THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

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Sadly most of our apples from on the big tree are On The Ground! the drop is phenomenal and there are very few left on the tree to be able to mature. It's arid down here, I've even in 1976 never seen the grass as parched and dead as it is now, it's turning to dust as we walk on it, absolutely horrible!

GreyQueen

The grass roots will still be alive and it'll come green again with a few days' rain, don't fret.


I saw melting tarmac this afto, there's a sight to take you back in time. Also, a recollection from the summer of '76 is that, as water levels drop in rivers etc, there's an increased risk of Weil's Disease spread by rat urine, as it'll be less diluted. Something to bear in mind as it's a nasty illness.

fuddle

Is that one of the reasons why some allotments ban hosepipes GQ do you know? I overheard two fellas talking about the prospect of the council getting iffy over water run off into the neighbouring beck and because it's low they fear a hosepipe ban.

I couldn't fathom what their angle was but if its a public health issue that might make some sense.

Apologies - grammar worse than ever. I hope you get the gist.:o

DigForVictory

+1 for Weil's is nasty. Lapsed caver here & I've seen colleagues jacked into heavy duty antibiotics. It can all start seeming innocuous, but we watched over the unexpectedly-severely-overhung & of they hadn't got their voom back after 24 hours of supervised food & hydration, we handed them off to the medics.

Made the days the days after Fiesta a bit ticklish, but better to watch & be certain than have a thunking great bag dripping into you!

GreyQueen

fuddle wrote: »

Is that one of the reasons why some allotments ban hosepipes GQ do you know? I overheard two fellas talking about the prospect of the council getting iffy over water run off into the neighbouring beck and because it's low they fear a hosepipe ban.

I couldn't fathom what their angle was but if its a public health issue that might make some sense.

Apologies - grammar worse than ever. I hope you get the gist.:o

I believe hosepipe bans are always instigated by the water companies to preserve supplies, rather than by councils but I guess individual ones might want to restrict their use on their own lotties if they're paying a metered bill.


As to whether run-off might affect watercourses, I don't know one way or the other. My own site is quarter of a mile from the nearest water (the river).


Re Weil's, I remember being told about (by a water company manager) about a river worker who'd contracted it and been reduced from a strapping giant of a man to a frail shadow of his former self. It was believed that if he'd not been so robust beforehand, it would have been fatal.


I can still remember, in the summer of 1976, when we kids spent just about all our free time at the swimming hole on the river, about one particular day. Me, Dad and Kid Bruv had taken a picnic and a load of old towels down and Mum was staying at home getting on with something.


Suddenly, she came biking pell-mell across the grass at us, having heard abut Weil's on Radio 4, and come a mile across the commons etc the get us out of there.:eek:

maryb

When mega corporations are into prepping, you know we really are trendsetters;)

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Cappella

Your mum was right Greyqueen.
Weil's disease is a filthy killer. My sons best friend died of it when he was fifteen. He had bad asthma and the Weil's made it worse, he had a really bad attack and didn't come out of it. He was a keen fisherman and picked it up whilst fishing in the canal. His family were devastated and so was my son. It was dreadful for all of us.
To be honest I'm finding myself really upset now thinking about it. I really popped on to the thread to thank Dawn, MrsLW and maryb for their help with the cordial earlier, but I'll report on my experiment later.
Yes, keep children away from riverbanks and canalbanks in hot water weather. The rats urine will be stronger, and not dispersed by rain. And warn young fishermen and women to keep hands away from faces and mouths. An antibacterial spray when fishing is not a bad idea either.

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My quirky side has been throwing me a little mental picture all day of Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin sat opposite each other on their game consoles playing forge of empires with the real world!

GreyQueen

((((Cappella)))) so sorry to have brought that unhappy memory up for you. That poor young lad........


Rats are such disease-ridden critters, aren't they?

Cappella

Thank you Greyqueen but you weren't to know; I think though that because of what happened your warning was very necessary.
I also think there should be serious warnings in danger spots regarding Weil's. My sons friend mum campaigned for them here after she lost him, and the council did eventually put signs up.