Preparedness for when

Confuzzled

lovefullshelves wrote: »

Here's a question...if the economy collapsed tomorrow..or there was a fuel crisis and no food in the supermarkets..how many people do you think would turn up on your doorstep?
I've been thinking about it.

Just a thought. How far can we stretch?

my ex, possibly his mother and sister if they had enough fuel to get here, obviously my daughter since she lives with me and very hopefully NOT my new neighbour

she has her hoardes of friends and family in and out of her flat constantly and whilst she is friendly enough i cannot and will not feed them, i'm already helpful with her and have given her things of mine (not food) that i don't need but after a few conversations with her about her own food waste and attitudes towards repaying debts i will make sure she does NOT know about 'food club'

The first rule of Food Club: Don't talk about Food Club
The second rule about Food Club: Don't talk about Food Club!

might sound harsh but i can feel in my gut that it wouldn't be in any way a reciprocal arrangement, and the hoardes would be there with their hands out too, and again from conversations i think their attitude is very very different than mine and not conducive to share and share alike with resources and labour etc

the ex and his mother and sister i would take in and happily look after, they've been good to me (well my ex drives me mad but he's good in a crisis) and i know they would all chip in so that's fair enough. besides the ex sil is ex police, good to have around in a bad situation

Confuzzled

GreyQueen wrote: »

Went ooop town with the wally trolley just before lunch time as needed some heavy things. My goodness, aren't shopping trollies popular now? Every third woman and some older men were trolleying along and there were so many variations of size, colour and pattern that no two were alike.

i have one again, this time it's dark leopard print trolley, how cool is that? well i'll tell you, it's SOOOO cool my moggy mad daughter begs to pull it for me when it's not heavily loaded :T:rotfl:

boultdj

pineapple wrote: »

It's scary that there is a whole generation with no experience or comprehension of a life without these things. Things are moving so fast, it's almost a different world to say the 50s and 60s for example. Don't know what is covered in school history lessons these days but imo they should include recent history - with real people going in to talk about their experiences.
Then they should all be made to spend a week or so in a 1950s house without any gizmos - no TV even! :rotfl:
Hums 'If I ruled the world'......

There's a program on channel 4 this monday to do with the starting of the dole payment, and they are making the people live with the 1950's restiction's.

wondercollie wrote: »

I've taught both my sons to cook, clean and mend. The oldest is a Combat Engineer and if he can't fix it, he sure as hell can blow it up.

Dad was a mecanical engineer[ex-navy] and he loved fixing thing's, which was a good thing 'cause both me and bro are good at breaking electical stuff:p.

GreyQueen wrote: »

Evening all

I was born in the sixties, had most of the bits of childhood I can remember in the seventies and was a twenty-something in the eighties. I feel that I've seen a lot of changes in those years, and the endless rise of the consumer society, along with the decay of civility and manners.

Snap to being born in the 60's

Heaven knows what the older people, the octogenarians and nonogenarians, make of this. We have them being stoned in their sheltered homes by packs of feral children in this city; I've been talking to the victims.
I work in a nursing home, have done for nearly 20 year's, and I can tell you, they are scared every bonfire night, they think it's the blitz again, they want the curtin's shut before dark so 'young hooligan's' can't see them and torment them[ I dread to think what they put up with when they lived alone]


I find myself stunned almost into speechlessness by the ramped up lifestyles which seem to have become the new normal. Since when did ordinary British schoolkids from non-privilged backgrounds get to fly across the Atlantic to NYC for a school trip? Or go ski-ing?

Yup, it certinly put's our day trip to france in the 2nd year and the chance to spend a week on the holy island in the 5th year to shame, still I think we might have had a bit more fun with the school leaving disco:rotfl:

;) Good job I'm nobody's Mum or I can see myself saying to some poor lass or lad : You'll catch your death going out like that!

:oOh dear! I'm not a mum or even an aunt, but I do come out with that to the young 'un's at work:o

siegemode

Hi all.
Have been prepping for a financial hit and bogged down with form filling for OH. Just about finished one set due in next week and the next dreadded envelope fell through the letter box so no rest here for a few weeks. Am exhausted already but hey ho it's gotta be done.
Have been stocking up just in case there are problems and our income is cut. I can't think of any other prepping until I know about our financial position.
Been trying to keep up with world events and news. Apart from the economic side two things I'm concerned about are Fr@cking and the stem cell burger. Both are sinister in my view.

I don't think many would come knocking on our door in a crisis because only two people who are like minded and discreet know I stock up etc. I was thinking of the first crisis I tried to prepare for and it was the year 2000 when even the IT crowd weren't sure what might happen. OH was in IT at the time and I had the micky taken over how much I had stored. Then after it passed ok the OH lost his job and suddenly we were skint, but we never went hungry because all that hoarding paid off and saw us through for almost a year until things picked up slightly.
Since then I've always tried to keep a reserve just in case. As time has passed I've also become even more aware of so many other potential shtf senarios so prepping has taken a whole new meaning in our world.

