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by Arzosah
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:45 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 273
Views: 17638

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

I won't get maudlin, jansman (sending love anyway!) - but yes, re-editing lists and details in such a short time is shocking, isn't it! I have a spreadsheet I called "Net Worth And Where It Is" - I input on it every quarter or so - accounts need to be closed and the money transferred somew...
by Arzosah
Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping when ill or infirm
Replies: 103
Views: 7741

Re: Prepping when ill or infirm

Thanks deckard - I was literally reading about that in the associated articles :lol: a slight issue might be that I'm kind of lazy :lol:
by Arzosah
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:34 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping when ill or infirm
Replies: 103
Views: 7741

Re: Prepping when ill or infirm

I've got another sort of infirmity for us to be aware of - a bad back :evil: it really is limiting. Lots of articles in the Grauniad over the last few months, eg this one https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/06/good-posture-back-pain-how-to-avoid I do think all my core muscles need to be str...
by Arzosah
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Returning member
Replies: 5
Views: 435

Re: Returning member

Welcome back :) urban prepping is so important, you're right.

And I love the name you chose :)
by Arzosah
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Deffence
Replies: 5
Views: 431

Re: Deffence

I guess people make their minds up very quickly sometimes and come to the opposite conclusion from reality :(

But Plymtom! Welcome back :) :) :)
by Arzosah
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping when ill or infirm
Replies: 103
Views: 7741

Re: Prepping when ill or infirm

Worst thing is more and more fittings being none replaceable led "chips" from flood lights to room lights many have no way of replacing the led module having to bin a £80 lamp as it's started flickering or playing up would really grate having to take the full fitting down and skipping it ...
by Arzosah
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 273
Views: 17638

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

Frnc wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:17 pm
Arzosah wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:16 pm In Liverpool, a job for the guys with the tools used to be known as a foreigner :)
Yeah we called them that at work.
They don't have a name for it down south here :lol:
by Arzosah
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 273
Views: 17638

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

In Liverpool, a job for the guys with the tools used to be known as a foreigner :) Proper loft ladder ... blissful, I had one in my previous house, loved it, very strong, very secure. I had to get bolts installed on the loft hatch, it was on top of a hill, and used to blow open - if it did as a pers...
by Arzosah
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 273
Views: 17638

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

Been out shopping to top up the preps ..just got the car back the suspension went with a almighty bang scared the absolute daylights out of me ! The torch I bought hubby for Xmas that he laughed at to go with the other 25 or so was brilliant as he was lying on the road under car trying to find out ...
by Arzosah
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 4872

Re: Cooking during power outage

... the woodburner, properly fitted of course (carbon monoxide detector, fire bucket and fire blanket and extinguisher close to hand plus a knife to cut the tent canvas as a last resort) and would have no hesitation in setting it all up during a power outage, although its a bit of a tight fit in th...