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by izzy_mack
Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for this winter's potential electricity crisis
Replies: 50
Views: 2464

Re: Prepping for this winter's potential electricity crisis

I have been prepping for this for a while and apart from the obvious food, candles etc. I live in an area with NO mobile signal and have a phone which is part of my internet connection so needs electric, I bought an old fashioned plug into the phoneline direct, no electric needed so I still have a m...
by izzy_mack
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:05 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: More pain.
Replies: 16
Views: 972

Re: More pain.

I'm not over concerned for myself. I lived for several months just 4years ago without electricity, water or sewage. I managed very well and can even say there were aspects of the life that I liked and would have been happy to continue (other half was not). I currently have all three so life with run...
by izzy_mack
Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:16 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Cost of living crisis around the world
Replies: 9
Views: 474

Re: Cost of living crisis around the world

Coming soon to a town near you (If not already there) Lots of stressed, cold, hungry and indebted people who are at increased risk of making bad decisions, Increased crime from shoplifting to mugging to burglary to sheep rustling, Kids quitting education in favour of trying to earn some money for t...
by izzy_mack
Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 112129

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

59 pots of jam so far. Blackcurrant today should add a dozen at least. Plums when ripe and bramble and apple later. before anyone says I am in danger health wise eating all that sugar, don't worry, only a little is for us. I supply my kids and their family, a heap is for my brother who is always bri...
by izzy_mack
Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 112129

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

Tried to order some paint on line but they won't deliver to the highlands in case it spills in the van and makes a mess, so looks like i'll have to go to town after all :x . I suppose it's one of the prices we pay for living here but I do get a bit weary of the No delivery notices on so many websites
by izzy_mack
Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Deer vs veggies
Replies: 22
Views: 1083

Re: Deer vs veggies

The field in front of my house has up to 70 deer in it in the evenings (about 40 most nights) they come down from the hill/woods to graze on the grass then head back over the river. If I didn't have 6foot fences I would have no garden.
by izzy_mack
Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
Replies: 2108
Views: 112129

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

Started on the jam making , just a couple of pots each of rhubarb and fig and of strawberry, crops ripen much later in the highlands so that was all I had so far. Worrying thing I've noticed is that last week there was a lot of helicopters flying about and 3 jets flying low. Today 6 or 7 fighter jet...
by izzy_mack
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:05 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?
Replies: 91
Views: 4078

Re: Do You Feel We Are Heading For The Perfect Storm?

When I think of the future, I frequently get a heavy cold feeling in the pit of my stomach and if I dwell on it all for too long I get near to having a panic attack (haven't had one for years, partly due to being a prepper which gives a feeling of some security and just taking things into your own c...
by izzy_mack
Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:23 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready
Replies: 60
Views: 3770

Re: Winter 2022 what are you doing to get ready

Working on wood supply, have a lot of felled trees but they need chopped up and stored, are already pretty well dried out. Thank god for the wood burner. Have upped food supplies (more tins and dried as unsure of freezer if power goes and fuel for gennie hard to get) and will continue to add to stas...
by izzy_mack
Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 9
Views: 344

Re: Hello

Welcome to the forum you find it helpful