Preparedness for when

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arghh, I lost a long post including a little bit from piers corbyn`s weatheraction forecast. Was very very accurate. Two sudden low pressure waves centred up bristol channel between 22 and 26. Told me this 17 august

maryb, I started with DM finance and have gone on to be stockmarket savvy plus flashing charts in last few years. Have also taken on dh`s pension pot and increased by 40% since 2006. DM got me started

grhh laptop is fading

the_cake

Thanks all, tucked up cosily with cats, water is receding, it's a peaceful evening at the mo, and it looks as if my emergency chocolate rations might just hold out ....
xx, the cake.

D&DD

I just came back to reassure Kittie and see its all sorted well done peeps

Have we got the environment agency link on here for the river levels? I found that really helpful when we had all the rain earlier in the year during our drought will add it in a mo if not.

link here http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/default.aspx


cake glad to hear you and yours are ok X

GreyQueen

Very good and thoughtful post, maryb, thank you.

I keep a wary eye on the river beside my block as it has a dark history. On various streets around my block you can see markers on the walls where the floods reached in different years and it was possible to row around the neighbourhood. Floods here in times past made worldwide news and solicited the kindness and charity of strangers from very far afield.

The Environment Agency website is a very useful resource which I would commend you to study, if you're not familiar with it already. For my cluster of streets the risk of flooding is described as moderate but, should it happen, the flooding would be severe. Their terminology, not mine, I hasten to add.

I used to have a lottie neighbour who was a scientist working for the local water company who shared some interesting and very specific information about what happens to this river system when certain climatic conditions occur out to sea, and it was educational, to say the least.

I don't fret about the river but I keep an eye on it in passing and would start to lift portable valuables on the tops of cabinets etc if it began to look like topping over the banks. I consider that to be simple prudence; just glancing down at the water level when I cross the bridges to and fro work. I'm certainly not hunkered over a radio or a website to find out what is going on out there.

Many things could, in theory, happen, but probably won't. Others are so rare and so life-changing that to try and prepare for them would mean living a life of utter misery and deprivation now, for possibly no end result.

However, anybody who has taken out insurance is at least entertaining the possibility of bad things happening and is, arguably, prepping for the worst. When I travelled in NZ I was carrying 5 million pounds worth of medical insurance (cost £109 for 6 weeks inc hazardous activities cover). I would have considered it completely irresponsible to go so far and do such lairy things and expose my family to beggary if I ended up needing medi-vac back to Britain.

I have never in my life had to claim on any of the insurances I have held, whether home, travel or motor but I consider them to be money well-spent. I do know people who live for the day and spend their spare cash on beer and skittles, and who sometimes have to take a grievous loss when they lose the bet, but they're making a choice, as is their right. And I make my choices, as is mine.;)

I don't live in one of the remote, beautiful parts of the UK (or world) and everything is rather prosaic around here, normally, which suits me just fine. But I like the thought of having plenty of food to hand to smooth out the hikes in inflation. If nothing else, many items have a fairly-predicatable cycle of special offers and if you're in a position to stock up when they come, you can eat from the cupboard until that item comes around on special again. What's not to like?

Just had a lovely phone chat with a pal who has been spared the latest round of savage redundancies at her large company but there have been many in her company who have had brutal news today and who will be at home tonight frightened and scared and my heart goes out to them. Pal isn't complacent; after several months of being menaced, she believes it's only a matter of time before they'll be coming for her job, too.:(

Bad news is in the wings for a lot of people and prepping can take many forms, inc aiming to reduce and/or eliminate debt so that the coming storms can be weathered a bit more easily.

the cake, hope you and yours are still warm and dry and that the water covering your lanes subsides. It's been raining steadily here all day, having started yesterday at about 7 pm. Nothing exciting to report, thank goodness, it's steady enough that the drains are coping, but it's grim out there.

Right, time for some tea and a bit of internet browsing as haven't been online for much in the past 4 days. Have bread rolls proving in the kitchen for tomorrow, such a good homely smell.

ETA ooops, cross-posted with DD&D re the Environment Agency website!

skintscotslass

Hi folks

the cake - hope things are ok with you and your emergency supplies hold out. I have successfully made chocolate fondants on the bbq before...

It was lovely to meet other OSers today, even though I couldnt stay for very long. Felt a complete idiot checking out everyone to look for safety pins :oThe kilt pins were definately a good idea!!

Am thinking about getting 2 single duvets/quilts for the bed. Our double is ancient and not particularly warm for the upcoming winter. It also means I can get a 13.5 for me and a 10.5 for OH. No more fighting over covers. Win win methinks. Anyone seen cheap ones?

born_blonde

Tesco seems cheap for their value range.
http://www.tesco.com/direct/home-furniture/duvets/cat3374317.cat?catId=4294960871

annie123

kittie wrote: »

oh well :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I`ll delete the link. Thanks folks

hehe, everything is on charge anyway so ready for any powercut. Power co ringing up put my senses on alert setting

It must be my old laptop. I need to scrap it. Anyone use an ipad for mse?

Sorry I posted quickly and briefly but pleased you saw the funny side to it. I had visions of you running round knocking on neighbours doors telling them to unplug everything!
At least you now know how long it takes to do it should you ever need to

ALIBOBSY

Thanks for the enviroment agency link. We are on flood alert here so will take the laptop, tv and pc base unit to bed in case lol.

Hope noone gets flooded out tonight guys.

Sleep tight

Ali x

Popperwell

skintscotslass wrote: »

Hi folks

the cake - hope things are ok with you and your emergency supplies hold out. I have successfully made chocolate fondants on the bbq before...

It was lovely to meet other OSers today, even though I couldnt stay for very long. Felt a complete idiot checking out everyone to look for safety pins :oThe kilt pins were definately a good idea!!

Am thinking about getting 2 single duvets/quilts for the bed. Our double is ancient and not particularly warm for the upcoming winter. It also means I can get a 13.5 for me and a 10.5 for OH. No more fighting over covers. Win win methinks. Anyone seen cheap ones?

Possibly Aldi's;)

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Argos has cheap quilts. They are the type that are fine, keep you warm, but aren't worth taking to the launderette as its cheaper to buy a new one.