Preparedness for when

mardatha

I keep a week's money in a plastic tub in amongst lots of other plastic tubs with stuff in them. But this village is so wee and the neighbours so on the ball that any strange face sticks out like a sore thumb, its the outlying big houses that tend to get broken into occasionally & the farms get plant stolen. Apart from the current outbreak of heating oil being syphoned .
Terrible to see the state of some places in the floods, it would be hard to prep for that - even if you moved upstairs then the electrics are still unsafe to use and then there's the mould

valk_scot

I do think the recent flooding problems do rather justify the existence of this thread and the general concept of prepping for emergencies to the unbelivers, no? I myself don't worry much about the house flooding, the River Esk runs not a quarter of a mile from my front door and did indeed burst its banks on Tuesday as it always does after heavy rain...but I'm fifty feet above it, there would have to be some major global warming before this house flooded tbh.

But we are very exposed, this house sticks up in the air like the prow of a ship at the top of a hill and takes the full force of the wind on three sides. I remember a few years ago we were in the middle of roof repairs, all the slates had been removed just leaving the roof timbers coverd by tarp. Then the builders knocked off for the Christmas holidays! And then of course we had a storm, I remember standing under the attic hatch (which I did not dare open) and feeling the air suck up and down as the air pressure in the attic increased and decreased. Hubby had gone to the pub with the comforting comment "If it goes, it goes" leaving me with the kids (:mad:). I had my BOB bag and the house paperwork (including the insurance certs and the building contrats) by the door that night! Fortunately it's not some feeble modern roof up there, it's a good private 1930's build which my joiner once described as totally over-engineered, it has a solid layer of roof beams spanning the rafters. It got a bit wet of course, there was water dripping between the rafters where it had blown under the tarps but it didn't blow off. That same night one of the roofs down the road did go flying and it still had its slates. We were SO lucky.

(I'd have had that builder's nuts though if it had gone...)

Caterina

Thank you very much D&DD it will be good to exchange RL details at the meet, this is what community is to me, getting together with like minded people and share, so if the SHTF in a minor way we can compare notes and swap/share as needed! If a major SHTF event happens, it is good to know that there is a refuge. Of course you and family would be welcome at mine if you needed it, too!

Ginny yes we are mostly veg with occasional fish, DS eats meat but very rarely at home. The tins of tomatoes are a safety net, together with oil, grains and pulses, that allow me to relax knowing that we would not starve for at least a few days. Really need to do something about water salt and sugar though.

If the SHTF in the next few days we have enough radishes and radish leaves to see us till Kingdom come LOL, they are the only Plant hat did really well both in garden and allotment! They are very useful, as you can eat th whole plant, top to lots and when it seeds and bolts, after the flowering you can eat the pods!

grandma247

I have just dried the tops of some lovely fat radishes. I find if I leave them on the root they quickly go slimy so drying them as soon as I get them saves them for another day.

If you do keep cash in the house spread it out. If you keep it all together you are risking it all getting found and stolen. Another good place is under a carpet but not in the walkway. Under a piece of furniture is good. A neighbour did this so her husband would not find it and spend it on drink.

lillibet_dripping

grandma247 wrote: »

I have just dried the tops of some lovely fat radishes. I find if I leave them on the root they quickly go slimy so drying them as soon as I get them saves them for another day.

If you do keep cash in the house spread it out. If you keep it all together you are risking it all getting found and stolen. Another good place is under a carpet but not in the walkway. Under a piece of furniture is good. A neighbour did this so her husband would not find it and spend it on drink.

I keep mine in an empty cereal box in the larder lined up with the other cereal boxes.:cool:

mardatha

My dad when he had alzheimers, withdrew all his money and hid it in the house. Then of course he forgot where. We had to turn the house upside down and it was under the middle of the livingroom carpet!

born_blonde

Should there be a crisis remember I'm in the middle of the country and have a campsite. (Plus about 7 tents in the Attic - don't ask).
We are 3 fields away from the river and have never flooded though the water table is high enough to easily dig a well ( did it loads as a child).
Whilst I wouldn't like being in a tent in Winter if all else fails you are welcome.

Caterina

Born blonde I just visited your campsite pAge and it looks lovely, I shall keep it in mind for next season when it is less cold to camp, might pop in with DH. We pass that way (more or less) to visit his family in Yorkshire!

D&DD

Morning all
Just a quickie re the flooding I was reading a blog somewhere after Katrina and one really good tip the person mentioned was they had sealed all their documents ie birth certificate,passport,insurance into a foodsaver baggie so it was waterproofed I know some canny oldstylers have these so may be an idea if you're in danger of flooding.

Isn't it awful the pics are heartrending

Off to paddle the dog..shes staying on her lead this morning!

Will read everyones posts when I get back

XXX

ginnyknit

Rosieben thank you hunny, that would be great.

Just seen pics from a friends favourite farm shop down south,his fields are so deep under water he has a boat on them collecting veg :eek::eek: He has lost so much of his crop and the poor man must be out of his mind.

Am thanking the gods and goddess's that I prep today, woke up and can hardly move -something wrong at the top of my back, shoulder blade level. Am guessing tis the arthritis in my neck but really painful. Im ok as long as I dont move. Tea ready and no need to go out, OH having another sleepy day by the looks of it, thats 2 on the run. Am going to take iboprufen and rest. xx