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by Yorkshire Andy
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

A simple job today. Changing batteries in our smoke alarms and Co2 alarm today. I do that every Easter,then our September wedding anniversary,so every 6 months. I also just check that our extinguisher pressure gauges are correct. 👍 Another often ignored potentially life saving job :mrgreen: mine ge...
by Yorkshire Andy
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:53 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

We are currently unprepping, well growing wise at least. We are spending quite a lot of time caring for/feeding and visiting our elderly parents and our youngest has just left home so we no longer have enough time or someone to water the crops whilst we recharge our batteries on holiday. We did hav...
by Yorkshire Andy
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Replies: 27
Views: 623

Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts

I am pleased to say that now we are all electric here, we are covered for emergency power cuts. As I’ve said a lot of this already- my illness makes my memory very poor unfortunately - we are covered now, but I will repeat :D My dear wife has purchased more of the USB charged strip lights as back u...
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

This monster turned up today... Delta max 1600 not the newest tech but it was very much the right price to say it's manufacturer refurbished there's not a mark on it and it smells new the fans are spotlessly clean etc Screenshot_20240327-202027.png That's my power needs sorted for a good while if I...
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

This monster turned up today... Delta max 1600 not the newest tech but it was very much the right price to say it's manufacturer refurbished there's not a mark on it and it smells new the fans are spotlessly clean etc Screenshot_20240327-202027.png That's my power needs sorted for a good while if I...
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

This monster turned up today... Delta max 1600 not the newest tech but it was very much the right price to say it's manufacturer refurbished there's not a mark on it and it smells new the fans are spotlessly clean etc Screenshot_20240327-202027.png That's my power needs sorted for a good while if I ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 188
Views: 14305

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

jansman wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:31 am
Disposable ones work when you can’t recharge if there’s a serious power cut! Always got to have a backup.
That and most are 1.2v Vs alkaline 1.5v some electronic bits and bats don't like the lower voltage
by Yorkshire Andy
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Importing medical kits and tourniquets?
Replies: 4
Views: 157

Re: Importing medical kits and tourniquets?

If you really think you need one a quick search turns up https://www.firstaid.co.uk/search/?term=Tourniquet . I'm told that some current 1st aid training courses cover the use of these and some don't. Get Training, training trumps gear..... The most important thing is to insure that anything you do...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Pallet Wood quality Question
Replies: 22
Views: 452

Re: Pallet Wood quality Question

I had to look up YMMV but I understand where you're coming from and I certainly can't despite decades of practice claim not to make mistakes. One other advantage of screws is that it can be quieter than nailing which can be a consideration where neighbours might be concerned. Till you break out the...
by Yorkshire Andy
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Replies: 27
Views: 623

Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts

I’m currently sunning myself on the Gold Coast of Australia and I was speaking to a sparky the other day. Last year they had a cyclone/tornado hit the coast and then massive flooding inland which cut people off for ages. As parts are on hills with houses on basically stilts, some water tanks furthe...