THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

richj

culpepper wrote: »

same here.
Im learning spanish and use a spanish newspaper app on my tablet for reading practice .
Generally the news in the UK feels buffered in that most of it has already been in the spanny papers the day before.

A colleagues boyfriend is a junior doctor, the stuff we hear about that isn't being reported is quite an eye opener....

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I find those tiny 1" articles that are usually in columns at the the edges of pages in newspapers most interesting to read. If something has to be reported but only in very limited outline that's where they are usually to be found not in the headline articles.

Karmacat

Very interesting discussion!

I check out ZH headlines ... anybody have any tips on alternative news websites?

mardatha

Well I've been slagged in here before for saying this, but I watch Russia Today and I watch Al Jazeera. You have to sometimes dig for articles relevant to us, but between those two and ZeroHedge the news is a hell of a lot more interesting than on the BBC. Well the things that arent even on the BBC are interesting...

moneyistooshorttomention

richj wrote: »

A colleagues boyfriend is a junior doctor, the stuff we hear about that isn't being reported is quite an eye opener....

If what we dont hear is even more of an eye-opener than that mini-series currently running on tv - then gawdhelpus. Think it's called "Hospital"? It's a true life thing of events in hospital - complete with showing all the fighting about an inadequate number of beds v. people needing them.

I've been too scared to watch it. One can watch a horror programme on tv knowing that it's fiction. But to watch that - peeping through my fingers nervously at it - is something I've not been able to face (as I know it's real). The last few articles I've read about A & E at the moment - and I've been checking my finances again and wondering what alternative arrangements I could make instead "if ever" (just to get the level of service one always used to expect in the past from the NHS). My preps. started with "First make a note of taxi numbers of several firms that will do across country journeys. Second - have credit card to hand". EEK! I can't afford it - but could "find the money if I ****** had to". So - just what are people supposed to do if they aren't in either of those positions?

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The NHS is in such a precarious position NOW that I really feel it would just collapse entirely should we ever encounter a set of circumstances that involved a high percentage of the population. A & E is in crisis and has been for a few years now just on everyday running conditions. I think no one should place reliance on it functioning for long under conditions that overwhealmed the available staff through sheer weight of numbers. The doctors and nurses would undoubtedly work until they dropped to deal with patients in need of their attention it's the system that would break.

DigForVictory

A switch in the mix of Avian Flu & we could loose a whopping percentage of the population, and depending on who survived, our culture could lurch a bit.
The Plague made workers rights a reality back when - a vicious flu could make our healthcare system genuinely cherished & respected.

culpepper

There are some interesting articles entitled 'when there is no doctor' and 'when there is no dentist' on one of the SHTF type sites. They are quite extreme but worth a read in my opinion. Much better to know what you could do yourself if you had to even if you never need to.

mardatha

WCS I see you've had an earthquake! I hope ye were prepped for it

moneyistooshorttomention

Absolutely - Culpeper.

I've got a minor health issue for last few weeks and I'm not planning on even going anywhere near the NHS. When I've finished sorting out a few other things that are preoccupying me right now (like a new kitchen) then, if its still there, I'll be googling about causes/alternative health cures for it.

I've got to the stage personally already where I won't even go near the NHS if I can possibly think of different ways to deal with things...