Preparedness for when

ZTD

calicocat wrote: »

:eek: so you can only hold 1K in cash in this country.....?? . That is rediculous.


Good job they didn't raid my grans house .....she had the stuff stashed all over the place.

Oh and wasn't a criminal....just liked to use cash as didn't trust banks even then..!!

There is also the small matter of:

46 Hearsay evidence

(1)Evidence must not be excluded in restraint proceedings on the ground that it is hearsay (of whatever degree).

(2)Sections 2 to 4 of the Civil Evidence Act 1995 (c. 38) apply in relation to restraint proceedings as those sections apply in relation to civil proceedings.

(3)Restraint proceedings are proceedings—

(a)for a restraint order;

(b)for the discharge or variation of a restraint order;

(c)on an appeal under section 43 or 44.

(4)Hearsay is a statement which is made otherwise than by a person while giving oral evidence in the proceedings and which is tendered as evidence of the matters stated.

(5)Nothing in this section affects the admissibility of evidence which is admissible apart from this section.

Which means that someone saying "I heard that she was living the life of Reilly" would be admissible and taken into consideration as evidence that she was living a criminal lifestyle and therefore should have all (not just money) her assets seized.

ZTD

Frugalsod wrote: »

Its a shame that TPTB never used this law against the banks for all their crimes. It would have eliminated the deficit overnight. Even the fines for PPI are so low that they have still profited from mis-selling. Now they probably regard getting caught and the fines as a cost of doing business and so will carry on regardless.

How many "mis-selling" scandals have there been now? I can't even remember what the first one was - endowment mortgages perhaps?

A seizure of assets in the beginning for the first scandal would have ensured that number of scandals never rose above "1".

maryb

Hi all, couldn't get online yesterday so catching up. Even though the discussion has moved on, I thought I'd add my two penn'orth re mouth ulcers. I was having a whole string of them a few months ago and I read somewhere that sodium laurel/laureth sulphate, the foaming agent used in most shampoos and toothpastes can cause them. So I swapped to a toothpaste that is SLS free and they cleared up as if by magic. Possibly a coincidence but it can't hurt to try. You don't have to buy expensive health shop brands, Boots own "Expert" brand is SLS free (or was - haven't checked the label recently). I find it a tiny bit sloppy but otherwise it's just like normal toothpaste.

Did anyone mention Germolene? Loved the smell of that. Can you still get it in the flat round tins?

danih

Have been trying to organise my rather hoarder looking stash. Its pretty much packed in a v disorganised fashion under the stairs, and in the spare bedroom. It was going rather well. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .Until I has a scary thought

I have picked up 6 bottles of lighter fluid stuff, 8 cans of gas to refill lighters (£1 a piece from £stretcherrrr), about 20 boxes of matches, and 12 lighters - all either very flammable or very good at making flames. What's the safest way to store this? I suspect not together. And should I split the super flammable stuff up into pairs or single bottles?

And the smell of tobacco smokes brings back rare safe childhood memories.

The whiff of a car air freshener, and even the sight of one of those tree shaped ones (and it turns out, even typing about it makes me feel very very nausous. Longs of v long car journeys as a child - was very very carsick!. I remember one elderly relative - who used to pack a 6 pack for the drive :eek: wrapping me and the back of the car in blankets as protection for the car.

Off to light a beautiful yankee candle, to chase car memories away.

Karmacat

Good question, about safe storage! I don't store any fuel in the bedroom, and just store a box of matches and a candle there in case of power cuts (had quite a few when I moved here). There's nothing flammable stored between the bottom of my stairs and the exit to the house. Otherwise, its about safe temperature, and yes, certainly not all together. I think there might be a lot of really interesting answers to this question ...

jk0

I was working at my BTL yesterday afternoon, when I smelt what I thought was someone burning plastic on their bonfire. Then I noticed the air was heavy with smoke, and walked outside to investigate.

There were flames pouring out of the first floor window of a flat in a neighbouring block. A couple of loud bangs had us scurrying back indoors, but we could already hear the sirens.

When I left around 3.30, the fire was out, but I would say all three flats on three floors had been destroyed. The lounge windows were all missing, and just looked like black holes. The brickwork was also completely black. (Burning UPVC windows I'd guess.)

Don't store anything flammable in flats folks.

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/family-three-escape-fire-destroys-7918144

Pollyjuice

Hi, love the talk on smells. I love the smell of concrete when it starts to rain, especially after a warm day, reminds me of being in the playground at primary school. Back then boys & girls had separate playgrounds!

Anyway, I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this but I recently found a Mythbusters Zombie special on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIHOUvOH9og . It's in three parts and makes me think I need a bigger axe. It appears that at close quarters axe is better than a bow & arrow , sorry GQ. I think you will enjoy it anyway.

ZTD

danih wrote: »

I have picked up 6 bottles of lighter fluid stuff, 8 cans of gas to refill lighters (£1 a piece from £stretcherrrr), about 20 boxes of matches, and 12 lighters - all either very flammable or very good at making flames. What's the safest way to store this? I suspect not together. And should I split the super flammable stuff up into pairs or single bottles?

Keep the fuels somewhere well ventilated away from sources of ignition - they're not going to go up on their own. I had a valve fail on a gas canister. Didn't notice until I picked it up one day and it was suspiciously light. That was in a externally ventilated ex-larder.

Matches tend to be stable (assuming you don't heat them up), but if you're worried, keep in a fire proof box on a heat resistant surface. Something like a baccy tin will do.

Mojoworking

Hi all.sorry to bother you but I'm getting a smokeless multi fuel stove fitted and was wondering how often you should get your chimney swept. When I ordered it ghe plate that came only has a hole for the pipe. The chimney sweep says therr should be access for brushes so I need to get a different one. What does everyone else do?

Ive had a cold for 3 weeks now I feel rough but not bad enough to not go to work etc luckily I've great stocks of paracetamol cold and flu etc and easy meals that we're coping buy I wish I could shake it. It has meant ive not had to go shopping just oh for bread and milk which is fab as I just want to sleep. I'm Thank you all for prep lists thoughts and ideas I scavenge from them all to suit me

The ebola I'm sure has been mentioned on here for months so I feel very eye rolly that our great leaders are finally acknowledging it.

Thanks again all. Your advice is read processed and increasingly implemented x

maryb

In theory you should get it swept twice a year but as we don't run ours for hot water it's only on for about 5 months of the year so once a year is fine for me. The stove manufacturers appear to think that the sweep can take out the baffle at the inside top of the stove in order to access the flue pipe but fortunately I had my chimney swept before the stove was installed and the sweep advised me to fit an access plate on the flue pipe. It closes tightly over a felt gasket which you have to renew each year and saves lots of time and trouble when the chimney is swept.

hope this helps