Preparedness for when

alice-mary

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I generally rest it over the rim, while leaning back against the bathroom door.

Mind you, the water in the bowl feels cold sometimes.

Very modest!!!

Bikingbint

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

What's a bamix :huh:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/10388/Bamix-De-Luxe

Hope this works and helps

bikingbint

JayneC

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

We have a shtf moment here tonight, the tube on the fluorescent light has blown, so I had to cook the dinner by the push lights under the kitchen cupboards and a lamp. I discovered that I need to have more than two per cupboard maybe four or even six would be better and I had a hell of a problem finding stuff in the cupboards.
So apart from a new bulb and starters I am going to buy some more push lights tomorrow to put inside the cupboards and a few more to put underneath the wall cupboards.

I once cooked by lamplight for about a year as the whole fluorescent fitting was b*ggered, had to get a new light fitting evetually - was(am) poor so took a while:o

JayneC

Hi all, not posted for a bit but still around.

Am very pleased to still be getting produce from the lottie. May have a wander up there in the morning and do a bit more digging up of the dreaded couch grass if ground is not too soggy. It's on a hill so may be ok. We've escaped the recent storms, touch wood, though the tidal floods did a lot of damage just before Christmas.

This year I have declared that I'm attempting to become debt free. This will be no mean feat as I will need to raise a substantial amount of additional income to do it, but it is a form of prepping. Trying to get things as sorted as I can before interest rates go up and whatever else! I'm fairly convinced that economic meltdown is happening albeit in very slow motion. I think we are getting covered in the S in tiny little specks and people don't even realise what it is!!

I need to get much more organised with my preps - I've got bits n pieces of things all over the place. I need to stop writing lists and actually do something! Please give me a boot up the bum...

jk0

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

So apart from a new bulb and starters I am going to buy some more push lights tomorrow to put inside the cupboards and a few more to put underneath the wall cupboards.

I installed the same length (4ft) fluorescent tubes in my garage, office and kitchen, and keep a couple of spares in the garage. Also, I recommend getting electronic starters, as they prevent the tube ends going black:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EFS600-Electronic-4-125w-Fluorescent-Starter/dp/B009NUGEWQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389394408&sr=8-1&keywords=electronic+starter

ginnyknit

Jaynec free kick up the bum on its way. Im attempting debt free too, only have one debt but only have carers allowance to do it with. I get housekeeping but that soon goes. Mine is part of my prepping too.

Perplexed_Pineapple

Just popping in to say that I found a oouple of free today kindle books that might be of interest:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/JeBouffe-Canning-second-Revised-Expanded-ebook/dp/B0057H14KG/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plain-Cookery-Book-Working-Classes-ebook/dp/B0082POUGA/
I especially like the first review of the second book (havne;t had time to read it yet)

cornishchick

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jk0

This is scarey:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/09/us/west-virginia-contaminated-water/index.html

maryb

Anyone know if a Big Berkey type filter would deal with that? Or if you had a reverse osmosis system fitted? Because the water hasn't been shut off they have just been told not to use it