Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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    26 minutes ago

    Isn’t it over now it’s coming into September. I don’t imagine there’s going to be many heat wave through a while.

  • twinnie@feddit.ukEnglish
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    39 minutes ago

    They’re talking about this but are we all likely to be affected? It sounds like it’s talking about roads getting blocked up but I live in a big town near two big cities, not exactly isolated. It doesn’t sound like it’s talking about supermarket shelves being empty.

  • IsoKiero@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    Here in Finland we have a strong recommendation from the government that everyone should have enough supplies to last 72 hours. There’s guides available on what to have, how to do it and what to take into consideration. It’s far easier for everyone if something big happens (storm, flood, war, problems with electricity/water grid…) to the rescue workers if the whole population isn’t in an emergency after few hours. I think that’s becoming more and more important globally as the climate changes and global environment gets more and more unstable.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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      22 minutes ago

      I think I’m just unclear on what exactly it is that I’m supposed to be stocking up on, it’s not like the supermarket sell MREs. I mean I have tinned soup and ravioli and stuff but that still needs power to heat up. So I’m really just left with crackers and biscuits and things and bottled water but even that has a shelf life.

      • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        14 minutes ago

        With a lot of canned stuff you don’t need to heat it up (this includes soup). You just eat it right out of the can. Heating it up is a luxury, but it’s completely edible right from the can. If you’re worried, shake it slightly first then open and eat.

      • Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        59 seconds ago

        Fire, barbeque or gas stove works without electricity.

        Army surplus and outdoor shops have food that lasts years and don’t need refrigeration.

        Bottled water is a scam. If you can drink your tapwater, use that and fill up a few big water jugs. Rotate every few months.

        Most things have a shelf life but you should be rotating your stocks often enough to not let things spoil.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    That’s easier said than done btw, like yeah stockpiling some long lasting cans of food is easy and even if you forget them they’ll probably still be ok to eat but really what you want is to rotate that pantry so it has somewhat fresh stuff at all times. You also need water, which really is the Biggie here if the tap stops working. Of course also stuff for cooking/heating up if you have no gas or electricity into the house.