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by Ferricks
Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:30 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Feeling overwhelmed... Can you please help me?
Replies: 14
Views: 2714

Re: Feeling overwhelmed... Can you please help me?

diamond lil wrote:Hi Fuds ;) - I divided stuff into sections like - heat - cooking - light - food . Went down the list doing one thing at a time then ticking it off.
a really good, structured approach - i have adopted this plan...... i of course, not being naturally structured REQUIRE such an approach ;)
by Ferricks
Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: hello from the northwest
Replies: 10
Views: 1605

Re: hello from the northwest

hi and big welcome!
by Ferricks
Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Rain Water
Replies: 14
Views: 2773

Re: Rain Water

Hi Vespa Interesting stuff - but I think we're fine here. I've been prepping for less than a year, but a gardener / interested in eco design etc for YEARS before that and I have never come across any caveats to the extensive recommendations to use rainwater both in the garden and for appropriate dom...
by Ferricks
Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:40 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Feeling overwhelmed... Can you please help me?
Replies: 14
Views: 2714

Re: Feeling overwhelmed... Can you please help me?

I completely agree with all of the above and would recommend focusing on one area at a time. I can relate to the cold, irrational panic that can sometimes set in (especially when I look at my very vulnerable and oblivious almost 5 year old) and my own mechanism for focussing is to break concentratio...
by Ferricks
Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 7
Views: 835

Re: Hello

hi there and welcome,

- preparing for 6 must be pretty challenging, - any tips on family preps would be really useful!
by Ferricks
Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:30 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 10
Views: 1851

Re: Hello!

Arzosah wrote:Arzosah, by the way, is the dragon in Katherine Kerr's fantasy series :) - the contractions would be fairly awful, so maybe I need to be AZ or something ...
oooohhh - I never quite forgave her for the Rhodry / Jill break up after 45 volumes.....! but welcome anyway - great to share!
by Ferricks
Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: a little bit about me
Replies: 10
Views: 1060

Re: a little bit about me

hi and welcome!

Soooo happy to be sliding now the newbie scale myself ;)
by Ferricks
Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from SW London
Replies: 9
Views: 810

Re: Hello from SW London

a really inspiring first post - thank you and welcome!
by Ferricks
Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:18 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello from Scotland
Replies: 9
Views: 715

Re: Hello from Scotland

hello from somewhere else in Scotland!

Welcome,
by Ferricks
Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 717171

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

'currently suffering from much skintness (despite working full time in a very well paid job - sign of the times!), so not buying and it's proving good because I'm "back to basics" with my prepping. Time spent browsing sites for tins and supplies of late is now being used in the greenhouse ...