Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

mardatha wrote: »

Yessss....hmmmm. Wouldn't it be fun making them walk the plank and letting them try it?

Nah, they don't have piranha fish in the Thames, Mar. You definately want them falling into piranha fish.................



Look at the gnashers on that Venezuelan piranha, imagine what damage that could do to Eric Pickledonion or the Camermoron......nomnomnom.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

ginnyknit

happydays89 wrote: »

When I was in poundworld the other day I decided to buy some battery operated led fairy lights,I thought I would wrap them around the bannister,and was amazed at how bright they were.They would be great in a power cut and would be safe to be left on all night,they had 10 AA Panasonic batteries for a pound.I have had them lit for 24 hours,I am going to leave them on until the batteries run out to see how much the cost would be.They could be hung on door handles,I have put some in a glass vase and they look good.I have also taped some as under unit lighting in the kitchen,so they can be just switched on when needed.They might work out to be cheaper and safer than candles,even cheaper if you have rechargeable batteries.

thanks happy I was about to go and look for some, you have saved me a trawl round the shops.

ALIBOBSY

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Buying in stock also means, you can take advantage of offers, like reduced price, BOGOF, BTGOF, etc.

I recently bought 48 cans of Heinz soup, which was on offer at 50p a tin.

Better than stocks of gold in this house lol, we all love Heinz here, but has to be cream of tom yummmmmm.


ali x

ALIBOBSY

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Just bought one of these from ALDI.

6Kg, dry powder, for classes A, B and C.

£19-99, which I personally think is a small price to pay, for peace of mind.

When using it, please remember not to jump from the fire escape, onto discarded spaghetti.

BTW. I notice is says "Handy to have in your boot".

Well, I wouldn't fancy having to make a crash stop, with one of those floating about in the boot.

It'd probably finish up in the passenger seat, alongside you.

This looks like the one we bought last year from Lidl for about the same price. We have it on the stairs in case of fire, never thought about putting it in the car.


Ali x

ALIBOBSY

GreyQueen wrote: »

I figure that every person living is the offspring of people who survived hard and dangerous things, millenia in, millenia out. We probably know things, in the short-hairs at the nape of our necks, in that creeping sensation between our shoulderblades, that feeling of UH-OH, which don't make right a lot of sense if we try to articulate them, but serve to keep us safe.

Here's a little bit of homework for you, to be practised somewhere in public. If you can do this whilst cooling your heels somewhere, pick someone with their back to you and stare really hard with all your attention at the back of their head.

Nine times out of ten, they will turn around , sometimes after only seconds, as they sense the pressure of your stare. Whereupon you will nonchalantly avert your eyes and pretend nothing happened.:)

I recall a while back seeing a TV report where this has been proven in blind trials by various uni's . Basically we are definitely and provably able to know when someone is staring at us from behind. They weren't able to say why but were working on the basis that it must be an age old survival skill of some kind.


Ali x

GreyQueen

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I recall a while back seeing a TV report where this has been proven in blind trials by various uni's . Basically we are definitely and provably able to know when someone is staring at us from behind. They weren't able to say why but were working on the basis that it must be an age old survival skill of some kind.


Ali x

I've done it very successfully in RL. You get a faster reaction if you focus on the back of their neck and mentally shout YOU!!!

The reaction is often instantaneous, and no, I don't have psychic powers.

Unless it concerns bargains. I was "called" by something in a charity shop which I don't normally frequent and found a set of printer cartridges for my own model printer, black and the colour module, for £4. Which is about £12 less than full-price, if memory serves.

grandma247

I found this info scroll down to "If a fire in your car does break out"

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ALIBOBSY wrote: »

we all love Heinz here, but has to be cream of tom yummmmmm.

24, of the 48 tins I bought, were Cream of Tomato.

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ALIBOBSY wrote: »

never thought about putting it in the car.

Me neither.

I keep mine in the bedroom.

GreyQueen

I gave up Heinz cream of tomato over a decade ago. Their ridiculous price hikes made me feel that they were taking the p***. I wanted to buy a can of mostly-water not a share in the tomato farm.

I find Sainsbugs Basics or Bulwark from Liddly perfectly acceptable and lacking the taint of excessive copper caused by buying Heinz.

Hey Bob, d'you keep the fire extinguiser in the bedroom because of a problem with hot wimmin?:rotfl: