THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

daz378

yea i have a mastercard option as well .... fly to LA on wednesday 12 days of relaxation hopefully , still waiting on small loan from credit union ....good job i have an ongoing overdraft although thankfully havent needed to use it last couple of years....you all take care

mardatha

You have a lovely time Daz xx

DigForVictory

Just had a bracing chat with child about the difference between cuts that can be sorted with a sticky plaster & others that are better with a dressing.

Given his father's ongoing requirement for sticky plasters, we went through cuts to the hand & which benefit from being bandaged as a fist (cuts across the palm) and which better bandaged flat (cuts along the palm). The whole diagonal we agreed was complicated & a stand-up example of why you should be able to get the person involved off to the drop-in centre sharpish.

I'm proud my sons are interested in first aid which is a useful chunk of any prepping. I do wish some of their interest could be more academic, but that's raw hypocrisy from me!

Happy hols & cooperative cards to all

Karmacat

daz378 wrote: »

yea i have a mastercard option as well .... fly to LA on wednesday 12 days of relaxation hopefully , still waiting on small loan from credit union ....good job i have an ongoing overdraft although thankfully havent needed to use it last couple of years....you all take care

You too, Daz, have a great time!

DigForVictory wrote: »

Just had a bracing chat with child about the difference between cuts that can be sorted with a sticky plaster & others that are better with a dressing.

Given his father's ongoing requirement for sticky plasters, we went through cuts to the hand & which benefit from being bandaged as a fist (cuts across the palm) and which better bandaged flat (cuts along the palm). The whole diagonal we agreed was complicated & a stand-up example of why you should be able to get the person involved off to the drop-in centre sharpish.

I'm proud my sons are interested in first aid which is a useful chunk of any prepping. I do wish some of their interest could be more academic, but that's raw hypocrisy from me!

I had *no* idea about that, the plasters vs bandages, thanks DfV.

DigForVictory

It's mostly about closing the cut & keeping it closed and if you look at how your hand folds relative to a wad of bandage, it's pretty intuitive. For a nasty cut across the palm, you can use the bandage fastened to the dressing to hold the fist shut & and that's fun to practice the theory of.

The practical now may not come up for Months, but it's a comforting nugget of info. Along with *knowing* the date on which you had your last tetanus.

As barbeques get lit, remember a burn to hands, feet, face, groin, any limb encircling burn & anything bigger than 5 of their palms in size (means roughly over 5%) - start with 10 minutes of cold fluid poured over (Even if its the beer, so know where a hose or tap is) and be ready to drag them off to someone more expert. (I reckon even a barbeque should have a designated driver, but I'm "no fun" that way.) Any child under 5, usually sensible to get any burns soused then checked just to soothe the parents.

AnimalTribe

maryb wrote: »

Capella it is a tablet issue. Go to settings/keyboard and turn off smart punctuation and that should fix it. Then try typing something with an apostrophe to show us !!

Thank you Maryb - it was also happening on my laptop - but is now fixed.

jk0

Morning all. I have further thoughts about my theory about payday being stressful for banks.

It occurs to me that in the event of a bank running out of cash, payday will be the day SHTF. In that case I suspect no banks will pay anyone's wages to other banks, as they will be forced to conserve cash.

The only way you will get your wages will be if it is paid into the same bank as your employer. Food for thought perhaps?

moneyistooshorttomention

jk0 wrote: »

Morning all. I have further thoughts about my theory about payday being stressful for banks.

It occurs to me that in the event of a bank running out of cash, payday will be the day SHTF. In that case I suspect no banks will pay anyone's wages to other banks, as they will be forced to conserve cash.

The only way you will get your wages will be if it is paid into the same bank as your employer. Food for thought perhaps?

:rotfl:at wondering which bank (or banks) the State uses - as my income is State Pension and Civil Service Pension (ie from the State).

maryb

Anyone seen the headlines in the Sunday papers about how we would be short of food and medicines within a fortnight of a no deal Brexit?

Like we were going to enter an immediate recession and the redundancies would start the day after the referendum?

All the same a good store cupboard is never wasted

AnimalTribe

It's not always banks that cause the problems. Years ago my OH misplaced his bank card - called the bank to cancel his card - not realising that since it was a joint account, they also cancelled my card. Unfortunately, I was with loads of colleagues at a work lunch when I tried to use my card and it was refused (very embarrassing). Ever since I've made sure I have cash with me.

Mar - ages ago you asked about plants for a shady spot. It just occurred to me that hostas might do the trick. They are doing well where I am (much the same environment as you). As long as you can keep the snails off them they should do well. They are edible too.