Worrying glimpse into UK food mindset

[Scythe13]

This is something I laugh about as well.

Where my parents live, we know it will snow heavily, if it does snow. When it does, we all know we're stranded. The roads are not gritted for at least 2 miles!!! Nearest shops are closed (my uncle's shop), so most people cannot get food. But we're all stocked up. The funniest thing is whenever the weather forecaster predicts snow. As soon as that guy/girl says "This cold front may bring snow..." BOOM!!! Morrisons and Co-Op both sell out on bread, milk, and other essentials!!!

For this time round, I'm going to be stocking up on more camping gas and the alike. Living down in Taunton (thanks for the info about Taunton snow NR) where we are out in the stix, I'm expecting heating to die, and everywhere to basically freeze. Our local shops are miles off, as are my hopes of gritted roads!!! The likelihood of losing electricity, heating (which I don't think we have...but don't care as I don't seem to get too cold anyway), and hot water, is really high. I can see us needing to hunker down, cars immobile, and everything we need to do, basically, to be impossible if not for a drive risking our lives on snowy roads!!! Thank goodness for snowboards!!! Happy days!!!!

But as I was saying.......if this winter hits us heavily, we'll be having a hell of a time in Taunton. I'll be laughing and buzzing about it (possibly insanity) but other than that, it's all going to be a hell of an adventure!!!