Preparedness for when

jk0

thenanny2die4 wrote: »

. However, in order to fund her care, her little bungalow has now been sold and two small rental properties purchased up here. Even so, there will not be enough income from the rents to pay for her care, so, when the surplus runs out, Lord knows what will happen.

Sorry to hear about MIL.

Could you sell one of the BTL's when extra cash is needed, then when that cash is exhausted, sell the other one?

thenanny2die4

jk0 wrote: »

Sorry to hear about MIL.

Could you sell one of the BTL's when extra cash is needed, then when that cash is exhausted, sell the other one?

Yes, that's exactly what we're expecting to have to do. It's impossible to plan ahead as she's still quite physically fit at the moment. We'll just have to handle whatever's still to come as and when it happens.

Shazzadouglas

Hi,

Apologies if this has maybe been posted before...just found a link to an interesting website about surviving a blackout. Its more or less promoting a programme on American tv next week called American Blackout and as we have not long had a programme on tv here called Blackout i had a wee look and its not a bad site. Very interesting and interactive. Just remember that you can scroll sideways on the site too to get to the following day and also click on small videos and read short articles too.

http://www.survivetheblackout.com

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I think everyone on this thread, is ready to cope with a blackout.

BTW. I notice the questions on that website are a bit specific.

Eg. "Do you own a battery-powered radio?"

What if you own a wind up radio instead :huh:

Uniscots97

bluebag wrote: »

Maybe a plain unscented soap, never looked at the ingredients tho,

I used fAIry household soap all my life but they stopped making it now, using a palm of the olive soap at the mo, tried the hot flannel olive oil thing but couldn't get on with it, old habits being hard to break and all that.

I loved Fairy Household soap. I tried Coal Tar (not the same as it was) and Glycerine Soap but my favourite (and you might laugh) Tesco Value Soap (last time I bought it, it was 4 bars for 44p). I use it on shirt collars, I've used it to get stains out of carpets, get oil stains out of OH's work clothes and clean the bath (a bit rubbed onto a cloth).

bluebag

unixgirluk wrote: »

I loved Fairy Household soap. I tried Coal Tar (not the same as it was) and Glycerine Soap but my favourite (and you might laugh) Tesco Value Soap (last time I bought it, it was 4 bars for 44p). I use it on shirt collars, I've used it to get stains out of carpets, get oil stains out of OH's work clothes and clean the bath (a bit rubbed onto a cloth).

LOL, I've only ever used it to clean ME! I was quite poor as a child, Fairy was cheap back in the day and a bar lasted ages, so mum had that as the do everything soap from washing the kids to cleaning the grate.

I have just never moved on from it until now 57 years later, bereft isn't the word for it.

Will give the value soap a wizz , thanks for the recommendation.

VJsmum

How much does it cost to have a shower? Anyone know? We aren't on a meter and most days I am in there for about 3 minutes. My problem is that I have extremely thick curly hair and it takes me around 15 minutes to shower when I have to wash it :eek: which I do 2-3 mornings a week (my hair is so thick, it takes 5 hours to dry naturally)

bluebag

thenanny2die4 wrote: »

Yes, that's exactly what we're expecting to have to do. It's impossible to plan ahead as she's still quite physically fit at the moment. We'll just have to handle whatever's still to come as and when it happens.

My thoughts are with you, it is the most difficult of diseases to deal with, it takes the person and leaves the body.

It's hair tearing dealing with the social care aspects of it all. From my own experience make very, very good friends with your social worker.
He/She is the key to it all , nothing seems to go anywhere without them.

bluebag

VJsmum wrote: »

How much does it cost to have a shower? Anyone know? We aren't on a meter and most days I am in there for about 3 minutes. My problem is that I have extremely thick curly hair and it takes me around 15 minutes to shower when I have to wash it :eek: which I do 2-3 mornings a week (my hair is so thick, it takes 5 hours to dry naturally)

The water cost will be quite small, it will be the cost to heat the water that's the biggie. Is it gas heated water or an electric shower?

Edited to add, looking at the figures I can find about 23 to 28p per shower for heating costs depending on the type of fuel used.

jk0

If you know the power consumption of your shower, it's simple to work out the heating cost:

Cost=(Shower Power consumption) x (No. of minutes) x (Electricity or gas cost/kWh) divided by 60.