With all that's going on in the world i was rather reminded of the governments Preparing for Emergencies booklet. A booklet full of useful tips like, call 999 and if there is a bomb in your building you should leave. Oh and that you should learn how to tune your radio to your local station. Oh and take your mobile phone with you as part of your survival kit.

Then i started looking at survival kits. Well, i don't need a flood kit as i live in birmingham. There is a river, and i have checked on the environment agency map, if there was an extreme flood it might reach my house, but a general survival kit is a thought. Looking at kits there are some interesting things i had not thought of such as a pack of cards (for entertainment) and tobacco (for possible use in trading)

Not that i am paranoid or anything.