Preparedness for when

D&DD

Fox news is reporting multiple casualties very sad news coming so soon after Boston

Following a thread on one of the survival boards as a lot of folks are local to it

Off out the garden again in a mo..need to get some more seeds sown today trying to be a good girl and have a continuous supply rather than gluts this year..I say that every year lol

New apricot is flowering and new nectarine is bursting in to life,apples are all sprouting as are all the stone fruits.I'm hoping this year is going to be a good one.

Very gusty atm but as I live on an old airfield thats hardly surprising,my plants always tend to grow horizontally :rotfl:

Might even peg some washing out,with lots of pegs mind you!

Have a great day all XX

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H7N9 latest figures 82 confirmed cases and 17 deaths. Authorities are investigating possible human to human infections in family groups, from Reuters 3 hours ago.

GreyQueen

Hail to fellow-travellers on the Thrift Express. I really don't like the idea of being very rich; imagine how horrible it must be to question the motives of people who befriend you, thinking are they on the make? I have very little money (but enough), no influence to exert over anything and have to assume that if people like me, they just like me.

The only thing which I would find of value in being rich was if was sufficient to free me from the need to work for a living. What I would value is to have my time to myself, to "spend" how I wished; on study, on travel, on voluntary work, on the allotment, on whatever took my fancy. I'd keep a low profile in terms of how I dressed and acted, tho.

Things have a limited appeal to me but experiences are an enduring source of fascination. I don't play the lottery but should Lady Luck somehow turn one of my two £1 premuim bonds into a small fortune, I could spend it happily on some long holidays.

Woke to the news of the fertiliser explosion in Texas. Appalling. If you were that close to a blast all the canned food the world would be no good to you. But a go-bag might be crucial. I suppose some people would look at those shredded homes and think to themselves, if some of those were preppers' homes and most were non-preppers' homes, what difference did it make in the end?

In certain very particular sets of circumstances, very little would be the answer. But most places won't explode but any of us could experience a sudden outage of our water/ other utility, unemployment, sickness, mix up with the bank account, and suddenly be very glad that we have the basics covered.

I was looking at the view of the plant and the surrounding neighbourhood (on the Daily Wail if you haven't seen it and want to) and what struck me was that this plant is right in a residential neighbourhood. I don't think that would be allowed in the UK.

It makes sense to me to know what is around you, in terms of what factories produce. Years ago, my parents and their neighbourhood were on evacuation alert due to a factory fire. Had the wind changed directions and blown over the town, the order would have been to evac instead of stay indoors with windows and doors closed. Don't want to give too many RL identifiers, but there were known to be some seriously-nasty chemicals in the smoke and even firefighters using BA were struggling to contain the blaze.

I was living here and urging them to pack go-bags and to ready the cat-carrier but they wouldn't. Blessedly, the wind didn't change direction and the fire was extinguished but if it had come to an evac it would have been very bad; 600 homes on the estate and one twisty access road with cars parked all over it.

This constriction of access is the norm on housing developments, to prevent through traffic and rat running and overall, it adds to the quality of life for the residents. But when something goes wrong, such as the access road collapsing into an old mine working, it can get very tricky for car users. The mine collapse example actually happened to someone I know. Well, them and all their neighbours.

I was talking to friend and neighbour SuperGran last night. We have builders farting around right on top of our vulnerable 5 inch water main. The one which pops rather excitingly every 12-18 months. Wouldn't be at all surprised if the burgers popped the main again. Then it's a case of watching a river run down the street. Blessedly, the lie of the land means it tends to run away from my flat not towards it, but with a water main on one side and a river on the other, it pays not to be too complacent.

I told SG where I keep some of my 2 litre bottles of water and that if the water's off and I'm at work, she's let herself in with my spare key and help herself. I neglected to mention the several other caches of bottled water about the place inc the 25 litre carrier in the living room which is in deep hiding.:) Those are to be deployed as necessary but are otherwise under the radar.

Hokay, I am on a late but it is time to hit the highway. Laters, GQ xx

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GQ I wonder if the plant in the US was there first and the houses were built close by either by or for the workers? It wouldn't surprise me,it used to happen that way here didn't it with the advent of the first big industries like cotton mills, the potteries and shipbuilding?

GreyQueen

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

GQ I wonder if the plant in the US was there first and the houses were built close by either by or for the workers? It wouldn't surprise me,it used to happen that way here didn't it with the advent of the first big industries like cotton mills, the potteries and shipbuilding?

Could be. My parents live in an early 1960s council housing estate which was build right beside an estate of small industrial units and bigger factory sites. The big factories weren't anything as potentially-dangerous as fertiliser, tho.

I did overhear a planner from the Council at a local meeting say to a councillor (this was in the early 1990s) that such a proximity of factories and homes wouldn't be allowed today.

alfsmum

The comments about M&S layout made me reflect on the changes to our nearest store. Since the refit there's only one way to access the first floor and the perfectly good stairs near the side entrance have been closed off. The top and bottom of the escalators gets very crowded as people stop to chat or decide which way they are going. I don't do crowds or anywhere I can't see an exit so thankfully the poor state of their clothing means I rarely shop there now. Any undies can be ordered online and picked up at the out of town home store which is much more spacious, but still only has one entrance/exit. The town centre always seems to be packed these days, don't like it at all.

pineapple

Can I just enter a plea here. If anyone comes into 'serious money' and doesn't want it could they send it to me please?
It's not that I want to live in luxury. In fact those TV prizes with a boatload of gadgetery leave me cold.
Nor do I wish to eat in one of those cheffy restaurants where they serve up a little tower of something with an artistic smear of foam in the centre of an otherwise empty humungous platter. :rotfl:
Or have a closet full of shoes - there are too many decisions to make in life as it is...
Call me shallow but it would be nice, just once in a while, to have a blast with the CH without fear of the consequences, or not worry about the next vets bill, or whether the car is making funny noises, or whether the chimney liner is still fit for purpose, or whether the gas boiler is on it's way out........

VJsmum

pineapple wrote: »

Nor do I wish to eat in one of those cheffy restaurants where they serve up a little tower of something with an artistic smear of foam in the centre of an otherwise empty humungous platter. :rotfl:

We call that artistic smear of foam "sauce horrible" to be said in a fake french accent
"sauce 'orreeeeblugh"
:rotfl:

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PINEAPPLE that's not becoming too rich, that kind of need would come under lucky windfall making your world more complete and I really wish it would happen for you. If I should become considerably richer (not going to happen I think!) than I am at present I'll send you a cheque to cover it all, I wouldn't do any breath holding though so it'll have to be a rain cheque!!! Cheers Lyn xxx.

ginnyknit

Love the rain cheque

D&DD my fruit tree's are the most wonderful thing in my garden, they seem to have taken already and came with buds on which are developing by the day :T:T

I have always been concerned about a little industrial unit at the end of our block. All the empty containers waiting for collection have skull and crossbones on them. For years it has mithered the hell out of me until recently they bought a new van and the signage shows they sell sequins :rotfl: They dont even make them just store them

GQ you coin such fab phrases ' fellow travellers on the thrift express' sort of Terry Pratchett meets Mrs Moneypenny :rotfl: I have a season ticket and will be along for the long ride. Its nice to have such clever and funny fellow travellers unlike using the RL trains :eek: I hate malls with a passion but trains are my real dread, too many years of commuting all over the North west to manage failing charity shops and drag them out of the doldrums!