Preparedness for when

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GreyQueen wrote: »

I am nearly 50

That's OK. I like younger women.

and happily single.

Who said anything about marriage :huh:

craigywv

just been out for a poke in garden , my peas are poking through also some onions, oooooooooohhhhh me so excite!!!!

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craigywv wrote: »

Think you two should go get a room and play zombies and maid marien!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm up for it, if GQ is.

Butterfly_Brain

Perplexed_Pineapple wrote: »

Well it's pretty nippy outside but not snowing yet... brrrr
Have been enjoying the discussions of woodpiles and greenhouses, things which are aspirational for us at the moment although now have a scavenged cold frame which should help get the veggies off to a good start.

I gave up on shredders after our second one packed up, I just tear confidential stuff up roughly and put it in the compost heap. Of course this may not be a good idea if you think the NSA or the local scallies might rootle through your compost :rotfl:


We wash ours every time we use it just about for this very reason, the last one we had lasted for about six years being used (and washed) 3-4 times a week. In the end the spindle broke and we couldn't get it replaced but I don't think the washing did it any harm.
Found some clearance candles at T3sco earlier so added a dozen to the stocks. Also saw they had some Kilner type clip-top jars in at £3 for the litre size, can't decide if a good deal or not, some of the jars we got last year have cracked, probably worth saving up for some Kilner branded ones which are only a bit more pricy. Unless anyone has any recommendations?

I gave up on shredders after the last one died and now burn all documents in the garden.

I saw kilner jars in TK Max this week

Frugalsod

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I gave up on shredders after the last one died and now burn all documents in the garden.

I saw kilner jars in TK Max this week

I would shred the documents and then pulp them to make briquettes for the fire or barbecue.

nuatha

Frugalsod wrote: »

I do not think the heat transfer from lakes or ponds to homes is sufficient to cause problems. Also as it is in water it can circulate or flow downstream, where it can absorb heat from the surroundings.

It uses the water below 2m as its a fairly steady 8 to 10C. Pulling the heat from this layer will have an effect, if you drop the temps by two degrees then the heat exchangers will not work as well.
The example given is using part of the Thames to heat 150 homes and a hotel. I expect the impact will be negligible. However when its expanded to heat 10,000 homes or 100,000 homes that's a huge amount of energy to be pulled out of the water.

I do think that the potential for collapse is all around us. Look at Ukraine. It had been struggling for decades before it collapsed at the revolt. The US median wage has been stagnant in real terms for more than 40 years now and more and more people are struggling. So it could also be very close to collapse with the right triggers. Though I suspect that it will be one of the last to collapse because things are worse nearly everywhere else.

There are countries that will hardly be affected - there the ones that exist just above dependence on third party charity funding and below major dependence on trade.
The US is likely to be able to delay its actual fallover due to a combination of size, military might and momentum but I don't see it as in better shape than many other economies. And given that the rest of the world uses the dollar for international trade their could be unforeseen consequences of other economies collapsing.

The UK is apparently growing again but few people see things improving materially. Sure house prices are rising but that is based on a very thin market, and if a lot more people actually tried to sell
at those higher prices the emperors new clothes would be exposed as being a sham. Estate agents near me have been trying to push this story for a couple years but they are just locking up inventory and sellers are still waiting for interest at the quoted prices. I am working on what I see around me. More charity shops and empty shops are not a good sign.

House prices may be rising in some areas but the number of properties selling is far below what it was pre 2008. Though I've never seen house prices as a good economic indicator.
I'm seeing fewer businesses going bust, but those that have survived aren't replacing antiquated equipment or increasing staff hours. There's a huge number of empty shops, offices and industrial units around here with very attractive initial rent deals but they stay empty - there's little confidence to take the risk of new business premises.

Perplexed_Pineapple

craigywv wrote: »

just been out for a poke in garden..... oooooooooohhhhh me so excite!!!!

:rotfl::rotfl:
Sorry, just me

Frugalsod wrote: »

I would shred the documents and then pulp them to make briquettes for the fire or barbecue.

Why shred them first if you are going to pulp them? Couldn't you just pulp them as they are?
I can only agree about the state of the economy. Even in our relatively prosperous town shops are closing and charity shops spreading like wildfire. We wouldn't dream of buying new furniture at the moment, most of ours is handed down from grandparents (they don't make stuff like they used to :rotfl:) or sourced from friends, freecycle or fleabay. The furniture we did buy from new (when we had disposable income, before kids) was from clearance shops and heftily discounted. This is all healthy activity which keeps us ticking along, but in terms of the economy, these material transactions take place with the taxman nowhere in sight (fleabay apart, maybe, and I wouldn't be too sure of that), and no transaction recorded by bank or company accounts, so we add nothing to GDP through this frugal OS living.

D&DD

I thought Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest...


SiClist it's personal preference regarding the straight sides really I can cram more in to straight ones.I use widemouth pint jars as they are a piece of cake to fill compared with a litre size kilner with a neck.I'm a bit cackhanded at the best of times so it's better for me.


I use regular half pint ones but these again are straight sided as are the 4 oz jelly jars. These are the sort http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ball-Canning-Quilted-Jelly-Jar/dp/B00B80TJUI/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1395579505&sr=8-16&keywords=kerr+jars


The kilner lids are the 12 pack of seals that Lakeland sell for £4.29 a pop so quite a saving..another place I used to get them cheap was on amazon from the warehouse when the box was damaged
These fit my 8oz and 4oz jars and I just get my cuz to bring me a pile of widemouth seals when she comes over from the states now.


They fit the kilner 1 litre,half litre and their new 250 ml sizes too.


I'll be back on later after the madness settles..I can live in hope lol

Si_Clist

D&DD wrote: »

The kilner lids are the 12 pack of seals that Lakeland sell for £4.29 a pop so quite a saving..another place I used to get them cheap was on amazon from the warehouse when the box was damaged
These fit my 8oz and 4oz jars and I just get my cuz to bring me a pile of widemouth seals when she comes over from the states now.

They fit the kilner 1 litre,half litre and their new 250 ml sizes too.

Ah, thanks Yep, those are the small lids which fit the latest type Kilner jars but they don't fit any of the older ones. All our jars are the 1970's "Dual Purpose" ones, and for those it's still a case of the Leifheit lids at £8-ish a dozen

BTW, at one time we used to use 1lb Kilner jars for jam, but then it finally dawned on us that if we asked our pals up the lane to donate their empty sauce/jam/honey jars and lids to us instead of putting them out for recycling, we can use them for jam.

And then we found out that you can actually re-use the lids several times, just like you can with the Kilner/Leifheit "use once only for canning" lids ... :cool:

D&DD

ah right I have some of those,lovely jars but they go for a small fortune on ebay! You're sitting on a goldmine hun lol


I use the kerr widemouth lids for those they fit perfectly and from time to time you can pick them up supercheap even with shipping from ebay.Last lot I had shipped was 4 packs and shipping for £20 but now Joan comes more often she just sticks them in her case! They are so cheap in the shops there and until recently it was prohibitive to ship them in as the shipping was ridiculous..ebay now have a global shipping programme as do amazon so even though we still pay around the price we would for kilners at least we can get them here now.


Right,off to wrestle with a chicken..:)