In the land of the achy, the one-paracetamol man is king.
Julie Hames is a worried-to-death mother-of-three who has been stockpiling Strepsils and Panadol since the start of the Iran war, it has emerged.
“I’ve got an oil drum full of cough mixture in the shed and I’ve filled the garage up to the ceiling with Lemsips and toilet rolls” admits Julie.
“Some people say I’m a paranoid prepper and that it’ll just be business as usual regardless of what happens in the middle east, but I say I’m being cautious.”
In the event of a global fuel shortage, patients like Julie have imagined their local pharmacy and GP practice overrun by hordes of needy patients clawing desperately at the windows as they run out of over-the-counter medicines.
“I now sleep with a crate full of Sudafed and a loaded shotgun,” adds Julie.
“Not even a fuel crisis and a global economic collapse will interfere with my family’s ability to needlessly treat a self-limiting viral illness with lemony flavoured hot drinks.
“Have you got any Strepsils by the way?”
More to come.
