Preparedness for when

danih

We had 2 houses in our large cul-de-sac with a lit candle in the window - us and one other.

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pineapple wrote: »

It felt wrong to be commemorating the start of a conflict (as opposed to the end) and imo it opened the door to misplaced patriotism and jingoism.

I saw it more as showing respect, for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

danih

Bob - we felt the same way. It was a sign of respect for those who did, and still are 100 years later making that ultimate sacrifice.

Pains me to think that it still happens.

Frugalsod

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Amazing, and still TPTB haven't suggested voluntarily using less electricity have they? Why don't people get to that thought on thier own? I would have thought that using less was only common sense anyway and not too hard to accomplish and would most certainly help keep costs down to free up more cashflow for other things, even saving???

I try and keep my energy bills down but not always possible when at home all day. Though my usage is the same as the average person and they will be out all day. I have broadly identical electricity usage to a friend who is out more than 12 hours a day. So my usage is the same as his in the 5 hours that he is awake and at home.

Increasing prices will encourage efficiency but it will hit the poor hardest. That could have be fixed with grants for insulation and new appliances.

2tonsils

A couple of updates on weather for the UK

Weather Watch UK
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Of more immediate concern is a quite active frontal system that will push in from the south west tonight into tomorrow moving north east.
Most of any showers across the Midlands into Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, and across western parts of Scotland should gradually die away this evening with a dry night initially for many central and eastern parts of the UK. Although some showers may continue to affect North West and Central Scotland.
We will see showery spells of rain continuing to push northeast across Ireland, Northern Ireland, South West England and Wales. Across Ireland and Northern Ireland this rain will stay quite showery but will still give some heavy bursts of rain. The rain will become more persistent across Wales and South West and as it pushes into Central Southern England and the Isle of Wight. By dawn this rain will have spread across most of England and into southern parts of Scotland whilst clearer conditions but still with a few scattered showers should push in across Ireland, South West England and Wales.
It will be a mild night for many. By dawn we will be looking at lows of around 12 to 15 degrees across many northern areas and across Ireland. Across the southern half of the UK lows will be around 14 to 17 degrees.

Meanwhile it looks like the remnants of Bertha ( now a tropical storm ) will hit the Uk with gale force winds and heavy rain from Saturday evening. I will post updates as I get them as I only have access to the charts at the moment. Thanks

2tonsils

There is a very strong smell of wood smoke in our village now, I have just had to close all the windows. We are on high fire risk so this is not a good sign. Will keep you updated if there is any news. Hope the storms from Italy to the West and the mainland to the right hit us tonight! I don't often wish for torrential rain but we could do with some right now.


PS Glad to say that the smell of smoke is clearing now, still don't know where the fire was.

daz378

my electric works out about a tenner a week..... gas about 300 pound a year ... bought a days food ration in tins today... for the prepp cupboard....good old FB still a pound in farmyfuds...... noticed a few houses ..paying respects in the immediate vicinity ....i 3 more shifts until weekend off

Frugalsod

2tonsils wrote: »

There is a very strong smell of wood smoke in our village now, I have just had to close all the windows. We are on high fire risk so this is not a good sign. Will keep you updated if there is any news. Hope the storms from Italy to the West and the mainland to the right hit us tonight! I don't often wish for torrential rain but we could do with some right now.


PS Glad to say that the smell of smoke is clearing now, still don't know where the fire was.

You bring up an interesting threat that many preppers might not consider. Fire. It can happen when we least expect it. I have a fire blanket for just such an event. I had thought about fire extinguishers but they need replacing and inspection otherwise they can be next to useless when you really need them. Though buckets of sand and water can solve many other fires and not require ongoing maintenance. One thing to make sure is that any naked flames are isolated to make them safe.

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Have you seen the price of blackberries?

£2-50 for 300g @ Asda. :eek:

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Have you seen the price of blackberries?

£2-50 for 300g @ Asda. :eek:

I know it's shocking, Bob, but what we as the public need to understand is that they don't just grow easily on bushes in Asdalandia, like they do in our own lesser neighbourhoods.

Nope, these are special berries, handpicked by nymphs at the dawning of the day and lovingly conveyed to the nearest big green Asda barn for our delectation. Cheap at half the price. And those punnets and wrappers are costly items, too.

I have to admit, the first time I saw blackberries for sale in a supermarket, I stopped in my tracks and had a !!!!!!?! moment, thinking they'll never get away with that! But, seemingly, they can.Been busy about RL, and now have the start of a water cache on my allotment. I have a very strong (industrial type) lidded plastic crate in the shed there, which I will use to store a few non-perishables. Nothing of much monetary value, or which will spoil or attract vermin, but to have a secondary fall-back position for essentials like potable water.

If all else fails, I can always make tea.