The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

ivyleaf

grunnie wrote: »

I have a grab bag organised. Anyone who gets a trip to hospital at short notice and too ill to pack a bag and too ill to tell my oh where my nighties are or what to put in my toilet bag needs a grab bag. The ambulance driver said everyone should have a little bag packed just in case. A carrier bag with pjs and soap and toothbrush is all that's needed he said along with your pills or a copy of your prescription!

Thanks for this, grunnie. Even as I was typing my last post I knew there was something else I needed to mention but couldn't think what it was! it was being prepared if you might need to go to hospital!

boddy

I've lurked on here for a few years now and learned a lot. Specially about grab bags and got one sorted. It came in very handy when the muppet next door caused a big gas leak and I had to leave my property rather quickly. I nearly used it to batter him but too many witnesses.

GreyQueen

I keep my prescription copy in my purse-wallet, which is kept in my handbag, which hangs over the bedpost at night. It also contains my mobile phone.


I know a lady who has severe OA throughout her body. Her good days are pretty bad, her bad days are atrocious and she can wake up and find herself bedbound with no warning (she lives alone). Having the phone at her bedside is essential to summon help. In principle, being suddenly immobilised could happen to any of us and having a phone in reach could be a good idea.


A muppet did something incredibly stupid with the gas supply here at Shorebox Towers a few years before I arrived. I heard all about it from people who lived here then and now, and from one of the housing officers involved. The muppet caused a gas explosion which destroyed several flats (blew a huge hole in the side of the building) and the fire brigade ordered an emergency evac as there was imminent danger to life. Mercifully, there was not a single injury, other than some minor cuts and scrapes to the perpetrator, but several people lost their homes to the explosion and fire.


People here have vivid memories of that night (it was about midnight) when it went boom. The fire brigade attended within minutes and ran all around the building hammering on people's doors yelling GET OUT!! GET OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!


In such circs, one would be lucky to have the presence of mind to grab footwear and there will be no time for packing of bags etc.


In fact, I will make myself a hospital bag today, attach a large label to it saying Hospital Bag, and have it place prominently in the bedroom.

D&DD

HaHa TWiz that made me laugh!! Yes it's like an ongoing experiment sometimes with our beloved OH's..


Brilliant advice on the grab bags all and a little addition from me due to my parents and their escapades this past year!
I now have a prescription list in my handbag for both parents as I have had a mad dash on more than one occasion with both this past year to various hospitals and I got my mum and dad a different colour A4 popper wallet to leave by the front door into which is put a copy of every hospital letter/treatment plan they receive so if *god forbid*they have to be carted off again everything is to hand for the medics and I can then fill in any gaps if needed when I arrive.
Both also now have overnight bags by the door..just in case.


On a totally different subject my autumn plantings are looking fab I'm so happy! I have no clue when to pick my winter squash triffids tho so need some advice on those please peeps?? Vines are still going great guns and the hubbards are still producing new ones with four fat ones already on there.Should I just leave them alone?? I've only ever grown the odd one before many thanks for any help

GreyQueen

Hi there, squash plants are frost-sensitive so, if they're still green leaved by then (they might have gone over and dried out) that'll kill them.


Some schools of thought say that squash should cure in the autumn sun to promote their skin hardening and their keeping abilities. There are useful tips on US gardening websites about squash, if you'd like to check.


A fruitful forage into my much beloved Everything 50p chazzer has turned up a plain black rucksack and a 3/4 length black and white viscose robe, eminently suitable for horsepickle. Currently waiting their turn in the washer. That will be the grab bag and I will stock it with a few bits plus a washbag (another from same chazzer last week.


I have some scary-bad pre-existing conditions so it's not unreasonable to imagine a circ when I get carted off in an ambulance, hence me feeling quite comfortable with this prep.


Thus far, I am planning on PJs, a small towel, washbag in toothbrush & paste, handcream, lip balm, some mini packs of tissues, the robe, a notebook and pens and some reading material. I may add other things as the thought arises.

THIRZAH

When my Father had a stroke the hospital asked his wife if he was taking any medication . That evening she turned up at the hospital with a carrier bag full of prescription medicine and one of various herbal supplements/vitamins. She had no idea which ones he was currently taking.

DigForVictory

I wear an SOS talisman mostly to ensure eldest (whose epilepsy is not fully controlled, does too. He had a change in dosage & I updated his talisman & my phone record. The latter was 2 years out of date <blush>.

GreyQueen

DigForVictory wrote: »

I wear an SOS talisman mostly to ensure eldest (whose epilepsy is not fully controlled, does too. He had a change in dosage & I updated his talisman & my phone record. The latter was 2 years out of date <blush>.

I wear one of those 24/7/365 too, but it's so much part of the scenery that it's easy to forget to update, isn't it?

D&DD

Thanks for the squash help GQ brilliant I shall just keep an eye out for the frost then


I must add as well when my mum went for her check up after her stroke the doc was excellent and he asked if she took any herbal remedies or supplements as well as her pills and she was taking garlic capsules which apparently is a nono whilst she is on one of her new drugs..I'm really sorry I can't recall which one BUT please do check with your docs if you take alternative therapies just to be on the safe side *important* !!

DigForVictory

You recall the general brouhaha about this preparedness month (holds up hands - I was a part)?

I’ve been reading the downloads in 12 different languages (bless them English *is* a separate language!) and, with a certain horrified fascination, reading the menu of (American-centric) advice on everything from Active Shooter through to Wildfires.

If you want to add some “dear gods, but um” to your day (well the Parliamentary Muppets have gone for a bit) have a read? All here