Preparedness for when

born_blonde

Thanks Possesion, I've bookmarked the site for in-depth study.

westlothianlass

Hi all
I leave you for a couple of days and look what happens

I ticked most of the list so would looooooove to join C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z

Specialist skills include wine making and sweetie creator:D
Was sneaking a peek at posts while at work and you made me snort extremely loudly as i was reading, certainly put a smile on my face, thank you, you crazy bunch:rotfl:.

I have built up our first aid kit over time, but started with
plasters,
triangle bandage,
antiseptic wipes,
some butterfly stitches (regularly visited by grandchildren with the capacity to fall over anything)
painkillers
antihistamine (so i dont look like a red balloon every harvest)
and some micropore.

visited ho*e barg*ins last night and they had small tins of ham for 69p instead of £1.50 with BB 06/2017 so put a few in the basket ( I have it on good authority that zombies don't like ham).
hugs WLL x

craigywv

prepareathome wrote: »

the challenge:
to consistently defend the right to prepare for every possible disaster scenario including but not limited to the zombie apocalypse

proof positive of membership (must be able to demonstrate at least three of the following):

ownership of a paracord bracelet or similar (a ball of string or an elastic band is a perfectly acceptable alternate)
Have all 3 hubby collects the rubber bands the post man drops and told him he collects them so now a pile is left daily on the wheelie bins, we have a rather 'large' ball and I not only have paracord but waxed string:p that is only used when nothing else will do as my stock is going down, need to find a source for more.

a stock of at least 4 toilet rolls in the house (or the shed or garage or car)
Only 40 at the moment,hope to correct this next week

a manual tin opener (and use of same)
Have usual manual and old fashion type, with pointed end, a few of both.

basic first aid knowledge (such as being able to dial 999, find a blanket, know where the plasters are)
Admit cert out of date now but have done minor surgery course, had a chance years ago to learn this, my very neat almost invisible sewing gave me the edge on that course, but never given an injection, something I want to learn, but no problems with blood, not even my own. I shocked surgeon when I had mole removed from my leg when I propped myself up to watch, did you know the have very long root, very interesting, also had chance to observe surgery I will not go into details of that:rotfl:

ability to read through the lines (essential)
Do that all the time,second nature

UHT and dried milk (even if dairy intolerant)
Yep and soya and rice milk in case anyone is

shop at ald! and or pound1and (receipt acceptable if storecupboard is not accessible)
Not got to aldi yet and poundland pop in now and then but never been a fan

a camping stove (preferably several with different fuels)
Yep and my Ghillie Kettle

grab bag (or at least a mental list of what would be needed evne tho you'll probably never put it together)
I have fishermans vests with lots of pockets plus bags

safety pin functionality (preferably with a pin stashed about your person at all times)
Always have them on my person


homemade cake consumption (baking skills a definite advantage)
You have not seen the size of me

a love of tea (or coffee, or diet coke, or any other beverage except water which needs to be preserved for in the event of emergency)
Tea for me

pinch of salt (key element to survival in all eventualities)
Yep take everything with it

toothbrush (sharpened if possible)
Got one that has a sharpened end as useful for cleaning

kevlar suit (to fend off backstabbing)
Sadly no but I have broad shoulders and tough skin

a blind eye (turnable)
Learnt to aquire on years ago

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Oh I bought a 1960 copy of Scouting for Boys, wanted one for years and managed to buy one on ebay for £5 other day. I wanted a older copy as modern ones, which I have are very tame all the health and safety.

lololol where did youaquire your blind eye pray tell lol hope its os:)

craigywv

valk_scot wrote: »

Even older first aid is better than no first aid at all. OH was driving home one afternoon when the old guy in the car in front had a heart attack at the wheel and went straight into a parked car. OH had done first aid in the Scouts many, many years previously but his undoubtably out of date CPR technique still kept the man going till the ambulance arrived. No one else in the vicinity had a clue what to do, OH said. My first aid certificate is twelve years out of date, I'm trying to find a course that I can go on with DS now he's 16. But the only one we can do timewise is £70 each and that just isn't going to happen. Given that he goes on lots of DofE and Scouting expeditions I'd really rather he was first aid trained but the school can't afford to run a course either. I'll just have to keep prodding his scout master to arrange one.

I did ST JOHNS in school and got my certificate can you do it again ? thanks.

the_cake

The Red Cross do lots of First Aid courses - if you look on their website you will find all sorts. Not wildly expensive: a 5 hour one (daytime or evening) in my area costs £37.50 ..... you can also book as a group of 6 or more and save some of the cost.
HTH the cake.

prepareathome

Karen_ wrote: »

A box of matches may have been cheaper. Chances are your magnesium fire starter will never be needed and your vast supplies of dried pasta and tinned tomatoes will be out of date before you get round to using them. That is a shocking waste considering how much food is already wasted by people in this country.

Report me if you like but I think this thread has turned rather childish and is so far from OS that it's not funny.

