Preparedness for when

oldtractor

I thin k as well as tinned food plasters and bandages money in the bank is a good idea for when he SHTF nothing worse than needing to replace something and not having the money to so so.

Karmacat

Frugalsod wrote: »

It should have important documents should things go wrong and clothes for a couple of days. Though I suspect that many people could grab what they need in 30 minutes or less.

I agree most people could ... but reading https://www.theplacewithnoname.com has really stuck with me, about evacuating ahead of Hurricane Katrina - and I'm sure there'd be something I'd forget anyway - I always forget something when I pack for a holiday, evacuating would be no different

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I even apply the keeping one in reserve rule to socks, undies, trainers as I think life would be very uncomfortable without these things so, when I throw out worn out things and open the new pack that is waiting in the wardrobe I order in another pack to wait even though I've just started with new ones. Socks I buy by the dozen pairs from Fleabay and the new ones I ordered a couple of days ago are £13.99 for 12 pairs and no postage.

Karmacat

I've put it up on kindle for free from Saturday 28th for 3 days, hopefully thats enough notice for everyone who wants to download it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Home-Emergency-Jay-Whiteley-ebook/dp/B00UNLDFJ4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1427374414&sr=1-1&keywords=getting+home+in+an+emergency

It's just under 30,000 words, and this is the blurb:
Imagine you're out at work as usual, or on a day out, shopping or seeing friends. You're maybe twenty miles, or even one hundred miles, away from home; suddenly, you hear there's an emergency, and all public transport has been shut down with public broadcasts suspended. You don't know what the emergency is, but you know the shutdown is probably going to go on for quite a while. What do you do?

This book is about that situation: what might happen, what you might do, how you could take some simple precautions in advance that would do a great deal to safeguard your situation. There are no easy answers, but reading this book will help you understand the kinds of issues you may face, and the kinds of questions you need to ask yourself. Managing to get back home safe to your loved ones in a difficult time, in these days of long-distance commutes and general daily travel is an important, maybe a lifesaving, skill.

I'd appreciate it if people could leave a positive review

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I don't have a Kindle.

Is there a reader program I can use?

boultdj

Yes Bob I'v just got it, follow the link, and it's just underneath the book and then you can read kindle books on your 'putor.

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OK, downloading it, but boy is it big. :eek:

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How awful is the news of the deliberate plane crash by the Co Pilot, his poor parents had travelled to Marseilles along with the other relatives of the victims and didn't get the news until after they'd arrived, how on earth would anyone cope with that? I feel so for the relatives of the victims but also for parents of the co pilot too, how would you EVER recover from something like this?

GreyQueen

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

How awful is the news of the deliberate plane crash by the Co Pilot, his poor parents had travelled to Marseilles along with the other relatives of the victims and didn't get the news until after they'd arrived, how on earth would anyone cope with that? I feel so for the relatives of the victims but also for parents of the co pilot too, how would you EVER recover from something like this?

I can't help thinking of those poor people spending several minutes knowing they were going to die........it was bad enough when it was thought to be some kind of accident, but to kill so many complete strangers....... his poor parents will have to live with the consequences of his actions for the rest of their lives, too.

jk0

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

How awful is the news of the deliberate plane crash by the Co Pilot, his poor parents had travelled to Marseilles along with the other relatives of the victims and didn't get the news until after they'd arrived, how on earth would anyone cope with that? I feel so for the relatives of the victims but also for parents of the co pilot too, how would you EVER recover from something like this?

Yeah, awful.

Regarding the news about the locked door, isn't it a bit mad that the pilot didn't have a code to get in after visiting the loo?

The other guy could have fallen asleep, died, gone mad (as it sounds he did), and plane crashes regardless.