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by GillyBee
Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Replies: 1426
Views: 99382

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

I think that is the concept behind the trend of "Swedish Death Cleaning". Also guilty as charged and in need of a good declutter chez Gillybee so my sons dont hate me in future years.
by GillyBee
Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Going on holiday (abroad)
Replies: 32
Views: 3222

Re: Going on holiday (abroad)

And don't get me started on why cannabis oil (not CBD) is proven to work for some medical conditions (e.g. epileptic kids) and theoretically is NHS approved but actually getting hold of it if medically required, even if your consultant agrees......
by GillyBee
Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: New prepper like brand new
Replies: 37
Views: 2909

Re: New prepper like brand new

Hi & Welcome to the forum You can get a long way by listing the problems that might occur, their likelihood and the impact and then seeing which ones you might want to work on and which you might say - "Well if that happens, I will kiss my family goodbye and go gracefully" You can then...
by GillyBee
Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:17 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Going on holiday (abroad)
Replies: 32
Views: 3222

Re: Going on holiday (abroad)

And mind your pronunciation of place names. We were in South Korea just before the 88 Olympics. The students were protesting big time all over the international news and worrying our family. The only time we got remotely close was when we managed to mispronounce the name of the road our hotel was on...
by GillyBee
Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Going on holiday (abroad)
Replies: 32
Views: 3222

Re: Going on holiday (abroad)

You can't take your stash with you but you still have some things you can do. CASH/healthy bank or credit card. I have lost track of the number of news reports about people stuck in a country after their holiday firm collaped/a volcano stopped the plane etc. A plan B to get home and funds to cover i...
by GillyBee
Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Mental Health for prepping.
Replies: 31
Views: 2313

Re: Mental Health for prepping.

Training helps a lot but also I think there are also personality types that seem hard wired to stay calm in an emergency. Most flap about. We had a coupe of examples of this before our kids reacher teenagerhood. One son broke his finger very badly in a school loo door aged 8. Flattened finger pourin...
by GillyBee
Tue Apr 04, 2023 7:41 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Mental Health for prepping.
Replies: 31
Views: 2313

Re: Mental Health for prepping.

Andy: Always a light in our darkness. :lol: :lol: :lol:
by GillyBee
Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Mental Health for prepping.
Replies: 31
Views: 2313

Re: Mental Health for prepping.

All the best to you; Jansman & VitC. You are both facing a very tough situation and doing the best you can with where you are AT. In our house we have had a good few battles with mental health over the years. I think the physical/nutritional component mentioned earleir is something that is often...
by GillyBee
Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Switch&Skim
Replies: 6
Views: 711

Re: Switch&Skim

A credit check is carried out whenever you open a new account. These are "negative" for your score as opening new accounts can be a symptom of someone with money trouble trying to play the system.