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.

[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