Vlad's mushroom

[Mr Fro]

Wife kicked off a conversation earlier about what we should do if my old mate Vlad pushes his shiny red button.

 

Now I'm no conspiracy nut job but given that I have a couple of little skids, I think it's important to have some semblance of a plan in place for the big stuff in life.

 

I work about 45 mins away from home so even with no traffic and full beans, I think it's unlikely that I'd get back home with the max 20 minutes warning we might get.

 

Wife suggested that we get a few extra tins of beans in the shopping this week but that surely just means prolonging the agony for a few more days.

 

Cutting a long story short, we came to the conclusion that if we survived, we'd either have to pinch the grub from everyone local to us or enslave them to make us more (and who wants to deal with the HR on that).

 

I've subsequently read that if there was even a modest exchange, the amount of crap thrown up to the stratosphere would be such that ninety something percent of the population of the earth would starve anyway which put me in a "f*ck it" kind of mood.

 

I'm highly unlikely to be able to talk down a mutated rabbit with my granddad's old airifle so that's out. 

 

What do you reckon? I understand that there are people who actively prepare for this kind of shit. Do you think they're wasting their time or that they're the saviours of the race? Perhaps there will be a 24 Days Later/Walking Dead type situaltion albeit without zombies.

 

Answers on a postcard.

 

Smooches,

Fro

[Bender]

Not unreasonable thoughts, as we stand I would say this is worse or has the propensity to be worse than the Cuban missile crisis, tech has improved, payloads have increased as have the warheads, we do not have a missile defence system. 

 

Our defence is we have a few nukes too, unlike USA we are small, 3 big nukes would see us as a country done. 

 

What level of survival are you looking at, survival at any cost?, don't do anything just do what you want after the bomb has hit, radiation will probably get you within a month, the emp will take out most electrical stuff if your close by, best get wrapping the bike and radio in a few layers of tin foil dont forget to ground it,  make a few Faraday cages. 

 

Soil is a good insulator, just dig a 30ft hole and line it with 1"steel plate and reinforced concrete, lead would be good too if wickes have any. 

 

If it happens not surviving would probably be the easiest option. 

 

 

[MikeHorton]

I'll just hole down with my babycham and brasso until the grim end 

[S-Westerly]

Might get my missus to think about going to Barnard Castle to my daughter's place. We live a bit close to GCHQ and I'd guess that must be a prime target. All seriously put your head between your knees and kiss your arse goodbye. I truly hate that bast*rd Vlad.

[Bender]

1 minute ago, S-Westerly said:

Might get my missus to think about going to Barnard Castle to my daughter's place. We live a bit close to GCHQ and I'd guess that must be a prime target. All seriously put your head between your knees and kiss your arse goodbye. I truly hate that bast*rd Vlad.

Yup, normality returns and he F**ks it up. 

[skyrider]

1 hour ago, Bender said:

Not unreasonable thoughts, as we stand I would say this is worse or has the propensity to be worse than the Cuban missile crisis, tech has improved, payloads have increased as have the warheads, we do not have a missile defence system. 

 

Our defence is we have a few nukes too, unlike USA we are small, 3 big nukes would see us as a country done. 

 

What level of survival are you looking at, survival at any cost?, don't do anything just do what you want after the bomb has hit, radiation will probably get you within a month, the emp will take out most electrical stuff if your close by, best get wrapping the bike and radio in a few layers of tin foil dont forget to ground it,  make a few Faraday cages. 

 

Soil is a good insulator, just dig a 30ft hole and line it with 1"steel plate and reinforced concrete, lead would be good too if wickes have any. 

 

If it happens not surviving would probably be the easiest option. 

 

 

they will be selling nuclear/air raid shelters at travis perkins shortly 

[Bender]

6 minutes ago, skyrider said:

they will be selling nuclear/air raid shelters at travis perkins shortly 

I've an account with them but they own wickes and often can't match them  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

I think Raymond Briggs, author of such classics as Fungus the Bogeyman wrote an instruction manual in story form for a nuclear strike. It is called When the wind blows and has many helpful suggestions.

