Preparedness for when

alltrustgone

Re Grandma247's link, sceptic that I am, I'd want to know much more about the author's ideas and belief systems before I formed any opinion of her opinion.

As I understand it, US states set their own education curriculum, and in some states there is ongoing controversy about what is taught, particularly in the sciences eg theory of evolution because of its clash with creationism. Don't know if this is the case, but maybe the "common core" policies she refers to aim to address issues like this on a national basis.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/31/states-laws-challenge-teaching-evolution

I'd hope that the UN's Agenda 21 Education Mandate aim is "just" a drive for basic literacy skills and access to schooling for all the world's children, that's a big enough challenge in itself, without adding any "doctrines" to the mix.

ATG

mardatha

America is very different to us, the religion thing messes their heads up.
I seriously think one of the most important preps to make now, is to grab warm woollies this summer in sales, as I think the weather is changing. Plus we can't afford to heat our houses as much as we used to. Warm clothes and warm beds.
Speaking of which, we are to get warmer on Sunday. Is 4C and bloody baltic here today, I've got all windows tightly shut - the fresh air can stay outside where it belongs!

D&DD

Morning all just another quickie came home to see the boys
Dad is home from hospital and although he has pneumonia is recovering *finally* well,bit of a panic when the gp prescribed the wrong drugs and made him even sicker but thats another story...he seems to be on the mend now although still very week.

OH is manning the ship here while I'm over there but may be coming back home this evening if my mum is ok.

Hope all the interviews etc went well and you are all keeping ok speak soon gang XX

RAS

grandma247 wrote: »

Does anyone else find this chilling? You need to read it right to the end. It asks what would happen if you disagreed with their ideas. Ask people in ru$$ia and chin@ what happens when they disagree with anything. They are forcibly "re-educated"

Reminds me of the "Peace Corps" who had to leave much of Latin America when their true purpose was exposed.

BessieBooBoo wrote: »

I think back to English Colonialists who felt they were 'educating' or 'bettering' the natives whilst in reality invading, pillaging resources, and forcing their culture onto them, 'for their own good'....

Justifying it along the way with incorporating 'Values', 'Morality', 'Christianity', and westernised ways... Look at what happened by those examples in history where one country sought to build an Empire, considering itself to be right/eous. Might is right and all that.

One of the people I find interesting is http://www.savoryinstitute.com/ OK he is a white middle class colonial in background but he thinks outside the box.

When the European farmers rode through vast savannahs with grass up to their horses' withers they set about farming it as they had done in Europe and destroyed huge areas of fragile land. If this was managed properly, replicating the pre-colonial grazing patterns, Savory believes it could become productive again.

I look at the damage caused by extensive grazing around the Mediterranean, in the Middle East and North Africa and wonder what could be done there as well.

And what impact could that have on climate change and poverty?

the_cake

Anyone else see Lifesaver System's water purification bottle on Tomorrow's World (BBC2) last night? http://www.lifesaversystems.com/lifesaver-products-1/lifesaver-bottles/lifesaver-bottle-4000uf#.UWfvN75wbIU
Really effective and impressive, but sadly also expensive....

oldtractor

the_cake wrote: »

Anyone else see Lifesaver System's water purification bottle on Tomorrow's World (BBC2) last night? http://www.lifesaversystems.com/lifesaver-products-1/lifesaver-bottles/lifesaver-bottle-4000uf#.UWfvN75wbIU
Really effective and impressive, but sadly also expensive....

What a brilliant invention. MrPritchard deserves a knighthood.

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Yes, very impressive bit of kit, haven't seen the price yet, but feel it might be worth stumping up the cash for, depending on how much water the filters will deal with and how much they cost to replace.

Death toll in China now 10 and 38 confirmed cases, also 760 close contacts of those definately comfirmed cases are being very carefully monitored , Mmmmmmmmmmm food for thoughht indeed, Cheers Lyn xxx.

£99 for the Lifesaver Filter and each cartridge purifies 4000 litres of water, not a huge outlay for a really necessary item, I might put one on my collective christmas list, £33 from each of them would be affordable if it is the only thing I ask for, Lyn x.

Cheapskate

Afternoon folks, hope you're all tickety-boo! Hugs for those who are poorly or have poorly peeps to care for, congrats for the good news and interviews.

grandma247, tad scary, that article, but hard to know if/when it might have any impact here. As the author says, all these groups are non-elected and faceless, so how do any of us know what's REALLY going on? :eek:

I'm with mar, thick door curtains, loads of blankets/jumpers/HWB for next winter, plus other preps, it's been a mite thin here for ages, so need to be warm!

DD's tomato seeds are sprouting - only about 1.5" in a tiny pot, but it counts! Showed her and she said "Cool, when can we eat them?" - bless, it's hard to tell a 3.5 yr old that she'll have to wait months and even then there may be no fruit! :rotfl: Tomatoes are her fave fruit - she'd walk over hot coals for them!

Elder DD's S is HTF as we speak - her finances are getting worse, went OD today, and no wage until the end of the month, yet she's spent on hairdressers, clothes - beggars belief! :mad:

A xo

Popperwell

mardatha wrote: »

America is very different to us, the religion thing messes their heads up.
I seriously think one of the most important preps to make now, is to grab warm woollies this summer in sales, as I think the weather is changing. Plus we can't afford to heat our houses as much as we used to. Warm clothes and warm beds.
Speaking of which, we are to get warmer on Sunday. Is 4C and bloody baltic here today, I've got all windows tightly shut - the fresh air can stay outside where it belongs!

I had to go out last evening...one of my really slow bad mobility times:mad:then the weather turned as you suggest raining, windy and 4c according to a sign on a factory wall so everything was against me.

Its no better today...

D&DD happy that things seem to be improving that pneumonia is a b*****, that took Mum quicker than she might've been...and glad you got the meds sorted. The other week I was told I needed steroids...did some research before taking them, that made me contact my consultant and he said "Don't take any at all"

pineapple

dandy-candy wrote: »

If we turn on the news and find North Korea has launched it's missile and kicked off a war, how will the UK public react?
Whenever there's talk of a petrol strike the queues form at the pumps and they run dry.

Count me in amongst the latter. My motto is, if you are going to panic buy, be first in the queue! :rotfl:
Seriously though, if it's not nuclear, I suspect the great British public will just settle down in front of Corrie.
If it's nuclear there will be a run on potassium iodide (couldn't get any for love nor money immediately after Fukushima). Not sure if there would be other effects. Though if people think supplies will be affected - there could be a run on petrol, bread and milk (it seems we are obsessed with the last two! :huh:).