THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

Doveling

Just had an awful thought. High value voids wouldn't mean elderly and disabled bungalows would it? :eek:
Bungalows use a lot of space and tend to have quite a bit of green space around them (i.e communal gardens) so I can see that they would have a great deal of value to developers

Much like allotments
And school playing fields

Something else which makes me :mad: when there are so many brownfield sites available.

I'm turning into Victoria Meldrew :rotfl:

Margaret54

Doveling hi Our little bungalow is a two bed one, very small with very little room for storage. It is perfect for our needs though and we do love it and where we are is such a nice area. We have a small garden back and front, and our own driveway which is a bonus, never had one before. There are playing fields very close to us and it is well used by the local football teams and children alike. We had a brand new development build new homes (social housing not private) about 7 years ago now and there are lots of young families in them. Our little area has been built about 13/14 years ago I believe, also social housing. I am going to buy a little camping stove in B and M when I next go into town and cartridges for it, thank you Bob for your advice. I have stocked up well too food wise and have a shop coming in the morning. I will be thinking of what we can grow next season too for sure, and will help my daughter with hers.

VJsmum

My daughter, a qualified first aider, has been bemoaning our dreadful first aid supplies. So today I have upgraded the lot. What we had was shockingly out of date.

It probably cost about £20 so there was no excuse.

The only problem I have is some out of date hypodermic needles that the pharmacy can't take. Should my surgery take them, do you think?

I need to buy some more as we are going to S.Africa next week including Swaziland and Lesotho. I want some in my emergency first aid kit. Ideas?

ivyleaf

That sounds exciting and a little bit scary VJsmum! Hope you have an amazing time :j

margaret54 That sounds a really lovely place to live I think we'll be stuck in our shared ownership semi for the foreseeable future, but if necessary we can always install a chairlift as our neighbours have done.

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VJsmum wrote: »

The only problem I have is some out of date hypodermic needles that the pharmacy can't take. Should my surgery take them, do you think?

I should think your local hospital will have a sharps bin you could put them in.

Failing that, try your local drug rehab centre.

They usually have a bin (or maybe even a door mounted depositing point, for when they are closed), where you can dispose of them.

FairyPrincessk

VJs mum, you may also have luck googling to find a local needle exchange. They should have a way to dispose of them even if you don't need to partake of their full service. I would imagine it is within their remit to keep dodgy ones from entering circulation so I don't think they'd have a problem taking them.

milasavesmoney

VJsmum wrote: »

My daughter, a qualified first aider, has been bemoaning our dreadful first aid supplies. So today I have upgraded the lot. What we had was shockingly out of date.

It probably cost about £20 so there was no excuse.

The only problem I have is some out of date hypodermic needles that the pharmacy can't take. Should my surgery take them, do you think?

I need to buy some more as we are going to S.Africa next week including Swaziland and Lesotho. I want some in my emergency first aid kit. Ideas?

I googled 'first aid kit for traveling.' Up came a great list of sites to view. Are you going to a remote area? You might add that to your search words if it applies.

GreyQueen

Doveling, nobody knows what the flip is going on with that Act, it's a pig's breakfast. I can't see councils willingly parting with sheltered or disabled-adapted housing. Some of our DA houses cost north of £30k to adapt and I think you'd have to prise them from Housing's cold dead hands......

The short answer is I don't know but, as and when info becomes available, I will share.

To me, it's vile, yet another kick in the teeth for those who are at the bottom of the housing pile, anyway. And a potential kick for those who may, through adverse circumstances yet to be encountered, find themselves needing such housing in the future. Barstewards.

Today, I have shed a useless-to-me item via freegle and will be changing out some of the 2 litre water bottles shortly. I have a lot of stored water, but when you need it, it isn't actually a lot.

Co-incidentally (and why water is on my mind) I came home to my 6 monthly water bill which I just paid online. Works out at 33p a day which is fabulous; potable water on tap and sewage disposal for well under the price of a portion of chips. Or even a mars bar. I consider myself very lucky to live in a developed country in the 21st century.

Another thing which I was thinking is relevent to prepping is my current weight-loss campaign. I'm already reaping health benefits and expect to see more. If one ends up in a troublesome situation, excess poundage won't be an asset. So perhaps working on personal trimness and fitness, insofar as one can within the limitations of health problems or age-related issues, should be considered a prep?

Not that I'm off to run a marathon, or even a 5 k, but pegging away at it in my own way.

mardatha

Health is a major factor in prepping isn't it - having ME cuts down our options a hell of a lot in some ways.
I'm wondering if there will be any change with the elect & gas suppliers when we leave the EU - considering they're all European-owned. Even our coal, some of it comes from Germany.

Margaret54

Hi mardatha, I have a few friends who have ME, sorry to hear you have it too.