The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Baileys_Babe

This morning I went into farm foods for a few bits, they were completely out of toilet paper and were getting their next delivery tomorrow morning. They were also out of 18 can cases of Coca-Cola I discovered as the woman in the next aisle was complaining loudly to her friend, that she had the last 2 cases in her trolley and that would last just over 2 days.
Next door in Aldi, they had plenty of toilet roll, paracetamol, ibuprofen and Quorn in the freezer along with plant-based burgers, halloumi burgers.

[Deleted User]

I went to the Co Op in he village this afternoon and they had anti bac handwash and even better a 500ml refill of Dermexa antibac handwash at less than the cost of a bottle, they also had Co Op Original antiseptic disinfectant (Dettol look alike) at £1 a bottle too and I got some more UHT skimmed milk but what I couldn't get and haven't been able to find in Lidl, Sainaburys, Co Op, local greengrocer or Nisa is a savoy cabbage worth buying and that's what I went out for! swizz!!! world cabbage shortage maybe???

Baileys_Babe

Aldi had decent size/weight savoy cabbages this morning, in our neck of the woods.

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Thank you, I think we might mount an expedition and see what we can find! xxx.

pineapple

One thing I can't find 'at a reasonable price' is my usual surgical spirit. You can get it of course - but at a price 

markin

greenbee said:

maryb said:

I'm as germ phobic as the rest of the population atm but I don't see why my phone is so much more toxic than anything else I touch.  It lives in my handbag, if I take it out to text or phone, it's just me touching it and I don't put it down anywhere.  Why is it essential to sanitise that and not my bag, for example?  Speaking of handbags, I think they are usually much more likely to harbour nasties than just about anything else.  I always hang mine on a hook on the back of the door if I go to the loo, never put it on the floor and I get conniptions if I see people put their bag on the table in a restaurant

You may be an exception. Lots of people take their phone into the loo in their hands. Or keep them in a back pocket so take them out in the loo. Not everyone uses handbags, plenty of people let others handle their phones, and many people also put them down on seats, tables, desks etc. More info: https://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/

i have just put my work laptop bag through the washing machine and given my makeup and toiletry bags a thorough clean. Most of my belongings go through airport scanners a couple of tines a week, and I bet the trays aren’t clean. Only Sweden seem to have separate trays for shoes, although some airports do have microban impregnated trays (I bet it has worn off though). So thorough cleaning when I arrive/get home is important, although I don’t always do it as well as I should. 

X-rays kill viruses and Bactria, so im sure the trays get a good dose going under over and over, if the items on the tray get cleaned i can't seem to find out if its strong enough of a dose to do it.

I'm sure many would wash their hands but then use the phone again before eating or simply re-infect the hands and touch the face.

pineapple

markin said:

greenbee said:

maryb said:

You may be an exception. Lots of people take their phone into the loo in their hands. Or keep them in a back pocket so take them out in the loo. Not everyone uses handbags, plenty of people let others handle their phones, and many people also put them down on seats, tables, desks etc. More info: https://time.com/4908654/cell-phone-bacteria/

I was shocked when looking for a new toilet roll holder recently, to find products incorporating a little shelf - for your 'phone!  

Tink_04

I like to prep some bits for my family, not hoarder levels but enough so we don't run too low and have things in had for times when money/health has been difficult.

I have a good medicine and first aid supply and a well stocked kitchen & freezer. I don't go much further than that usually and I'm ok with out little family surviving on what we have for a while if we need to.

A friend mentioned today that she is worried as she has a family of 6 (teenage kids) both her and her husband have well paid jobs etc but she shops daily for food and what else is needed on her way home from work. 

We were discussing the current situation and she looked astonished that I wasn't worried or concerned if we needed to isolate or keep away from the shops etc. She asked what she should do as all the shops are 'running out' (I personally don't think it's that bad at the moment) and she is worried as never does a big shop and wouldn't know where to start with getting everything her family would need in. 

I think this may be a bit dramatic for now but advised her to get some bits in they like to eat that will keep and some medicine staples. I feel she is just wound up by the media at the moment and didn't want to add to the frenzy. 

Would anyone have advised her differently? 

If someone had nothing and no plan would you start full blown prep mode? 

I was worried about overwhelming her, but I'm sure as adults they could do an online shop for now and get started.

Tink

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What constitutes 'hoarder level' prepping? it's such an individual thing that what is a huge supply to one person would be barely adequate to another.  How much 'extra' stock would be considered 'normal level' for a situation like this coronavirus one where the timing of the beginning and the duration of shut in are an unknown?

markin

Vitamin D and immunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5yVGmfivAk