Store cupboard - in case of emergency

Penelope_Penguin

I'm going to add this thread to the one that Rosieben has quoted, to keep ideas on stocking for emergencies together

Penny. x

rosieben

powershopper wrote: »

as long as you have a couple of days worth of food,some comfort food, a decent bottle of wine/beer/scotch, I dont think you will ever have to worry about the shops running out of food. If you were a supermarket tycoon, would you ever see your market dry up on you? This country is awash with food, just buy some tissues and worry about hay-fever.

remember though that during one of the strikes last year (fuel or drivers?? can't remember which) the government asked supermarkets to look at ways of holding more stock as they were only holding about 2 days worth, I suppose they work to the Just in Time system so beloved of supply managers; the tycoons wont have much control over their stock levels if there's a dock strike, we import so much food;

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It looks as though we may need to be on the ball re keeping a stock of items to use in an emergency ie feeling rotten and/or no supplies in the shops

I had started running down my large emergency store but I stopped and am now adding a few more items. The pandemic may not be life threatening at the moment but autumn may see a different scenario

I think it is called `good housekeeping` and being prepared

Pink.

Hi kittie,

There was a thread on this a few days ago....I'll have a look for it and add your post to it to keep the replies together.

Pink

Rachel021967

Sorry if this thread already exists but I've started preparing for swine flu. I've stocked up on medicines for my family and I've ordered tins of soup as I guess nobody will have much of an appetite and will either be too busy or sick to cook. Has anybody else started preparing and what sort of things have you included or think that I should include?

HariboJunkie

I have prepared as much for swine flu as I do every year for plain old non-swine flu.... ie nothing.

I keep a decent storecupboard anyway so we would hardly be in trouble if we were too ill to leave the house for a couple of days.

skintchick

I also have done nothing. It's only flu, just a bit more prevalent. I refuse to panic over a flu.

Rachel021967

I'm not panicking I just want to be prepared.

twink

i have chicken soup in the freezer and elderberry cordial in the fridge, that will do me no point in panicking i guess the more stressed you are about it the more you are putting your immune system down thats just my thoughts anyway

Penelope_Penguin

HariboJunkie wrote: »

I have prepared as much for swine flu as I do every year for plain old non-swine flu.... ie nothing.

I keep a decent storecupboard anyway so we would hardly be in trouble if we were too ill to leave the house for a couple of days.

Likewise What is recommended is to nominate 5 "flu-buddies" who will be able and prepapred to go out to get you supplies of medecine and food if you become ill and are unable to leave the house.

NHS guidelines on the H1N1 strain of flu are here.

We have an exisitng thread on preparing for emergencies, which should cover this too, so I'll merge this thread to that one.

Penny. x