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by northern bloke
Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:50 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Zika virus: Up to four million Zika cases predicted
Replies: 32
Views: 9447

Re: Zika virus: Up to four million Zika cases predicted

i had the snip a long time ago, so i dont think ill get pregnant, but, if mrs digi gets pregnant, she will be all on her own, because of the very first bit of this post :p I have also had the snip but call it instinct or whatever I think its still worth trying, cant do no harm ;) All fun aside some...
by northern bloke
Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:17 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Out of date cans?
Replies: 37
Views: 10975

Re: Out of date cans?

We started to collect canned food but after some time noticed the type you didn't need a tin opener for that has a ring pull and the whole lid comes off the tins looked intact but the soups we had and many still just in date were rotten, it could of been a coincidence but a few went like this and th...
by northern bloke
Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:53 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: burns gel
Replies: 21
Views: 7466

Re: burns gel

I think honey or sugar is supposed to be good, I must have seen it somewhere but sure I spoke to an ex squaddie about it and he told me they used to treat many injuries with sugar held in place with a bandage.

Look it up I could be wrong
by northern bloke
Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:46 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: For the first time, I feel a bit twitchy!
Replies: 38
Views: 8824

Re: For the first time, I feel a bit twitchy!

When all this came out it prompted my wife to show me the other night how she would deal with a terrorist coming into the house and she was serious it was so scary. First off she would grab the snow ball xmass ornament off the mantelpiece because its the heavy glass ball type you shake until it snow...
by northern bloke
Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:38 am
Forum: Radio Communications
Topic: Baofeng UV-5R
Replies: 57
Views: 30371

Re: Baofeng UV-5R

Yes that is an excellent entry rig to Ham Radio. I have one as do many others here. I would also buy the programming cable and down load chirp to program it http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download I have noticed with some of these radios advertised they offer disc and the wire is th...
by northern bloke
Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:17 pm
Forum: Radio Communications
Topic: CB radio any one still using it
Replies: 17
Views: 12478

Re: CB radio any one still using it

I have a president grant 2 that is legal to use without ham licence by new rules ( but a dummy can make it get more channels, cut one wire and move a jumper as seen on youtube) I have am/fm/usb/lsb I have chatted with all europe and had hits in usa and I know if it was expanded I could do more, its ...
by northern bloke
Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: What does it mean when someone has ''Area 5'' ''Area 12'' ?
Replies: 4
Views: 945

Re: What does it mean when someone has ''Area 5'' ''Area 12'

Each area of the UK has a number assigned to it so that's the general area that that person lives.
by northern bloke
Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:32 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Household items that double as defence
Replies: 60
Views: 9854

Re: Household items that double as defence

The missus is a battle axe (just joking honey) shes looking over my shoulder.
by northern bloke
Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:38 pm
Forum: Logistics and Transport
Topic: FIRST CAR! but i want it to be potential BOV
Replies: 7
Views: 3445

Re: FIRST CAR! but i want it to be potential BOV

Given your position of having no no claims bonus and wanting an auto if it isn't too small for your needs why not go for the likes of the little people carriers such as the kangoo cheap to run and insure plus they do a 4x4 version also and if your handy have a look into converting it to a camper you...