POLL Prepping for Uncertain Times – Are You Ready?

[Frankie]

I think no 2 is sufficient in most cases. Just block all traffic apart from OCT.

Block OCT as well to maximum 15 minutes per week.

Or rather ignore all the negative conspiracy theorists/doomers/preppers and read only people giving actionable advice (Sols and a few others).

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[daniels27]

Or rather ignore all the negative conspiracy theorists/doomers/preppers and read only people giving actionable advice (Sols and a few others).

Who are the few others?

 

[Steve3000]

Block OCT as well to maximum 15 minutes per week.

Or rather ignore all the negative conspiracy theorists/doomers/preppers and read only people giving actionable advice (Sols and a few others).

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I'm pretty sure that if the smelly stuff ever hits the fan, Dubai won't be so friendly to non-UAE people.

 

[cherry]

Block OCT as well to maximum 15 minutes per week.

Or rather ignore all the negative conspiracy theorists/doomers/preppers and read only people giving actionable advice (Sols and a few others).

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Negative? It feels very positive having protective measures in place. Don't you wear a seatbelt? If you do, is that because you think there is a conspiracy to make you crash? Do you have a burglar alarm? Car alarm? What about those nuclear bunkers during the Cold War? Are they just crazy conspiracy theorists?

"You're a conspiracy theorist" is the new "you're racist", and it is just as stupid to let such labels control your behaviour.

Thinking about it practically, it is stupid to NOT have stocked a year's worth of food and supplies. There is nothing to be lost by having this safety feature. Watch the use by dates and dip into them accordingly, replenishing as you go along. No wastage, no loss, just security.

Learning First Aid is also a type of prepping. As is learning basic survival skills. The alternative is to rely on Mummy State to look after you, which apart from being naive, is not a good look for any adult.

 

[ImKing]

I’ve been prepping for years, but mostly because I find it a fun hobby to collect all sorts of things for a possible emergency.

I don’t actually think I’ll ever need it because if everything truly falls apart, you won’t need anything anymore.

 

[koohl]

I'm pretty sure that if the smelly stuff ever hits the fan, Dubai won't be so friendly to non-UAE people.

I'm absolutely sure you're right. If you want a fresh start and Europe is in flames, you’ll probably need to look to other parts of the world.

 

[AlicaFunk]

I have been prepping for months because of interest not fear.

 

[Steve3000]

Negative? It feels very positive having protective measures in place. Don't you wear a seatbelt? If you do, is that because you think there is a conspiracy to make you crash? Do you have a burglar alarm? Car alarm? What about those nuclear bunkers during the Cold War? Are they just crazy conspiracy theorists?

"You're a conspiracy theorist" is the new "you're racist", and it is just as stupid to let such labels control your behaviour.

Thinking about it practically, it is stupid to NOT have stocked a year's worth of food and supplies. There is nothing to be lost by having this safety feature. Watch the use by dates and dip into them accordingly, replenishing as you go along. No wastage, no loss, just security.

Learning First Aid is also a type of prepping. As is learning basic survival skills. The alternative is to rely on Mummy State to look after you, which apart from being naive, is not a good look for any adult.

I do something similar but in my case it started as a result of the chaos at the start of Covid when the TV showed people leaving the supermarkets empty. We keep about 1 month of food in our basement, lots of rice, pasta, lentils etc and cans of stuff with long expiry dates and I keep a list so I can replace as the dates get closer. It's important not to neglect the protein as this is what is usually in short supply, so plenty of tinned tuna, sardines, salmon. I did loads of first aid courses at work and we keep medical kits at home and plenty of aspirin, antibiotics, alcohol etc. Lots of water butts behind the house as well and spare gas tank for bbq. What I may get in the future is some solar panels and batteries, but they're so expensive!

 

[uplana]

A quick look at the statistics shows that most people don’t care and are happily just waiting to see what happens. In other words, many of the doomsday posts are being ignored, as we see here on OCT.

That’s not so bad after all.