Preparedness for when

maryb

thriftwizard wrote: »

Oh my goodness - she could get out! :eek:

You talkin' to me? (In menacing tone:rotfl:)

thriftwizard

maryb wrote: »

You talkin' to me? (In menacing tone:rotfl:)

Not you, maryb - my mother, as she seems to be hiding in all our mirrors! And shop windows... perhaps I'm being a little paranoid - or just turning into her!

westcoastscot

Now you know why I never look

maryb

My lowest moments come when I realise I've turned into my mother. And my DDs go very quiet when I tell them one day you will also catch yourself using my expressions and then you will know you've also turned into your mother. It comes to us all

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maryb wrote: »

I think the gas situation is more likely to result in power cuts than loss of domestic gas supply.

Hence, time to get out the Hurricane Lamps, Candles and Camping Stoves.

hereigoagain22

Hi folks.

Never been in this thread before but with the weather all around me I think I need to do some preparation for when the SHTF!

We have about 4inches of snow, I live near a main road so very lucky that it's cleared and the shop down the road is open.

But just 8miles away this is the 2nd day with a meter of snow and no power! Doesn't look like it will be clearing tonight either.

I keep panicking thinking about what if it had happened right here, I'm a single Mum of a baby and toddler and would have no idea what to do. I have elderly neighbours too. I don't have a single candle in the house or emergency matches etc. We don't eat tinned or jarred food etc so all our fresh food would be spoiled in a couple of days. I don't own a torch or anything like that. And how would I feed my baby (he is formula fed) if I ran out of formula milk.

I don't even own a torch! Or gloves, or decent boots! I wore ugg boots out in the snow today and came back with wet and freezing feet. My kids luckily have snowsuits, hats and gloves!

Where do I start, I'm not talking about preparing for the extreme here but just to keep us going for a little while?

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Mad-Frog wrote: »

There are no hardware stores round here, is there an online place I could by a hurricane lamp?

Amazon.

Here's one selling the 12" ones (IMO better than the 9.5" ones) for less that £5.

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Popperwell wrote: »

depends how much light they give

They give lots of light.

cheaper than candles/tealights(?)not sure

Given the number of candles/tealights you would need to burn, to get the equivalent amount of light, I'd say they are cheaper to run.

Also, they give out a lot of heat too.

BigMummaF

GreyQueen wrote: »

It scares the spit outta me, I must admit. If you're illiterate or barely-literate you are incredibly vulnerable to exloitation and pretty much sentenced to a life of low-quality employment, regardless of your aptitudes....

Basic literacy isn't rocket science, it's the cornerstone of education and pretty much essential to functioning in the modern world and if the schools can't achieve that, they should blinking well be ashamed of themselves. I think any parent who removes a child from such a failing insitution to homeschool them should be applauded....

....we'd watch Mastermind and University Challenge (my parents both left school at 15 and have no educational qualifications btw) and answer questions. Even as a young teen I could get about 8-10 of the Mastermind general knowledge and the odd one of the specialist questions occasionally....

I always say that if you can read and write you've got the keys to the castle and can do a lot of things. Deprive someone of that and you've done them an appalling disservice.

Our district council obviously know an awful lot more about literacy than the specialists, cuz they declared "there is no such thing as dyslexia! It's just a buzz word being bandied about to excuse laziness!" And yes; I AM quoting verbatim :mad:
No1 Offspring was fortunate to be given a place in a school for 'children with severe learning difficulties' but the Head said it wasn't the right place; No2 can read the most but not terrifically well & No3 really suffered I was taken to court for failing to ensure said Offspring attended school & Smarty Pants Education Officer was incredibly smug about getting a conviction, till the three magistrates agreed that I was doing everything I could & agreed to my trying home education Wished I'd done it a damned sight earlier & would recommend other parents to give it a go.



Couscous yumyumyum One of my favourite quick meals is to throw some mixed veg into a pan with a bit of water & bring to the boil. It doesn't take long (I like my veg cooked but not mushy ) then I chuck in some (wholewheat) couscous & leave it to do its stuff; open & drain a tin of sardines & squish it all up together. It's a bonus that Pupster enjoys it too, especially when I can get fresh sardines.

To continue on the subject..can I pick your recipe brains please? I think I've cracked chicken stock, & bacon-joint stock (that's nice to use with couscous too btw ) but I haven't got a clue how to even begin a beef, fish or veggie stock My parents were/are very traditional in their food tastes & muvva thinks I'm a bit of a fruit loop trying to make my own soup & things


Pops; not intending to diss your sewing abilities at all, but would something like THIS help on your jacket? You could have hook & loop to secure the inside & have these to close the outside edges, with bits of THESE to make the loops from side-to-side. You could put a couple on the sleeves, collar, pocket flaps..Oooooh...ark @ me gettin all Stewwa MaccaCartKnee :rotfl:

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mardatha wrote: »

I'm not keen on paraffin, it honks.

I quite like the smell of burning paraffin.

It takes me back to my childhood.