THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

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maryb wrote: »

One reason behind our getting a woodstove years ago was that I was concerned about Putin turning off the taps. And there was this in the papers yesterday
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/08/national-grid-emergency-blackout-costs-spiral-a-further-113m/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/08/uk-relies-on-emergency-measures-to-avert-winter-blackouts/

I have a combi boiler (which of course requires electricity as well as gas), and a gas fire, but everything else is electric, hence the camping stoves.

Without the camping stoves, in the event of a power cut, I'd be up excrement stream, without a means of propulsion.

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pineapple wrote: »

I need his 'muscle' as well

Ooh err Missus

ivyleaf

Hello mar, glad you've found us and I hope the RV is feeling better?

OH and I are neither of us in good health, so I suppose our prepping is for times when we might not be up to going out for a few days. Anything more major - well, it's simply no good worrying about it. we do have things like bottled water, torches, lamps, tinned food and dried milk

Oh, and hello and welcome to melodramaticme and any other new posters I have been accidentally ignoring

maryb

ancientofdays wrote: »

We live in a big city and sometimes it can feel a bit post-apocalyptic minus the zombies.

When the trains are delayed at Cannon Street or Charing Cross I sometimes look around and think how would you know if the zombie apocalypse had started already

maryb

really upset, my new potatoes looked as if they were ready, with the foliage going yellow and I thought with all the rain, there'd be a bumper crop. So went and had a furtle and each plant only seems to have produced one or at most two potatoes:(

And one of my raspberry canes has gone yellow and wilted so need to google it to find out if it's catching.

one of our lotty neighbours has agreed to water things in exchange for all the raspberries she can pick while we are away, hope she actually gets enough though they seem to be producing well atm

Don't think we'd see out a major food shortage on this year's harvest. Be afraid Cheel's rabbit, be very afraid:D

ancientofdays

That just happens some years, the plants fool you into thinking they are ready but possibly will reward you with s better crop in s couple of weeks.

Yes, precisely that about the stations, though I'm in the Midlands. .

mardatha

He's ok Ivy thanks. I prep for illness, bus strikes, and bad weather. My nearest shop is 11 miles and is just a wee village Post Office/general store. But it has a fine selection of sweeties in jars...

suzybloo

Hello Mar - thought I must turn the corner again now I can focus better! Prepping for the unexpected!

mrs-moneypenny

Doveling yes I think it's the same thing that our children are doing, he seemed to enjoy the first week (well as much as a teenager tells you they enjoy anything)
Re the raised beds we bought old scaffolding planks from a local charitable/recycling wood place. They have done the job well.

Hope all are well, I'm currently clearing the ironing pile.

Margaret54

Hi GreyQueen I used to have a cold slab many moons ago where I lived. It was brilliant and worked very well. I was just talking about them with My dh a while ago.