Preparedness - the continuation thread

Doveling

Mila,- previous experience does not count as you have to be continually assessed during your hours in the classroom by your mentor. The assessor from the college will come in to assess things which you cannot write about such as the way you interact with the children and your colleagues etc.

On the prepping front, has anyone heard anything else about the closure of one of the offshore gas facilities, for maintenance?
Also, I've read something about one of the gas pipelines being closed

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/conocophillips-plans-close-one-north-seas-biggest-gas-pipeline-systems-1551990

this article was from March and I haven't seen anything else.

maryb

62 last May, Mila. I went up to Durham the day the Yom Kippur war started.

The oil crisis rapidly followed. Anyone who know Durham will know that the wind comes up the Wear valley straight from Siberia with not much in between. My college was on top of a hill just outside the small city centre (82 steps cut into the hillside to reach it or an extra mile round by the road - what a choice! and not many boys made the trek there)

And I have NEVER been so cold. They basically turned off the heating that winter. What made me a feminist was that back in those days most of the colleges were single sex. And it was the women's colleges that were in newer buildings on the outskirts because they had only relatively recently increased the number of women students. Most of the men's colleges were in the historic centre in older buildings.

Supposedly, these older buildings cost more to run than the bright shiny new colleges so the new colleges paid a subsidy to the older colleges.

But what happened in practice that winter of 73-74 was that us girls were cold and badly fed, whereas the men's colleges continued to be warm with much better food than we had.

Still riles me

They are all co-ed now BTW

Lingua

MaryB, which college were you if I might ask? The only one I happen to know of being women-only was Mary's?

I'm a Johnian myself, and I can confirm that the winds of Siberia still blow strong in the city! Didn't take my woollies home all year. The food (even on the bailey) isn't much better than what you got back then I feel :silenced: one of the reasons I'm living out next year!

maryb

:rotfl:I was an Aidan's maiden Lingua (St Aidan's had the reputation of being the college for 'nice' girls

milasavesmoney

Yes, 62 also Mary. So I thought I'd give you a little tip. ... Do you know how to avoid crows feet and wrinkles? Go braless, that usually pulls them out.

Lingua

maryb wrote: »

:rotfl:I was an Aidan's maiden Lingua (St Aidan's had the reputation of being the college for 'nice' girls

Apparently a well-deserved reputation!

The slim pickings of (affordable) food retailers in the city (and the cost of living out) is why I'm looking to get into prepping - I want to put as much money as possible into savings, and paying the prices of Tesco Express / M&S would have me in the red in no time :eek:

maryb

However DD2s contemporaries who went to Durham assure me a night out is much more affordable than here in London;)

maryb

milasavesmoney wrote: »

Yes, 62 also Mary. So I thought I'd give you a little tip. ... Do you know how to avoid crows feet and wrinkles? Go braless, that usually pulls them out.

Good thing I wasn't drinking tea Mila:rotfl: Though since I am now shorter than DD2 (I lost an inch in height when I fractured a vertebra) she tells me "don't worry Ma, you're not a wrinkly - you're a crumbly!":eek::rotfl: Cheeky madam

cheel

Morning everyone.

I'm a little bit proud of myself for re vamping a rabbit hutch, I've not done any wood work since school , and that was making a dish, usefulness questionable!
But I've put a new floor in the hutch and made a new door. A little help from BIL to get the door fitted and opening fully and I've a good as new hutch for £8 (got the wood from the free for fires but at jewsons). Son is getting a rabbit on sat, his first pet!! He wants to farm, in fact I think he was born a farmer so a bunny will teach him a lot with regard to looking after animals, and a cow is a lot harder to fit in the yard! Lol!!

I didn't think I could do it, but now id not shy away from a bit of simple woodworking, and might if i ever have time actually try to learn how to make some more complicated things.

Its my birthday today, I'm going to a quilt show and looking after my friends dogs. Just ha e to do o e tiny bit of work I was too tired to do last night. Then I'm having the day off!! And there's a take away for tea tonight so no cooking either, horray for birthdays!!

Have a great day everyone

Cheel xx

Doveling

Well done cheel. Very satisfying making something yourself isn't it?
My hobby was getting bits of old furniture and doing them up. Have given all my stuff away though now as I don't have the time or strength to do it any more. Also, the waxes and oils set off my asthma

I think getting your son a rabbit is great, teaches responsibility plus the snuggly factor. What sort are you getting?

And Happy Birthday!