Preparedness for when

fuddle

My needs are elemental too MTSTM. I think that is the first time I have agreed with you. If my family have a home, food and warmth then all is ok with the world. Anything that threatens that causes so much anxiety. It's catch 22 as that anxiety stops the need to eat but I need to eat in order to beat the anxiety so I can solve the problem that threatens shelter, warmth and food!

elaine241

I agree with those that say prepare for a potential shtf situation with preps, candles, food etc. Gold & silver are only valuable if there is a demand for them otherwise they are just pretty metals with no practical use.
The only thing that hasnt been mentioned is weapons; be it long bow, cross bow, knife, four-ten or twelve bore, pitch fork or log splitting axe! Hanging onto your resources , preps, food, comfort, water etc should be the primary aim as there will be many of those who have not prepped looking to take them off you. Living in a tower block may result in the scum bags from downstairs kicking in your door looking for anything of use. Sneaky hiding places and a "sacrifice stash" may get you out of trouble but if things really go pear shaped the scum bags may well be back! Your lovely neighbours may not be so lovely if they are in desperate need and think/have an idea/are desperate and percieve that you may be better off. None of us want to think that the good old UK would get that bad but having been "outed" with one of my weapons ( i didnt know I had! my pink pitchfork!) I think that having some sort of personal protection should be paramount. If you were going to rob someone who u going to choose the person waving the weapon or the one without any obvious form of protection? I for one seem to have ammassed an arsenal of potential weapons innocently by actually using them for their original use. I have pitch forks, a log splitting axe, hand axes, knifes, several types of gun and plenty of ammo ( joy living on a farm no one questions it!), hand "hackers", garden forks, chainsaws, etc etc I would actually hate to use any of them on a person and would probably be sick if I had to! But remember hell hath no fury compared to a mother protecting her young!! Anyway keep prepping and hope that the preps never have to come in useful for anything worse than being snowed in for a bit! :-)

Witless

GreyQueen wrote: »

Hear, hear, pineapple.



If anyone's reading this wanting advice - bully beef and bottled water, candles, matches and a jumper will see you through a lot.

.... and a towel.

Always have your towel to hand.;)

GreyQueen

I don't trust most of my neighbours any day of the week right now. Because many of them are ex-cons, drug users (and dealers), receivers of stolen goods and up to all sorts. It could get pretty Darwinian in a hurry round here. Mind you, I have several stone and some reach over the former cage fighter (and a rolling pin).

On the plus side, we all know each other at least by sight and strangers are apt to be challenged and made to feel uncomfortable. And then they go away if they're up to no good because nogoodnicks hate being eyeballed by someone alert enough to describe them to the Polis.

The best one ever was when SuperGran spotted a suspiciously loitering yoof on one of the upper floors and asked him pointedly if he was lost?

Oime lookin' for the bloke who deals, he muttered. Which doesn't narrow the field very much round this way.:rotfl:

As she likes to be helpful, her comeback was crack, smack or weed?

He was duly pointed towards the nearest of the many cannabis vendors.

ETA; Witless, yes. And a bag of peanuts. Gotta maintain correct balance of salt and water. I have a travel towel and a bag of peanuts in my BOB.

mardatha

Agree that liviing out in the wilds can be a good thing, some people I know have great lives totally under the radar, cash in hand and barter are very much alive and well deep in the wilds of Scotland lol. Venison stew, roast pheasant, jugged hare, duck in orange sauce lol in wee cottages waay out in the woods and nobody any the wiser. That's as close to freedom as we get now.

RAS

mardatha wrote: »

Agree that living out in the wilds can be a good thing, some people I know have great lives totally under the radar, cash in hand and barter are very much alive and well deep in the wilds of Scotland lol. Venison stew, roast pheasant, jugged hare, duck in orange sauce lol in wee cottages way out in the woods and nobody any the wiser. That's as close to freedom as we get now.

The flip side of that is the reality of taking total responsibility for yourself.

jk0

Did anyone see this today?:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34711497

It's quite spine tingling to listen to.

moneyistooshorttomention

jk0 wrote: »

Did anyone see this today?:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34711497

It's quite spine tingling to listen to.

You mean they wouldn't start with a 21st century addition as a preliminary, ie a "trig" warning (as I gather its called - that is warning you it may trigger off upset feelings:cool:).

"Warning...warning...those who might be disturbed by a Dose of Reality please switch off your radios now".

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

:T Very true.

And the trouble with being reared to be a follower rather than a free thinker is that the leaders can suddenly abdicate their position, or give malicious or just plain ignorant advice. Bad advice, given by authority figures, can potentially be fatal.

Some poor beggars made it to ground floor lobbies in the 9/11 disaster, only to be sent back into the building. Where they died.:(

Yes you do need to think for yourself. I think that many people are not really reasoning things through and just following orders. Governments can be the worst of all. While they are right that saving for a pension is a good thing, the problem is that the bulk of the options out there are really good at stripping pension pots via a multitude of fees.

The growing push for cashless society might seem benign but the potential for significant abuse by a not so tolerant government is significant. In the meantime we have to contend with the possibility that the politicians are corrupt and that bail ins are coming and a cashless society will really dump the losses on the average person who does not have an overseas bank account in a safe country to transfer all their money to when the crisis strikes. At least with cash most people can hold on to cash at least a small amount, but bank runs look bad for governments. Though I do not think that they have truly appreciated the impact of bail ins on getting re-elected or even the problems that this creates.

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

The best one ever was when SuperGran spotted a suspiciously loitering yoof on one of the upper floors and asked him pointedly if he was lost?

Oime lookin' for the bloke who deals, he muttered. Which doesn't narrow the field very much round this way.:rotfl:

As she likes to be helpful, her comeback was crack, smack or weed?

He was duly pointed towards the nearest of the many cannabis vendors.

Yes Tripadvisor is missing out on a huge market there. Or are the dealers on Yelp?