Preparedness for when

Frugalsod

Something for those in the North West to consider.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/07/northwest-england-told-to-boil-their-drinking-water-after-parasites-found-5331154/

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When DD1 and I had our holiday to the Orkneys a few years ago and flew out to North Ronaldsay for a few days we arrived there to notices everywhere saying that the water supply was contaminated by Crypto Sproidium and not useable for anything other than toilet flushing. We managed very well with the bottled water that was copiously available and although we couldn't even wash our hands from the taps we very soon got used to the idea. The biggest problem for the people who ran the National Bird Observatory that we were staying at was they couldn't wash using the washing machine as the instruction was to not even wash bedding in the tap water. Washing us including hair was done with boiled kettles, even the rinsing of undies in the evening was done in the wash basin. It wasn't a situation that could be easily dealt with in that fashion for long periods but I think lasted some 10 days in all before the water supply was safe to use again. It's quite surprising how people DO cope in situations that can't be physically fixed very quickly. No reports of folks being unwell while we were there and we were fine too, just obeyed the given advice and had a wonderful stay despite the problems.

Frugalsod

nuatha wrote: »

Mrs LW is correct. illegal migration didn't start with the opening of the tunnel nor will it end with its closure - if such a thing is considered practical. Given the seemingly random nature of drug and tobacco smuggling intercepts (ie at almost any point around the coast) then I assume people smuggling is also happening around the coast.

Incidentally, despite what the media seem to focus on, the UK is far from the major destination for those seeking asylum or even for economic migrants. Perhaps the reality of life in the UK is starting to be seen, more likely the UK was never the most attractive destination.

When you consider how few refugees we have accepted in comparison to our EU neighbours I do think we should not be complaining. I suspect that many treat the UK as a stepping post to get to the US. We share a common language and where better to brush up on English language skills if trying to get to the USA?

Secondly the few thousand that are trying to get here are a fraction of the numbers that are already in Italy, Greece, Malta and Spain. These countries are all a lot poorer than we are to start with, and in the case of Greece significantly so.

Finally a wall can also be used to keep people in, like a prison, so we should not be rushing to make our nation one giant prison.

Our real solutions should be to make their nations a safer and better one to start with. Some of this could be down to not bombing them to start with, and if we do bomb them to rebuild them properly. To create opportunities there for the locals. We could do a lot more to combat corruption. As the proceeds of corruption end up either in the London property market or in our banks. If we did more to stamp out corruption both here and abroad then the prospects abroad would be considerably better and few would want to come here.

We could change the EU rules on exports from developing nations to allow them to gain from processing goods rather than simply being a supplier of raw materials. For example cocoa growers in Africa could be allowed to sell us processed cocoa butter or even finished chocolate and not be penalised via duties and taxes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEN4hcZutO0

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I'm back.

Diidn't want to say anything, in case someone recognises me, but I've been MIA for the last 5 days, as I've been out of the country.

Just arrrived back, and am postting this from the coach, on the last part of the ruturn run.

Butterfly_Brain

How was France BB?

Frugalsod

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

How was France BB?

Truly evil?

Frugalsod

Zero hedge seems to have a number of commentators who are very nervous right now.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-05/six-warning-signs-economy-trouble

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-05/8-financial-experts-are-warning-great-financial-crisis-imminent

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-05/scotiabank-warns-fed-cornered-and-there-are-visible-market-stresses-everywhere

Interesting that they are all concerned about the next few weeks and months. Many of these signs have been present for months and growing more ominous for some time. The decline in sales in various industries has been commented on for a couple of years. It has been masked by the purchase of company stock which has reduced the numbers of shares and boosted the earnings per share even while sales have been falling or stagnant.

Caterpillar the construction equipment company have had falling sales for nearly 2 years. Many other companies like HP and IBM have similar stories to tell. I suspect that shortly these companies will struggle to raise funding to buy back shares and then they will implode under a mountain of fresh debt.

I suspect that these risks are not even being counted properly and so there will be counter party risks at some point. Only real debate is when.

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Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

How was France BB?

How do you know I was in France?

mardatha

I do realise this is really sad nit-picking but I had to do it..
--- point out that England isn't an island.
LOL!

moneyistooshorttomention

Errrmm:huh:.....Britain is - an island that is....

....well....allowing for a bit of it (ie Northern Ireland) being across another bit of sea again from the rest of us....

Now that's the first time its struck me that one bit of Britain still is "castle - can draw up drawbridge" type scenario - unlike those of us in England, Scotland, Wales (ie that part of Britain)...

Mind you.....I guess Wales could always sever the bridge that connects us to rest of Britain....hmmm.....goes off to ponder that little thing...