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by diamond lil
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Replies: 27
Views: 613

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

Yep agree totally. We're going backwards going forward :mrgreen: Hell, I read books about the wild west and the outback in Australia and people were so skilful at making do and coping. I think the younger ones might have lost those skills but a freezing cold winter or hot dry summer will soon sort t...
by diamond lil
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

I don't buy anything that needs a battery unless it's rechargeable. Total waste of time and money.
by diamond lil
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

We've been here 4 years now come Nov JM, took a while to settle but I'm sorted now.
Good for you re the car arzosah!
Back to winter up here, really baltic with horrible winds. My preps for today seem to be sitting around a lot drinking tea and eating biscuits...
by diamond lil
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

~~Jansman & Jan xx~~ But we're all in the same boat ultimately, just a lot of us don't know it yet. I even appreciate this tiny wee hamster hutch now as it'll be so easy to run when one of us is left.
by diamond lil
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

I miss home grown tatties Andy, well done!
by diamond lil
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

Def with you JM on changing to easier ways. I keep thinking of how hard it was when the husband was ill and I was running the big coal stove and the propane cylinders for cooking, plus a very cold house up on a moor. Now its gas heating and cooking - proper "town" gas :mrgreen: - and costi...
by diamond lil
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Been a long time
Replies: 4
Views: 207

Re: Been a long time

Hi :mrgreen:
by diamond lil
Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: My current prepping
Replies: 5
Views: 232

Re: My current prepping

We're doing the same stuff here - not with any huge urgency but because it makes sense to do it anyway, with our age and state of health. Plus it's just tidier! ;)
by diamond lil
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14229

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

Sleep propped up with pillows, don't lie down.
by diamond lil
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Old fashioned or home cures
Replies: 3
Views: 128

Re: Old fashioned or home cures

I'm a great believer in old fashioned home remedies. I use brandy because I hate the smell of whisky, it's great with asprin for heatstroke - hubby used to get that on hot summer days. Also good for poorly tummies along with weak tea. I use local honey for all cuts and wounds, stops them getting inf...