Preparedness for when

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How's the water level GREENBEE? I hope it's still well below your boundaries, the river in Titchfield that was up over the road has gone down to the point that the road is open to traffic again but the flood plain is still entirely underwater, doing what it's designed to do, no houses in sight, just lots of water!!! Hope all is well for you and continues to be so, Lyn xxx.

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Hollyberry wrote: »

My former OH did once point out that there would be no need for a TP stash under a diet of MREs (sorry if a tad indelicate), so you might want to bear that in mind if stocking up.

Oh man, this stuff tastes like toilet paper.

Earl, that is the toilet paper.

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GreyQueen wrote: »

when one Tuesday Sock (or any other day) had been lost/ stolen/ holed or eaten by the washer - the other half of the pair suffered an identical malfunction. It was like they had a death wish and couldn't go on without their mate.

That's what happens when you buy quantum socks.

short_bird

GreyQueen wrote: »

short_bird, never mind carpe diem, what about carpe jugulum?

oh ar, good idea; best kept in reserve due to height restrictions... have to cut 'em down to size first...

Perplexed_Pineapple

Evening all... news is full of chaos and catastrophe but the focus seems to be moving away from the UK and today was distinctly spring-like although obviously that doesn't mean we won't have three feet of snow or another six inches of water next week!

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

6 months reprieve on data sharing, shame that it is not abandoned all together

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/04/nhs-admits-clearer-medical-records-sharing-scheme?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/18/nhs-delays-sharing-medical-records-care-data

My bet is that it is being abandoned altogether, it's going to quietly vanish from the scene - the "delay" is only to let people forget about it before it can be dropped. The reality is they have clocked that all the previous major NHS IT projects have been white elephants of the first order - remember how many billions were wasted on "Connecting for Health"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHS_Connecting_for_Health
Was worrying about paying our mortgage earlier then found this on the BBC - could be a lot lot worse: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26228300 - those poor people have been well and truly stitched up by the banks, and it behoves us to keep an eye on what the blighters are up to over here...
Looking around the world, there seems to be a major drought in Brazil, which will do bad things to the price of coffee and beef presumably, things we can survive without tbh (if it were tea that would be a different matter :rotfl:). I'm not sure what agriculture will be most affected by the floods here recently - spuds maybe? What sort of crops stay in the ground at this time of year? I'm demonstrating my ignorance here but my little veggie patch is pretty bare awaiting new sowings in the next couple of weeks once it looks promising that frosts are past Went through my seed supplies last night, good to go on the leafy green stuff ok, trying to be good by rotating things around and not growing the same stuff two years running (I don't think you can do proper crop rotation on a pocket handkerchief unfortunately).

GreyQueen

Much more attractive than moi, Bob. Not to mention better-dressed.........:rotfl:

short_bird, I can usually reach the throat quite easily. Plus the top shelves at the supermarket, where I perform a useful service sometimes reaching stuff for the more petite members of society. Don't be envious of us leggy birds, it's murder living with sinks and washbasins and tables and desks too blinking low and seats on planes and public transport too darned close together.

There's also a horrendous drought in California, the fruit and veg basket of the Americans. Not to mention where the nuts come from (pun intended btw). Not looking like being a good growing season.

Over here I expect that the winter wheat isn't happy in all this sodden ground. They'll be slinging spuds in about a month, or trying to at any rate. Lots of stuff will be planted circa March inc most of the stuff the domestic gardeners grow. I'm planning on having Batch 2 of the broad beans sown any day now. Batch 1 went in October to overwinter so they should be ready a few weeks ahead of the others.

greenbee

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

How's the water level GREENBEE? I hope it's still well below your boundaries, the river in Titchfield that was up over the road has gone down to the point that the road is open to traffic again but the flood plain is still entirely underwater, doing what it's designed to do, no houses in sight, just lots of water!!! Hope all is well for you and continues to be so, Lyn xxx.

Still dry thanks, but still have a flood warning as there is nowhere for the rain to go. However, every dry hour is a bonus in shifting water downstream! A272 is still closed just outside the village though, and no one has any clue when it will reopen. Most people are too stupid to read the 'road closed' signs at the Winchester end and seem slightly bemused after 8 miles when they can't go any further...

the_cake

I've just been having a quick look at our local paper online to see if anything had happened locally which I might have missed - only to find that "a lorry carrying cheese has crashed into a hedge" .......... !!!!!!
Life doesn't get much more exciting than this, does it?

siegemode

GreyQueen wrote: »

Much more attractive than moi, Bob. Not to mention better-dressed.........:rotfl:

short_bird, I can usually reach the throat quite easily. Plus the top shelves at the supermarket, where I perform a useful service sometimes reaching stuff for the more petite members of society. Don't be envious of us leggy birds, it's murder living with sinks and washbasins and tables and desks too blinking low and seats on planes and public transport too darned close together.

There's also a horrendous drought in California, the fruit and veg basket of the Americans. Not to mention where the nuts come from (pun intended btw). Not looking like being a good growing season.

Over here I expect that the winter wheat isn't happy in all this sodden ground. They'll be slinging spuds in about a month, or trying to at any rate. Lots of stuff will be planted circa March inc most of the stuff the domestic gardeners grow. I'm planning on having Batch 2 of the broad beans sown any day now. Batch 1 went in October to overwinter so they should be ready a few weeks ahead of the others.

Being another lankylu here it's a nightmare finding clothing long enough and cut right. Jeans and trousers have always been difficult and tops aren't much easier. I rarely have long sleeve garments without buying men's stuff. Being hypermobile has the odd advantage of being able to stretch and reach things that most can't, but I frequently test my body without thought and pay the price:( Having said that at least I've never broken a bone, although I've done plenty of damage to various ligaments and tendons. Trying to blend in a crowd isn't so easy either. Many moons ago I went to a village disco and was the tallest there:eek:, I was mortified. Trying to hide is more difficult too.

Regarding the drought in California, they are also being polluted with [EMAIL="r@diation"]r@diation[/EMAIL] from Japan as is the whole of the west coast from Alaska down. I gave up buying US produce after the Japanese disaster unsure when the effects would spread. The seafood industry is also badly effected but there's nowt much in the msm unsurprisingly.

http://enenews.com/cousteau-warns-california-about-fukushima-plume-it-could-be-dangerous-keeping-eye-on-reports-im-not-touching-bluefin-tuna-im-done-due-to-pollution-leaders-worried-about-radiation-levels

http://enenews.com/canada-newspapers-catching-on-lack-of-testing-by-govt-is-profoundly-negligent-my-good-feelings-vanished-the-more-i-thought-the-less-convinced-i-became-fukushima-ocean-plume-dete

My stores only contain fish from much closer to home and I haven't bought tuna for over 2 yrs. I really miss tuna too as it was one of my favourites:(.

boddy

Greenbee Thanks for the opt out link. Just done it.