Preparedness for when

MrsChristmas

& whilst I'm on the subject of candles, I don't seem to be having much luck tonight.
I lit & placed a normal sized cheapy tealight in a pumpkin candle holder from Wittards tonight. It's a few yrs old but all of a sudden we heard a crack
I'm not sure why this happened but can only guess that the tealight was too hot for the ceramic holder? It's not cold here tonight & the holder hasn't been over used.
Luckily the crack cannot be seen unless up close so can still be used as an ornament, still it bothers me that it has happened at all!

Mad-Frog

Do you mean countries like china, who exploit africa, russia who also exploits africa, the very rich arab states?

I think that we, in the uk, are an extremely generous nation and are the first to put our (collective) hands in our pockets[/QUOTE]

Those Countries use certain African nations to suit their own agenda when it comes to votes, that's not what I meant and you know know it

I agree we in the UK have pledged millions, what a shame that other nations haven't followed suit.

Lets hope the money starts to pore in to combat this horrible disease. I watched a video on BBC about a young boy who lost his parents then other family members, tragic and bought a tear to my eye

Lavandula_Rosemary

My preps: probably more applicable to the prepare for winter thread because as far as SHTF scenarios I think the weather is the one that is more likely to impact most of us in the Uk rather than gun totting, knife wealding jihadists or Ebola..

Stocked up on a few medicines: only paracetamol, ibuprofen
I already have a box of candles: I like candles!
Garden: things put away e.g. pots, tools, chairs etc in case we get high winds
Veg beds: dug over and manured
Already have a wind up radio and torch.
Freezer: home made meals prepared. Frozen veg from the garden.
Pantry: basics stocked up e.g. flour, sugar, suet, pasta etc

If you want a thrill watch the film '2012' . Crappy plot etc BUT unbelievable CGI scenes of an apocalypse. Now that is serious SHTF scenarios....tinned tomatoes would be of no use whatsoever.!

[Deleted User]

Yes, good preps, valid reasoning and good sense. Most of us prep for more or less the same reasons and really not for the sensationalist reasons that lots of folks feel we are afraid of there's an awful lot of alternative black humour that lives in our posters!. I personally prep mainly for the fact that the village we live in is only reachable via 2 roads and we have been abandoned by the world before in snowy/icy weather, no buses, no food lorries and it only seems sensible to be prepared to have to go it alone until problems are sorted out. We lived in Germany for a few years where the weather in the winter really was mid continental and although there was very little snow the ice built up and the trees 'grew' ice crystal ornaments 6" long. It was never less than -10 deg C and it made being stocked up a necessity not an option. I remember one night in those conditions where we have unexpected heavy rain and in the morning woke to find we couldn't open any doors or windows as there was a sheet of solid ice 3/4" thick right over the house and the entire area. The only way out was from the sheltered patio doors under the balcony. It stayed for the best part of fortnight. If we could have got out remaining upright was impossible anyway! Having had experience of things like that makes me cautious and I keep in enough food/medications etc to cover any period of isolation here. I'm not actually scared of the zombie apocalypse, ebola, pandemic flu or jihadists I just feel these are uncertain times where no one is actually immune from the rest of the world and like to make sure we have enough in store to be able to withdraw from mainstream life for just a few weeks in the outside possibility that something big and out of my control does happen. Thank you for posting, thank you for joining in, Lyn x. I like tinned tomatoes, I'd comfort eat them not waste them throwing them at the baddies!!!

[Deleted User]

I prep for the same reasons as mrs LW. Isolating winter conditions in our small village, 6 weeks in 2010 and could well be a lot longer. Flooding which cuts off all the lanes. Memories of people being stuck at work for days (I was a lot younger and living elsewhere) because of the sudden snow, people lived on whatever they had in and one friend only had oats. Preps will include for any eventuality during these times including first aid, meds, food, water, energy, hobbies

Pensioners such as ourselves have a moral obligation to stay off the roads during dangerous road conditions as lots of people need to get to work to keep the country going. I have non slip snow boots, grippers etc but they are for emergencies eg in case the village hall is utilised. It was so very slippy in 2010 after the snow plough came through, it made things much worse for us

I am not a scared person, just sensible and cautious

ivyleaf

Thanks kittie, your post mentioning snow grippers has reminded me of something...I remember GQ saying she has Yak-Trax, and I'm sure other people have them too.

My OH bought us both a pair of Yak-Trax "Professional" a couple of winters ago, but we didn't use them at all - I was physically unable to get mine onto my boots although they were theoretically the right size, (though my rather feeble muscles due to M.E. currently worse than GQ's didn't help, of course).

