Germany to tell people to stockpile food and water in case of attacks.
For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the German government plans to tell citizens to stockpile food and water in case of an attack or catastrophe, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper reported on Sunday. Germany is currently on high alert after two Islamist attacks and a shooting rampage by a mentally unstable teenager last month. Berlin announced measures earlier this month to spend considerably more on its police and security forces and to create a special unit to counter cyber crime and terrorism.
“The population will be obliged to hold an individual supply of food for ten days,” the newspaper quoted the government’s “Concept for Civil Defence” – which has been prepared by the Interior Ministry – as saying.
Another report states “People will be required to stockpile enough drinking water to last for five days, according to the plan, the paper said.”
I think that “man-made disaster” certainly fits Germany right now – or would that be “Prime Minister-made disaster” be better put seeing that Angela Merkel in deciding to go all open borders to mostly economic, mostly Muslim, mostly ill-educated, and mostly military-aged men. But for 10 days, that’s a long time to shelter in place for an Islamic attack – or are they thinking of a much bigger attack coordinated in lots of locations around the country that would necessitate martial law?
Frankly folks, the old Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared” (I have no idea what it is now since Progressives / Leftists have now infiltrated and taken over that “societal institution” as the Frankfurt School started back in the 1920s) still holds water because you don’t know when, where, or how this “insurance” might be needed….
A few generations ago, this used to be the norm – keep stuff around and handy mainly because, well, your family depends on you. Like here from Instapundit:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE TRAPPED ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE SO MANY FOLKS IN LOUISIANA?
I keep a trouble bag in the back of my car, with food and water (lifeboat rations that nobody would ever eat unless they had to, plus a few snacks), a flashlight, emergency blankets, glow sticks, matches, a spare set of glasses, a change of socks and underwear, tampons (also good for gunshot wounds), and a Field Trauma Kit. I think I’m going to add a tourniquet.
Before anyone asks, I don’t keep a gun in the trouble bag. It’s too hard to access, and since I only check it occasionally to rotate out stuff that’s expired, I wouldn’t notice if someone stole it. But you should have a gun on hand if you can, though if you’re traveling interstate, benighted jurisdictions with criminally-strict gun laws may make that difficult, which is why we need national carry legislation.
Heck, there was an accident that bollixed up Rt 93 southbound today for quite some time.
I have both cars equipped with “stuff” organized into “car stuff” like flashlights, battery cables, air pump, et al, “first aid stuff” as in bandages, alcohol swabs, pain relief and anti-bacterial ointments for the little stuff – and I do have a tourniquet and an Israeli combat bandage for really bad stuff. I didn’t forget the “feed my face” (couple MREs, freeze dried packages) or “keep warm” provisions (like a sleeping bag that used to keep me quite warm when I used to do a lot of backpacking back in the day. I also keep a daypack with me with clothes and water bottles. Like Glenn, though, I don’t keep a firearm in my cars as a regular practice – with Murphy’s Laws, that would be the time I’d be out of luck from some turd stealing the car and getting a really bad bonus “gift”.
And yes, given that I lived through the ice storm (a few years ago now) that hit the Northeast and cut our electricity for 2 weeks, I promised myself that my family would not have the same problems again. It’s just good common sense – because sometimes you just can’t amble down to the local grocery store, Walmart, or hardware store to pick up “just in time” needs. Backups for backups.
Think about the “disasters” (or just some annoyances that might last a few hours or days) that could cause you to end up in a pickle with your spouse and kids looking at you going “now what?”. And remember that, sometimes, civilization can be real, real thin and can break pretty quick. There’s a whole bunch that could be written but the ‘Grok is not a TEOTWAWKI blogsite.
Oh, btw, – the rule of thumb for water is 1 gallon per day per person. And don’t forget about your pets…
Remember, “insurance” is just not money you send to your local agent (or mobster). And remember that both Bush II and Obama have “given” us open borders during this time is rising political Islamic terrorism. It can happen here – we’ve just been lucky that when terrorism attacks have happened, they’ve been isolated. Now think of a time when several coordinated cells with military training hit some rather important stuff like electrical substations, a few telephone central offices…..
UPDATE: Glenn adds this: Bugout Bag Essentials. Plus, Car, Truck or SUV Emergency Gear. And: Essential Family Survival Kit for Under $300.