Having read the past weeks posts this afternoon as OH listened to the footie I was reminded of one of my favourite films "When the wind blows" worth a watch, lovely, but sad and kinda topical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9aHT-IlkHo

GreyQueen

(((((siegemode)))))) sorry to hear you're stuck in the hell which is form filling. Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt.

Yeah, the good thing about having food in the home, and other supplies, is that you don't have to panic if the money supply dries up overnight, as the DWP are wont to inflict on the poor souls who are at their mercy.

You get to eat. And you get to use the soap and the toothpaste and the washing up liquid and the laundry detergent etc etc.

I've just cooked 2 FB pies from the stash and eaten half of one. They will be allowed to cool, and the other half one will be eaten tomorrow and the second pie wrapped in clingfilm, frozem, thawed and warmed thru one half at a time in the bain marie part of my steamer saucepan. I like to do this because they cook at Gas 8, and that's a lot of juice.

I normally cook 3 at a time but the freezer is rammed with broad beans atm and there's no room inside for one than one spare pie. Tetris is the commonest game at my place.

FB pies have always been bought by me for £1 but atm the best price I can see on them is £1.50 and some places have them at £2+. I shall keep my eyes peeled for them at £1 and restock. Have over 20 left so good for a while.

Was in the supermarche this aft and looking at the darling little tins of corned beef which they are now producing for the dollhouse people who presumably shop there. Same shape, much smaller, I think they think we won't notice?

Hokay, going to chat the the familyand check they remembered to go to the windmill to get my breadflour. It's the best-tasting stuff I have ever had. Nomnomnom.

Bob, where are you getting the RFID sleeves and passport cover from, please?

westcoastscot

Hi Guys,

Haven't posted for a while, but came on for a bit of reading for a morale boost - lovely to hear from Smileyt, and nice to read that Mar and Shergar are feeling good with the kelp.

Things are going downhill here - its a little depressing to be honest. - Work is getting busier as money is cut from personal budgets and services are slashed.
- My arthritis has worsened again and I'm in a 2 month period of gradually increasing meds - the side effects are worse this time around, lasting most of the week between doses
- due to personal money pressures my stores have dwindled.
- a close relationship has ended

Sorry! sounds more dismal than it is!!!!

I have a plan, but its frustratingly slow moving these days. I'm trying to restock my preps with the minimal amount of money, saving a little here and there where I can. Looking again at AF etc but the extra postage costs to here make the savings negligible - so wish we lived near a big supermarket! Keeping on making do and mending.

I'm trying to decide whether to focus on my etsy store to make a little extra money or spend my spare time sewing/knitting etc for us - cannot decide which is most cost effective??? In the past I've always focussed on saving money first, before making extra money, but times are so tight these days I'm undecided. I have lots of yarn, fabric etc, so no initial outlay either way.

Anyway, off to wash the dishes,

WCS

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GreyQueen wrote: »

Bob, where are you getting the RFID sleeves and passport cover from, please?

Amazon UK.

Card sleeves are £2-09 + P&P.

Passport wallet is £11-49 with free P&P.

GreyQueen

Thanks, Bob.

VJsmum

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

MAR I'm starting to be looking forwards to Autumn, I know I've had enough summer when instead of thinking oh good courgettes I find myself thinking oh God courgettes! I'm there now and finding I'm wanting hot pots and stews not salads and cold meats. I wonder if we have a built in sensor for changing seasons and nutrition? I'm actively looking forwards to those autumn mornings when you feel the first chill of the year and smell the bonfire smoke from the evening before which are usually followed by mellow and golden days and for the nights to start drawing in as that's getting closer to lighting up the woodstove again, Cheers Lyn xxx.

No, no no no no no

homesteadchick wrote: »

I don't want to think about winter just yet thank you!
;-)

I''ve only just stopped complaining about the cold a few weeks ago! Geeshh!

We've had an absolute hot streak here in Holland for going on 5 weeks now. And it's been lovely!
Very hot on occasion, but lovely.

I'll have it last a lot longer please.

Me too

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hello and welcome, homesteadchick.





I think we are hardwired to eat up to fortify ourselves throughout the winter....

I'm not

I hate winter, don't like spring or autumn that much. I only really like summer. People say I would miss the chill, the rain, the winter if I had summer all year long.

They are wrong

Also that thing about loving the season you were born in? That s rubbish too. My birthday is December 18 :cool:

Catching up after me holibobs. I may not belong on a thread talking about materialistic things and spoilt kids.

I've just taken mine to Disneyland :eek:

mardatha

Awh WCS that's not so good - but can I just say that while you're thinking about what to do, other folk are doing it! and you'll be pushed out of the market on etsy if you don't start listing now. Dont mean to sound horrible pet , you know me better than that eh.