WHAT ARE MY ODDS OF SURVIVING ANOTHER LOCKDOWN ?
As someone who has lived through two different types of lockdown brought on by outbreaks of diseases like Ebola and COVID, I can categorically state that surviving such a time isn't at all simple. When comparing the two times I was placed under lockdown, I can say that the Ebola lockdown was somewhat brief—it lasted only about a month—compared to the COVID lockdown, which lasted for more than five months. I could periodically manage a meal a day during those times, but what are my odds of surviving if something similar happened again?
First of all, it's important to remember that before a lockdown is implemented, something terrible or bad is already happening. I don't hope this will become a reality anytime soon, but if it did and I had to survive the storm it brought, I'd have to first conduct a thorough inventory and analysis of the food supplies I have, the available funds, and how long they can last me before surviving becomes something that might be impossible to hold on to.
MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
In the two previous lockdowns I experienced in the past, I was an undergraduate during the time of Ebola and mostly depended on my parents for my basic needs, but then locked down met me in school and I had to do some petty online jobs to earn what I feed on whenever dad can't send something, but during the COVID lockdown it was a different case entirely.
By then I'd already graduated and was working and an independent person, but then I had to sit at home for about a month and the hunger and boredom were second to none. When it got to a particular extend, I had to cut corners and walk to my uncle's place just to survive when my foodstuffs ran out, but fortunately for me, the organization I work with then produces sacks for packing different food items, so when an announcement was made to allow all organizations producing food items to resume, we were also granted permission, and that was how I was able to make ends meet because all our needs were met at the factory throughout the lockdown.
HOW LONG CAN I SURVIVE?
Looking at the food I currently have in my home and calculating how long it would take me to decide to eat only once a day in order to prolong the food's shelf life and my chances of long-term survival, I estimate that the food I currently have would last me for no more than two months.
But when I look past the food supplies and dive into my current cash in my bank account and savings, I don't think those can do much to improve my chances of survival either, because I typically either reinvest my interest and some of my income than to just leave them to lay around without any use case for them. This means selling assets or taking out my investment might take a long time and won't be able to meet my needs before I give up.
The money I have on hand and in my bank account, however, can be used to buy a second round of food items that will likely last me for another one and a half months. When I add this to the number of times the first round of food items will keep me alive, it means that I will have a total of three months of survival before I will have to start looking for ways to earn money and buy more food and essentials.
That's about all I can say about how long I'll survive another lockdown experience if such were to happen again. The write-up was inspired by a topic in the Hive Learners community; you can read through Kronia's post to get more elaborate details.
Thanks for reading, have a blessed and productive day.
Your planning skills are intricate and valuable. You write up a very good example for others to use if they are ever in a similar situation, whether due to a lockdown, natural disaster, or some other unexpected life circumstance. Thank you for being an example of good planning, and let's pray that nothing requiring such plans should ever come to fruition.
Thanks for this wonderful review and feedback, surviving isn't really that easy but then at least a lay down plan will help us know our fate.
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I don't have enough food items to last me two months. Infact the one I have cannot even last one week 😂😂
If it happens...I am coming straight to your house to survive.. lolz
Be like you need cane, food wey I don calculate you wan cine short my ration 🙄
Hahaha 😂😂😂
Stingy vickoly 👁️😂
There is love in sharing 😂
Oh I no remember, but now way you take ham, I go send you 1k during such time, make you use hold body buy bag of rice, beans and semovita
Aboki 🤣🤣
Stay away from my comment....looter Vic 🤣🤣🤣....
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Don't kill Vickoly oo. Remember those boys too eats a lot? 😂
Hahaha 😂😂
He should learn to share biko
Are you sure? Hmmmm. The foodstuff I saw in your store the day I came can last 2 years o
Hahaha 😂😂😂
Monitoring spirit 😂
I have only the one that can last for one week
Hmmmmm.
A pretty well known author went out and started researching this subject and found out that the people that have no money and survive on the street have the best lesson and are the most resilient.
The more you plan for what is going to happen the more you can lock yourself into a false sense of security.
Sometimes the best planning is for you to be adaptable. If you can adapt quicker you can overcome.
Being prepared is smart but over preparedness can drag you down.
I can't carry all of my gear and equipment for every situation. However the knowledge and skills to survive do not weigh much. If anything.
It wasn't easy those period o, i was staying with my parents but you can see them struggling to fund the family. The worst part was by then i barely was doing anything tht gave me any income.
I don't pray any pandemic happens again because with this kind of economy, it won't be funny at all
It's certainly not a pleasant experience, it was literally a hard time and I can relate to how your parents were fairing.
I hope such never happens again.
It wasn't at all
We experienced an extreme lockdown, and the government didn't even provide our needs.
It's such a disheartening scenario, but at least here we are.
Yeah. We survived, but other challenges at hand.
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Thanks so much.
Hmmm you are really fortifying yourself with food stuff that could last for some months. Good plans anyways but what of your environment? The peace? Sometimes you may have food but if there's no peace and the environment not conducive it creates sort of tension.
Lockdown is a moment for all facets tension where the brain is pushed to unnecessary work.
The funny thing about lock down is that it tends to happen suddenly, without a significant amount of time to prepare supplies and resources for the lock down. Reading through the post, the experience during the previous lockdown of corona wasn't a pleasant one.
May we not have a reason to go such lock down again.
Thanks for sharing.
Feels like your factory owner is a kind man who arranged food for his workers.
Ebola lock down 🤔 didn't hear of it? Was it in your country only?
I think you are quite good at stats. Your calculations made me feel so
Yea he was a good man and beside he understands the needs of his worker.
The lockdown was shortlife and it was only for few area where someone in contact with an infected person stays.
I see
Thanks for your compliments and input, I really do appreciate.
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I hope you added that those selling foodstuffs would open too because it's a general impromptu lockdown meaning you won't even go out to get more foods 😂😂😂
Also, consider your gas too..... Because once it is finished, you cannot keep cooking unless you have electric cooker in case there is light 🤣🤣
Just reminding you 😎
Lols it's just an analysis of what might be, but then I'll most likely get all this stuffs immediately the lockdown looks possible.
God will help us
Staying positive and being a little prepared will help im sure.
Yes that's absolutely true and correct.
This food thing alone is enough reason for one to never wish for such situation to happen again. It's a very uneasy event that can happen to anyone especially in a third world country like Nigeria.
But thank God we survived it. And I hope it never happens again.
Nice entry @vickoly 👍🏼
Yes the food aspect is quite essential given the way things ended in the previous lockdown, although there are other aspects that'll lag behind like social life, finance and co.
Thanks for your input
You're welcome
Nice to know about the different lock downs, here we did not had any food issue, but social did and it lasted a very long time (like 4 months or something like that as I remember)
Oh it's all good, the major problem people faced here is lack of food and funds to purchase another due to the length of the lockdown.
Ah. Vic sir. I like the way you planned everything. Well, if the lockdown meets me here in school. Lol. I wouldn't survive one week.
Lolz thanks brother, well it's all a plan anything can happen, such a family or friend visit, that'll reduce the lifespan of the food.
Nothing can make me wish to have any thoughts about going into another lockdown again. I hate that indoor feelings
Yea it's not a good thing, but then we've to prepare our mind for whatever may come.
It’s greet you will able to survive three month and yes it won’t affect you that much because you like staying indoor and you will have your fun with you to stay awake and chat all day🚶♀️🚶♀️😂😂