That is a lot of initiative: I love activists who are thinking a bit outside the box. Old people will save us in the end :^)

“Birgit Sørensen, retiree
She leads a group of activists who are currently trying to get the town’s roughly 2,500 residents to prepare as best they can—especially since a large proportion of the town’s residents are elderly.”

Although yeah spam.

it was about the same as a "South Asian inspired" ready meal from a mainstream British supermarket, maybe /slightly/ better (or at least with more spices)

@afewbugs @CiaraNi @BashStKid

I just realised I've actually had some of these, I found them in a shop run by Desi (South Asian) folk in town when I had to go to the opticians (its on the same street).

Looking at some of the reviews, they are popular with taxi uncles, soldiers, outsourced workers and others who might be separated from their families.

There's usually at least one shop like this (and sometimes multiple) in most larger towns and cities (although I do feel a bit of imposter syndrome when in them as despite being British Asian myself I don't always know what half the things in there are, which is why I was attracted to these ready meals)

but as for catching enough of them, fair. you'd need fewer of the massive blue-black-violet one though, if that helps?

I've not had one yet (although other people in Ipswich have), and I was planning to use it to line the concrete below my car as I'm doing an oil service soon..

that is exactly what it was!

It seems West Germany in 20th century sometimes got better toilet paper than Britain, but the East still had rougher stuff

(I've flipped the language flag to those who don't read German should be able to autotranslate the Wikipedia extract)

>Im Jahre 1928 gründete Hans Klenk in Ludwigsburg die Toilettenpapierfabrik Hakle. Damals bestand eine Rolle aus 1000 Blatt rauen Krepppapiers. Im Jahre 1959 verbreitete sich im Westen Deutschlands – aus Amerika kommend – das weichere Tissue-Papier, das auf der Haut angenehmer ist.[22] Hakle führte das zweilagige (1972) und das dreilagige (1984) sowie das feuchte (1977) Toilettenpapier in Deutschland ein.[2][22] In der DDR blieb Krepppapier die einzig verfügbare Sorte.

Scandinavians may have chosen three days emergency supplies. But look at their social and physical infrastructure compared to the UK's. Seven days seems more prudent.