Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Evening all.

I feel that my entire social network is MIA due to something strange called 'the world cup' - whatever that may be. Already caused a blowout of a gathering yesterday, due to fatigueness caused by watching footba until silly hours of the morning. It seems to come around a lot more frequently than every four years, too.

Gak. I wasn't paying attention when the sports appreciation gene was doled out as am completely devoid of interest. I like to do stuff, not spectate on other people doing stuff. I have been known to play football and cricket, under duress mostly and in childhood. Anyone trying to duress me into sport as an adult has got very short shrift.:D

I flipped the main evening news on Radio 4 and one of the 'articles' circa 5.20 pm was about how some people are criticising a former footballer-now-commentator for having a flat, monotone style of delivery.

FGS, there are serious things going on in this world and an apparently serious programme thinks this tripe is newsworthy?! Tell ya, if TPTB wanted to stage something, this would be prime time. Look, footba! Shining things! Anthems! WAGs!

I turned it off in disgust. I'll hie me to the 'Hedge and various other places where I might find out something sensible.

Lyn, thanks for the rushlight info, I have taken that into custody for safe-keeping. See what a lot of work was involved in something as basic as lighting your home? Hence the phrase about something being not worth the candle ; those were expensive items.

I shall be interested to know the outcome of the de-ponging the blanket experiment, as this is something any of us might encounter and have to deal with. I did get a frowsty odour out of clean but long-stored curtains by keeping them out on the linen line at Mum's for 48 hours one time. But that was a lot less pungent than camphor.

My continued quest for no-goodnicking has discovered that Tosspots haven't just repackaged their Basics peanut butter from glass into plastic, they have altered the formula, substituting cheaper oils, and reduced the fibre content by two-thirds and other changes. I shall take the new pot back tomorrow and ask for my money back, on the grounds that they didn't change the label or advise of changed contents, and I don't want this inferior stuff.

It's got palm oil in it, fer cryin' out loud. You can make soap with that but I'm not sure I consider it edible........:rotfl:

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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

How many of our electricity generation power stations are gas fuelled these days???

I don't know the number of power stations, but around 40% of our generating capacity is gas fired.

does this mean the likelihood of power outages now???

IMO, yes.

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cornishchick wrote: »

By the way does anyone know if I can charge my e cigarette of the car. Via a USB charger in the cigarette lighter?

Yes you can.

nuatha

Frugalsod wrote: »

Unfortunately I think that the US has an export ban on fossil fuels so no chance of us getting it from there, plus shale gas is peaking there and it might be all gone by the end of the decade, or too expensive to get. Longer term we need to adjust to energy prices being considerably higher than they are now. Coal is also a short term solution. If we keep burning the stuff we can kiss goodbye to much of the UK as sea levels rise. Where I live will probably be a beach by the end of the century and I am currently about 5m above sea level.

Conservation is the best policy and energy efficiency. But that is not good for oil company profits, so the government might slash that spending.

It was a politician speaking, he has access to far better statistics than I do (and a better class of spin doctors), that doesn't mean he was telling the truth (remember, he's a politician) or that he was deliberately misleading the country.

cornishchick wrote: »

Hi all . Sorry I have been missing from the awesome world Of prepping.
But I return cap in hand so say, I have added to my stocks. And have a store of 46 loo rolls hidden under the bed.
The most important prep I have done is invest in 2 lovely bottles of taskler whiskey while on offer.. If the SHTF I will need its smoky sweet comfort as I watch the world end..:cool:

By the way does anyone know if I can charge my e cigarette of the car. Via a USB charger in the cigarette lighter? I can't find any info this and don't understand volts watts ect? .???

Wise investment.
Good to see you posting again.
In theory USB chargers should all be 5V and up to 1.5A. And all devices manufactured since 2007 should cope with all chargers. There are chargers that break these rules, Apple run at 2.1A, however plugging a post 2007 device (that expects 500mA from your computer) into an Apple wall charger won't result in a disaster - either the device will charge faster, or it will take the normal length of time to charge and ignore the additional current available.

Long way round of saying you should have no problem charging your e-cig in the car - but don't leave it unattended and check how warm its getting - if it starts to get hot, disconnect the charger (and find a different brand of e-cig). There's been a few exploding e-cigs, its hard to work out whether it was faulty manufacture, misuse/abuse or just bad luck, but simple precautions should keep you safe.

GreyQueen wrote: »

Evening all.

I feel that my entire social network is MIA due to something strange called 'the world cup' - whatever that may be. Already caused a blowout of a gathering yesterday, due to fatigueness caused by watching footba until silly hours of the morning. It seems to come around a lot more frequently than every four years, too.

Gak. I wasn't paying attention when the sports appreciation gene was doled out as am completely devoid of interest. I like to do stuff, not spectate on other people doing stuff. I have been known to play football and cricket, under duress mostly and in childhood. Anyone trying to duress me into sport as an adult has got very short shrift.:D

Is this the wrong time to mention that archery is a sport, olympic recognised even.

I flipped the main evening news on Radio 4 and one of the 'articles' circa 5.20 pm was about how some people are criticising a former footballer-now-commentator for having a flat, monotone style of delivery.

FGS, there are serious things going on in this world and an apparently serious programme thinks this tripe is newsworthy?! Tell ya, if TPTB wanted to stage something, this would be prime time. Look, footba! Shining things! Anthems! WAGs!

You can't have the people worrying about trivia like impending WW III, TEOTWAWKI, or that asteroid that's heading straight for Hebden Bridge.
Since they've cut back on the bread, TPTB rely more heavily on the circuses.

My continued quest for no-goodnicking has discovered that Tosspots haven't just repackaged their Basics peanut butter from glass into plastic, they have altered the formula, substituting cheaper oils, and reduced the fibre content by two-thirds and other changes. I shall take the new pot back tomorrow and ask for my money back, on the grounds that they didn't change the label or advise of changed contents, and I don't want this inferior stuff.

It's got palm oil in it, fer cryin' out loud. You can make soap with that but I'm not sure I consider it edible........:rotfl:

You can eat soap, still not sure I want to be eating palm oil.
Its a permanent issue, you find a product you like, build up a stock, but before you replenish, buy a single unit and consume it - just about everything I stock as quick meals has been revamped or "improved" in the last 36 months. Most of them have been improved to the point where we can't stomach them anymore.

Witless

nuatha wrote: »

Is this the wrong time to mention that archery is a sport, olympic recognised even.

Beaten to it! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

GreyQueen

:eek: OMG, not Hebden Bridge! Pineapple lives in (on?) the moors, has she been told? I know she said she'd had an estate agent around to value her home, did she get a tip-off from the aliens? How long until it's incoming? Will she have time to sell up? I've never been to HB but I've seen it in a colour supplement and it looked rather nice - should have gone when I could......dammit Janet.

Archery is indeed an olympic sport and other mortals can do competitions. But I don't have to. I didn't bother to grade when I did aikido either, I liked being an experienced white belt, no one ever knew what to expect.......:rotfl:I was rather good at some throws, if memory serves. Plus I know interesting ways to twist wrists and arms.

When I were a young lass and first living away from home at 16, my parents used to worry about my safety. Then I took up arm-twisting classes and they started to worry about other people's safety instead.:p

Darlings, a small and potentially useful trick, should some rotter ever get you in a choke-hold with intent to serious harm; don't follow your instinct, which is to force your head backwards. This exposes more of your throat and you only have seconds in a choke-hold before you black out. Clench your jaw, which will help bring up the tendons and muscles on your neck, and jam your chin as far down towards your chest as you can.

And, grab for the little fingers of the blighter and bend them back sharply. This will snap them. It'll hurt like hell and they'll probably let you go by reflex. Even a weak person can do this. Needless to say, this is when you're fighting for your life, not just rough-housing. And then you should prolly kick them inna fork (copyright C.M.O.T Dibbler) and run away very quickly.

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I am most ticked off about the PNB, I only have about 6 months' supply of the older style, plus only a dozen of the Sains teabags. If they'd only announce these things ahead of time, I could get the stocks in. It's most vexacious to my squirrelling instincts.

I shall be watching out for more of this diabolic daylight robbery. What have you seen, nuatha? Name and shame them, if you would be so kind.

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You talk of arm twisting, oh the memories that evokes. When DD2 first went to university to read medicine I, like I suppose most other parents worried for my chick out in the big cruel world alone. A few weeks in she phoned home dutifully, give credit where it's due, and said I didn't need to worry any more as she was going to do a security course and that would help teach her how to be safe. Brilliant thinks I, what good idea, so responsible of the university to lay on this for the freshers. A few days later I got a text saying I'm not available this weekend Ma, I'm working. ????? Job????? Job as what????? reply came back Security Ma, I told you I was doing a security course - Oh God she's a BOUNCER!!!!! Some time later when I'd somehow gotten back down from the ceiling she phoned to say it was OK as they'd taught her how to twist someones wrist hard enough to break it BUT as a medic she felt it was morally wrong to do so until she knew for sure how to mend it again, that's my girl, compassionate to the core!!!!!

GreyQueen

:eek: I can sort-off visualise your reaction to that news.

Back when I used to frequent a real spit-and-sawdust gym, I used to be on chatty terms with Big Bloke. Looked like He-Man and towered over me, and I'm not a petite woman, and he also admitted to taking a bit of 'juice' (steriods). He had a job as a nightclub bouncer down in Clubland.

I idly remarked that his size must be helpful in that job and he just said Nah, mate, trouble is, the guys all want to have a go atcha.

There were a couple of lassies who worked out at the gym, average sized twenty-somethings who were very pretty and very normal. They were also bouncers and very adept at several martial arts. He pointed out that they had a lot less grief at work than he did because macho drunken clubbers couldn't big themselves up by squaring up to them, and if they did, they'd be carrying their dangly bits home in a bag.:rotfl:

I have been thrown the width of a gymnasium by a woman who was 4 ft 10 " and about 6 stone sopping wet. And had the mat-burns to prove it. You can't always tell who's dangerous just by looking - she was a foot shorter than me and 5 stone lighter and it counted for nothing.

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nuatha wrote: »

or it will take the normal length of time to charge and ignore the additional current available.

It will ignore the additional current.

The current drawn, is governed by the device drawing it, not by the source supplying it, hence the term "current drawn".

Compare it to you sucking a drink through a straw, rather than the drink being forced into you from a hosepipe.

Frugalsod

nuatha wrote: »

It was a politician speaking, he has access to far better statistics than I do (and a better class of spin doctors), that doesn't mean he was telling the truth (remember, he's a politician) or that he was deliberately misleading the country.

I do not think the figures are wrong but will the Americans end their export ban just to help us? Probably not. Fuel is a strategic commodity and our government have been very shortsighted in its use. We could easily cope with a 1% shortfall. Might mean price hikes to achieve it and some industries having lower supplies. Problem is spin doctors might actually be very economical with the truth and why politicians use them.