Preparedness for when

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Tomcatsmum wrote: »

The rain has finally stopped here in the Midlands to be replaced by thick snow.

We had a brief period of snow this afternoon, but it wasn't very thick, and it didn't stick on the roads, streets and paths.

Just a fine coating on the grass verges.

THIRZAH

We had wet snow this morning which didn't stick down here but there was a covering on the hills. I told DH it was ok but sometime after it got dark we had more and DH had a rather scary trip home.

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ragz wrote: »

How on earth do you convince your dog to go to the loo in that?!

Tell him/her it's a dog Jacuzzi.

smeeth

ragz wrote: »

Some people were remaining in their flooded homes due to pets, but what would you do if you were surrounded by water? How on earth do you convince your dog to go to the loo in that?!

Considering I can't even get my dog out in the rain (he hates wet feet) I'd have no chance of getting him out if we were flooded! :eek:

GreyQueen

Oooff, I feel like I've been thru the mill. Think I have been holding a lot of stress-related tension in the muscles and it interacted badly with the archery and I was all over the place.

Well, arrows were in the target, but not in the highest scoring bits, IYSWIM. Never mind, I'll have another go next Tuesday.

We have a bitterly cold clear night, with the moon and stars visible. Certainly cold enough to snow if there was any precipitation about.

I'm pretty disgusted by the poiticians. Let's see how it goes inside their heads; I know, I'll show them I'm a regular bloke by wearing jeans and a fleece and possibly a waxed jacket and my wellies. Shall I choose Hunter wellies, the traditional welly of the monied country classes, currently made in China, or would that be pretentious and shall I wear Dunlops to prove I'm down-to-earth? I can stand talking to actual workers in order to look concerned, but must make sure not to splash my jeans or dirty my precious soft hands with hefting some sandbags about. Oooohh, who are those cross-looking people in waders over there, trying to get past my security staff? Quick, have I been photographed and quoted enough and can I go home now?

And there's Eric 'ate-the-pies' Pickles, my least favourite politician. I fondly imagine him as a porker on his way to a starring role in a hog roast. Think of all the starving who could eat from Ower Eric, doesn't it make sense?

Barstewards.

craigywv

I love your straight to the point "say it as it is" GQ! AB NO DANCING ROUND THE TRUTH! you should be in parliament not the cretins who are! ..........................you would have your own tin hat brand out in no time! Prada or Armani fighting over your design. glad to see the archery calmed you down..........not! your totally right though I seen our slim friend on the news tonight and what a pompous oinker he is!

greenbee

Did you check the labels on their wellies GQ? Aigle (French) are the favoured brand round here for people who don't wear 'fashion' wellies (hunter, barbour) or 'horsey' wellies (Toggi, Dubarry). Or Muckboots

As well as lots of hotels etc opening their doors to flood victims, I've seen lots of people posting saying they'll take in pets. So hopefully that will help.

As our evacuation centre is lower down than we are, I'm hoping not to need it. ALthough I did stay in tonight as I wasn't up to walking through flood water in the dark.

I've bought half a dozen more sandbags, so can secure the front door if necessary, and tomorrow I'll make a decision on more sandless flatpack ones. I've also stocked up on bottled water, which is safely stored upstairs.

Our sewage system is holding up, but I discovered a slight side effect - I have one soil stack that is indoors and low down, so rather than venting through an open vent at roof level, it has an Air Admittance Valve that works on negative pressure - air goes in when you flush, but can't come out. However, the downstairs look wouldn't flush, so I checked the manhole cover. Nothing nasty, but there was quite a bit of (clean) water. Tried the plunger - nothing. Tried the auger - no blockage. Remembered the AAV was pushfit so pulled it off... and whoosh everything was fixed. So the AAV does work - obviously the water level in the drain is high enough to stop gases being released in the manhole/sewage system, but as they can't get out through the valve, they're stopping the flush working. I must remember to take it off regularly to avoid it popping off on it's own!

rosiepup2000

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do links, but I've found a foldable pet playpen on Amazoon with a built-in roof and floor. It's only 2.2kg and pops up to about 4ft diameter and 2ft high. In that space I could get a litter tray and water and food bowls (as well as the cats!)


Going to order one and see how sturdy it is.


Feeling much happier now I have a plan! Thank you for all the suggestions :-)

GreyQueen

My default setting isn't my glass is half full or my glass is half empty, it's actually Who the bliddy hell stole my bliddy wine bottle?!

I'm a bit of a rat-bag atm due to a crime-filled weekend and lots of IT problems at work. They tend to use my team for the frontline for any changes, not seeming to understand that we do our work incredibly fast in front of the customers and it's like swans, if you listen to us it's like when you see a swan gliding by, it's smooth, but there's frantic paddling going on under the surface. And when the IT ain't right, it's not fun.:(

It's a funny old job. In the space of one month, a customer sent me a box of choccies and another one called me an effing see-you-next-tuesday. Your card is marked, my girl, and come the revolution, you won't be getting any spam from the GQ Armageddon Cupboard..........:rotfl:

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Probably with fava beans. Come to think of it Eric would be nicely accompanied by a side of steamed fava beans.......... quick, page Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall, we have a recipe in the making here.

ETA greenbee, Millipede is wearing Dunlops, straight out of the box by the look of it. Can't ID what the others have on. One of my pals is a shop assistant is a county outfitter type place and has the tweedy set coming in to buy Hunters because they're British and the shop are recommending Aigle. When County Gents protest that they don't want to buy French stuff, he points out that Hunters are now made in China and the quality is poor but if Sir really wants to buy them.............*shrug* Sir usually takes it on advisement and becomes an Aigle customer.

maryb

Not exactly low fat though - think of your cholesterol