Add to that that you need to be sitting down and "cross one leg over the other knee" to put them on anyway, plus of course they need to be removed before going indoors or you'll slip up,how on earth are you supposed to manage when going in and out of shops etc? They ended up back in their boxes.

Ooh and kittie, while I think of it, I bought myself a pair of Jileon "extra wide calf" wellies after you posted a link ages ago and have been very glad of them when doing things like bringing the bins in when "bin day" happens to be wet, but I find that when I walk the plastic clips on the insides of the legs knock against each other and immediately come undone. Have you had the same problem, and if so, have you found a way of dealing with it? Would be glad of any tips, otherwise I think I'll just have to cover them up with good old Gaffa tape :cool:

Frugalsod

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Frugalsod wrote: »

Admits to having burst out laughing at that last sentence and thinking "If only....". Wonders how that camp/camps? in France that they are all queueing up in ready to try and stow away to get here is doing these days...:cool:

Yes but many are coming here from war zones and many already have family here and speak some English, so when they come to add up the reasons to be anywhere we do have a lot more going for the UK. The fact that it is easier to get a job here than in many EU countries also explains why we have so many EU citizens arriving as well.

marmiterulesok

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Took her to the vet this morning, to get some vaccinations.

She was quite well behaved.

She even purred when the vet examined her, which is very unusual because she generally growls when someone unknown handles her.

In fact, she purred so loud, the vet couldn't hear her heart and lungs with the stethoscope.

She didn't even meow or growl, when he stuck the needle in.

However, she's now on the bed, with her back to me, and won't turn to face me when I call her.

Little does she know, but she has another jab coming in 3 weeks.

I hope that she's forgiven you now.

Cats also purr when they're stressed or in pain.I suppose that it's kind of a comfort purring.

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Also, in addition to the purifying tablets, I'd suggest a gallon container of plain bleach.

Not only is it good for cleaning and disinfecting things, it's also useful for sterilising water, should you run out of sterilising tablets.

Also, I wouldn't recommend using Iodine sterilising tablets, as the Iodine builds up in the body, over time.

Chlorine based are better for long term use.

How do you go about using bleach to sterilise water?It sounds rather dangerous...

Nargleblast wrote: »

At work I avoid touching the hand rail as I climb stairs, and when opening a door with one of those big square c-shaped handles I avoid the middle bit where it is natural to grab, and go for the underneath bit. Mind you, with people getting wary of bugs nowadays, probably loads of people have the same idea as me? Lift buttons, computer keyboards and telephones also come to mind.

Money as well,imagine all the germs! :eek:

Using lifts or pressing the pedestrian crossing button,I usually use a knuckle.
Sometimes I flush the toilet after washing my hands,and I use my elbow to flush.

I did read about how the first toilet cubicle being the cleanest,as it's usually avoided.I might have read it on this thread.

[Deleted User]

MARMITE you can use MILTON LIQUID to sterilise water to make it safe for drinking. You add 2.5 mls to 5 litres of water, give it a good shake and then you have to wait 15 minutes. It doesn't say it on the bottles but the information is on their online website. The liquid is what we used to use for sterilising babies bottles with many years ago and is still available in baby sections of places like WILKOs.

Lavandula_Rosemary

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Yes, good preps, valid reasoning and good sense. Most of us prep for more or less the same reasons and really not for the sensationalist reasons that lots of folks feel we are afraid of there's an awful lot of alternative black humour that lives in our posters!. I personally prep mainly for the fact that the village we live in is only reachable via 2 roads and we have been abandoned by the world before in snowy/icy weather, no buses, no food lorries and it only seems sensible to be prepared to have to go it alone until problems are sorted out. We lived in Germany for a few years where the weather in the winter really was mid continental and although there was very little snow the ice built up and the trees 'grew' ice crystal ornaments 6" long. It was never less than -10 deg C and it made being stocked up a necessity not an option. I remember one night in those conditions where we have unexpected heavy rain and in the morning woke to find we couldn't open any doors or windows as there was a sheet of solid ice 3/4" thick right over the house and the entire area. The only way out was from the sheltered patio doors under the balcony. It stayed for the best part of fortnight. If we could have got out remaining upright was impossible anyway! Having had experience of things like that makes me cautious and I keep in enough food/medications etc to cover any period of isolation here. I'm not actually scared of the zombie apocalypse, ebola, pandemic flu or jihadists I just feel these are uncertain times where no one is actually immune from the rest of the world and like to make sure we have enough in store to be able to withdraw from mainstream life for just a few weeks in the outside possibility that something big and out of my control does happen. Thank you for posting, thank you for joining in, Lyn x. I like tinned tomatoes, I'd comfort eat them not waste them throwing them at the baddies!!!

thanks, apologies if I come across as a bit of an a r s e sometimes.