THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

fuddle

I often find that conversations on OS were just meant to be. Quite a nice result for you capella. Great point from GQ though because hospital air is so dry and every time I need lipbalm and even then I still get cracked lips.

Bob you've probably had as best a night as could have been hoped for. Today is another day into your recovery and let's hope that by this evening you'll be a little bit better again.

Kittie you were talking about dry air on t'other thread a few days ago. DH and I are suffering with small nosebleeds and scabs forming. I'm wondering whether it's the dehumidifier on top of the air? Anyone else having nasal issues?

And prepping. We lost water pressure last night and had a tinge of brown in the water. Pat on back for me from DH and a 'ah it is sensible to have all that water just in case' get with the program lad so we were able to have our supper cuppa. I don't know if it effected the heating as it was off because we had the fire on but according to the village Facebook page someone had a leak last night. It has never occurred to me that a drop in water pressure could have an effect on a heating system but I'm uneducated in all things plumbing and I don't like being uneducated.

moneyistooshorttomention

I'm never quite sure how rendered walls "work" Kittie.

I've never known them. Houses have brick walls...end of...as far as I'm concerned.

.......and then I found a lot of the houses here are rendered and that's what I had to buy.

So I don't actually know what rendered houses "need" - as opposed to they obviously "want" redecorating at intervals (and I've duly had the outside of this house repainted since buying it - mainly to get it in "my" colours).

Will it actually "need" (as opposed to "want") any attention for the next 20 odd years? (fingers crossed it's just down to whether one is concerned as to whether it's cosmetically-speaking okay).

I honestly don't know whether render is something that's done in order to hide those ugly concrete blocks - or because it's actually a necessity if you see what I mean to. I'm assuming it's a "cosmetic" thing - because I can see some walls around here that are still ugly concrete blocks visible and haven't been rendered or plastered or anything?

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fuddle wrote: »

Great point from GQ though because hospital air is so dry and every time I need lip-balm and even then I still get cracked lips.

My lips are very dry, sore and cracked.

GreyQueen

My previous (privately rented) flat was on a combi boiler and it had to be nursed along. I became familiar with the water pressure dial behind the pull-down flap on the front, there is a range which they're supposed to operate within, think it started from 1.5 bar, but it was a long time ago.

Just had a phone call from a pal who lives across the region and runs a small shop in my neighbourhood, checking out our weather. We've had more snow, he's had more snow, the roads are ice rinks and he's sensibly staying closed again today.

My friendly neighbourhood chazzer is down £1,000 over the past few days and all stores will be being affected. I shall toddle up there in a few mins, passing pal's shop (am keeping an eye on it) with some donations and to have a chat. Although I spent 7 hrs yester round a pal's, one can get a bit stir crazy living on your tod in a tiny flat.

Am not short of things to do; mending, making, reading, could even resort to housework if things get really dull.......... :rotfl:

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

My lips are very dry, sore and cracked.

I'm sorry to hear this. Do you have anyone you can call who can get to a pharmacy and buy a product call Blistex (nee Blistese)? It's a tiny tube of lip balm and the best thing I have ever found for healing cracked lips. Immediate comfort and rapid healing.

https://www.superdrug.com/Blistex/Blistex-Relief-Cream-5g/p/512958

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GreyQueen wrote: »

Do you have anyone you can call who can get to a pharmacy and buy a product call Blistex (nee Blistese)?

Sadly not, but I do have some Vaseline Lip Therapy, which I'm currently using.

oceanspirit

I would also put a small notebook and pen into the hospital bag.

Winter preps worked well although the radio which I had thought was fully charged turned out not to be. Maybe it lost its charge over the past year whilst it has been in storage? Luckily we didn't lose power supply this time however I will need to check regularly in future that it is fully charged so it can be used straight from the box.

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oceanspirit wrote: »

Luckily we didn't lose power supply this time however I will need to check regularly in future that it is fully charged so it can be used straight from the box.

Or, you could get a radio that is also solar and wind-up powered.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Duronic-Hybrid-Radio-Rechargeable-Charger/dp/B002D9FKDS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520070646&sr=8-3&keywords=wind-up+radio

mardatha

Cabin fever is a real danger and does happen. I'm having a baking day to stave it off. (does that sounds believeable?) :D
I am going to do healthy things like flapjacks, the birds are currently enjoying the choc digestives that I found in a xmas hamper. They need them a lot more than we do.

GreyQueen

Somehow I never imagined you as a baker, Mar!

Beenout andabout a few streets and restocked some provisions. Little Tosspots has clearly managed to get a lorry in and all hands are restocking. As I am not normally in the shop on this day/ time, I don't know it this is normal or it's all hands to the pumps as they were running low on goods.

The fresh fall of snow has revealed the spoor of a few other yak-traxers. Speaking of YTs, I happened to be in one specific outdoorsy chain store yesterday, as it was the only one a pal, needing to replace YTs due to having lost one of the pair in a snow drift, hadn't been able to visit the day before. When they came up empty of any and all YTs in any size, it meant that every single place in this city which sells them is out of stock.

I've had a few winters when I haven't had to deploy my own YTs in anger but, for those who maybe thinking about this kind of thing, as in they'll buy them if/when they are needed, it's a reminder that you won't be the only bright spark with the same thoughts........