Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Buffs are great, I have two of them and have worn one under a bike lid before now, makes all the difference, doesn't it?

Funnily enough, one of the two is a permanant fixture in a side pocket of the BOB, should dig the other one out and put it in my daily bag. At this time of year I have my burglar fleece hat and a pair of gloves in a jacket pocket, so they're always with me.

Good thought, that woman.

smileyt_2

I tend to wear mine indoors a la 'girl with a pearl earring' ie not folded but tucked under at the back. My art tutor says it gives me a bohemian look, snigger...

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Not very heavy atm, but definitely snowing.

GreyQueen

Stop all this snow talk. I have no snow. It's stopped drizzling and I don't think we're anywhere near cold enough to snow. Which is a darned shame as I love it.

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I hate snow.

Living were I do, when we get it, we usually get it very bad.

Softstuff

With regards to bush fires here, you tend to get a fair bit of notice of one being on the way before it's time to get the heck out of dodge. And then, I'd say the majority of evacuations don't actually result in you losing your house, just a few days of inconvenience elsewhere. So taking a few clothes would be on my list too.

Ovens are not on my list of things to clean. I never end up with a great deal of anything greasy in there (that sort of thing goes in foil or an oven bag) and anything likely to overflow has a tray beneath. So I suspect, were I to look closely, it wouldn't be *that* bad in there. But I'm not about to look closely

daz378

a couple of months ago .... when my electrics kept tripping was great to be able to fall back on the sunnan lamp and various other LED lights which i had all over the place and loads of batteries to keep them going.
finished a late early tomorrow ... then a few days annual leave till sunday a workmates 40th on friday.... not had a drink since new years eve...... My Dad bless him, told me tonight hes 30 inch cathode ray tv has died after 15 years ... hes been paying a tenner a month all those years in case it breaks..... wonder if they will fix it or send him a new one? stay safe

Ryanna2599

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Indeed it is.

It has been a-coming for some time now and the position, as I understand it, is that Wales and Scotland have already rejected growing G.M. food there and some English local authorities.

So, basically, pressure needs to be put on English Councils to follow Welsh Assembly/Scottish lead and refuse to have it growing.

I agree completely that G.M. Crops need to be prevented. From a quick look online there is an e-Petition on this topic (albeit with a smallish number of signatures at the moment). I've just signed it.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/63965

Frugalsod

Here is something that some of you can make but I opted for the designer versions.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/egloo-candle-powered-heater/x/7630030

Frugalsod

Ryanna2599 wrote: »

I agree completely that G.M. Crops need to be prevented. From a quick look online there is an e-Petition on this topic (albeit with a smallish number of signatures at the moment). I've just signed it.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/63965

I have signed as well. What I particularly object to is the patenting of DNA especially when it can be spread through pollen and contaminate other crops and weeds. Then you get big multinationals suing small farmers for patent infringement when it has been nothing of the sort, The multinational should be sued for genetic pollution.