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[bigpaul]

Supermarkets have a "just in time" delivery system, deliveries are programmed so that the shelves arent(usually) empty, the supermarkets DONT have a storage facility, it all comes in on the lorries and goes straight on the shelves, we are 3 days(or 9 meals) from anarchy..something stops the food coming in ..much of which is imported..then see how quickly the shelves empty....when we had the fuel strikes..our local petrol stations emptied in 24 hours and supermarkets in 48. we are only SELF SUFFICIENT (i.e. what we can grow in this country)enough to feed 16million people all the rest is imported. we as a country only keep enough gas in store for 13 DAYS once thats gone its gone. a lot of our gas and oil is imported and the supplies could just be turned off in an instant. i have this motto where food is concerned" better on my shelf than the supermarket's!"