Preparedness for when

ivyleaf

GreyQueen wrote: »

Our council tax trainer explained that council tax is the unholy offspring of the rates and the community charge (aka poll tax). Half of the council tax is based on the property, half is based on the assumption that the home has two adults in it. Which is why the single occupancy discount is 25% (half of the person-half of the calculation, so to speak).

Thanks for that GQ - I'd always wondered why the one-adult reduction was only 25% rather than 50%!

VJsmum

Diverting away from Scotland and cider and sardines (see what I did there ) back to the older folks (says the 50 year old - hey, GQ have you got there yet?) thinking "they" would sort something out, I was chatting to the MiL (makes a change from wanting to [STRIKE]kill[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smack[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smile sweetly at[/STRIKE] er Er anyway her) who now lives in a bungalow on a "sheltered" estate. The bungalows are all electric, so I asked if she had contingency plans for power cut. "Er no" says she, "but then we are all electric on this estate". "Then no one will have light, cooking facilities, anything" I pointed out, "what if it is a bad winter? There seems to be concern about maintaining power supply". "Well" she said "they would have to do something - there is a whole lot of us".
"Who will?" Me "what if there's too much snow to get any supplies through"
Finally, she conceded, "I don't know - what do you suggest"

MiL now has a flat gas ring and eight canisters

craigywv

And dont forget the hallowed "vermin catchers" whom i had to call out on in spring as we were seeing the things running about the street.problem was sorted and in neck breaking time thankfully. My "pet" hate xxx

fuddle

'they' always have to sort everything out. That did make me chuckle VJs. We're all electric here too. I tell you, it makes me a bit iffy about 'what if' I have the cooking thing arranged with a few fall back on ideas in my mind but heating is a concern for me. I remember talking to you Lyn last year about the gas canister fires but never really looked any further.

I think my main concern is are they safe indoors?

VJsmum

My heating won't work in a power cut, but I have a gas fire in the lounge which will light with a match (best check that ). We have an ancient calor gas heater in the garage but no idea how much gas.

The crock pot, tea light heater looks good and the flower pot one.

We have a gas hob, electric oven so are ok for that so long as there is gas. If the gas goes (I think the S will really have to HTF for that to happen, but am not discounting it), I have a flat gas ring and a Kelly kettle as well as a barbecue / chimenea / pizza oven outside.

I need to sort out my Harry Potter room (cupboard under the stairs) and tot up the water I have stored.

jk0

VJsmum wrote: »

Diverting away from Scotland and cider and sardines (see what I did there ) back to the older folks (says the 50 year old - hey, GQ have you got there yet?) thinking "they" would sort something out, I was chatting to the MiL (makes a change from wanting to [STRIKE]kill[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smack[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smile sweetly at[/STRIKE] er Er anyway her) who now lives in a bungalow on a "sheltered" estate. The bungalows are all electric, so I asked if she had contingency plans for power cut. "Er no" says she, "but then we are all electric on this estate". "Then no one will have light, cooking facilities, anything" I pointed out, "what if it is a bad winter? There seems to be concern about maintaining power supply". "Well" she said "they would have to do something - there is a whole lot of us".
"Who will?" Me "what if there's too much snow to get any supplies through"
Finally, she conceded, "I don't know - what do you suggest"

MiL now has a flat gas ring and eight canisters

Old ladies eh?

You might also want to buy her one of these:

http://www.calor.co.uk/shop/in-the-home/portable-gas-heaters.html

I have one of the catalytic ones, as I think they will make me less chesty, but they are out of stock atm.

kezlou

hahaha:rotfl: sounds like my parents!


We to have a gas fire and a gas hob, so we'll have them to help us along.

Where we used to live everything was electric, only saving grace was a gas hob. -13 outside and wrapped up blankets etc
So we have blankets and throws ready for the beds.

dont get me on council tax and water rates, bain of my life. Think the water has gone up to £42.50 per month.
I wonder if scotland moves away would they have to pay water rates? As well as school fees and prescriptions. Just the same as in England.

Be a total nightmare if they do as the current subsidies they receive from uk for education and health would drop dramatically.

Not trying to be controversial just wondering how it work?

fuddle

VJsmum wrote: »

My heating won't work in a power cut, but I have a gas fire in the lounge which will light with a match (best check that ). We have an ancient calor gas heater in the garage but no idea how much gas.

The crock pot, tea light heater looks good and the flower pot one.

We have a gas hob, electric oven so are ok for that so long as there is gas. If the gas goes (I think the S will really have to HTF for that to happen, but am not discounting it), I have a flat gas ring and a Kelly kettle as well as a barbecue / chimenea / pizza oven outside.

I need to sort out my Harry Potter room (cupboard under the stairs) and tot up the water I have stored.

Off to investigate thanks

thriftwizard

Hmm - just thinking, it would be an idea to pop one of the little gas canister stoves into my mother's "store cupboard" - I think she'd get the hang of it quite quickly. I really don't like the idea of them having no 'leccy...

pumpkinlife

VJsmum wrote: »

Diverting away from Scotland and cider and sardines (see what I did there ) back to the older folks (says the 50 year old - hey, GQ have you got there yet?) thinking "they" would sort something out, I was chatting to the MiL (makes a change from wanting to [STRIKE]kill[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smack[/STRIKE] er [STRIKE]smile sweetly at[/STRIKE] er Er anyway her) who now lives in a bungalow on a "sheltered" estate. The bungalows are all electric, so I asked if she had contingency plans for power cut. "Er no" says she, "but then we are all electric on this estate". "Then no one will have light, cooking facilities, anything" I pointed out, "what if it is a bad winter? There seems to be concern about maintaining power supply". "Well" she said "they would have to do something - there is a whole lot of us".
"Who will?" Me "what if there's too much snow to get any supplies through"
Finally, she conceded, "I don't know - what do you suggest"

MiL now has a flat gas ring and eight canisters

Oh Dear Lordy I HATE that attidtude. 'THEY'?!

A few years ago this part of the world got a freak snow storm. The media outlets warned people not to drive out in it and if they HAD to, to take blankets, drinks, etc and prepare to be stranded. Cue standstill on the A3, snowed in passengers; and a whole lot of whining that the army wasn't sent out sooner. One of the drivers had her kids in the car and was picking her husband up from the airport - not an essential journey then, but a long one that you would certainly take supplies for under normal conditions.

I absolutely think the state should help those that are least able to prepare for themselves in an emergency. The rest of us need to saddle up.

Nicely done convincing her that a stove was in order :T