Preparedness for when

babyshoes

Re: injections - I've done them at home for a very poorly ferret who needed extra strong painkillers while we waited for his test results. Sadly, that care turned out to be palliative as the results turned out to be poor, but at least he wasn't in pain for his last days until we took him in to be PTS.

I have a friend who gives her dog daily insulin injections, and has done for years. I don't believe you need special training / license for sub cutaneous injections (into the skin of the scruff for most small animals), just the confidence to do so after being shown by the vet. I suspect intra-muscular ones are similar in terms of required training. I think the main trick is finding a way to keep the animal still enough, whether that be with a treat, tucked under the arm, held by a helper or wrapped in a towel...

metherer

Do you know, I hadn't even thought about the impact of all this standing water, besides immediate impact on people's lives. Tinned pots on the tesco order shortly I think.

Been trying to work out what sort of foods I'm likely to use once on my own again, as I seem to remember my diet was a lot more restricted than it is now. Simply because I couldn't be bothered to cook despite being able to. I think the difference now is I know the joy of batch cooking! That and it seems more 'worth it' when cooking for two of you. Seems a lot of faff for one person, though I know the dog would appreciate it.

Once I've an idea of diet/menu, I'll redesign my prepping stores. No point having x bags of rice if I don't eat it, now is there.

Pinzy

Fab thread, and loving the ideas for tinned stuff, until I remembered that we don't actually possess a manual can opener - DH loves his old electric one!

Rosemary_Jane

GreyQueen wrote: »

Cotton is an environmental catastophe. Used a staggering amount of all the irrigation and pesticides used on agriculture and we treat it almost as a throwaway item. Isn't a patch on wool, but a lot of people probably have never owned a woollen garment and don't know what they're missing. I mean, to handle a fine merino is a joy and a privilege.

One fibre used here in the past and that may be possible to revive if/when needed is nettle fibre.

Video: make fibre from nettles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=361YVBkFylo

Book: Through the Eye of a Needle: The true story of a man who went searching for meaning and ended up making his Y-fronts
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-Eye-Needle-searching-Y-fronts/dp/1856230457/

website: nettle yarn/clothing etc
http://www.swicofil.com/products/016nettle.html

RJ

daz378

read quite a few posts very informative....especially useful for me being a diabetic that coffeemate full of glucose....and that i need more wool in the house.....where would you buy woolen blankets? heart goes out to those being flooded......

jk0

This is a very interesting blog by 'The Slog':

http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/wiping-out-the-whistleblowers-four-jumpers-a-missing-person-spell-panic-in-the-establishment/

siegemode

Pollyjuice wrote: »

You made jam in your bread maker? or am I just being gullable?

360gm Strawberries (chopped) and the same weight of sugar, plus 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice and 1hr 10 minutes later a jar and a bit of yummy jam
It's a setting on my 12 yr old Panasonic. I'e made plum, strawberry and rhubarb, ginger and rhubarb, greengage, blackberry, blueberry and raspberry. Oh and peach and also nectarine. Can't believe I almost forgot the nectarine, second to strawberry it's my favourite. When ever I see YS fruit I think jam:rotfl:

GreyQueen

jk0 wrote: »

This is a very interesting blog by 'The Slog':

http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/wiping-out-the-whistleblowers-four-jumpers-a-missing-person-spell-panic-in-the-establishment/

Interesting linkie. Thank you. And it led me here;

http://www.golemxiv.co.uk/2014/01/on-death-and-derivatives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-death-and-derivatives

Seems that the dead and missing were about to blow some whistles.....we're heading towards the endgame, I think. Don't keep too much money in the banks, particularly with bank holidays in the offing this Spring.

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Just a small flag up that this is most definately the right time to check any dry goods you have in your storecupboard as I found weevils in one bag of flour here yesterday and had to throw it away. Today I'm going right through the stores and checking everything likely to be at risk. Hopefully I found the only one but as we've all been heating homes now for a couple of months it might be worth a spot check to avoid losing the lot through insect infestation. I know I'd rather lose a couple of things than the whole stock!!! Lyn xxx.

VJsmum

Veeerrrrryyyy iiinnnteeerrresting :cool:

But can someone please explain, in [STRIKE]idiots[/STRIKE] laymans terms, what a derivative is? Cos I am really struggling to understand it. I know, me, with my grade D in A level economics too!