I’ve had to prep in China for sudden month-long covid lockdowns where we struggle to get food/medicine into our communities. It’s just a fact of life here.
We have one district with 450,000 residents in my city where most didn’t prep. Lots couldn’t (no kitchens) and others were young and ate out three times a day (cultural thing). I saw video of army personnel being brought in to help assist with running communities there. There were definite signs of lack of staff. Many delivery drivers caught covid. Volunteers for testing werent enough and thyley struggled to get suitable paces to sleep, let alone enough food.
We are going to get down to maybe +2C here in winter, and damp. I asked my parents back home if they’d considered reversing having converted their real fireplace into gas. They can then store firewood and candles to cover emergencies. They won’t. Probably because of their beige carpet. But if your electricity and gas turn off, burning things for light and heat is the last resort (and something we used to do)
How many old people have typically died from cold-related issues every year in the UK? 55,000? How many extra die if you lose electricity/gas in winter?