British planners feared tea shortage after nuclear attack

Assoc Press ^ | Sun May 4, 7:05 PM ET | unknown author

[Redcitizen]

LONDON (AFP) - Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday.

[Redcitizen]

Hard to keep a stiff upper lip without a proper cup of tea.

[GATOR NAVY]

It’s all about priorities.

[festus]

Blimey. If they don’t have their morning tea ( or coffee on this side of the pond ) no work will get done post nuke unless we stockpile it now!!!

[353FMG]

“..there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack..”

But what about the crumpets that are part of the afternoon tea? Will they too disappear? Oh, the horror!!

[Levante]

Must be a morale thing.

[KarlInOhio]

I would rather have emergency tea planning than the plans the US government had for getting out tax forms after a nuclear war.

[strongbow]

Krickey!

[Reaganesque]

I say! That would be a bit of a sticky wicket, what?

[Grizzled Bear]

That’s a piss-poor thing to be concerned about! What about really important issues? Where would you get your beer after a Nuclear War???!!!

[Reaganesque]

This reminds me of George Carlin’s bit about Al Sleet, the Hippy, Dippy Weatherman. Al was reporting a line of thunderstorms approaching the listening area but then added, “The radar is also picking up a line of Russian ICBMs. Soooo, I wouldn’t sweat the thunderstorms.”

[processing please hold]

Must be a morale thing.

That's what I think too. With me it would coffee, but I have that base already covered.

[buffyt]

Tea is very expensive in China, too. I drink it all day, without sugar. I brew it fresh and drink weak ice tea all day. It keeps me away from coffee, cokes, etc. I hope we don’t have a problem of shortages of it here in US.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

We can learn from this. Post nuclear-war, I won’t be able to download music, get cable TV, or buy Red Bull. I’m downloading MP3s, buying DVDs, and stocking up on soft drinks like a madman now!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Talk to me, Juan Valdez.

[Redcitizen]

Stockpile your tea and use the tax forms to (insert imaginative thought here).

[Finalapproach29er]

What kind of tea do you drink? Green Tea? Caffiene or no?

[processing please hold]

Being prepared (if anything untoward comes down the pike) is a marvelous thing. ;)

Gotta have my chickory and have planned accordingly. ;)

[Redcitizen]

The bright side is we wouldn’t have to listen to day time TV or worry about the latest fad diet.
OTOH, a lack of Coca Cola would have me concerned.

[lowbridge]

Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday.

But they didnt give a damn about the consequences when putting a tax on American tea.

[Mercia]

WHAT!!!!!

This is poor planning at its highest. No Tea?!!!

The Empire was forged on cups of tea, and I suppose, fell to pieces on cups of tea too. I would surrender myself to the side with the most tea bags left.

Hahaha.

[GingisK]

But they didnt give a damn about the consequences when putting a tax on American tea.

It must have really stressed the British when the Patriots dumped the tea in Boston harbor. The textbooks never explained why this was such a bold move. Now we know.

[Eepsy]

I get this delivered automatically every three months. No tea shortage for me :)

http://www.amazon.com/PG-Tips-Black-Pyramid-160-Count/dp/B000FGZM52/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1209998766&sr=8-1

[Redcitizen]

See, they learned their lesson from back then. Now they think about consequences before the event and plan accordingly.

[Redcitizen]

test

[neb52]

I know it is a slightly aging thread, but all I can say is good luck getting us Southerns into a bunker with not sweet tea!

[neb52]

Have you had Twinings? If so how does it compare to PG? I prefer loose tea and PG doesn't sell it that way, so I have not tried it.

[Eepsy]

I like twining flavoured tea, but find their regular too bitter. With 3+ kids, I depend on bags, but for loose tea I like Typhoo. You can find it at Cost Plus World Market, along with other necessities like Jammie Dodgers, Hob Nobs, Jelly Babies,and Tim Tams :)

http://www.worldmarket.com

[neb52]

Tim Tams are very good. I tried doing the Tim Tam Slam, but it didn’t work out.

[Redcitizen]

You havee very good foresight indeed!

[Redcitizen]

Thats quite a true southern statement. My hat is off to you. What about accompanying snacks?

[kalee]

lol