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  • jk0
    jk0 Posts: 3,479 Forumite
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    That's one way of making sure TS doesn't HTF. :D

    Oh, don't make me laugh Bob. It makes me cough. :)
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,905 Forumite
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    Yes, but when you do need to evacuate, you really need to have been hydrating diligently & possibly have soaked battered linseeds overnight for a couple of days before.
    Says she who found the two footplate loo easier to get along with after a few days dosed than sat in the Western tradition.

    That or drink Guinness which I'm assured is like Pickford's "shifts anything".... Quite who combined those adverts where & when, I don't I want to consider.
  • jk0
    jk0 Posts: 3,479 Forumite
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    Actually, one little prep that occurred to me today regarding bank cards not working, is to have two from different banks. (Alternatively have a Barclaycard, but bank elsewhere.)

    Then, any time you are in a shop, and find your card doesn't work, you have another to try.
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 16,115 Forumite
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    Codeine doesn't have the same effect on everyone, but just to be on the safe side eat a high-fibre diet. Or add ground linseed to porridge.
  • [Deleted User]
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    jk0 wrote: »
    Actually, one little prep that occurred to me today regarding bank cards not working, is to have two from different banks. (Alternatively have a Barclaycard, but bank elsewhere.)

    Then, any time you are in a shop, and find your card doesn't work, you have another to try.

    Or, you could carry some cash.

    I understand it's accepted pretty much everywhere. :)
  • thriftwizard
    thriftwizard Posts: 4,663 Forumite
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    That or drink Guinness which I'm assured is like Pickford's "shifts anything".... Quite who combined those adverts where & when, I don't I want to consider.

    Kombucha tea is pretty effective too...
    Angie - GC April 24 £367.67/£480: 2024 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 10/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
  • jk0
    jk0 Posts: 3,479 Forumite
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    Or, you could carry some cash.

    But your card isn't working Bob, and you just spent your last £50 on diesel.
  • [Deleted User]
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    jk0 wrote: »
    But your card isn't working Bob, and you just spent your last £50 on diesel.

    I wouldn't have spent all my money on diesel.
  • jk0
    jk0 Posts: 3,479 Forumite
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    I wouldn't have spent all my money on diesel.

    It depends on how long SHTF for doesn't it?

    I don't know why you feel the need to sarcastically troll my comments Bob. I don't do it to you.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    I'm not trolling anything, let alone sarcastically.

    I'm simply pointing out, how dangerous it is to rely on cards.
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