Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Another loather of the ss till here. I'm not engaging with those dad-blasted job-robbing bu88ery things. I've twice written to the manager of my local Tosspots about it, too, and told them when they take the last people-powered checkouts away, I'll not shop there again. And I'm on chatty terms with several of the regular till staff at my little T and told them I'd done it. They're lovely peeps and need a chance to make a living.

Today I have been about preptastic matters after attending the salt mine to push some marbles uphill with my nose.

I had a £3 off £20 tillspit today so decided to "spend" the £3 on prepperish things and got 2 more boxes of cooks' matches and a carton of Milton sterilising tablets.

Then I went to a couple of places and sourced a 25 litre plastic jerry can for water, which I will clean in sterilising solution and fill at the weekend. Don't want to wait until SHTF and find that it leaks or summat.

My copy of Last Light is still on the move somewhere across the library service, fervently hoping it will appear tomorrow so's I can have it for the weekend.

OK, Bedsit Bob, if no one else will ask, I will; what the heck is a BOP? (keep it clean, pls).

Allrighty, time for a cuppa and I should probably tidy up but my Red Nose Day ensemble needs a bit of work. We are going to do our work and raise some serious spondulicks termorrer.

bluebag

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

As if I would.

Fair play to you then :rotfl:

bluebag

Just been online to do me weekly shop... goodness me has stuff gone up!
Guess I'll have to get the trusty tartan trolley out and go shop around, not really had to do that for a while.

Generally I don't mind the odd pence or ten because the convenience of shopping on line and delivery was worth it to me , but we aint talking a few pence here!

GreyQueen

bluebag wrote: »

Just been online to do me weekly shop... goodness me has stuff gone up!
Guess I'll have to get the trusty tartan trolley out and go shop around, not really had to do that for a while.

Generally I don't mind the odd pence or ten because the convenience of shopping on line and delivery was worth it to me , but we aint talking a few pence here!

I saw summat strange (and strangely annoying) today; Tosspot's own brand vegetable cooking oil was £1.59 last week and is £1.39 this week. And I bought several last week..........grrrrrr!

Mark you, their rice pud has gone up thruppence. I did add another two cans into the store to make up for ones I'd eaten, the wild cray-zee thing that I am.

I have a felt pen which will write on tin and plastic and add purchase date and price and the BB date onto the lid, makes my life easier than squinting at the base of the can and assists rotations.

Y'know, I reckon that in the past 4 years cooking oil has gone up 100%. It was 79p everywhere for absolutely years then it's just gone up and up and up. Wish my wages increased by as much.

Wish my wages went up at all, come to think of it!

Popperwell

The radio has been scaremongering about how Olive Oil is about to go up in price.

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GreyQueen wrote: »

OK, Bedsit Bob, if no one else will ask, I will; what the heck is a BOP?

It's nothing dirty or unpleasant.

It's a Bug Out Pouch.

I keep my emergency survival stuff in a pouch, attached to webbing.

A bit like a Belt Kit.

I can grab it and be outside in 10 seconds, tops.

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GreyQueen wrote: »

Tosspot's own brand vegetable cooking oil was £1.59 last week and is £1.39 this week. And I bought several last week..........grrrrrr!

Vehicle fuel?

JayneC

Cheapskate wrote: »

My circle of family and friends includes bakers, gardeners, medical people, plumbers, carpenters, inventors, herbalists,etc., in fact, most of the trades you may need if it all goes down.

A xo

A friend of mine was trying to set up a 'skills share' group in the town a little while ago. Basically you sign up and say what skills you have and are willing to share and then other members of the group can call on your services as required. unfortunately he moved away before it really got going. I've been pondering trying to get it up and running again, may come in useful in times to come. There's the Freeconomy thing too which is kinda similar and there are a few people signed up locally but I don't think it's very active. It's all very well signing up online but I think we (especially in this country) are not very forward in asking for help, especially from people we don't really know, so I thought about trying to get people meeting and maybe taking in turns doing a workshop or demonstration of something. Could be how to sew on a button or how to save seeds or how to build a rocket stove, etc, etc...

Mrs L - I agree about comphrehensive education - I mean nowadays if a child grows up on a deprived estate it may never leave it, it goes to school round the corner, with the same people, no challenges. At least kids who showed some ability had an opportunity to mix with others outside their community and see different ways of living. I know that sounds very judgmental but I've lived on an estate like that and honestly people think it's normal - they see nothing else and really don't think their lives can be different. And I don't think that means taht the other kids are written off. I think that's what happens now. All kids don't get the opportunity of a Grammar School education under comprehensive system, all kids get a 'Secondary Modern' education.

And WCS apprenticeships are my pet hate at the moment. There is just nothing else for young people and as far as I can see it's just an excuse to pay young people a pittance under the auspices of gaining a 'qualification'. In my local town you can do an apprenticeship as a fish fryer!!! Now I think it may take a week or so to become competent, certainly not 2 years!!! the same goes for retail assistant, warehousing, blah blah blah:mad::mad::mad:
Anyways being turfed off 'pooter by DS:cool: so sees ya all later x

bluebag

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

It's nothing dirty or unpleasant.

It's a Bug Out Pouch.

I keep my emergency survival stuff in a pouch, attached to webbing.

A bit like a Belt Kit.

I can grab it and be outside in 10 seconds, tops.

I have a tiny one in my handbag, compass, space blanket, birthday candles, whistle ( so cute and tiny, but well loud) waterproof matches, condom... eh- hem for water, stop the sniggering please at the back,purifying tablets, and penny sized torch.

Will do shelter, water, fire and signal so not bad for a 3 inch square plastic box.

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JAYNEC What you are describing as skill sharing is virtually the same scheme as the LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) schemes that run in many parts of the company, it might pay you to look them up on line and see just how they work. There was also a skill share system working in Bristol a couple of years ago linked to thier Transition Bristol movement and again you might get some working ideas from there if you look, hope that's some use, Cheers Lyn xxx.