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- Sun May 15, 2011 1:12 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: Cash on Hand (CoH)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3008
Re: Cash on Hand (CoH)
Yes,we always have COH.It helps that I am paid in cash.Plastic is ok when there is power or the terminals are working.Its also useful for paying tradesmen and "getting a good deal"because vat bumps the bill up!
- Thu May 05, 2011 8:28 pm
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: How to make powdered eggs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2447
Re: How to make powdered eggs
That's great!But do you know where I could BUY powdered eggs in the UK?
- Wed May 04, 2011 8:19 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: Run to the hills?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 17068
Re: Run to the hills?
No need or point in stressing out, but it is good to discuss the various options. I've never had to evacuate from my home....but I my house has never burnt down either but I still have home and contents insurance :D House fire is a fear.30 yrs ago I helped redecorate a block of fire damaged bedsits...
- Wed May 04, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: Rice and Beans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3762
Re: Rice and Beans
That's great,thankyou.
- Wed May 04, 2011 6:58 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: Run to the hills?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 17068
Re: Run to the hills?
I cannot stress-out about this subject anymore.There are some things in life you have to just hope for the best.After all,when was the last time there was a mass evacuation of the general population in the uk?
- Wed May 04, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: Rice and Beans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3762
Rice and Beans
There are vegetarians amongst us here at UKP,so as a confirmed carnivore(I am a Butcher!)I want some tasty survival recipes using rice/pulses/lentils.These foodstuffs are so cheap,and so easy to store it's a crime not to consider them.Help please?
- Wed May 04, 2011 6:32 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Turnips & Leeks ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2769
Re: Turnips & Leeks ?
Lil leeks you will grow well from purchased plants. Turnips you will have to grow from seed, and you can sow turnips up to the end of June- probably the start of June where you are.
- Wed May 04, 2011 11:45 am
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: Run to the hills?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 17068
Re: Run to the hills?
There has to be a plan B. However,our plan A is to stay put.I am fortunate enough to own a second home-100 miles away.Getting there is slow at the best of times,so in a crisis I think it would be nigh on impossible,especially if fuel were tight.Our primary residence is well stocked with sustainable ...
- Sun May 01, 2011 8:11 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Can a petrol generator be converted to biodiesel?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2189
Re: Can a petrol generator be converted to biodiesel?
To expand on my last reply
petrol burns by ignition(spark plug sets fire to the gas)diesel burns by compression.To put it in a nutshell, they are two different engine systems.
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- Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Can a petrol generator be converted to biodiesel?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2189