Britons should have three days' worth of tinned food and water, government says
A new website advising on what to do in an emergency is being launched as part of the government's push to ensure the UK is more resilient to threats.
Who knew about this advice ?
I didn't ….
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It's just scaremongering to go hand in hand with their main election push about the Tories supposedly being safer. They st one point even suggested that if Labour got in there'd be a war!! Honestly they will stoop so low they might as well lie down...
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I noticed that Scope does NOT appear on the list pf organisations from whom the government sought advice on the ADVICE for DISABLED PERSONS and CARERS
I hope that the reason was that Scope would have told them "where they could go" ?
or at least asked them "WHY THEY WANT THE INFORMATION"?
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It does seem a bit alarmist to me, to be honest
But you do have to remember they are trying to educate a public who believes the ideal response to potential emergency is to rush out and buy as many toilet rolls as they can carry
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🤣 Toilet rolls and pasta apparently...
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does this mean we are about to be invaded? Does the government know something? And surely; people who are disabled like myself are going to be scared
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I wasn't aware that most people didn't keep a few days worth of basic rations in? I've always got a couple of bottles of water just in case the water gets cut off. And I could manage on bread, butter and crisps for a few days if we lost electric. Can't eat any tinned foods due to intolerances so don't keep any of those in.
Given the state of the world right now, I think it's perfectly reasonable to be considering the threat of invasion to the UK. Though I don't think 3 days worth of food is going to do much against that if it does happen. I certainly couldn't cope in a war-type situation.
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I don't think it is anything like that. This is just informing people that it is probably a good idea to have some non-perishable food in stock at times.
I remember during the Beast from the East storm in Glasgow lorries struggled to get into the city and restock the shops. So fresh food such as bread, vegetables and fruit were completely sold out and you couldn't get any for a few days. If it went on for a few more days I can imagine it being difficult to buy non-perishable food if you'd not had any stocked previously.
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This strikes me as scaremongering, there's always something
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So many things are going on in the world now that it's probably best to keep stocked up on things like bottled water and tinned food. Remember in an emergency we might not be able to heat food up for a while.
Best to be prepared then to have to go out panic buying if anything serious happened in the world all of a sudden.
3 days emergency rations is probably the bare minimum amount that we should keep ready at home.
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I think it was in the papers about other countries doing the same thing, I also remember it.
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We have 3 days worth of emergency beer and peanuts - the freezer is also full - but we can't rely on power being maintained in an extreme emergency can we ?
The thing that bothers me about this whole thing is that it hasn't appeared on the national news/ newspapers or anywhere, public as far as I am aware ?
Let others know you could need support
- Talk to your friends, family, carers, neighbours and support network
about your needs and how they might change in an emergency. - Sign up to your local council and water, gas and electricity
suppliers Priority Service Registers. You can contact your supplier
directly, use the search tools provided by Ofgem to find your gas and electricity provider, or find out more by visiting thepsr.co.uk. - Make sure you let organisations supporting you know your new address as soon as possible if you move.
- Wear medical alert tags or bracelets and add relevant medical information to your electronic devices.
- Users of telecare devices or other alerting services should be aware
that their devices might not work without electricity or internet. Make
a plan with a neighbour or someone else you trust to check on you in an
emergency situation if they haven’t heard from you. - Speak to your workplace about additional support requirements. The
responsible person for a business premises (typically the building owner
or manager) has duties under fire safety law regarding emergency routes
and exits from premises, and to support evacuation. One tool to support
evacuation of people with mobility and other needs considerations is a
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan. Employers are encouraged to consider
their use for employees who may require them.
My "local council" tell me that they don't know anything about this and I can't "sign up" because there's nothing specific to sign up on or to…..
I have been signed up to my energy suppliers for years (priority services) but have never received any warning of work being carried out before I actually get cut off….
3 - Talk to your friends, family, carers, neighbours and support network
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It should be obvious to everyone since the pandemic and agree that people do need it spelt out to them.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst!
Love the emergency beer 😄
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haha i would swop the beer for baked beans i am not sure how much good it would do tho if some nutter pressed the big red button saying danger to life do not touch
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Cheers for making me laugh today, when the big ass mushroom cloud on tv 'cos the Russians fired one off im heading to yours :D
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You laugh now - but will you be laughing when you no longer have a head?
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sort of defeats the object laughing with no head why the need for food
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The remaining parts of your body will still need nourishment.
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I think some UK houses already have enough tinned foods for three days, but we have no idea what're actually in those tins, as they've been at the back of the cupboard for 5 years.
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Having dates on tins is relatively new. I would use tin food decades past a date, just use my senses, sight, smell taste (tip of tongue) to see if its still ok. I don't actually look at dates of anything as it is. We are very wasteful as a society and using numbers to tell us if food is ok rather than our own senses. Use it or lose it as the saying goes and many people have lost the ability to know if something is edible
I have two brick sheds with food and water and other supplies to last a few months. This is something I've always done as was bought up to always be prepared.
I literally see people having a actual fisticuff fights back in the 70s over bags of sugar! imagine if you had kids at home and nothing to feed them. that's scary and if anything did happen, no way would I want to be near any shops trying to get food.
Just get a few extra items every shop and build up a little supply, then you don't have to worry, you can bet your life the media will have everyone panicking if they can. It was down to the media the loo roll and other shortages happened.0
