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My favourite article on prepping is https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ Honestly, I still thought it sounded far fetched until

My favourite article on prepping is https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ https://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/prep/ Honestly, I still thought it sounded far fetched until people at the start of lockdown bought a years supply of toilet paper at a time. At which point I resolved to (responsibly) ensure we have a reasonable supply of staples at home.

VBprogrammer 6y ago
Just skimming through it for the first time in a while I had to laugh at this: > Pandemic - It's been a while since the highly developed world experienced a devastating outbreak, but it may be premature to flat out dismiss the risk. In 1918, an unusual strain of flu managed to kill 75 million people. Few years later, a mysterious sleeping sickness - probably also of viral origin - swept the globe, crippling millions, some for life. We aren't necessarily better prepared for similar events today.
saalweachter 6y ago
I definitely get the feeling that a non-negligible percentage of people are going to come out of this with a "I think I'm going to keep 3-6 months of staples on hand for the rest of my life, just in case." mindset.
- ghaff 6y ago
  I don't think I'm hoarding by any reasonable measure but I'm definitely keeping an extra buffer for a lot of the staples, whether food or cleaning supplies, than I tended to do previously. There's no real downside; I'm going to use them sooner or later.
ghaff 6y ago
I tend to have a pretty good supply of things like TP, cleaning supplies, and standard dry staples like rice, in the house. I have the space and it's cheaper/easier to buy relatively large sizes. When things started to get a bit crazy, I stocked more in than usual (including some meats etc. for the freezer). And filled up a big water container. But, really, my "prepping" was mostly around avoiding stores as much as possible and being able to handle broken supply chains and potential short-term disruption to utilities. I was actually without power for a couple days in June but that was because of a wind storm.

VBprogrammer 6y ago

Just skimming through it for the first time in a while I had to laugh at this: > Pandemic - It's been a while since the highly developed world experienced a devastating outbreak, but it may be premature to flat out dismiss the risk. In 1918, an unusual strain of flu managed to kill 75 million people. Few years later, a mysterious sleeping sickness - probably also of viral origin - swept the globe, crippling millions, some for life. We aren't necessarily better prepared for similar events today.

saalweachter 6y ago

I definitely get the feeling that a non-negligible percentage of people are going to come out of this with a "I think I'm going to keep 3-6 months of staples on hand for the rest of my life, just in case." mindset.

ghaff 6y ago
I don't think I'm hoarding by any reasonable measure but I'm definitely keeping an extra buffer for a lot of the staples, whether food or cleaning supplies, than I tended to do previously. There's no real downside; I'm going to use them sooner or later.

ghaff 6y ago

I tend to have a pretty good supply of things like TP, cleaning supplies, and standard dry staples like rice, in the house. I have the space and it's cheaper/easier to buy relatively large sizes. When things started to get a bit crazy, I stocked more in than usual (including some meats etc. for the freezer). And filled up a big water container. But, really, my "prepping" was mostly around avoiding stores as much as possible and being able to handle broken supply chains and potential short-term disruption to utilities. I was actually without power for a couple days in June but that was because of a wind storm.