Preparedness for when

craigywv

old tractor not a nice position to be in ,maybe when she comes back from the shops nicely explain to her the dangers of logfire etc and stress that you are not always on hand either so if she would not light it etc when she knows she going out. Does she not have family close by even a chat to them might resolve the pressure thats been given to you.

oldtractor

Thankscraigwv. She has 3 grown up children. " highflying careers [paediatrician and specialist dentist] and live miles away. the other is a SAHM 30 miles away. her hubby has a good job and my neighbour pays for her grandkids education so not without. Its these I need to see but am wary of going behind my neighbours back so to speak. I hope that later in the week my and my DH will be-able to have a friendly chat with her about just how much she is expecting her [busy] neighbours on all sides to do.

pineapple

Hi oldtractor - tricky situation. Plus it may well be that her concerns are not just down to the fire even though that's what she is citing..
I used to work for the Alzheimer's Society. Have they been involved at all? It doesn't actually have to be 'Alzheimer's'.
In my area we actually did carers assessments. Plus we had lunch clubs, befriending and various activities. Plus details of local council, voluntary and private support and how to access it..
For instance it may be possible to get someone to pop round while the wife gets a break.
She doesn't have to commit herself - just take a look at what is available.
That's often a first step to getting someone to consider help.
There should be a Society office which covers that area. We used to get people walk in off the street seeking info and confidential advice. But we could also arrange to visit.
And their website has all sorts of general info.
http://alzheimers.org.uk/factsheets
Good luck!

2tonsils

The interview went very well but I turned down the job. They wanted to pay commission only and have you doing all the running around using your own petrol money and telephone as well as your time. I don't think so, particularly since the Greek government are planning to charge freelancers 30 percent tax from the first euro you earn plus a 'solidarity' fee to be a freelancer. I would be well out of pocket doing all that. I think I will just return to being a writer, I do that well and I can do it at home with what I already have. The lady who did the interview actually tried to tell me that the housing market was doing really well for her.....well....if it is she is the only person in Greece who is doing well!

We have one more night of good weather then we are onto storms, high winds and torrential rains for the next five days here in Greece. Battening down the hatches ready for it. Off to empty our water tank before it comes down as last time it started flooding the living room as it could not cope with the amount of water. Luckily we have tiles downstairs that can be easily cleaned! It has turned quite cold out, four degrees tonight.

Thinking of all the people hit by the floods tonight and feeling sorry for them when it starts to get really cold. I can't think of anything more miserable than being flooded out and frozen.

I got invited into a closed group earlier on facebook. It is full of people I admire in the weather prediction/space/earth events type things so I am really pleased they invited me. It also means I will get to know of anything untoward going on that I should inform everyone here about, so will keep you all posted on strange/unusual/threatening events I see on there.

sb44

I was just looking at Sky News online and found an ad for a new prog, Preppers UK which may be of interest.

http://natgeotv.com/uk/preppers-uk-surviving-armageddon?DCMP=BAC-skyhouse-doomsdaypreppers-728x90-86762460_51530226_262543836

maryb

My poor BIL and SIL who live in the West country have had their cellar flooded. BIL had actually bought a pump and stayed up until midnight to see if it was looking like he might need to start pumping. But he had to be up at silly o'clock for a very long drive and things were looking OK so he made a judgement call to get some sleep for the drive and went to bed. Woke up at 6 am and there was 4 foot of water in the cellar. Their CH boiler is totally hors de combat. Fortunately they have a log burner and an immersion heater.

But it just shows, even if you do prepare, sometimes life just gets in the way. BIL is finding some wry consolation in the thought that even if he had stayed up, the pump probably wouldn't have been able to cope with that volume of water in such a short time.

Hobsons_Choice

I posted on another thread that I was in Worcester today and saw the devastation that floods have again bought to the town.
We almost bought a house overlooking the river there a few years ago, since then we've seen those houses evacuated (fireman's lifts even) twice, due to flooding.
It must be heartbreaking for people, especially when sewage comes through the house as well.
To anyone affected by this awful weather, I hope you stay safe and well and please don't try to drive through any seemingly innocuous ford or flood.

pineapple

Another problem for all those affected by flooding is house saleability if they own their own house and the cost of insurance - if you can get it. Apparently the excess is likely to be bumped up as well as the cost of premiums. It's a terrible situation to be in.
Anyhow for those in the UK, time to get ready for the cold snap coming in this week.
I live out in the sticks but at least I no longer have that 'Will I get to work?' anxiety - and even worse, 'Will I get back from work'? :huh:
But don't worry folks - the councils are fully prepared with grit! (they say this every year in my area and they never are ).

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pineapple wrote: »

Another problem for all those affected by flooding is house saleability if they own their own house and the cost of insurance - if you can get it

Anyhow for those in the UK, time to get ready for the cold snap coming in this week.
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yes agreed re selling. If we ever buy again then we will be looking very very closely into the flooding risk, not just from streams and rivers. There now should be a central fund started so that people can buy flood insurance even if previously flooded and imo perhaps we could start with the money we send to the rich `3rd world countries`

What freezing weather? do you mean when the express needed to sell papers and headlined minus 15. Don`t believe a word. Just cold is normal for decenber

The land won`t dry now until summer and that is a very scary thought

mardatha

Me too Pineapple - it's a great feeling not to have to worry all night if the snow gates have been closed and I'm stuck at the wrong side of them shattered and cold in the morning
That's a very good point kittie - wonder how this is going to affect people who are already at breaking point, trying to hang on with less money and less work. If everybody started writing/emailing their newspapers and MPs about this then something just might be done. Whole areas of England look like Bangladesh in the rainy season now - so why not keep some overseas aid at home to deal with it? Although that's probly far too simple and commonsense for a politician to understand.