The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

jk0

DigForVictory wrote: »

Waze, eh? Aka Waze navigation and live traffic? Looks like my phone could download it, but I think I have to pay for it. Will consult teenage son taking driving lessons on which apps he’s met & what their owners reckon.

I asked gf about this yesterday, and she says she definitely doesn't have to pay for it. I have to say, she managed to find the place in Bristol a lot easier than me.

jk0

Someone in the energy forum found their storage heating mysteriously not working, and their smart meter has reverted to a standard tariff rather than Economy 7. One reply which made me chuckle (nervously) was this:

Gerry1 wrote: »

Dear Miranda7,

You've used all your carbon allowance for this year, so your smart meter has cut your heating circuit off. But don't worry, your new allowance starts again in January.

The Smart Meter Climate Change Team

How long before this is a real reply?

unrecordings

jk0 wrote: »

Someone in the energy forum found their storage heating mysteriously not working, and their smart meter has reverted to a standard tariff rather than Economy 7. One reply which made me chuckle (nervously) was this:

How long before this is a real reply?

I think in all seriousness there'll be at least one major war before we get to that stage. And before that there'll be a second resources grab by the first world on Africa (for solar rather than mineral)

boultdj

Which kind of major war Un? World or civil? And if civil do you think Europe wide? Or even bigger?

unrecordings

boultdj wrote: »

Which kind of major war Un? World or civil? And if civil do you think Europe wide? Or even bigger?

Going to come back to you on this, got a good reply brewing, but it'll take me ages to type and I've got stuff to do - just think cold war era proxy wars (I also need to look up where the gulf stream is predicted to shift to...)

boultdj

Thank you Un, and oh heck! Sound's not good just from the cold war reference.

unrecordings

boultdj wrote: »

Thank you Un, and oh heck! Sound's not good just from the cold war reference.

Well a proxy war is better than a 'proper' one. It must be said though I think it'll take a decade or two before that could potentially pan out - in the meantime we have the status quo, and the continuation of the last cold war and its proxies (Syria for example).
I'm interested to see what comes out of this NATO meeting tomorrow

boultdj

True Un, a proxy war is better.

DigForVictory

Un, could I pick your brains on how to judge a brandy? Been given a small bottle & have no idea if it's the dashed good stuff, the tolerable or the frankly leave for cleaning & firelighting...

thriftwizard

DfV, personally I'd sample it & see whether it slips down smoothly, just leaving a nice warm mildly spicy & treacly feeling in your mouth & throat. I couldn't care less what aficionados think, I'm afraid; it's whether I like it that counts! Trouble is, the girls would then feel obliged to sample it as well, and we'd all be nursing wobbly heads the next morning...