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by FEISTY
Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:35 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Scotland
Replies: 10
Views: 1970

Re: Hello from Scotland

Hi from another Scot. I'm in the Central Belt, to the West. I know there are a few more of us around, some more experienced and prepared than others. I'm probably one of the least experienced and prepared ... :(. I'm torn between knowing whether it's safer for our futures to stay hidden or to get to...
by FEISTY
Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Solar panels on East-West roof.
Replies: 21
Views: 8502

Re: Solar panels on East-West roof.

I just got my first quarters worth of lecky money, £268 lovely smackeroonies and that's in sunny Fife. :shock: I'll have to see after a year but as a rough guide, if that's a spring quarter, autumn will be roughly similar and using this as a baseline, I'm thinking roughly a grand a year subsidy for...
by FEISTY
Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:41 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What are we planning to grow this year?
Replies: 95
Views: 19610

Re: What are we planning to grow this year?

I, too, have "found" Real Seeds and ordered a number of things a while back, most of which it's too early to sow just yet. The Yacon, though, had to go straight into pots. They were planted into plant pots, which just fit inside used Mackie's ice-cream containers (no dripping on window sil...
by FEISTY
Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:40 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Replies: 1232
Views: 283013

Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.

Glad it's helpful. Just had a thought that, if you really want to cut the cost to next to nothing, you could use the feet of any old (clean) tights filled with the crystals (as much or as little as you need) and tied with thread or whatever you have (don't use elastic bands, 'cos they degrade within...
by FEISTY
Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:37 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Replies: 1232
Views: 283013

Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.

Oops - the silica gel cat litter suggestion was prompted by your suggestion - trying to help keep the costs down.
by FEISTY
Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:35 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.
Replies: 1232
Views: 283013

Re: What preps are you doing this week? part 2.

I've done nothing for ages due to getting a new job and going from weekly to monthly pay so been living off our preps till pay day at the end of the month it's been a long 6 weeks. Only good thing is new job a huge pay rise more than time and a half what I was getting plus I make my own hours as mu...
by FEISTY
Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:12 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Moving to an island?
Replies: 13
Views: 5751

Re: Moving to an island?

Tizzie wrote:Is there anyway you could go for a trial period possibly over the winter months. Also if you did move there then instead of using oil to heat with, change to multi fuel stoves or such like.
And check out the midge situation too :).
by FEISTY
Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:00 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Garage Door Security Tip
Replies: 6
Views: 3160

Re: Garage Door Security Tip

We have a double garage with a single huge electric door, except we still haven't gotten around to fixing it. Once the bolts are unlocked you can use the remote or the switch just inside the metal back door to the garage. We've added security bolts into the brick "walls" (which is actually...
by FEISTY
Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:49 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Does your family know...
Replies: 27
Views: 7207

Re: Does your family know...

Echo that: Get well soon Jansman and Mr Su x I like to think my kids are capable, but here's what made me think again. The kids are off school and I had nothing on this evening either. Hubby was on holiday today too, but went into work for a while and then took a couple of visiting work colleagues f...
by FEISTY
Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: car safety hammer.
Replies: 27
Views: 6650

Re: car safety hammer.

If I may just take this back to the original post, please, please, please all of you carry a safety hammer or similar device. The ugly side of my day job is accident investigation and....well...just get a safety hammer with belt cutter this weekend if you haven't got one already. I've had one for y...