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what IS a bloody topic takeover?

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BrendaandEddie · 29/10/2015 12:30

thats all

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ISpidersmanYouMeanPirate · 30/10/2015 08:53

Oh and it could also be a cash-flow problem. Having fully stocked food cupboards could be useful in a number of situations.

AllMyBestFriendsAreMetalheads · 30/10/2015 08:57

I live in an area of Lancashire which recently had an issue with it's water supply and for about 5/6 weeks we couldn't use our tap water without boiling it first.

People seriously lost their shit, it was a huge PITA to have to buy bottled water etc. Local supermarkets ran out so quickly as people panicked.

I'm not really a prepper but I do tend to have food in stock, more for cheap weeks than in case of SHTF.

iamaboveandBeyond · 30/10/2015 09:38

Personally my prepping is for snow. I'm in wales in an area that kind of resembles peppa pigs world - where houses are each on their own hill (luckily flooding is one thing i dont need to worry about!)

Online shopping getting out here in snow is unlikely due to the uppy-downy-ness of the roads. Within reasonable walking distance is a spar and a newsagent, and Fresh stuff sells out quick when there is so much as one flake in the air. Not that i could get to the shop if it snowed, as snow isnt particularly wheelchair-friendly!

So i like the have a week or so of spare food, so i'm not relying on everyone else every time the weather turns

Then (again, thinking minor weather 'disasters' like heavy snow), i keep things like candles and spare blankets for power cuts or the gas going off (as well as a large stock of board games!) And then drinking water for if pipes freeze. And spare prescription meds in case the delivery van cant get out to me. And as well as home stuff, we have some bits and bobs (blankets, drinks, snacks, map) in the car in case it breaks down.

I dont think of these as zombie prepping, just sensible stuff that everyone should do. But things that require some forethought and could do with a topic of their own.

If the zombies do come, fuck prepping - its painkillers and gin time for me!

KatherineMumsnet · 02/11/2015 11:07

FYI, we are moving this over to our brand new Preppers topic in a mo

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