Preparedness for when

westcoastscot

GQ yes lots of us would perish - I guess the population would lessen fairly quickly.
Ginny I think you have it there - strength in numbers and inter-generational living is the way forward, both SHTF-wise and to see us through these times. I live with two of my grown-up children and they often provide the muscle-power to allow me to continue to garden, cut wood etc. I think we'll see a lot more inter-generational households and they have lots of benefits.
WCS

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yes mrs LW I`m still growing my hair, starting to get straggly now but I have bought some hippy type headbands to help. I know I`ll persist thanks to you

I am going to learn a new skill, whoopee , spinning and I`m starting with a drop spindle that I have already ordered

Butterfly_Brain

Forgot to wish vanoonoo Happy Birthday :bdaycake: x x

vanoonoo

oh bless you BB thank you - thats really kind had a lovely day in notts having lunch, watching a movie and then we came home and went to the local pub, now scoffing a take away chinese a totally NOT old style day but a rare event for all of these to happen all within 24 hours of each other. I feel very spoilt

please all of you keep safe and warm and dry and hydrated x

vanoonoo

did I ever mention, when my husband and I part ways, I always say to him: be good, be safe, be careful

I think that may be my sig for 2013

craigywv

Happy belated birthday to our c.r.a.p.r.o.l.l.z. leader!!!!!!!! when me and oh part i say watch yourself! and he always replies im watchin im watchin....silly babble but its be going on for 16 years now. hello all warm outside 11 on my therm in garden would be great to dry clothes only its drizzly so no chance,put heat on last night lasted half hr had to be turned off too hot..good complaint! loving all your talk about farming and horses i agree it would prob go back to the old way of things if tshtf and everyone would be involved it would be the only way forward away to walk the prince of Belfast he getting irrate at the door..and if he thinks im walking him with a glow in the dark bunny in his mouth he got another thing coming......so bye for a while as i go to challenge a 4 lb Yorkshire terrier to the death to get bunny from his chops take care all xxx

grandma247

Just popped in to leave some links for making your own solar water heaters. Three types here.
Also here, and here. I have saved this info and pictures for printing later.
Interesting one here.
This one is more complicated.

You can just wrap some plastic bottles in a bin bag and lay them in the sun in an emergency and it does not have to be summer, just put something under them to keep them off a cold surface.

pineapple

westcoastscot wrote: »

GQ yes lots of us would perish - I guess the population would lessen fairly quickly.
Ginny I think you have it there - strength in numbers and inter-generational living is the way forward, both SHTF-wise and to see us through these times. I live with two of my grown-up children and they often provide the muscle-power to allow me to continue to garden, cut wood etc. I think we'll see a lot more inter-generational households and they have lots of benefits.
WCS

I used to get a smallholding magazine and many of those who had tried self sufficiency had to resort to an occupation albeit part time. It's a hard life and here in the UK we are not exactly teeming with wildlife or blessed with a wonderful climate! While certain cultures do live in much more hostile environments - ie desert or arctic conditions - populations are not nearly as dense and they have knowledge acquired through generations.
We need more of this sort of scheme..
http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/
Plus there are apparently a growing number of projects where people are clubbing together to buy essentials and utilities.
And more families are living together due to finances.
But I don't think there can be a general change of mindset unless people's backs are truly against the wall. Here in my community of 20 households for example we could do so much more. In terms of food production alone, the older less fit people could relinquish their large manicured lawns for the younger element to cultivate for the benefit of all. And between us we have a good range of skills and knowledge. But I guess we will keep on living totally separate lives until or unless it gets really bad.:(

sb44

grandma247 wrote: »

Just popped in to leave some links for making your own solar water heaters. Three types here.
Also here, and here. I have saved this info and pictures for printing later.
Interesting one here.
This one is more complicated.

You can just wrap some plastic bottles in a bin bag and lay them in the sun in an emergency and it does not have to be summer, just put something under them to keep them off a cold surface.

Not sure if it is just me but the first link does not work, says page not available.

BessieBooBoo

Hello all

Happy New Year!

A big thank you to all posters, very interesting stuff, please keep posting. I may not get on here as much, but I do catch up on e-mail subscription.

Great news for me is that my temp job is now permanent, and may soon be reviewed so might get more hours! :A

I must be doing something right....

OH raided the stores to top up his milk supplies, so, need to check what's there. Lesson, er, 6 I think, record what you have so you aren't scrambling around in cupboards, etc., wondering whats there.

I loved the discussion on skills, I want to grow more of my own veg., but, learn as many methods of preserving as I can: jams, jellies, pickles, chutney's, dehydrate/dry, freeze, find a way of preserving fresh longer, and of course, not forgetting h/m wine, beer!

Now feel the urgent need to get a Kelly Kettle, as we do actually camp, although the weather was pants last year....

Learning to draw/paint, so want to make more stuff e.g. Cards for all occasions, but would also like to do more crafts for pressies, e.g. hampers for Xmas, fantastic tips on MSE, I may well be living on these sites!

I have also not watched TV as much, as it seems to be endless repeats, although I do like anything about making stuff/cooking, so I'd like to be doing something like stitching when the box is on....

So many ideas, so little time, too much time on MSE!

Good luck all, let's hope we can make the best of what's coming, chin up and all that....:)


BBB

The Ddog is 'helping' by sleeping, again.....