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by SamVimes
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: What3words
Replies: 3
Views: 1556

What3words

If you call 999 from a landline, your address can be easily traced. From a mobile it takes longer and is a bit vague. The What3words app is used by the emergency services so could be a valuable addition to your phone.
by SamVimes
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:46 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 489471

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

Ordered a couple of paraffin heaters and started charging everything. Considering a solar generator or dual fuel but ££££££!
Sorted out the food cupboard.
by SamVimes
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:44 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Trama Kit
Replies: 17
Views: 7050

Re: Trama Kit

As Yorkshire Andy & jansman say get trained. Knowing what to do & why is immeasurably better than having a gucci fak and no idea how to use the shiny things inside. Do a beginners course then a 3 or 5 day course then you'll know what you want in your fak. Absolutely agree. Start with a stan...
by SamVimes
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Trama Kit
Replies: 17
Views: 7050

Re: Trama Kit

Hi Andy I suppose the main risk is illness and being unable to get medical help. Anyone can slip, trip, cut themselves and just have an accident. I've had no training. All that we have now are sticking plasters, Germolene, asprins, and similar. I don't feel that it is enough but I'm not sure what I...
by SamVimes
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Q4 Jack of all trades, master of none.
Replies: 37
Views: 8170

Re: Q4 Jack of all trades, master of none.

Blacksmith (not farrier) Welder (Gas, MIG/MAG and Arc) General metalworker and fabricator (limited experience with casting ) Rough carpenter (stage sets and props) Sharpener (axes, knives, planes, chisels, scissors, drill bits and learning saws) Archer (made own arrows and crossbows) Muzzle loader....
by SamVimes
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:21 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 489471

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

New pair of walking boots, couple more water containers and realised :oops: that Coleman gas cans have a crew thread whereas Campingaz have a push fit connection :oops:
by SamVimes
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:14 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Some lessons from Covid
Replies: 19
Views: 42239

Re: Some lessons from Covid

Don't believe you can't get it twice and the jury is out on weather you can get long covid twice. My local hospital was turning ambulances away because it was full this was not reported in local paper . You can most definitely become infected several times by the same variant and of course other va...
by SamVimes
Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:31 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 489471

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

Charging up power packs. Contemplating water butts (can't match BritishRed but something is better than nothing). Battery charger arrived for next purchase of leisure battery.
by SamVimes
Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:20 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Some lessons from Covid
Replies: 19
Views: 42239

Some lessons from Covid

So I finally had a visit from covid. Survived unscathed albeit with an residual cough and increased tiredness. It mostly presented as a heavy cold. Cold and flu tablets alongside aspirin to combat the blood clot risk (reduced with vaccination but still increased https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-610...