Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Possibly, thriftwizard, if I could be arrissed. It took about 16 hours to drain completely and I have no need to have a tub standing full of water. I was just being a bit hardcore because we had a drought. Maybe I ought to think about getting another plug, in case I did need a tub full of water. Greywater to flush the loo would always be handy in a crisis.

Fascinating listening to people's set ups at home. I pick the brains of the electrical engineers at work, querying why one householder had some of the sockets in each room working and not others. It was something to do with the wiring and was quite deliberate. It's very handy if you have more than a micro-home (I have four small rooms in a 240 sq ft flat).

I think a lot of prepping is getting away from the mindlessness of assuming that water will always come out of the tap, and electricity will always be available at the flick of a switch. I have enough memories of the 1970s to know neither of those things is a given. And we could be subject to a terrorist attack which took down a utility (or even several) for hours or even days.

The best thing to do would be to avoid being part of the problem, and to come through the crisis in the best shape possible.

Just grinning at the thought of what would go through somebody's mind if they rummaged into the nooks and crannies of my outwardly normal-looking home.

Bedroom; longbow and arrows, stored water, stored food, kelly kettle, camping gear, stored stuff too outre to be discussed on t'interwebs.........:rotfl:

Witless

GreyQueen wrote: »

... outwardly normal-looking home.

You do realise this 'normal' of which you speak is merely a setting on tumble driers?

Being Old Style Money Saving there's an excuse for you not being acquainted with said item ...

greenbee

GreyQueen wrote: »

stored stuff too outre to be discussed on t'interwebs.........:rotfl:

Given what gets discussed on this thread you've REALLY got me wondering now

GreyQueen

Witless wrote: »

You do realise this 'normal' of which you speak is merely a setting on tumble driers?

Being Old Style Money Saving there's an excuse for you not being acquainted with said item ...

Those dreadful things which scalp your clothes adn sponteously combust in your kitchen? Have a pal who lost her kitch and nearly her whole home to a TD fire.

greenbee wrote: »

Given what gets discussed on this thread you've REALLY got me wondering now

Sssshhh, I don't burble everything I do on t'interwebs. Youse lot are a good bunch but you never know who's reading along...........

Have decided to finish my cuppa then go for a little roam. There's something unusual going on outside, the bit at the top of the picture is blue and there's a round yeller thing up there - not sure if it's safe to expose myself to this but will be brave and report back laters.

Frugalsod

GreyQueen wrote: »

It's far better to source yourself some of those camping water carriers and have them already filled and ready to be used. I have 2 x 25 litre ones and 1 x 10 litre ones, plus many many 2 litre bottles of water. Water is stashed in several places, all away from direct light (don't want sunlight on stored water or could get green algae growing in it). I switch out the water in the containers every 3 months (put it in bath and use it that way).

It's a pretty minor faff and ensures that I'm covered for short and middling term crises.

I use a stainless steel single walled 64 Oz Klean Kanteen water bottle. I fill it with water and keep it in the fridge. So not only do I have back up water for a day or so, but it is chilled should I need it. Being steel it stops sunlight and being single walled I can also boil water in it if necessary.

Karmacat

David is an online mate of mine and he's given permission to let me reproduce his announcement of his new kindle book, which I can do here on mse because its got a nice lengthy period when its free to download:

"On 23 December I’ll be releasing a new book – ‘Personal Survival Kits and how to use them effectively’ It will be FREE on Kindle from 23rd to 27th and then from the 28th will be available on Kindle for £2.99 or in print from Amazon at £4.99. The print version has lots more pictures.

Merry Christmas all and to anyone who downloads or buys, I hope you enjoy."

If anyone wants to know his author website, just pm me.

Doveling

Been on Amazon looking at Last Light.

A touch scary for me :eek:

Ordered this instead :rotfl:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Works-Husband-Ladybird-Grown-Ups/dp/0718183568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450624008&sr=1-1&keyword

Perplexed Pineapple - Thanks for that link re: Cambridge research.
Grunt Doveling is choosing his A level options and things like that are very "carrotty" in their appeal.
Strangely, we cannot convince him that cookery is basic chemistry.:D

Mojoworking

Just heard on the news about the Boeing 777 being diverted because of a suspect package in the loo. I don't get people's sense of humour to fake something like that.

moneyistooshorttomention

Goes off to google re that bomb on plane - I heard the news ...but have been assuming its real (ie suicide bomber)....

Obviously not nice - whether it was real or a bad-taste hoax.:(

Frugalsod

Mojoworking wrote: »

Just heard on the news about the Boeing 777 being diverted because of a suspect package in the loo. I don't get people's sense of humour to fake something like that.

I find a suspect package in my toilet every day but solve that crisis with a simple flush.

Though I would never make any such joke on a plane or near an airport. It seems it was an exceptionally crude device to cause more panic than be a real threat.