Preparedness for when

daz278

ive a friend nearly as old as me 50 ... who has done at most 2 years work in his life and family older than me the same ......sometimes have to say to mate cant afford to go out im working. Now the tories are making it harder to live on benefits..... which is good in a way ..so people will see it as an safety net and not a lifestyle choice....but i do worry about genuine disabled people also affected .......i think America is getting fed up with having to spend millions /billions on defence to protect europe and might put pressure for europe to increase spending......bet Putin is rubbing his hands......final question what stage of PEAK OIL are we at ? keep on prepping

[Deleted User]

Well playmates, as a jollier along I seem to be failing miserably and my time will be so much better spent in making my own preps in my own way whilst letting you get on with life in ways that suit each of you. I seem to have spent aeons trying to be positive and trying to support people through troubled times but I can see now that was not best use of my time and energy and I'm tired. I spend far too long online these days, it's not helping any of you and it's certainly not helping me. Time off is needed!

lavandergirl_2

Food security and Brexit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07hwv25

moneyistooshorttomention

....and what do peeps think about the threat to Brexit that is being launched by high-flying legal bods - arguing that our Referendum is "unconstitutional" (courtesy of much of our constitution being unwritten I gather).

Does anyone know/would care to hazard a guess as to who the mysterious backers are that are funding this? (Fingers crossed they will fail in their desired objective - which is probably more likely to be to delay the whole thing - rather than stop it altogether one would assume?).

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jul/03/parliament-must-decide-whether-or-not-to-leave-the-eu-say-lawyers

GreyQueen

Morning all.

Quote of the day from Pericles (lived c495-429 BC) and was head honcho of the Athenian city state;

Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

It's worth recalling this whenever one is tempted to opt out of paying attention to politics. The only reason the beggars get away with so much is that so many millions people have opted out and tried to get on with their lives without paying attention to politicians and what they get up to.

Politics will shape just about everything you do and see; what you eat, whether that proposed housing estate happens to be passed, what your children study at school, where your hospital is and what resources it has for your care, how the roads are placed and maintained. It would be easier to list things which aren't effected by politics and certainly shorter.:rotfl:

Whenever two or more people are gathered together, you get politics. It's an essentially human activity. We preppers aim to be prepared, and you can't prepare effectively for many things unless you can second-guess at least some of the political changes coming down the road towards you.

So, keep an emotional distance from the extremes of emotion coming from all sides at the moment, by all means. Laugh at the beggars - much is laughable and the rest will make you scream with rage or cry the heavy tears of utter despair. But never, ever stop truffling for the underlying facts, or you will be blindsided by life. Which isn't preptastic.;)

VJsmum

GreyQueen wrote: »

Morning all.

Quote of the day from Pericles (lived c495-429 BC) and was head honcho of the Athenian city state;

Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

It's worth recalling this whenever one is tempted to opt out of paying attention to politics. The only reason the beggars get away with so much is that so many millions people have opted out and tried to get on with their lives without paying attention to politicians and what they get up to.

Politics will shape just about everything you do and see; what you eat, whether that proposed housing estate happens to be passed, what your children study at school, where your hospital is and what resources it has for your care, how the roads are placed and maintained. It would be easier to list things which aren't effected by politics and certainly shorter.:rotfl:

Whenever two or more people are gathered together, you get politics. It's an essentially human activity. We preppers aim to be prepared, and you can't prepare effectively for many things unless you can second-guess at least some of the political changes coming down the road towards you.

So, keep an emotional distance from the extremes of emotion coming from all sides at the moment, by all means. Laugh at the beggars - much is laughable and the rest will make you scream with rage or cry the heavy tears of utter despair. But never, ever stop truffling for the underlying facts, or you will be blindsided by life. Which isn't preptastic.;)

Wise words as ever, GQ. I always liked that pericles quote and have nicked it myself at times...

I think a lot of the issue is the uncertainty. We just can't even begin to predict what is going to happen from one day to the next at the moment.

i mean, Nigel and Chris yesterday - whatever will happen today??

i read somewhere that maybe all these resignees (is that a word?) should swap. i reckon Boris'd be great at presenting Top Gear, but would Chris Evans make a good PM?:rotfl:

ivyleaf

Lyn I'm sorry if you feel you need a break from the thread, but we've often gone off-topic before and always get back on track after a while

And we are meant to be prepping for "if the SHTF", and a lot of people feel that the SHTF is exactly what's happening right now.

For myself, I am finding it really helpful being able to read and post here about the current situation, because it enables me to sort my own feelings and worries out, and put my own point of view, in what I regard as a "safe place". Otherwise it would mean using Discussion Time which can be a very nasty place :eek:

GreyQueen

On the few occasions I have seen Top Gear, I have found the exuberant. laddish petrol-headedness incomprehensible and un-entertaining, yet it's been extremely popular.

It may be that Boris would be an entertaining host or it may be that the programme is too long in the tooth and needs to be put out of its misery. We shall wait and see.

But yes, there can be much fun had by imagining politicians switching sides. Sometimes, they do it for real, too.

Righty, getting ready for work and then out the door. Catch ya laters, GQ xx

moneyistooshorttomention

Certainly agree that politics is - a part of - what shapes our lives.

I would say one of the basic lessons in life is to keep a weather eye on what is happening in your Society (politics or otherwise). That way it's possible to plan as best as can be managed to either "ride the waves" or "see out the storm". It's not possible to just live in one's own little bubble and not take account of the Wider World. Well - it is - but I personally don't see it as advisable to do so.

I know I've spent some years now keeping that weather eye open and it's proven invaluable personally. My finances would have been a lot worse than they were even if I'd not done so. Having done so - that means I've been able sometimes to spot opportunities to make money/save other people finding excuses to get my money/etc. I know exactly what my life would have been like if I hadnt = one heck of a sight worse than it was and would still be so to this day.

Personally - if anyone turns around to me when I'm nearing the end of my life and asks what I think is the best advice I could give to someone starting out in life, then my verdict will be "Keep that weather eye open" and "Have a healthy dose of cynicism - don't get overtaken by it, but do factor it in".

If they were a nice person - I would also add in "Be aware that many other people arent as nice - and they might well do things you personally wouldnt. Dont get caught out by them using those unfair tactics you wouldnt - protect yourself against the possibility they will".

Cappella

One can speculate endlessly about possible political futures; but one usually merely ends up with a sick headache and acute nausea.
As Orwell said:

"the creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

And I for one aren't going to waste any more time trying to second guess what the eventual, inevitably unhappy, political outcome is going to be.
I've a garden to tend, a house to maintain, a zombie apocalypse cupboard to fill, books to read, chess to play and a dog to take to the vets.
Real life beckons, and I need to prepare practically to deal with it.