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THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)
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I definitely could "live that tidy" personally - easily able to lay my hands on anything very quickly is a distinct bonus imo. Having a logical place for things too means I don't have to think "Do I have a possession that will do this? or a reference book about that?" as I can just think "If I have a such-and-such I will have put it there".
The problem comes with the person that has to do the tidying (ie me) resenting having to be the one doing it. Hence I'm really going to have to work on it to get the place 100% in order and then keep it that way - so I never have to spend time hunting for things I require to deal with problems that occur as well. How can you tell I've just had to do a bit of hunting for the "evidence" I require for dealing with getting a problem sorted with a firm?:o Found said evidence - but should have carefully put it together in one place in the first place:o
All the more important as I'm amongst the large percentage of the population that worries if I notice myself being absent-minded - and yes...I am going to put a system in place to monitor it over the years (now I'm in my 60s) - in case it "gets worse :eek:" iyswim. I'm one of the ones that would rather know about it if a problem occurred in that direction.0 -
Morning all - back from me ollidisMrsLurcherwalker wrote: »Modern lifestyle is bad for your health and mental attitude isn't it? I find too much information, conflicting messages and newly 'discovered' information that is then turned around in the media the next day very confusing, for want of a better word.
I've just come back from Southern Africa, where we have spent around half our time camping out in the bush (in tents on top of the car, because - lions and snakes and stuff). We found we were sleeping soundly for 8 - 10 hours a night. Some of that is because we were outside and active all the time but i am convinced that some was to do with no tv, internet etc.
Prepping wise - we had almost everything we needed in the vehicle. it had a single burner gas ring on the back and a bbq (or braii) and we did all our cooking on those. It even had a fridge freezer :rotfl: But what i am going to add to my preps is a couple of head torches. When there is no light at all, having to carry a torch around automatically leaves you with one fewer hand. A head torch (though I think they look a bit w..ky) solves that. its hard washing up with one hand.:rotfl:
My own blood pressure fluctuates between the low end of 'normal' and getting-yelled-at-by-frightened-A&E-nurses to sit down RIGHT NOW.
Also a low blood pressure person (apparently I have the blood pressure of a child!). I used to assume that everyone went dizzy and saw stars if they stood up too quick.
Part of our holiday was spent in Zimbabwe (yes, GQ, I could have bought billion dollar notes :rotfl:) where the cash crisis was apparent. Their official currency is the US dollar but there ain't much of it about. Our crisp new dollar bills looked totally different to their much passed around ones. People queue for up to 3 DAYS at banks where they are only allowed to withdraw $20!A campsite manager we were talking with said a lot of the problem was "swiping" cards - it means that cash isn't circulated. Man, the people are lovely though - and it is really safe with regards to violent crime.. amazing for such a poor country. We also saw the effects of lack of spending on things like building maintenance and roads. The roads were awful - potholed all over the place. Even something seemingly silly like not painting white lines in cities means that traffic is chaos...
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Wow, what an adventure VJsmum!
when you said about the total dark in the bush mt first thought was that the night sky must have been amazing :j
Re meter reading - we have smartmeters now. It was becoming so physically difficult for us to empty the cupboard under the stairs, even though everything is neatly stacked in plastic boxes, so we had to be practical.0 -
I agree with VJsmum a head torch is a must. I once went out in the dark with a hand torch to find an overdue cat. I found the cat but dropped the torch (which went out). I was only 50 feet from home, in a small stand of trees but became completely disorientated. No lights showing from that side of the house. If my husband hadn't turned a light on I would have been stuck. (I live in the middle of moorland, with nothing around for miles - so dark, is really pitch black).
I now have a couple of head torches. One permanently hangs on the headboard of the bed. I haven't had to use them yet though.GC Feb 25 - £225.54/£250 Mar £218.63/£2400 -
Morning all,
Thank you for the warm wishes; it's going to be lovely speaking with likeminded people. Most people here seem to think I'm a wee bit nuts and that's with making my own jam and not buying it, not the rest of the stuff I do! I tend to keep myself to myself these days and potter on nevertheless.
Oh wow VJsmum that sounds amazing, the furthest I've gone camping is Wales, we got snow one year but I'm very envious of the lions! It sounds like a wonderful experience.
With regards to head torches, we always have a couple just because it's easier to walk two dogs in the pi**ing rain/hail/wind with them lol! Though where they are I have no idea! All the talk about a tidy house really has me thinking, I've been looking at/reading a lot about minimalism at the moment and I can guarantee that I would never get like that; I still think something needs to be done in our place. It's super cluttered and just not enough space for anything. So I've started to go through everything slowly. Quite surprisingly I managed to clear some space in the kitchen and you can now see a floor!!
Hope everyone is having a good day, it's sweltering here!0 -
simplelivingcottage I'm taking advantage of the heat to wash the carpet runner from the hall, though we're forecast storms/torrential rain tomorrow so DS will probably come home from work tomorrow night and walk on it with muddy boots *rolls eyes*
I didn't want to leave it until after the storms in case this is the last hot dry day we get this summer!0 -
AnimalTribe wrote: »I agree with VJsmum a head torch is a must. I once went out in the dark with a hand torch to find an overdue cat. I found the cat but dropped the torch (which went out). I was only 50 feet from home, in a small stand of trees but became completely disorientated. No lights showing from that side of the house. If my husband hadn't turned a light on I would have been stuck. (I live in the middle of moorland, with nothing around for miles - so dark, is really pitch black).
I now have a couple of head torches. One permanently hangs on the headboard of the bed. I haven't had to use them yet though.If anyone ever finds themselves in a similar position, I'd like to urge you to go all Hitchikers and DON'T PANIC!!
Night vision takes up to 20 minutes to develop fully, although even 5-10 mins without artificial light will see your eyes become more adapted, and you may be able to see enough for where you're going.
If you can't see, wait, and maybe hunker down/ lean on a tree or building (total darkness can be disorientating and cause dizziness) until you can see. In extreme circs, that might mean until dawn, but it beats breaking a leg and being incapacitated.
I'm a great fan of the headtorch, they'd even be very useful indoors in a powercut so you could crack on with kitchen matters.Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
John Ruskin
Veni, vidi, eradici
(I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
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MAR that's horrific and must have been so very scary. I hope the HA have sent someone to help you and the problems are now totally sorted out and I hope very much it doesn't involve NOT having your coal stove. Thank goodness it happened in the height of summer and not when you've had 4 feet of snow and have a biting North wind blowing in the middle of winter. Let us know what happened, thinking of you both xxx.0
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Thanks MrsL
I told the HA lady on the phone not to send anybody today, Tues, cos we were going out for the day. So naturally at 8.15am today, Tues - when we were just leaving for the bus - he knocked at the door... So I think he's coming back tomorrow. I hope. I miss the hot water.
Re night sight in dark places - as GQ said, stand still and wait until you can see. There is always some light unless its a very stormy or foggy night. If you walk out of our tiny tiny village then it's pitch black for miles and miles - yet half the population manage to go "fishing" in the dark at certain times of the year...0 -
Ooh, that's odd.
A minute ago there was a new user interface. This box looks like the old one. Why is everyone doing that? Landlordzone did it last week, and is very hard to use now.0
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