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British planners feared tea shortage after nuclear attack
Assoc Press ^ | Sun May 4, 7:05 PM ET | unknown author

Posted on 05/04/2008 8:49:44 PM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; britsh; greatbritain; nuclear; tea; uk; unitedkingdom
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Hard to keep a stiff upper lip without a proper cup of tea.
1 posted on 05/04/2008 8:49:45 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: Redcitizen

It’s all about priorities.


2 posted on 05/04/2008 8:52:39 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY (Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less now.)
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To: Redcitizen

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!!!


3 posted on 05/04/2008 8:56:20 PM PDT by festus (Tagline removed.)
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“..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!!


4 posted on 05/04/2008 8:57:31 PM PDT by 353FMG (Don't make the mistake to think that Government is a Friend of the People)
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To: Redcitizen

Must be a morale thing.


5 posted on 05/04/2008 8:57:50 PM PDT by Levante
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I would rather have emergency tea planning than the plans the US government had for getting out tax forms after a nuclear war.
6 posted on 05/04/2008 8:57:54 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Pray for Rattendaemmerung: the final mutually destructive battle between Obama and Hillary in Denver)
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To: Redcitizen

Krickey!


7 posted on 05/04/2008 8:58:59 PM PDT by strongbow
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To: Redcitizen

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


8 posted on 05/04/2008 8:59:17 PM PDT by Reaganesque
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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???!!!


9 posted on 05/04/2008 9:00:39 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: GATOR NAVY

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.”


10 posted on 05/04/2008 9:03:17 PM PDT by Reaganesque
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Must be a morale thing.

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

11 posted on 05/04/2008 9:04:39 PM PDT by processing please hold ( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
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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.


12 posted on 05/04/2008 9:09:51 PM PDT by buffyt (Glowbull Warming: The Greatest Hoax Since Y 2 K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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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!


13 posted on 05/04/2008 9:15:10 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberals: can't live with them, can't ship them to Syria.)
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To: processing please hold

Talk to me, Juan Valdez.


14 posted on 05/04/2008 9:15:35 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberals: can't live with them, can't ship them to Syria.)
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To: KarlInOhio

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


15 posted on 05/04/2008 9:15:48 PM PDT by Redcitizen (What we need is a Grand Army of the Republic.)
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To: buffyt

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


16 posted on 05/04/2008 9:20:04 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (Iraq's WMD's will be found in Syria after Bush leaves office. God will vindicate a righteous man.)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Being prepared (if anything untoward comes down the pike) is a marvelous thing. ;)

Gotta have my chickory and have planned accordingly. ;)

17 posted on 05/04/2008 9:21:08 PM PDT by processing please hold ( "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.")
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

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.


18 posted on 05/04/2008 9:30:20 PM PDT by Redcitizen (What we need is a Grand Army of the Republic.)
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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.

19 posted on 05/04/2008 9:46:25 PM PDT by lowbridge ("I can't wait to see what he stands for." - Susan Sarandon on her support of Barack Obama)
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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.


20 posted on 05/05/2008 6:41:34 AM PDT by Mercia
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