The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

DigForVictory

Hands up who remembers the debate as to what documents we should digitize?

Just settled down a fretful A level candidate with photos of his GCSE certificates. UCAS forms have not got any simpler.

Alongside is another subdirectory with his brother's results. I've space on the card, I'll leave them. That, plus his scout blanket, are almost the only evidence he existed.

We prep in case. Today it paid off, big time!

unrecordings

Good to see you back

I've still got my O Level (and erm CSE) certificates even though they ceased to have any purpose for me 35 or so years ago

jk0

Recently I have been waking up a little later than usual to a very cold bedroom, as the bedroom heater shuts off at 8am. I was just musing how I could get later heating without having to faff about unplugging things if I get up at a respectable time.


I've just bought another of these Timeguard mechanical timeswitches:




https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0036OXD0G/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item


You can easily switch it off manually if necessary. I'll be combining it with a very old mechanical thermostat (Electronic ones seem to forget their setting when disconnected.):

DigForVictory

unrecordings wrote: »

I've still got my O Level (and erm CSE) certificates even though they ceased to have any purpose for me 35 or so years ago

I threatened to wallpaper a water closet with assorted certificates.
Then got into a spirited debate (largely with myself) as to whether expired first aid tickets count.

At least I burned my old school reports.

There's a line between prepping & Kondo I think!

unrecordings

DigForVictory wrote: »

I threatened to wallpaper a water closet with assorted certificates.

My gold & silver discs are hung in the toilet - it's de rigueur in my chosen vocation

DigForVictory

Yes, but have you taken digital photos & stashed the images on a card or stick to take with you in the event of a (yet further) nasty surprise?

Given his untidiness I was relieved to find the eldest’s birth certificate- but had a digital copy to help source a duplicate.

It’s worth checking all the paperwork is sorted and copied so you can find the stuff in a hurry!

THIRZAH

We lost DD1s baptism certificate. She wanted to marry in a Catholic church so had to produce a copy. I couldn't remember the name of the church where she was baptised (we'd moved since then) so persuaded DH to drive past the church next time he was working in that town. He came back and reported that the church had been demolished. It took ages on the internet to find the name of the church and then find out where the parish records were stored.

Jazee

Just a heads up preppers that some supermarkets are upping prices on things like dry pasta and marmalade tomorrow. Seems it's ahead of Brexit as these are imported items or ingredients from Europe.

thriftwizard

Thanks for the heads-up, Jazee. Marmalade? I've already got my sticky paws on 2lb of Seville oranges.

But I draw the line at making my own pasta...

unrecordings

DigForVictory wrote: »

Yes, but have you taken digital photos & stashed the images on a card or stick to take with you in the event of a (yet further) nasty surprise?

Not the discs no, but I have important docs safely filed away where they can be found by those that need them. Scanning is a good idea though. I have an emergency USB stick, but don't like the idea of that going missing Sometimes I feel an innocuous bit of paper
(ie a photocopy of the original) is the best bet compared to an easily stolen USB stick, or uploading to 'the cloud'. Clearly there are very machiavellian hiding places to be had, but that makes updating the info quite difficult