The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

jk0

My friend was just telling me that most of his neighbours have had 'Covert'.

pollyanna_26

With shortages Covert is probably a good idea. Don't forget the tin foil hats. it doesn't do to advertise your stuff too much. You'd need an underground bunker and a lot of GQs sharpened steel when the hordes arrive.

pollyx

MingVase

Polly I'm hearing that GPs up here at any rate, are doing vaccines at home for people who can't get to the centres.

pollyanna_26

Serendipitious said:

I wouldn't go there if I was offered a million pounds and David Tennant

Polly I love this, it's made my morning!

David Tennant would certainly be a game-changer in many things I'd usually avoid!

Hope your DD's boyfriend gets his jab reallocated to a better venue for him. x

I've always believed if somone could clone DT they'd make a fortune.

It appears the paid for idea was a discussion between he and some work mates. Many lived a lot further away and someone suggested paying locally so they weren't depriving others. Doesn't seem too much in the way of researching this idea. They're all tech wizards so I've suggested a few of them might like to do a search to verify such a thing exists.

Think your mention of reallocating the jabs to local areas may sort them out. Worth a go so thank you.

pollyx

pollyanna_26

Quick prepping update on the little coop I mainly prefer now. Pretty quiet. A good amount of the local produce including the tiny tomatoes. All forms of bread , rolls etc stocked up. Most tins , packets etc fine. Toilet rolls, sugar ,tea and coffee etc fully stocked along with various milks, butter and spreads. I didn't notice anything missing but I do just aim for the things I'm looking for.

pollyx

pollyanna_26

Thanks Mar. I've told him and his work mates to look things up. He has a different GP to us but ours is doing something similar with the free vaccine. His may do the same. I know things are very flexible within our trust. I was watching Superdoc doing a Utube thing on behalf of the trust a few days ago and there are various options all free.

No idea why they didn't research the thing properly.

Talking of tin foil hats I've just remembered OPSEC oft mentioned in the past.

pollyx

Serendipitious

I might get a lifesize cardboard cutout of DT to take with me for the jab - just for the photo opportunity!

Better than having Boris standing in the background, that's for sure. If he showed up for my jab, I'd tell him a) to go away and give me some privacy and b) not to go too far as I needed a stern word with him afterwards...

pollyanna_26

Serendipitious said:

I might get a lifesize cardboard cutout of DT to take with me for the jab - just for the photo opportunity!

Better than having Boris standing in the background, that's for sure. If he showed up for my jab, I'd tell him a) to go away and give me some privacy and b) not to go too far as I needed a stern word with him afterwards...

What a brilliant idea. My eldest dd worked for deades for an international bookseller. When they had authors in a shop they had big cardboard cut outs. Depending on who they were a number of those found their way to her younger siblings including the much missed "man in the hat" who often had Neil Gaimen in tow. They used to annoy her dismissing her Bettys afternoon teas in favour of a burger and a pint. We used to laugh at her outrage which annnoyed her even more.

As far as I know DT has never written a book ,I've never seen a life size cutout of him so time to search the web.

If know who came within a mile of me I wouldn't engage at all. Just make sure he was well away from me and shout for the bobbies if he wasn't..

I'd never really heard of Ian Rankin but during a holiday here she left a book on the shelf in the hall. She said it's a freebie from the publisher but I can't stand the man so I'll leave it here. It hung around for a while and then youngest picked it up. Thus began our love of Rebus , many Rebus books later dd began what's probably the next to last a week ago. I kept forgetting it came out last Autumn she was on the last page when she messaged last night to thank me for remembering to get it.  My turn next.

pollyx

MingVase

I've gone into full Roman mode. Somebody gave me a book about the Roman army and I'm now looking round for more Romans to keep me going through lockdown.

pollyanna_26

MingVase said:

I've gone into full Roman mode. Somebody gave me a book about the Roman army and I'm now looking round for more Romans to keep me going through lockdown.

it's weird the way we get hooked Mar. The first time we went to Edinburgh we did the Rebus trail. It was mostly pubs!

One thing with me was the books pre, during and post the 2nd world war. I'd heard so many tales from aunts of living and day to day coping during those times. it wasn't just the local area but it expanded to various parts of Britain. I read everyone of the Cliffhaven books set on the south coast where they could hear the gunfire over the sea. Ellie Dean finally wrote the last of that long series a year or so ago. It was like saying good bye to family. She said she didn't want to go further and bring in more sadness as the older characters were no longer there. As the author that was her right and she'd been writing two a year for a very long time.

I suppose I like social history. It's interesting to see how people did their best against great odds.

I read lots about the Nightingale Nurses from the Crimea to more recent times.

My parents always told me never to forget my roots and the history of those who came before me. I never have and I never will.

I think understanding social history gives a balanced viewpoint on the ups and downs of life.

pollyx