Preparedness for when

allybee101

Re Glastonbury - I personally wouldn't bother with the kettle. The site is so huge that if you went back at lunch it could take you quite a while.
I took a stack of cereal bars and dried fruit with me which did for breakfast, and even lunch. I had a cheap water bottle to fill at the stand pipes which wouldn't be missed if it got lost in the mud. Take the bare minimum - you have to lug it in and out.
Tissues and hand gel are definitely on the list. They do have sinks for handwashing, but a bit of gel definitely helps.
If you can pick up some cheap, disposable ponchos before hand they are great - a bit hot and sticky but easier than carrying a mac around, and you can get a small bag under them too. Great to sit on if it's dry.
Don't take any valuables, and keep money in your sleeping bag at night.
Have a great time!

D&DD

What a good idea Ally those ponchos are very handy to have in for all sorts of other things like school outings too I stick one in DS3's lunchbag usually as whenevr they go out anywhere it rains
Sounds like she's going to have a great time

Bessie lol I'd move in a heartbeat if I could to the middle of nowhere..it's far too built up and busy here.
On the plus side, on the whole the community here is great,I just avoid those who are 'trubble' ,lived here long enough to know who's who All the friends and neighbours here have always been very supportive of our boys and their quirks and they have friends here too they'd miss.

If I ever moved I'd have to pack my parents up and take them with us as we are really close,my brother less so as we live in totally different worlds.

Some days I'd like to just be somewhere new to start afresh where no-one knows me (and asks for favours!) other times I love going out the front garden to do some work and spending the whole day chatting :rotfl:

At the moment its a case of better the devil you know and as I say I know the risks living where I do but have mitigated them as much as I can for us to feel comfortable and I do feel safe in my home and sadly these days theres not many people who can say that even X

westcoastscot

Hi guys,

Can I come back to play???Been MIA, having a break from computers etc and addressing health issues.

Prepping has continued apace though - its a way of life for us, carried on from when I was little in Yorkshire, through crofting in the small islands near here and now here on the mainland in rural coastal Argyll.
We prep to stay put, by and large, although have papers, cash etc to hand in case of a house fire (probably the only reason we would need to leave) - it's a wooden house.

Veggie growing is picking up this year - really slow to start as we had frosts into late May, but looking promising now. It's just great to have the energy to potter out there in the sun.

Life here is lived at quite a low key - the biggest issues for us are natural - high seas - we live up a hill from the shore but the road is often flooded at high tide in winter, long wet seasons, the seemingly regular closure of our one trunk road which effectively cuts off supplies and disruption to electricity. We cope with all these by staying put and turning up the stove!!!!

The biggest difference since I last posted is that i'm prepping more for my financial future, to give me the luxury of being able to stop working early if I want/need to. I've gone through the passage of anger, denial, frustration, and (almost) acceptance of illness - much to the disgust of my son whose lifelong illness has always been met by him with cheerful optimism - and my usual optimistic self is back. I work part-time and love my work, and my studies, but feel better knowing that if I wish to stop before 68 I shall be able to.

Oops! longer post than I meant! looking forward to catching up with you all

WCS

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'LO WCS welcome home!!!!! Lyn xxx.

RAS

wcs

One of my friends front door is over the road from the bay and 16 inches above the high water mark! A bit further north than you but also threatens to flood part of the garden which is not good.

ginnyknit

Was having a pootle on G**gle for a solar charger for the phones and DGS's tablety thing and boy have they improved since I bought the last one. They actually look like mini solar panels and can have suckers on to attach to a window :T:T:T Its more for when we are out and our phones go dead, though as a prepper they should always be charged ready ....bad prepper ginny.... anyway then I wandered onto a site selling solar powered water features,totally useless but oh so pretty - thought it might be classed as therapeutic for Oh and DGS

WCS its an excellent idea to prepp for your specific needs, I wish I had done that 10 years ago instead of enjoying being child free and having a life, but I wouldnt have missed all the gigs I went to or the fab people I met. You have done well to go through all those stages, OH is still struggling with a few, denial was the worst as he wore himself out. Now we live at a slower pace but he still does or tries to do daft things.

off to admire my veggies out back - my broad beans have flowers!!!

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Did anyone see the Breakfast programme on bbc this morning? They were at Liverpool Docks and the subject under discussion was getting Containers and thier contents from the docks to thier destination and apparently a growing trend is to use Birtains Canal and River network. I seem to remember having the discussion about this last year and all of us saying thank goodness the canals are being restored, why don't they get used for carrying goods these days? Well someone must have been listening because it's happening thank goodness, lets hope it takes some of the bigger lorries off the roads, I've just been watching a programme about Fred Dibnah and Steam Engines on TV and had the thought that it's a good thing that young people are still interested in engineering and steam power because it might become as useful as the canal network as Oil gets more expensive, life is full of circles isn't it? Interesting thought, yes? Cheers Lyn xxx.

westcoastscot

RAS we were like that when we lived on the island - we dug trenches on one side of the house and the water came through the garage around the back and down the trench back into the sea!

Ginny I too have been enjoying life, and don't regret it for a minute. I always thought I would have time to prepare for retirement but there you go - not sure how long i'll be able to keep working, but we shall see. I understand how your OH feels, I'm trying very hard to live in the moment and pace myself, but it is really frustrating!!! I guess when your illness affects your partner as well that must be really difficult - my ex left when my youngest was 10 and his health deteriorated even more so it's a little easier for me. I did have a fledgling relationship after many years, but it didn't survive my diagnosis.

I'd love a solar fountain - we've been looking today at solar powered tree lights for outdoors for christmas - i'm so tempted!

Love broad beans! we have them fried up with bacon on a sarnie - yum. Mine have a few flowers.

Well, off back to my knitting for a wee while,

WCS

Shropshirelass

D&DD We have 2 rucksacks, a little and a larger, and last week I finally invested in a lovely (waterproof) shopping trolley, so would have a choice depending on situation. I will look at ways of safely storing and carrying documents - I have always only thought of passports and maybe Driving Licences being needed for identification.

As luck would have it, OH banged his head on a tree in the garden this afternoon, nasty cut on his poor bald head, cant remember when he last had anti-tetanus, at least 20 years. On contacting local surgery they directed us to minor injuries unit 7 miles away. Just yesterday we decided to fill up the old jeep, just in case, so no worries there, and at MIU we were the only customers, so no waiting. There are some advantages to living in the outback! moral(s) - he must always wear a hat when outside. And I need a better equipped First Aid Box. At least this Anti-tetanus jab should last. While locking up it occurred to me I should have a bottle of water and a snack ready to go - will have them next time.

Those heading for camping and festivals - remember to eat fruit and vegs, you wont get malnourished in a week but may get constipated.

Mrs LW it was lovely to see Liverpool Docks on TV this morning, I worked near there in the late 60s, it was always so busy in those days. How wonderful if it could thrive again, provide work, and use the Manchester Ship Canal as well - would get lorries off the roads and no doubt cut down on accidents as well as saving fuel/emissions.

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It's the little thought that barges work just as well with real horse power as they do with engines, and that could be done again if necessary. Mind there would have to be a big increase in the numbers of heavy horses available, and that would mean we needed more harness makers and rope makers for the towing gear, definately need more tanneries to process the leather which would mean breeding more cattle to provide the hides and growing hemp or sisal for the ropes, giving our farmers a better income and maybe we'd need stabling and ostlers along the networks to look after the horses??? Does the thought 'Back to the Future' make sense to you too? Goodness, who said there's nothing new under the sun???