Preparedness for when

Dippypud

I noticed that Mr Ms value digestive biccies, (really nice BTW), used to be 19p ...

yesterday they were up to 40p per pack ... that's a BIG hike ... :mad:

craigywv

GQ you made me spit coffee all over the monitor when i read about the FLORALYS!!!!!!!!!!! lol, VANOONOO tescos sauce is quite revolting until you dicky it up it tastes slimy and then morphs into a lovely sauce........A big thank-you to all of you (so many ) wishing me well on my job thank-you. Welcome SIEGEMODE you will fit right in here with all your talk of rucksacks and filters and the like i will give you a few days to settle in , get to know the gang , then you mind will not be your own , you will be wandering around the house looking at harmless things and seeing how you can make yourself into a killing machine with a toothbrush and a tin of creamed rice...............it can be done!!! I shall not mention ZOMBIES ..sorry just did , last time i did i was near hung ,drawn and quartered for starting a near mass hysteria amongst the other preppers on this thread so i wont mention the undead again. C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z. number 1 leader VANOONOO shall be able to give you a low down on survival in every way,so will GQ she talks so much common sense , so doe PAH ,GINNYKNIT, LYN THE LURCHER and soooooooooo many more i think you should become a member of the CRAPS lol due to your large collection of toilet rolls .............im jealous ! anyway welcome xxxxxxxx did i mention paracord?

thriftwizard

GQ, I believe the Environment Agency are looking to recruit thousands of volunteer "Flood Wardens" - could that possibly have some connection to the sudden flood of emails...?

GreyQueen

thriftwizard wrote: »

GQ, I believe the Environment Agency are looking to recruit thousands of volunteer "Flood Wardens" - could that possibly have some connection to the sudden flood of emails...?

Nah, they haven't mentioned that. They are inviting me to play their online flood game or summat like that. I have a life of deathless excitement and glamour............:rotfl:


My lottie neighbour who was a scientist with this region's water company has moved away or I'd be picking his brains. I keep a close eye on the river but it's behaving itself down here in the city centre but a bit high half a mile away where it goes thru the park. It's a heavily-managed river with lots of staunches (is that the word?) on it but it has a colourful history. Well, downright murderous history in times past.

:eek: They've boated in the streets in my neighbourhood; I've seen the piccies.

Well, going off to play an online floodgame as Brad Pitt has unaccountably not popped over tonight to make me a better offfer. <<sigh>>:D

ETA What's so funny about Floralys t.p. ? It's recycled, you know. I go straight to heaven on the escalator for using recycled t.p.

Used to know a woman who was appalled by the concept even when I told her that it wasn't toilet paper the first time around........

missrlr

Siegemode I could have written your post myself ... DH bought me 3 wind up torches just to shut me up last week!

I want a cogen generator please, it's on the Christmas list for Santa, but think I am going to have to wait a whole for that one to come true!

maryb

I may be about to get knocked off my perch as Inventory Manager. Vanoonoo originally awarded me the title of "Rolling in it" because of my stash of loo rolls but that was a bit unfortunate in the context of the thread title:rotfl:

However the physio gave me the all clear to drive again so I'm off to restock on those and choccie bikkies - DDs have been lamenting the lack since I've been restricted to shopping with a wally trolley. My protestations that chocolate biscuits aren't REALLY an essential fell on decidedly stony ground:D

ALIBOBSY

Regarding the pasta sauce, got some jars of dolmio for just 50p a jar in my local b & m bargains-not sure how many stores they have country wide but if they are selling it the other discount stores may get it in. Otherwise I make my own with tinned toms/homegrown toms, garlic, herbs etc.

Ali x

siegemode

vanoonoo wrote: »

HERE's SOME RECENT STUFF ABOUT FILTERS

Thank you

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Toothbrushes and rice pudding :rotfl:Tell me more

missrlr wrote: »

Siegemode I could have written your post myself ... DH bought me 3 wind up torches just to shut me up last week!

I want a cogen generator please, it's on the Christmas list for Santa, but think I am going to have to wait a whole for that one to come true!

Yes we too have an assortment of torches, some standard and small windup and also wind up head torches. Also being a sucker for a bargain got some stick on led lights from nettos ages ago. I find myself looking at stuff knowing that if the or should I say when it happens this or that will come in handy. I seem to have been in prep mode or siege mode most of my life and as a consequence have become a bit of a hoarder. Keep meaning to declutter but you never know whats round the corner. When we had a new mattress 3/4 yrs ago I carefully removed the polythene cover and kept it. Could be used for shelter, rain collection and alsorts of other things. I find myself buying alsorts of dried foods and sauces etc that I would never normally buy but that would be good in an emergency. When Milletts shut I got sleeping bags and various gadgets/tools/cord. I love small multi use things and can't resist.
On my wish list
Portable solar power, still have to research this.
Portable water distiller, still researching.
decent fire starter
Proper first aid kit, any suggestions as to what to include welcome.

Thanks to everyone for making me so welcome

Chipps

GreyQueen wrote: »

:hello:Hello and welcome, siegemode, glad to have you posting and hope that many more lurkers will come out to play.

:hello: Ok, I confess. I am a lurker. I have been lurking here quietly, secretly hiding my stash of tinned tomatoes, sweetcorn, potatoes etc...
I also admit to knowing where the camping gas stoves and gas lamp are, as well as my stash of candles. Oh, and the LED battery lamps (3) and the wind up torch/radio.

Last week, I went shopping in the big [STRIKE]town[/STRIKE] (sorry, it's now officially a city) and was given a leaflet entitled "how to prepare for an emergency" and a luggage-style label with the words "emergency grab bag" on one side, and a checklist of relevant items on the back. The last item on the list (after prescription details, first aid kit etc) says "what else? (chocolate is always useful)"

Sounds sensible!

So, please may I come out of lurkdom and join this happy band? My skills include the ability to crochet a doily out of carrier bags... Who knows what else I could conjure up given the right circumstances????

ginnyknit

welcome Chipps, Im a fellow carrier bag crocheter, we could make a tent between us :rotfl:

Been to MrT and re-stocked a few bits after the dreaded sciatica attack of October. Have to admit to being a bit low on the toilet rolls though :o Will adress the problem forthwith before my membership is revoked. I too was shocked at the rise AGAIN in prices and stuck to my economy purchases checking weights and prices avidly.

Convinced my Mum that the gift vouchers she needed for Big Brothers materialistic family could be bought painlessly for her by me at Mr M and I got a petrol voucher :j So we can put our Christmas petrol in cheaper thus being prepped for mercy dashes. I find things often go wrong when you are low on fuel and the idiots are stocking up on it for the 24 hour holiday.


Government have found crisis and discontent to steer us away from financial matters again - sorry my favourite soap box rant - not taking away from the terrible things that are happening to people of course, except for the bl**dy politician who is embarrassing them in the jungle while unknowingly her life falls apart in the media.

Oh well off to do something useful for an hour or so. hugs ginny