Preparedness for when

mardatha

I can remember a couple of bad spells up here when the snow came just at lambing time, poor wee things died instantly in the cold and the mums were bleating like mad for 2-3 days, stuck and nobody could get to them. And another time our car was stuck in a drift up on the moor - because the Mini in front of us broke down and stopped. Our car was there for 5 days before we could get to it. the police got all the motorists out in a Land Rover.

RAS

GreyQueen wrote: »

Can barely get my head around snow in that kind of quantity. One poor soul who died in his car was buried under 5m of snow - terryifying.

He probably tried to keep warm by running the motor?

Although tin cans are a dreadful place to get caught when it is cold if you have no insulation (clothes etc). The heat just radiates.

craigywv

2 years ago we had snow at lambing and I remember seeing all the lambs in field wearing fluorescent orange suits made from padded material like puffa coats I think farmers wife had a go at it! seemed to work as they all thrived they were suits that covered right down their legs and had appropriate holes were holes were needed. imaginative but very worthwhile.

Frugalsod

So much for the reality of our booming economy.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a72bdd6-6f29-11e4-b060-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk

If supermarkets are finding it hard to maintain sales then we cannot really have the booming recovery that TPTB are claiming. It might also be a indicator that we can might expect sales before Christmas and the opportunity to get any prepping items cheaply.

RAS

I was going to add a link to Stoney's blog on snowclearing the croft roofs in 2010 but it is now a private blog .

He posted piccies or a video of him and the missus roping an overloaded roof to remove snow before it caused roof collapse.

Another set of pics explained how important it is to clear the centre of a roof before clearing the edges. If you clear the edges and leave the snowload in the centre the joists start to bend downwards and freed from the retaining power of the snow on the ends of the joists they buckle.

Hope the folk in the US understand what they are dealing with.

elona

I am crossing fingers and toes we don't get snow next weekend as oldest DD gets married in Oxford and it is usually a nearly three hour drive in good conditions.

We had intended to travel next Wednesday but may have to drive down on Friday instead to give DH a bit more time to recover from hospital treatment. He still finds it painful to talk and is really tired out .

As house is up for sale so we can downsize I am running down some of the stockpile. Bit of a balancing act so we have enough for a few weeks or emergencies but not so much we get in a real mess.

Hugs to all

scotmumof3

Frugalsod wrote: »

I live in a part of the UK where even an inch of snow causes chaos. It is all relative. Much of the US is used to snow, though this extreme is beyond most peoples expectations. Though this is why you prep. If you are isolated by snow for several months you can cope. My concerns are for those in areas which rarely get snow like Texas and they simply are not prepared for it.

This is very true. The reason we started prepping was after the winter of 2010. We were without transport for 2 weeks no buses and couldn't get the car out the drive I had to walk 6 1/2 miles home in 2 foot of snow (hope to never have to do that again). I feel really sorry for anyone who isn't used to the snow and who isn't prepared , it can really catch you off guard.

scotmumof3

elona wrote: »

I am crossing fingers and toes we don't get snow next weekend as oldest DD gets married in Oxford and it is usually a nearly three hour drive in good conditions.

We had intended to travel next Wednesday but may have to drive down on Friday instead to give DH a bit more time to recover from hospital treatment. He still finds it painful to talk and is really tired out .

As house is up for sale so we can downsize I am running down some of the stockpile. Bit of a balancing act so we have enough for a few weeks or emergencies but not so much we get in a real mess.

Hugs to all

Hope the weather stays fine for you and your DH feels better soon.

Hope everyone had a good day:)

Karmacat

scotmumof3 wrote: »

Hope the weather stays fine for you and your DH feels better soon.

Hope everyone had a good day:)

Ditto from me for elona and for all.

The only prepping I'm doing it working in the garden - planting perennial flowers (for the bees, as well as for me), and planting garlic.

Frugalsod

Karmacat wrote: »

Ditto from me for elona and for all.

The only prepping I'm doing it working in the garden - planting perennial flowers (for the bees, as well as for me), and planting garlic.

Clearly you are concerned about the vampire apocalypse. Though are vampires afraid of bees or perennials?