Preparedness for when

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BessieBooBoo wrote: »

M11: £10 Drinks - I mean, tea, coffee, sugar, dried milk, altho' you could add booze too!

But don't drink the booze, if the emergency is a water shortage.

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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

I wonder if we could do a Battys calendar, we could be the COLANDER GIRLS Boom! Boom!

You'll be needing 2 colanders each then.

westcoastscot

Mrs L maybe, although i'm not counting on any gubment assistance as its disappearing at a rate of knots - and was never as plentiful here anyway - the usual response to my clients is "not available here". My boys have suggested a block and tackle :rotfl: and i'm not sure they are only half joking.

We live in a wooden house so no cavity to fill, however we have lined all the outside walls (and most of the inside ones) with books which makes a huge difference.

BB you are bad!!

WCS

Perplexed_Pineapple

Did anyone else see that film "The day after tomorrow" where the children were stranded in the New York Public Library while the world froze around them? They burnt books to keep warm but it didn't seem to occur to them to use the books to insulate the walls. Just been catching up on the posts of the last couple of weeks, there's been a lot happening it seems. Comng back from a camping trip is a good chance to take stock of what we have, definitely going to be stocking up on better lighting solutions, we have candles but can always use more, saving up for a better wind-up/ rechargeable lantern and maybe a couple more torches (with spare batteries obviously). If it all goes to pot in the middle of winter there might not be enough hours of daylight to get everything done, and in an serious societal breakdown where security is a problem being able to control lighting to see your immediate area etc would probably be vital for safety. Obviously you wouldn't want your location lit up like a Christmas tree if everything else was pitch black, but being able to flick a switch in an emergency would be a lot faster than lighting a hurricane lantern.

daz378

a good store of batteries (bearing in mind their use by date) and l.e.d.s are quite instant and cheap enough to stockpile but still have the lanterns as well....w.c.s good luck for the future ... i get arthritis in my knees and hands now and again.... being a carer for the council in light of the prevailing budget pressures feels non to secure...trying to get a couple of weeks in front with rent is quite handy lived mostly on my prepps this week and made note of what i owe to prepp cupboard

notjustlaura

Perplexed_Pineapple wrote: »

Did anyone else see that film "The day after tomorrow" where the children were stranded in the New York Public Library while the world froze around them? They burnt books to keep warm but it didn't seem to occur to them to use the books to insulate the walls. Just been catching up on the posts of the last couple of weeks, there's been a lot happening it seems. Comng back from a camping trip is a good chance to take stock of what we have, definitely going to be stocking up on better lighting solutions, we have candles but can always use more, saving up for a better wind-up/ rechargeable lantern and maybe a couple more torches (with spare batteries obviously). If it all goes to pot in the middle of winter there might not be enough hours of daylight to get everything done, and in an serious societal breakdown where security is a problem being able to control lighting to see your immediate area etc would probably be vital for safety. Obviously you wouldn't want your location lit up like a Christmas tree if everything else was pitch black, but being able to flick a switch in an emergency would be a lot faster than lighting a hurricane lantern.

Love The Day After Tomorrow. Really should watch it again!

S_Wales_Saver

Me too. Excellent film. Totally unbelievable of course, but it does make you think what could happen with weather/power problems.

westcoastscot

daz it's a worry isn't it? job security. A lot of folks I know think the recession/depression is over now, but having lived through the 70's i think it hasn't really taken hold yet. I do feel that things will get worse, and also - probably more worryingly - that the new norm will be a totally different picture. There just isn't going to be the money for such a robust welfare package and the cost of living v wages is never going to be so healthy again. We're all going to have to learn to live on more limited budgets whether we like it or not (except the richest of course).

WCS

pineapple

Just to add to our woes - here is a warning about the precarious state of our computerised age. Of course it could just be a boring day in newsland - but a useful reminder nonetheless. Let's not forget the not so distant banking glitches.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/23/nasdaq-crash-data
I've been a bit lax, running down my cash on hand as well as stores.
Will have to start trying to build both back up

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WCS totally agree, we'll all have to adjust to very different standards in the future. I think it will take a monumental shift though to persuade the man/woman in the street that they can't be magpies any longer and even if they want 'it' all, they can't have 'it' all!!! I wonder how long and how many generations will have to experience the reality that life has become so much harder before mankind comes to realise that you might be 'worth it' but it's not your right to have 'it'? I don't have a great deal of faith that the NHS will be able to continue in its present format, I suspect that before long some things that are available now will either need a significant contribution from the patient or will not be available at all, and maybe there will be a limit put on how much each person is allocated for prescription drugs. We'll all have to belt tighten in some way and I suspect that we'll see soup kitchens to supplement the Food Banks, and maybe even a modern day equivalent to Poor Houses coming along as time goes on. Thank heavens for this thread where you'll never feel isolated or alone because of like minded people. Let's hope the national grid survives so we've still got this lifeline eh? Cheers Lyn xxx.