Tempeh is nice…Yes but is tofu really edible?
Tempeh is nice…Yes but is tofu really edible?
I don't advertise. It's solid advice. I told someone just yesterday not to get a generator for that exact reason. Like a dinner gong to the horde. The biggest natural'ish threat to us in the UK is probably tsunamis from either La Palma or a poseidon torpedo, or another underwater landslide. Lot of seismic activity the last few years from Germany eiffel field, to Scotland in a big ring over Achnaha, to Iceland, so anything could happen.Don't be too quick to advertise the fact that you are prepared with food/water/shelter and so on. There are lots of predatory people quite willing to fight you for your supplies. The real preppers are very quiet, they plan to sit still and fade into the landscape for as long as they can.
Vancouver, British Columbia, sits on a massive geological fault. The "BIG ONE" is long overdue. Perhaps a thump in the order of 7.5 or stronger. If you happened to be in the core of the city, you will find that when the window glass gets shaken out of the buildings, the city streets will be a meter deep in broken glass. Don't expect assistance for a long time, if ever.
If you were 10-15 km south towards the airport, you will be standing on an alluvial flood plane of the Fraser River. The vibration will liquify all the ground around you. Buildings will sink and the electrical grid will sink into the ground to the level of the wires.
What are the biggest local and regional threats to your survivorship?
Well you'll have to forgive me for disagreeing. We live on a rural smallholding with 4 very large freezers. In the last few years there have been many strong storms that have caused power cuts for up to a week in many areas of the country. The ability to keep things like freezers, phones, milking machines, cold stores, well pumps and more going means that almost everyone out here has them. Our little propane Honda will pale into the noise of one friends 10kVA three phase diesel or the next guys industrial genset that's bigger than my shed! Not every eventuality is a Zombie apocalypseI told someone just yesterday not to get a generator for that exact reason. Like a dinner gong to the horde.
It's easy to spot someone with a genie round here as they still have lights when there's a power cut. But then quite a few people have them as there's a lot of farms than need power all the time.I don't advertise. It's solid advice. I told someone just yesterday not to get a generator for that exact reason. Like a dinner gong to the horde.
It's easy to spot someone with a genie round here as they still have lights when there's a power cut. But then quite a few people have them as there's a lot of farms than need power all the time.
I've still not sorted one and do wonder if I should. Just the other week a tree surgeon dropped a tree on the power and phone lines that lead to our house. Plenty of sparks but no loss of power, phone lines out but luckily repaired in a couple of hours after chatting nicely to the BTOR engineer who came out to make all the lines safe.
If you had bought them onl in e you couldA realy useful prep I had to go buy this afternoon after paddling into town with all the rain we've had in the last 24 hrs.
WELLIES!
Mine had developed a hole as they are so old , which I discovered on my paddle today. Nasty wet feet, and soggy socks sent me straight to the gun and fishing shop to find a pair. Cheapest £20, most are fancy brands and between £80-£100+ for the huntin' shootin' fishin' lot from London who can afford those prices. Bit of a shock, last pair I bought were £8!
Having rather a large collection of candle holders and making my own candles seems to keep the powercuts at bay. I often think we need to have a fake powercut to use some of them.I recommend getting one; it's guaranteed to make sure you never get another power cut
If you had bought them onl in e you could
Have got some for a tenner.
I didn't say nobody should get one. Every situation is different. The guy I advised not to get one, lives on a council estate in England. It would be a terrible idea to run that there, even in a powercut that lasted a few hours, because that generator will be stolen at the very least. As I said, ringing the dinner gong for the horde and it would be.Well you'll have to forgive me for disagreeing. We live on a rural smallholding with 4 very large freezers. In the last few years there have been many strong storms that have caused power cuts for up to a week in many areas of the country. The ability to keep things like freezers, phones, milking machines, cold stores, well pumps and more going means that almost everyone out here has them. Our little propane Honda will pale into the noise of one friends 10kVA three phase diesel or the next guys industrial genset that's bigger than my shed! Not every eventuality is a Zombie apocalypse
I have shu glue and I've recut tread in boots before now with a craft knife. Not ideal, but it gets a bit more life out of them if you can't get them re-soled.My life has been up and down like a yoyo. I'm always prepared as I can be for the next hiccup.
Life has taught me to take nothing for granted.
Sometimes....like today,.... I get caught out, but I try to cover most bases. It's rare to get caught out nowadays, but these things happen. It makes good sense to do your best to be ready for anything.
Check stuff you havnt used in a while is my newest lesson.!
Replace before things get too worn, then you are covered if there is sudden failure.
Should have known, but there you are, nobody is perfect, and there will always be a hole(scuse the pun!) Somewhere.
Tube of shoo goo is next on the list of things needed so hopefully I can repair the old wellies and get a bit more use out of them before I use them to grow carrots in.
If where he lives is that crime ridden, I suspect the best preparation he can make is to move. If people steal so casually now it would be anarchy if things became bad.I didn't say nobody should get one. Every situation is different. The guy I advised not to get one, lives on a council estate in England. It would be a terrible idea to run that there, even in a powercut that lasted a few hours, because that generator will be stolen at the very least.