Have you never heard of stock rotation, it appears you seem to think you just buy what you can eat from shop to shop, and have nothing in for emergencies. Yes those things you seem to think are just all in our imagination. Maybe you are in the lucky position to replace a freezer full of this months meat if you found freezer had broken and everything ruined. Hot air, ask the member who had this happen to her today and she does not have the money to replace any of it but because she is an OS prepared person she has a store cupboard and so her and her family will eat for the next 21 days.

We laugh and joke but we are preparing for real situations like that, if my freezer failed it would knock my meal plans for next 2 months so I have to have alternatives just as others do.

Life would be very depressing if we were to be deadly serious about preparing about emergencies all the time.

Why is it those that are complaining are usually ones who never contribute to the thread, just expect us to share all we do and if we decide to be light-hearted they moan instead of posting something constructive.

So please share what you think we should be discussing instead of complaining you could bring the thread on track, we would love to hear what you have to say about preparing, we all share here so please do add your information we are here to learn.

Back on Topic - got to Ald* but sadly had no cash on me only cc and I never knew they don't accept them only debit cards and cash, so hopefully will get back there again one day. I had unfortunately had put most of my cash on cc as its pre-pay. So had the embarrassment of having to leave trolley. I presume they have it in store somewhere but certainly no where I looked. I did have few £s so got the super six but that was all. So will dehydrate them and add to stores.

prepareathome

craigywv wrote: »

lololol where did youaquire your blind eye pray tell lol hope its os:)

Didn't put that very well did I:rotfl:

2tonsils

Re the journey to the canal for water...if you were snowed in wouldn't it be far easier to consider melting the snow from just outside? (Never eat yellow snow LOL)

Yes, I think I was a cat in another life I definitely have an empathy with them....living in a rural mountain area in Greece is definitely a dangerous occupation at times......

I put my priorities on prepping this way...I think what time of year is coming up next and think of scenarios that could happen (mind you, living in Greece we have a much longer list than most of you could even dream up!)....and try to think how I might prepare for them.

I then try to do my prep with the things I already have or that I can find cheaply at car boot sales, cheap shops or hitting the sales. Online offers you can forget as our Greek postman is as useless as a zombie.... we have to collect our post/parcel from his car boot, if he turns up, if its not a pension day and if its not raining or a weekend......

Car boot sales are a great place to find things for prepping...people sell off the strangest things that they have collected and never use...have got camping stoves, everlasting matches, a trivet for the open fire and huge lifeboat first aid kits from ours so far....

You could also ask for things you want for Christmas and Birthday presents if you have generous friends or family. You don't need to explain why you would like a wind up torch, just ask for one,they might be relieved that they don't have to think what to buy you.

Money saving threads are a great way to get new ideas as are the survival threads. You tube is great for videos on how to make things. I watched one on cutting up tshirts to make new things and it changed my whole wardrobe for free last year. here is a fun one by the ''tshirt circumciser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV2FLbJ5sJY&feature=related

sorry I can't do the link properly.

I have been cutting the bottom off old colourful tshirts and jersey dresses and making infinity scarves for the winter. Its a circle of warm fabric to loop around your neck and tuck under your coat. Simple to make and very warm....and free.....

Someone mentioned rehydration salts earlier....I make my own rehydration drink with a pint of water, pinch of salt , teaspoon of honey and a good woosh of lemon juice. it keeps well in the fridge and makes a great sports rehydration drink as well .

One thing I would include in any first aid box is tiger balm...it eases pain, sorts out bruising and aches, knocks the spots off insect bites and clears a stuffy nose in a couple of minutes...and is hot if your feet get frozen and you can't get them warm again.... I love the stuff!

I also keep notes on any allergies or health problems family members have handy so if they need to go to the hospital then I can give them to the medical staff to read before they do any kind of treatment.

If I had children here (mine are all grown up and gone) I would make sure they know what to do in an emergency if they were old enough to understand.

valk_scot

craigywv wrote: »

I did ST JOHNS in school and got my certificate can you do it again ? thanks.

It's the St Andrews up here and yes I can do it again...at £70 each for the full course.

Popperwell

prepareathome wrote: »

We laugh and joke but we are preparing for real situations like that, if my freezer failed it would knock my meal plans for next 2 months so I have to have alternatives just as others do.

Life would be very depressing if we were to be deadly serious about preparing about emergencies all the time.

Why is it those that are complaining are usually ones who never contribute to the thread, just expect us to share all we do and if we decide to be light-hearted they moan instead of posting something constructive.

So please share what you think we should be discussing instead of complaining you could bring the thread on track, we would love to hear what you have to say about preparing, we all share here so please do add your information we are here to learn.

Back on Topic - got to Ald* but sadly had no cash on me only cc and I never knew they don't accept them only debit cards and cash, so hopefully will get back there again one day. I had unfortunately had put most of my cash on cc as its pre-pay. So had the embarrassment of having to leave trolley. I presume they have it in store somewhere but certainly no where I looked. I did have few £s so got the super six but that was all. So will dehydrate them and add to stores.

Shortened your post PAH but very true...We laugh in the face of adversity. Not much else we can do...

Wish we'd remembered to tell you about Aldi's policy. It's mentioned somewhere on their website...