Hidden store ?

[VSAINT]

VSAINT, the article you link to is dated 2009, several years out of date.

More recently there has been a consultation about lifting restrictions.

http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/con ... IPwo5G9KK0

Here are the responses


http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/ ... ponses.pdf

The responses are generally supportive of the risk assessment and its conclusions that there is a very low risk to consumers and that controls are no longer required to protect consumer safety. While we note that some individuals and their representatives have reservations regarding the potential damage to consumer confidence, the FSA is being evidence-led when making decisions on food safety controls. Following consideration of the consultation responses received, our assessment – subject to agreement by the FSA Board at its meeting on 20 March – remains that removal of controls will not compromise consumer safety.

As far as any more posts on this topic,when you've hijacked threads and have nothing sensible to say, they will be removed.

I was aware of this doccument and it still states that the risk is low ? Would you like to go forage and live there ? I know i wouldnt .

If you read them you will see that the dose rate is still the same , They are just now working it out as the threat to the individual eating the meat not actual in the meat .

[itsybitsy]

Hi ,In reply to itsybitsy - The point is that every one should do a land search before digging , I dont have a link - But only 10 miles from my home in Retford a builder bought a beautiful field to create a new housing estate , He didnt do a land search , He bought an old 1902 lake that had been filled with hundreds of dead cows that were slaughtered during the Anthrax out break ,He only had to spend £2M removing the contaminated soil and replacing with fresh top soil .So the moral seems to be that you never know what is under your feet , And to rush in blind may be worse than having no storage at all .And should any members be planning on heading for the quarantine zones as shown on the maps http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... l-disaster , Then All the plant life and food supply animals in these areas are TOXIC , So is it not best to inform as many as possible about these areas that to some one living 50 miles away may know nothing about ?And as the underground storage also covers caches that many hide along and at there destination , would being forewarned of the problems that are STILL PRESENT not be of relivence ? Of course there is also the Chemical / Industrial / Agrigultural contaminations present in old and derilict areas , That many builders buy cheap for new developments .
SO check before you dig .

For the love of all that's holy - the guy is only digging into his own foundations to store some of his preps. You have now blown all this this way out of all proportion. Please desist.

[scotsman]

being around 20 meters above sea level and living on a slight hill i dont think flooding will pose a threat though i have been wrong before and will take that into thought despite the sea being only a minutes walk from my door

I didnt dig believe it or not all i did was remove a few bricks to create easy access that room bellow and behind,the cupboard was as tall as that when i found it.
Been looking at shelving and argoose has some that should fit nicely in there.I am thinking it would be better suited to a equipment store as appose to food stuffs ect humidity is an issue down there and also i do not want to attract mice/rats despite being in boxes on shelfs if one of those four legged little bandits got in they`d have a feild day

[triffid]

Could consider some efforts to waterproof it..... bitumen paint or if you have the money you could 'sheath' it with fibreglass. If you do go down the waterproofing route you might want to consoder a sump at the lowest point for drainage.
I suspect if you were to engineer airflow (pump warm air into the base of the cellar and alow the air to escape at the top) after a few days the humidity might be less of a problem

[scotsman]

I did contemplate lining the walls with some heave duty polleythene (sp?) i think me making the access bigger that should help with air flow

[triffid]

Polythene would help. As you said opening up the access should as well - but if you could pass warm air through the void it might speed the drying out up. I'd be inclined to air it then waterproof it but I wouldn't store anything there until your pretty certain its waterproof to above the water table.

[icrcc]

Just store your preps in waterproof, sealed plastic containers. An easy cheap and effective solution. The bigger the container the better as long as you can get it into and out of the space easily. Also bear in mind that you have to lift it so the size will be somewhat contingent on contents.

[Roopz]

Just store your preps in waterproof, sealed plastic containers. An easy cheap and effective solution. The bigger the container the better as long as you can get it into and out of the space easily. Also bear in mind that you have to lift it so the size will be somewhat contingent on contents.

Where can you source cheap plastic containers? (Not food grade).

[Reservior]

What size racking are you thinking of? When I racked out part of my storage area, I took a little while over it as I wanted to buy from an eBay seller I'd used before. This company sells really good quality, build your own, metal racking but it's a bit more expensive than Argos etc. The company sell at a buy it now price but they also run 99p starting auctions so if you are patient and keep trying you can pick up the same thing cheaper.

Pm me if you want details.

[tfish]

What is your reason for 'hiding' this store

What is your reason for questioning why he wants to hide it?

Because it dictates my answer to his question. DOH