Preparedness for when

THIRZAH

I stopped in Tesco on my way home to get a few things in case it does snow tomorrow. It seems everone else had the same idea-I've not seen it that busy on a Thursday afternoon for a long while.

missrlr

Popped to T3sc0 for a few bits, well actually just yeast for the bread maker I have been loaned! and got a few bits of fresh veggies all YS as they had clearly overstocked (broccoli, green beans, sprouts) and some wet wipes (on offer) and some more milk. Well stocked for other stuff so not fussed about the rest would not have got the veg if it was not YS but nice to have a few more bits in.

Again lots of older people buying stocks in (milk, bread, puddings) some had bags of combustible stuff too (think T3sc0 cleared found the dregs of the BBQ stuff to yank out and sell!). Interesting as at lunchtime it is inundated with people from the industrial estates buying lunch. Most wearing dress shoes, suits and no proper coat, and most walk there! They will learn. These are the same ones who drive in instead of stopping and clearing the snow so it doesn't compact and turn into sheet ice in the car park then wonder why they can't get back out!

We have no choice here but to have people on site and get life saving stuff in and out. Have secured that there are free rooms at the local Prem Inn over weekend and so on call staff are cued up to get there and install themselves with y@ktr@x so they can walk the 500m to walk if necessary to the road where couriers can get samples into the vehicles. They have loads of food there as have a restaurant attached and T3sc0 is over the road, so should be something able to be found to eat short term, its a BIG store too and on the main armed response unit route so cleared well. Usually means we can get to the top of our road and park then walk to the building. All 4x4 cars on call for the weekend too! Planning and preparation - well can't think of a lot more to do here so fingers crossed!

miss_scrooge

I haven't thought to much about if snow turns up I don't think it will happen down here haven't seen snow yet this year was putting off getting milk until tomorrow even though they say it's going to snow tomorrow but now reading the thread might get some milk or might not especially if shops are packed hate shopping at the best of times.Still have four litres.
When shtf I have a wind up radio and torch the wind up radio is good solar powered and can charge it up by computer or just wind up always have candles aswell and a book light so can still entertain myself when theres no electricity.Also quite a few batteries for my book light.

miss_scrooge

I also forgot to mention have a wind up lantern and a lantern can use just with batteries and a cheap lamp thing that looks like a light bulb that can use with batteries.Also a battery powered torch.Also a solar powered candle that was to save on buying candles.Also have a battery charger that is solar powered saves on electricity.Think I'm well prepared for electricity being cut off I don't worry about food or drink running out can just pop to shop for that different for electric can't pop to shop to get it restored.

Popperwell

I could have cold food if the power goes off. Could drink water, fruit juice, milk, soft drinks. Have a torch, battery radio, candles. I have a camping stove I could use in the garden/passage alongside the house and leave the door open into the garden.

Everything is electric here...other than the CH. Which costs too much to use so really for me I need the electric more.

I have plenty of clothes, blankets, thermals, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, dressing gown, PJ's etc...

If the electric goes off shops will close as chances are tills won't work and lots of food will probably thaw out.

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The problem would be that the shop couldn't operate if the electricity did go off. The tills are all electric, and they wouldn't work in a power cut situation. I think you wouldn't be able to count on the shop being there if you needed it!!!!!

missrlr

Valid points, but I suspect some enterprising souls or organizations will revert to cash and old fashioned till mechanisms if the need arose. I know our T3sc0 has a hefty bank of generators so think they would work around something - prioritizing food storage units I suspect. However, cash would be useful in that situation not cards and so I am off to extract a bit more from the bank just in case ....

the_cake

All stores topped up again here: cat food, horse feed etc. and I am feeling strangely ambivalent about the incoming weather - both slightly excited but also rather dreading it. We could be snowed in for quite a while, as we live in a very rural area, down tiny lanes in a valley! OH and I might have some rather odd meal combinations, but as long as the animals are OK, I will be happy. Feel jolly lucky to have a roof over our heads, woodburner and flexible jobs which mean we can just hunker down if needs be. Having said that, I let the woodburner go out last night as I knew I would be out today, and it's being very slow to get going again! OH will be home soon, and he has the magic touch with it: just seems to tweak a log or two and it is soon roaring away. When I do the same, it just splutters and sulks. "Get better at running the stove" is on my (long) list of skills I'd like to acquire....
Good luck to everyone, hope you can all stay safe and warm, wherever you are. xx the cake xx

ALIBOBSY

Well despite the Met office showing nothing for us tonight-not even an ice warning and only showing a "be prepared for tomorrow and no predictions of actual snow....... its coming down like crazy right now and already a white layer on the roads and cars lol.

So 1 up to net weather and PC nothing for the rubbish MO predictions.

Ali x

Butterfly_Brain

It was very quiet when we went shopping this morning but I still picked up extra milk and bread to put in the freezer plus some more bread flour and yeast.
We got an attachment that goes on to a vacuum for collecting ash/soot in Aldi for £4.99 it was £14.99 in October.
Our neighbour works at Luton airport and their red snow warning is for Saturday. Airports have usually pretty good weather forecasts.