Preparedness for when

Butterfly_Brain

What I have discovered is that even with my 100L drinking water butt in the shed, we would have a problem with water in a very short time. DH has said that he thinks that buying another would be a good idea, I am so glad that he is as like minded as me. We have about 10 packs of baby wipes, and I think that I will get some more in to help to alleviate water usage.

Butterfly_Brain

I have started buying ghee in addition to suet for the store cupboard, it will be useful for making all sorts of things including cakes and biscuits, it has quite a long shelf life so it is a useful addition to any store cupboard

redbooties

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

You know how I stress the need to keep in sharp/strong flavours (sauce, pepper, spices etc.), to tempt the jaded palette, caused by eating bland foods?

Well, Tesco are currently selling Everyday Value sweet and sour sauce, at just 26p for a 440g jar.

Listed at 79p, so less than 1/3rd of listed price.

I bought a tray of 6 jars at my local T-Express, and will nip out to the regular store later, to try to pick up another couple of trays.

I've done the same, we've tried quite a few different sweet and sour sauce reciepes and the tesco value one is the only one everyone enjoys so I've added about 20 jars to my store cupboard

paidinchickens

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

In a real SHTF situation, you eat whatever's available.

I can't abide cauliflower or sprouts, but if it was that or starve, I'd eat them.

_pale__pale_ cauliflower cheese

esmf73

I have a tub with a lid ( I got it from the pound shop as it was filled with popcorn I saved it as sick bucket ) Inside I have nappy sacks to put used wipes, anti-bac gel/spray, wetwipes, one binliner ( as vomit clothes in boot is not a nice scent ), an old teatowel ( to sit on if someone has been sick on seat ) mints. Yes I have had an experience of coming back off holiday with a loaded car and a bout of sickness along the main hilltop road coming out of minehead. Lesson learnt, keep things at hand under your seat!


Teachers line the bucket with a bin bag for easy disposal!! Needs must!

GreyQueen

Morning all.

Hello and welcome, Redbooties, it's lovely when another lurker steps forward to introduce themselves. The more the merrier.

I'm going to check my Tosspots (a Metro) to see if they have any of that value sauce today.

Appetite is important, it's mentioned in Rawles' TEOTHWAWKI book that bland storecupboard food can cause people to lose their appetite and not eat enough, so we need variety and stimulation. He also stressed treats, edible, readable and playable.

I was out in the countryside last night with pals and was pleased to use the mini maglite on my keyring to light our way back to the car; we were at a cottage with a fair claim to being in The Sticks, far beyond the streetlights.

I'm not sure how many litres of water I have in bottles, need to do an audit, but there is 50 (2 x 25) in big water carriers and when I visit the folks I'll bring the new 10 li carrier back on the bus. I thought that was a useful size as entirely liftable. The 25 li aren't going to be carried by me more than a few feet although I have the very strong newspaper delivery trolley, plus bungee cords to secure them, to move them any distance. Thinking a scenario where I needed to go to a stand-tap, for example.

I can remember stand-taps in the street at some point in the seventies and the motley collection of receptacles people were using to collect their water.

I've come across a fair few people who don't own a bowl or bucket or anything bigger than a cereal bowl, so they'd be in trouble if the needed to collect water. Or even manage at home on reduced amounts.

If I was without water, I'd immediately switch to the paper plate and cup selection, plus onto the wet wipes for personal hygiene, reserving the water for drinking and toothbrushing only.

I have 2 large water butts on the lottie which is over a mile away but nothing like that down at the flats. The river is nearby but it would be a desperate day before that would be usable. I do know where there are springs around my hometown but I don't have that level of knowledge around this city ; must get onto the maps and then do an exploration.

Am continuing to read about the flooding which overwhelmed New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They fully expected it to make landfall on N.O. at Category 5. It weakened slightly to Cat 4 and didn't even hit the city full force, but what did arrive was terrible enough. The worst thing was the 40 feet storm surge it dragged up in its wake onto the Lousiana coast.

So far, a natural disaster, but what happened thereafter was an appalling example of stupidity and politicking between the Republican White House, very hostile to Louisiana's Democrat Governor, and almost unbeliveable levels of negect, malice, stupidity and incompetance on all sides.

It seemed that national forces could only get themselves into gear when shamed nationally and internationally by the media broadcasting what was happening. Some of the footage shot inside the Convention Centre there was considered too extreme to be broadcast. OK for some citizens to live it, but not for the rest to see it............:(

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A chance remark from one of my pals last night revealed that they'd not made it home for two nights due to work commitments and had stayed in the town where they work, fortunately had a bag of clothes in their car, but were missing one or two useful items. Lessons learned.

Righty, better check the news and see what pertains. Laters, GQ xx

mardatha

I watched Fox News coverage of Katrina and it changed my view of America for ever.

Butterfly_Brain

There are a lot of stories on the web about Katrina and all of them show up the way the victims were treated which was totally disgraceful.

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/08/secret-history-hurricane-katrina

Butterfly_Brain

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short_bird

GreyQueen wrote: »

I'm not sure how many litres of water I have in bottles, need to do an audit, but there is 50 (2 x 25) in big water carriers and when I visit the folks I'll bring the new 10 li carrier back on the bus. I thought that was a useful size as entirely liftable. The 25 li aren't going to be carried by me more than a few feet although I have the very strong newspaper delivery trolley, plus bungee cords to secure them, to move them any distance. Thinking a scenario where I needed to go to a stand-tap, for example.

From an opsec point of view, would you be better off having a collection of assorted empties in a crate for use at a standpipe? You could still use the trolley, but a selection of random empty bottles might look less suspicious than a proper carrier.

A Proper Water Carrier may make people think you are someone who knows where their towel is. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in case it's too early or late to play spot the reference )

Whatever water we need in a SHTF situation needs to be carried up 9 flights, so perhaps it's time to sort something out! Yes, the drinking water did go off a couple of years ago but we could still flush. Which wouldn't be an option in extensive power cuts :eek: