Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

thriftwizard wrote: »

Complications have arisen with my assorted stashes; I'm having to move lots of stuff around to make room for Ds2, his young lady & his furniture to move back in. I've already found a stash of tins I'd forgotten all about, but I'll need to stock up & store & rotate more stuff than ever before; I'm going to have to keep better records! What methods do you all use to keep track of your stocks?

I have a cheap A4 hardcover notebook, the kind with spiral binding, and have the pages tagged with those coloured post-it thingies (the ones which stick on the page and have a little coloured tab).

I have a page each for each category, and a list of what's where, written in pencil because it's constantly being edited. There's a sketch in the front of the book of the whereabouts of the storage trollies under the bed, each of which is designated with a letter of the alphabet, on a bit of masking tape.

It's a bit of a faddle to set an inventory up at first, but once it's running, it's just a matter of discipline in adding and subtracting from the lists as you go.

My book works for me because most of my stuff in hidden under/ behind things but I guess if I had a larder a list on the door would be sufficient. HTH.

pineapple

Frugalsod wrote: »

There is an epidemic of rickets right now for just that reason.

Lack of vitamin D can lead to all sorts of illnesses (often seen in more northern climes). Sometimes I top up in the winter. But you can get a private Vitamin D test online (if you don't want your GP to think you are paranoid ). It's through City Assays which is also a reputable NHS service.
I've had it done once. Better than overdosing on unnecessary supplements.
http://vitamindtest.org.uk/index.html

southantrim3

craigywv wrote: »

hi all I was thinking..................it does happen! if the government and in fact the entire world knows there will be major oil shortages in the not so distant, as in running out for good not just as Lynn says countries at war,WHY are they building all the new housing projects near me with no chimmneys,would it not be in the long run safer to have some sort of heating ie fireplace where you could burn coal /wood anything at all no they all have nothing. maybe there is a reason for this ,I not the brightest spark in the fire but say 40 years away when tshtf will there not be a big rush on redoing these premises hope this makes sense xxx

It's not just near you that they're building houses with no chimneys, it seems to be all over. I just bought a house in the last couple of years and surprisingly this development did have chimneys, however, 95% of the purchasers were putting in gas/electric fireplaces. I went for a wood burner and am so glad I did, they're great.
I'm not sure how some are gonna be able to cope when there's a fuel shortage, some people do indeed seem to be short sighted...

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This morning when in town I visited Wilkinsons and found a very useful set of MULTI-PURPOSE NEEDLES in the sewing section. For £1.25p I got 1 CANVAS NEEDLE, 1 CARPET NEEDLE, 1 LEATHER NEEDLE, 1 SACK NEEDLE, 1 SAIL NEEDLE and 2 different sized UPHOLSTERY NEEDLES and I also got a pack of 10 proper length DARNING NEEDLES for £1. The multi set will be mega useful for all sorts of repairs and the sack needle is the biggest bodkin I've ever seen with a really wide eye, at this price they are well worth having in your emergency kit.

craigywv

southantrim3 wrote: »

it's not just near you that they're building houses with no chimneys, it seems to be all over. I just bought a house in the last couple of years and surprisingly this development did have chimneys, however, 95% of the purchasers were putting in gas/electric fireplaces. I went for a wood burner and am so glad i did, they're great.
I'm not sure how some are gonna be able to cope when there's a fuel shortage, some people do indeed seem to be short sighted...

i deffo think all that the government knows it should be a priority for new housing to all have chimmneys.

craigywv

On another note, i have found a bag of maris piper spuds starting to sprout can i plant them in garden for winter spuds any wise gardeners out there ? Gq where are you? Lolxxx

fuddle

About 70% of the people I see daily have ulcerated legs GQ and once you get 'em they're a burger to get well again. If the SHTF look after your circulation folks it's the life blood (literally!) of a healthy human being.

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You can plant them CRAIGY but they're not seed potatoes and might be carrying diseases that could infect your other spuds if you're growing them. You won't get such a good yield from them but if they do work and don't get diseased you'll have some free spuds. Only you can decide if it's worth a go. I think I'd try but away from any other spuds in the ground still.

craigywv

THANKS lYNN.SHOULD I PUT THEM IN NOW OR WAIT A WHILE,WHEN WOULD BE SUITABLE

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NOW NOW NOW or you won't have a long enough season for them to mature, good luck, let us know how you get on with them, and even if you only get a few spuds, it's better than throwing them away isn't it?