 

There is very bad narrated version on YouTube.

[S-Westerly]

If I remember correctly his book can be summed up as kiss your ass goodbye.

[Bender]

When we were kids the public info adds told you to simply make a lean-to on an internal wall with the doors from your house and magically you would all be fine  

[skyrider]

26 minutes ago, Bender said:

When we were kids the public info adds told you to simply make a lean-to on an internal wall with the doors from your house and magically you would all be fine  

anyone believe  that hogwash

[Tiggie]

I wonder if there's still a nuclear fall out shelter on top of Nelson Mandela House? 

[Guest]

I'm hoping we're near enough to Lakenheath to be totally annihilated. I have no interest in living in a  post apocalyptic shit show.

[rennie]

If I had access to weapons, ammo and NBC kit I'd give the survivalist thing a go.

But I haven't and I'm not fit enough.

I reckon The big Army base a mile from our house means that it wouldn't be an issue anyway 

[KiwiBob]

Where I was working we used to have one of these in the office that was supposed to give early warning of a nuclear attack. They got rid of it in the 80's.

 

 

 

[KiwiBob]

 

Edited March 13, 2022 by KiwiBob

[manxie49]

We've all endured crap for the last 2yrs with covid and now this!  I'm like most other people,  I hate this maniac for what he's doing and for what could potentially result from his actions.  Recently I find myself wondering "what the f--k has gone wrong with this world"!  Personally, I'm not sure if I'd want to survive the Big Bang,  this country, and the world, has already gone to shite,  imagine what it would be like in an ensuing nuclear winter.  FFS it was dog eat dog at the supermarkets trying to buy crap wrap during the pandemic,  imagine what it would be like in a post apocalyptic world, lol.  People seem hell bent at the moment at making life as miserable as possible, from the "glue myself to road and hold up all the traffic brigade" right through to our elected elite!  Personally, I think I would sit in my comfy fireside chair, good bottle of 12yr old single malt and just wait for whatever may come, probably watch my favourite porno before the EMP takes it out, lol.  I think I've given up worrying about things that are outside of my control. 

[manxie49]

 Some info from FEMA, 1985 but I doubt if things have changed much

FEMA_Nuclear_War_Survival.pdf

[MikeHorton]

This ia about 2 miles from us, used to be a factory in ww2, the Germans tried to bomb it  but never located it. Its been rusting away for 30 years they do the odd tour their now 

 

https://www.drakelow-tunnels.co.uk/

[Tiggie]

Would love to have a wander around that 

[MikeHorton]

They do tours every now and again. There were plans to turn it into wine storage and other stuff which fizzled into nothing. I know it's used for filming and an old jet provost is sat in a car park of the complex now

[Marino]

I got one very good bottle of red wine. I will try to enjoy it all before the end.

sorry I am not able to share it with my wife as I am on board the ship.

if Vlad can wait a bit maybe after April 10th so I can sign off and be at home it will be greatly appreciated.

Nothing much more we can do anyway.

[Guest]

Definitely would be exploring the single malt collection. Port Ellen, caol Ila, Ardbeg, pittyvaich, English whisky rum cask, Bruichladdich, total vaporisation. Have to say that should it happen it's been rather charming chatting to you folks online and even meeting a few of you in person.

[Mr Fro]

3 hours ago, goat said:

I'm hoping we're near enough to Lakenheath to be totally annihilated.

Same here - a blinding flash and then nothing would be preferable although 10 miles out from Lakenheath is probably borderline.

 

I don't fancy scratching a living in muck only to see my kids spawn some mutant abomination Threads style.

 

I fancy a poke about in those Drakelow tunnels though. I wonder of I'd be able to squeeze that in before it all goes tits up...

 

Oh, and Bentwaters and that huge great bunker in Cambridge while I'm at it.

[S-Westerly]

My house is about 12 miles from GCHQ so I reckon we'll be toast if that Russian f**kwit loses it completely.  Being at sea might survive long enough to find out if the counterstrike kills the shithead. Of course we'll be back to morse code for comms if we are lucky.