Preparing for an Ebola outbreak
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I was a little surprised when a friend mentioned that she was stocking up with water and long life food - tinned foods, meal replacements, pasta, etc., - in preparation for an Ebola epidemic.
Are people really doing this? Do you know other people who are starting to get ready for needing to survive?
I thought it was a little extreme but she was quite annoyed with me when I said that I thought it wasn't necessary....?
Are people really doing this? Do you know other people who are starting to get ready for needing to survive?
I thought it was a little extreme but she was quite annoyed with me when I said that I thought it wasn't necessary....?
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i think it is called paranoia
...everyone DOES have those, right?
I don't really understand the rationale (or lack of it).
My understanding is that Ebola, like HIV, is only spread by exchange of bodily fluids.
you haven't thought that through.......
what would happen if you've used up your supplies and the ebola victims start rising from the dead ?
Very good point.
Still waiting... I sometimes wonder if half of these things are propagated by big pharma for the sale of tamiflu, etc. Every year it's the bloody same. In a few months it'll be the seasonal 'flu pandemic and so on.
This has to be a joke thread.
Does your friend watch Alex Jones, btw OP? There are always those waiting for the end of the world, the collapse of everything and the NWO to take over.
She seems to think that a trip out for supplies could be a potential death run...
She has also purchased industrial quantities of disposable gloves which I am concerned she may start wearing soon when we go to the pub for a pint.
I am glad that others think that this is extreme behaviour as I was wondering if I was being mean when I laughed about it.
It is a genuine question about a real situation although I think that her actions are a joke.
Might be an idea never to mention it again with them.
I speak from experience having stuck my foot in mouth numerous times over the years :-)
What's it called when you lay in extra supplies as preparation for the panic buying?
I am going to just accept any future plans she has as that it's up to her if it makes her feel safer.
I am also really bad in respect of "foot in mouth" syndrome so I'll just try to be as tactful as possible - although I'm not going to wear any protective gloves if she starts suggesting it
We also have plenty of hand wash, soap, bleach etc.
I should add we started storing food many years ago when we went through a tough financial period, it seems like a good idea to have some food to tide you over when in a tough spot. I know a lot of people who would have barely any food left after a week.
Only nutters, trouble is that in cases of panic like that it's infectious
Why is she not stockpiling loo rolls?
If Ebola was to hit badly (I'm not convinced it will) then she's right a trip to the supermarket will be a death run. Lots of people suddenly panic buying in close quarters isn't a good idea.
Disposable gloves won't do much to protect her you can still catch it buy touching your face with the gloves, same with disposable masks pointless.
She's insane.
She may well be. She was too cross with me for being flippant about her purchases to carry on telling me about any other stockpiled supplies.
Oh gawd.... Don't let her know that! She'll be ordering full hazmat suits next...
Or you could just save some money to tide you over for a tough patch, which you can readily convert to freshly bought food, and not have to clutter up the house.
Our house isn't clutter up its all neatly stored.
Our tinned stuff has been built up slowly, we look at deals each week and maybe spend a few pounds which we can easily afford so we aren't missing out on fresh food.
We also have savings too.
Plus lets not forget how food prices have shot up in recent years what £5 in tinned food can buy you today will be less in two years. But the food bought two years before will still be fine to eat.
It can live outside the body for a substantial time...there was an example in an article of someone sneezing on a hand rail on the bus then someone else with a cut or scratch touching it and in theory it could be spread. HIV cant be spread by it.
I have OCD and find the journeys to work in winter a nightmare, everyone coughing, sneezing and no one seems to cover their face with a tissue. It freaks me out. I'm trying to stay rational about ebola but will freak out once it hits this country and is passed on.
Not so sure of that these days. I opened a tin of Soup that I bought in 2011 the other day best before date was 2013. It was a conjeled lump when I poured it out and smelt odd so I threw it away.