Do we all need to stock up on doomsday essentials? Readers discuss

Readers weigh in on if we need to start stocking up on food pronto (Picture: Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Some context There was an appetite on Facebook for our story about the store-cupboard doomsday essentials we should be stocking up on if we want to follow government advice and be ready for a catastrophe (Metro, Thu). The list included cans of beans, pulses and fish, rice, oats and olive oil. ‘Doesn’t everyone have a back-up incase they can’t go to the shops?’ Growing up the child of an older parent who was born at the end of the war and spent her formative years on rations just makes all that store-cupboard stuff normal – it’s just a regular shopping trip to replace what’s been used. Doesn’t everyone have a back-up in case they can’t get to the shops? Rachael Rodgers This reader would opt for champagne If it’s doomsday, I’m going out drinking champagne – not eating tinned chickpeas. Nina Oaken ‘You can’t take it with you’ Wouldn’t doomsday be the end? So stock up all you like but, as the saying goes, you can’t take it with you. Andie Penn Grab a pint instead To quote zombie comedy Shaun Of The Dead, let’s go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over! Peter Lord Get some sweet treats I think it’s vital to put some sweet treats in with all the dull food. Things are going to be pretty miserable to start with. Helen Claire Bailey Store-cupboard mentality I don’t have spam or sweetcorn but I have beans, soups, chickpeas, pasta, rice, tuna, mackerel, lentils, oats and frozen peas. Generally most of us grew up with a store-cupboard mentality. Rebecca Johnson Bista ‘Common sense planning’, not doomsday It’s not just doomsday planning… just common sense planning for the uncertain and dangerous world we live in. Many countries are well ahead of us in this regard. Stella Fry Add alcohol to the list… Add alcohol to the list. You can use it to get your fire started. You can sanitise your hands and wounds and if life is that bad, drink it. Eileen Bougourd Prepations are better in Iceland It’s second nature to be prepared where we are (Iceland) due to winter storms and five years of having lived under the Eyjafjöllum mountains (one trip to town a month for food shopping, back in the mid-90s). It prepares you really. We don’t really need it now as we have three supermarkets within a ten-minute walk but considering that not everything is available all the time, one does keep stocks of some things. Mary Marsden Ellertsson Different priorities But where will we get toilet rolls? Graham Abbott The imortant things Pretty sure I’ve got an Instant Whip and a packet of jelly at the back of my cupboard from 1983. I’m gonna boss doomsday. Angela Hale Out of stock… This is why I cant get sardines in oil or tomato in Lidl anymore! Yvonne Rautenbach Coffee for the millenium This has reminded me of my mother’s plans for Y2K. All she’d packed was coffee! Jennifer Bennell The bean all and end all If it’s doomsday then 47 tins of beans won’t save my life. Aimee Rebecca Trowman Is Wes out of touch? Stockpile essentials for future catastrophic events and disaster, a government minister says? Unfortunately half the population can’t even afford to stockpile the necessary for a couple of days and need food banks to survive. Peter Platt Again, the important things Don’t forget pet food. Nikki Johns Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments Arrow MORE: Cricut’s new sticker printer lets you turn phone photos into custom stickers at home Arrow MORE: Home trends 2027 – the 3 biggest interior design updates set to transform British homes Arrow MORE: The autumn workwear staples every woman needs in her wardrobe Puzzles Newsletter Get your favourite puzzles when they are ready to play on the website sent directly to you every day and track your daily streak!