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Maybe they should add another item to the national risk register : "People Doing Stupid Things"..

The National risk register identifies several scenarios where I think there would be a justified reason to send out some sort of alert, most likely regionally. However, as reported in several media outlets, this recent exercise has just undermined trust in the system, with many people now just...

I think this is the crux of the issue - it's the loss of trust in our major institutions. In many areas peoples belief in those that were historically regarded as experts has been eroded - for instance why believe in the medical profession when Dr Google can provide you with a much more exciting...

Depends if you think its necessary for the Gov to tell you the bl**ding obvious.... I wouldn't called that stupid - I would call it having enough common sense to work things out yourself. Neither are you frustrating anything.

As the saying goes, never attributive to malevolence what can best be explained by incompetence. Poor rubbish collection, people tossing fag ends around, broken glass - just general lack of countryside maintenance (you should see some over the central reservations down here - tinder boxes).

What happened to fire beaters? I remember as a kid, you would go out in the country, and sure enough, there would be a rack with fire beaters in. Gone. Probably Health & Safety...

Maybe try blinking really really quickly.....

They will work for a bit... Might have some problems in the morning - bit of blindness etc

I have a small monocular (42x10) that I have made a lens cap for to stop it down to 15mm. That should reduce the thermal load on the lens and also give a longer depth of field. That going to be mounted on a tripod and the image projected onto a white card surface. Tried it last night and get an...

Not quite. This is misinterpreting Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) regulations. All new home and workplace chargers must be "smart". In the UK, V2G functionality became mandatory for new commercial and workplace chargers over 22kW. For residential homes, it is entirely optional and voluntary. You can...

I think there are two different perspectives here, that are related, but not the same thing. I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Subjectively, I feel that this was a "better" time compared to the current world we live in. But this is forgetting all of the advances that we have today that we didn't...

Under normal circumstances, I would agree with you - things move on and the baton of knowledge is passed on to the next generation. Its why we train people - to pass on skills and knowledge, on the understanding that they will improve it. However, thats not really the scenario here. In the...

After following this thread, I've started (re)watching Survivors - the series from the 70's. It's complete on the internet archive site.

Unfortunately I have a somewhat jaundiced view of people in general and the masses in particular. However, let's agree to differ. What i do think will happen is that those among us who have these skills and knowledge will very rapidly be in demand.

I would argue that you are looking at this scenario from the perspective of someone who is able to manage these challenges, such as someone who is familiar with bushcraft, prepping, DIY or general real world problem solving. My suspicion is that the vast majority of the urban population wouldn't...

True. But. How many people today have the knowledge to build / make the most basic of things, let alone the tools to do it?

News article today that the boss of British Gas has warned the country risks winter energy shortages as reserves dwindle. We have negligible reserves and of course we depend on gas for our power stations, especially over winter. Agree - I think we are heading towards a rocky future.

I've just undertaken a little exercise where I have done through the national risk register and tried to work out what impacts me on a personal level. Based on that, I've tried to work out what I can do about those risks, or if, basically, they are totally outside my control so not worth...

Thanks. I actually picked up two 200L water butts from out local tip - they have a recycling section. Paid £5 each. Both were damaged - cracks - but a bit of epoxy and good as new.

"collapsible type of barrel". Like the sound of that. Got a source?