to keep you busy and not blocking the roads.

But also if you were in the surviving whether you like it or not zone, there was stuff you could do to not get injured

I’d go live on Mars obviously.

The one’s coming from France haven’t been nuked afaik. They are economic migrants but nobody is allowed to say it.

I live in London so risk of nuclear blast killing me instantly is at least 90%. I also think the war might be fought online. So: hacking, power outages, financial collapse interruptions to supply chains that kind of thing.

Also, only Russia? Really?

I'll do what everyone else will do and rush to sainsburys to buy all the available bog roll and pasta.

@CormorantStrikesBack Everyone knows the Winchester is the safest pub in Britain

Meet you all at the Winchester to wait it out?

Not going to lie, I’d just get shitfaced with the Husband.

Start learning Russian?

I'd probably open a bottle of something and sit and think about options until the bombs hit.

Stealth bragging about the desirability of your home town to bombers, could you get anymore Mumsnet 😂

When Putin invaded Ukraine my lovely friend from Montreal called to ask me if we were ok. I think she imagined Putin rocking up on the beach at Dover. 😀She offered us her summer house as a retreat. So that's always an option.

If it looks likely, I'll persuade my ds to take his degree at McGill rather than over here. He'll be safe and I'll stay home and be an irritating old resistance fighter. The chance to hit back at a few invading Russians would cheer me up no end.

Not a stealth brag, a fact.

How is this helpful?
I've been hearing about the threat of War for my whole life. I'm 60. Last week a young staff member was in tears because of this kind of speculation.

Just stop it. If it's nuclear, you won't be able to do anything. All you're doing is scare mongering.

There are still a few nuclear bunkers at Greenham Common. I suppose we could all go and cram in there.

I would just stay put. I am way too old (in my mind) to "start over" with little more than the clothes on my back. No thank you. I'd sit in my house drinking wine and smoking cigarettes and whatever happens, happens.