Preparedness for when

RAS

Raining here but as I walked to work some of the cars coming into town had snow on the roofs and bonnets. I assume it is snowing on the tops.

Karmacat

Good grief! Hope all's well. All we've got way down south here is blank grey - the horrible kind where there's not even any clouds to give it shape. I'd rather have snow, if it wasn't sticking sorry ... I just hate these skies so much :eek:

elona

DH had the radio on early this morning and got a shock when it mentioned snow!:eek:

Hate the cold weather as it makes it difficult for DH to be in the garden which cheers him up and if he gets cold it is even more difficult for him to put back some of the weight he lost during hospital treatment. Pity me and dds can't donate avoirdupois the same way you do blood

Washing is on line outside - dishwasher is on - have tackled my feet with hard skin gadget after sneaking upstairs as it is not a pretty sight.

DD is coming over this afternoon to take us to shopping centre for DH to get a new suit for wedding blessing in April so will cook lamb mince with lots of veg that can be turned into a cottage pie or a lasagne tonight.

Laptop is being fixed so I am on DH's computer which feels very different.

Took DD to cinema yesterday so did not look for YS items and probably won't get the chance tonight but have a few bits in the freezer and a veg box that was just delivered.

Hugs to all

RAS

Karmacat wrote: »

From me too. Good to know you've still got your eye on those pans

The other thing to keep your eyes open for are IKEA kids cookware http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00130167/

I acquired a stainless steel saucepan that had been abandoned somewhere for some time. Perfect on a single burner. And surprisingly good quality.

greenbee

Karmacat wrote: »

Good grief! Hope all's well. All we've got way down south here is blank grey - the horrible kind where there's not even any clouds to give it shape. I'd rather have snow, if it wasn't sticking sorry ... I just hate these skies so much :eek:

Me too. So depressing. I'd rather have snow that sticks than the miserable dull heavy grey dreariness.

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Do you think that part of the prepping scene is to have the kind of outlook that says OK lifes not perfect but I can make something good from what I find? I'm aware of a constant groundswell of discontent amongst the general public of all ages and genders. I hear the discontent in the conversations on the bus, in the street, in the pub on wednesdays for the quiz, all saying it's someone elses fault that things are wrong and why doesn't 'someone' do something about it, whatever the 'it' is. I guess that no one has a perfect life and no one has everything they want but a lot of us have found that contentment and satisfaction can be found by making the best of what you DO have and being who and what you really are. I think along with that acceptance comes the thought that you can make things good yourself not expect someone else to fix things and do what needs doing. I wonder what brought each of us to prepping? we are such a diverse community there must be some interesting and useful paths to this thread.

GreyQueen

I think there is a lot of this attitude about. I feel that as a culture we have been encouraged into infantile behaviour. You see it in people who are long since adults behaving like spoilt kids. I'm not talking those adults who are developmentally-challenged, btw, just everyday folk who seem to be stuck in childhood's less-than-lovely stages.

We see this at work all the time. A resident wants us to come into their neighbourhood and lay down the law to their neighbour who is doing something which annoys them. They get very cross when we point out that the neighbour isn't doing anything wrong and there are no laws being broken and we have no powers to do what they want us to do. Nor do the Police. Whereupon, they will argue the issue for 10+ minutes and then ring off in a screaming tantrum.......... sigh.

Our culture is presently very childish, demanding, petulant and constantly acting as if the next purchase or regime will make everything perfect, and when it doesn't, it's All Someone's Fault and Someone Must Be Blamed. And preferably sued.

Sometimes, people are clumsy and fall over their own feet and walk into street furniture. I once walked into a plate glass door at a high street chain store. Half of it was open, the half I walked in through, and the half which I tried to walk out of was closed. Hurt like beggary and made me feel a prize plonker, but it was no one else's fault but my own.

Newsflash; water is wet, hot things can burn you, a sexy man or woman met on holiday in a poor country who throws themselves at you, despite you being old enough to be their parent or grandparent, doesn't love you and no one, but no one, approaches random strangers and offers you foolproof investment opportunities.:rotfl:

ETA Well, no one honest, anyway.

RAS

I am constantly stunned by the number of people who act as if they are reality stars; it seems nothing can be done without lots of screams and over-excitement or stress. OMG OMG OMG (even if they is no longer the catch phrase).

The priorities are looking good and being SEEN..........

Last's week display was a group of mature students on the train (I'm guessing Access) face paint like dolls and with ikkle girl voices. Apart from the older strident one who had it in for their tutor, whose sin was to expect that she hand her work in on time! As for the idea that when she went to university, she would have to hand work in on time........ well there was no way she was doing that.

They really really were not fit for university or employment, and some would have been the high side of thirty.

As a child the world I knew disappeared twice in a very short time; I learned that nothing could be taken for granted. We lived in 6 places in 18 months with few additional short term stop-gaps when nothing else was available.

And because of the rules, we were actually worse off with my mother working than if she had relied on benefits. It took 5 years for things to start picking up during which I learned to budget, to feed people on very little, to forage, to eat seconds and thirds on Friday so I had enough calories to last over the weekend, to sew and to do very basic repairs. We were always being told "to cut our coat according to our cloth".

So when I was broke as a young adult, I had the skills to make do and mend.

I am a back-packer literally and metaphorically. I experience a great deal of freedom when everything I need is on my back and also understand that I am wholly responsible for myself; for where I put my foot next. Freedom and responsibility are both earned by dint of the same effort.

Referring to GQ's client; anyone ever read "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk"?

One of the big lessons in there is that kids need to learn to negoitiate when they have difficulties between them. Plainly those who did not learn as children struggle as adults.

RAS

On a completely different vein - bonkers : https://www.change.org/p/death-bring-back-terry-pratchett

jk0

Anyone ever see a doubleganger of a dead relative walking around?

It's very spooky.

A few years ago I saw an old chap who looked just like my old man who died in 1996. Never seen him again though. I wonder if it was a ghost.