Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

(((short-bird)))) we all have our trials, hey?

9 out of10 of our new neighbours are very young adults, often straight out of the hostels. They have a fairly typical pattern of using these tiny city centre flats as party pads and crashing in and out of them (with gaggles of friends) several nights a week, several times a night.

They tend to drink heavily, smoke a lot of weed, and forget that they are now householders with bills to pay out of a very low income. Then, they get behind with their bills, we have debt-collectors calling and bailiffs, often they abandon their homes, or are evicted; you come home one day and the flat is empty and there's an official notice on the door.

Within a fortnight, the same flats get re-let, and often to someone with an identical set of behaviours, so it's rinse-and-repeat, ad infinitum. Every now and then we get a decent newbie, but they are few and far between.

Mark you, I am aware that the opposite end of the age range can been almost as much trouble. The internecine warfare which goes on in the sheltered schemes in this city is unbeliveable.

VJsmum

Do you want to borrow my daughter - she sings in the shower. VERY LOUDLY. Soprano :eek: Andrew Lloyd Webber features a lot :eek::eek:

That'd learn 'em :rotfl:

We are semi detached but the bathroom is in the centre of the house so I don't think it bothers the neighbours

Us however :mad:

I mean, she is good - but not what you want at 11 o'clock at night.

And OH can't stand ALW

GreyQueen

Could be a lot worse; you could have me singing in there and I can't carry a tune in a bucket.

short_bird

GreyQueen wrote: »

Mark you, I am aware that the opposite end of the age range can been almost as much trouble. The internecine warfare which goes on in the sheltered schemes in this city is unbeliveable.

Oh yes... one of our blocks is sheltered and TPTB had the temerity to move someone from this block to the sheltered one. Never heard nowt like it:rotfl:

As we have access to a wheeled vehicle this week, I need to put the rain ponchos and emergency blankets, along with the windscreen hammer, to transfer tomorrow. We're having a Grand Day Out

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Was on the local outdoor market today, and picked up 5L of washing up liquid for £2-50.

That's even cheaper than the £ stores. :cool:

JayneC

Hi all,

Firstly thanks to elaine (I hope -thread moving fast today) for advice regarding wood types. I have tried several sources, softwood, seasoned hardwood and even kiln dried ash, which is 'posed to be top notch I'm told, but there doesn't seem to be much difference. It doesn't help that we've had a chimney fire previously so when the fire starts roaring I turn it down incase it sets the chimney on fire, which prolly doesn't help with the heat output. I hear the smokeless fuel smoulders rather than flames so it may be better for me psychologically IYKWIM. I'm gonna see if they stock it at the BATA Country Store as I have no coal bunker so will need it in bags really.

Re the person asking about storing tins in the garage - if you are thinking very long term it may be worth waxing the cans as this will prevent them rusting. I've seen it done on a prepping video on youtube, basically melt your wax in a widish container and then dip your tins in, one side then the other otherwise you get scalded fingers:p

Totally agreeing with the discussion about vet bills. I had my previous cat for nearly 20 years and she only went to the vet 4 times (last time to be PTS). I only used flea treatment if absolutely necessary and never wormed her - I did try a few times but could never get her to swallow the tablet. I currently have a dog, cat and 2 chicks and tend to try and treat them naturally, I put cider vinegar in their water to prevent worms (garlic is said to work too and treat fleas, but must only be used in tiny doses) and use fennel to discourage fleas, tansey, neem, citrus and pennyroyal are said to work too. I do have the dog insured as she's a pedigree and they are more prone to problems and for the liability insurance too.

I came across a book in CS - Homeopathy for Animals but it still presumes pre-prepared treatments and gives doses in tablet measures. It's a useful read though. I have loads of herb books (I think I'm slightly obsessed) including the bible - Culpepper's Complete Herbal, which I found in CS for £1.50!!!! Culpepper was writing about modern medicine being more about money than health even then... It's said that a lot of the women accused of witchcraft were actually herbalists whom the doctors of the day wanted to get rid of as they informed people how to treat themselves:(

I was pondering today about how money is actually holding back progress. New, more efficient creations/inventions/what have you... are discarded because they threaten the profits of the big and powerful companies who don't want to have people spending less. A friend, who is an engineer, was talking about a carbon fibre that has been created that is super efficient at conducting electrickery, he had excitedly asked how long it may be before it was in production and the benefits seen. He was told never, it would cause the energy price to come down too much!!! I've heard similar stories too about lots of energy production initiatives. Partcularly ones that could be fitted to individual homes or run small communities, now we can't be having people not using the grid can we:mad:

I could go on but I'm getting into rant mode so I will refrain:o

ALIBOBSY

SB loving the Dr who 50th quote, twas a fab night at the cinema to watch it in 3D and that line got a massive roar of laughter.

Ali x

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Anyone familiar with heating appliances?

I'd like to know if 4,200 watts is a lot, about right, or not really enough output, for a gas fire in an average Living Room?

jk0

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Anyone familiar with heating appliances?

I'd like to know if 4,200 watts is a lot, about right, or not really enough output, for a gas fire in an average Living Room?

I think it will be enough Bob. That portable gas heater I bought recently is rated at 3kW.

nuatha

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Anyone familiar with heating appliances?

I'd like to know if 4,200 watts is a lot, about right, or not really enough output, for a gas fire in an average Living Room?

Assuming the 4.2KW is output, then more than sufficient.