Preparedness for when

Frugalsod

mardatha wrote: »

Frugalsod, tap water is fine as long as it's there... one day they might be doing something to the pipes/have contamination at the works and there there is none.. lol Doesn't do any harm to have a couple of wee 17p bottles in the house for a cup of tea in an emergency

Yes but that was why I was getting the water containers anyway. The ebola crisis is just another reason to do it sooner. I am lucky in that when ever the water is turned off here there is plenty of warning. by constantly rotating the water stock I will always have water that is fresh. Plus as many already do and fill up the kettle at night no need to panic first thing in the morning either.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

def getting windy here,


bought 12 x 6 pack of tinned cat food today for lidl as they are still £1.99, they have gone up everywhere else from between £2.29 to £2.50, so I have ordered another 48 x 6 pack which will be in on Tuesday for me, the manager was a bit taken back, when I asked if I could order it in bulk lol... I did say it was due to it now being the cheapest around, and besides that, I now have approx. 6 months worth of cat food in....


I also bought of large tins of potatoes at 15p a tin, and some tins of peas and carrots ( in the same tin)


might get some more tins of potatoes...don't normally use them, but if the electric goes out, they will be quick to heat up, along with the tins of peas/carrots, also bought some tins of westlers burgers in gravy...

ivyleaf

Nellie_the_Viking wrote: »

I've had a pair of Yax-Trak Professionals for years and I promise that practice makes perfect at putting them on.....without having to cross one leg over the other.


They've seen me through several winter trips in arctic Norway, and Germany where I've skittered up and down hills in them like a mountain goat, but most came into their own on a visit to my sister when our uphill route back to her house proved to be sheet ice. We wore one each and "slid" our way up the hill. They've also seen me safely to the supermarket in the years when the pavements have iced up for long periods.


I find that if you jump up and down a bit on the grills/mats on the entry to shops you get off enough water and ice to make it safe to wear them into the shop without having to take them off. You get weird looks, but I'll settle for weird looks to stay on my feet on the ice. I love my Yak-Trax, and along with my charged head torch and spare batteries are one of the easiest to locate items I own.

Thanks Nellie My main problem is that I can't stretch them enough to get them on, (in fact i can't stretch them much at all) but I'll keep trying before the cold weather comes :cool:

Perplexed_Pineapple

Hope your family are better soon, muffin man. Not pleasant to be unwell but at least they have family around to support them, it's no fun at all to be unwell and on your own. Just popped in to say that was browsing the free ebooks on Am4zon and found this that might be useful, haven't seen anything on this theme before anyway:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OM9MHFG/
The thing about ebola, is, there are really no preps you can make for it other than the general preps we have anyway. Having to limit contact with the outside world, possible disruption to infrastructure, possible damage to the economy with job insecurity and pay cuts, this is all stuff we have covered in the last several thousand posts. I feel ready for anything, I know there is always more we can do but the basics and the state of mind are there as far as I can get them and I know we are in a better place by far than most in this country as a result. Not complacent, just happy to have put in some effort in the last couple of years into our general readiness for chaos and disaster.

Karmacat

Thats a good find, PP, thanks.

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nuatha wrote: »

A lot of what he says is common sense and some of it is blindingly obvious - once he's pointed it out to you.

And that, I think, is the crucial bit.

Something might be common sense and/or blindingly obvious, but that doesn't mean everyone knows it, or appreciates the importance of it.

For instance, when staying in a hotel, it's common sense to take note of the emergency escape routes, and the location of the fire extinguishers, but how many people don't bother to check these things?

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lobbyludd wrote: »

we're very windy here already

Lay off the Baked Beans.

thriftwizard

Anyone care to guess how a "major" fire at Didcot B power station is going to impact our power supplies this winter? I'm assuming it's going to put the station offline for a while, at least.

calicocat

I wouldn't dare buy 6 months supply of wet cat food in, wish I could, but mine changes her mind like the wind about wet grub.

Do have a stack of cat litter in though.

Next pay day my plan is to get a years supply of shampoo etc in I think.

The other week I got 3 bales of towels in for the future, next plan is some more sheets etc, this way if the job goes tots up I have enough towels and bed linen for the next few years (if not for ever as already have quite a stash).

Once I have all or most of that gear in, it will be things more for being more self sufficient.

jk0

thriftwizard wrote: »

Anyone care to guess how a "major" fire at Didcot B power station is going to impact our power supplies this winter? I'm assuming it's going to put the station offline for a while, at least.

Hmm. Going to be blooming tight I should think. Maybe that will make them think twice about demolishing any more coal stations. (Please God it does.)

Did anyone read that article today about the Nuclear stations that are presently shut down for crack repairs? When they are switched back on again, they won't be allowed to operate at more than 80%, so that the temperature doesn't crack them again.