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by Happyhatter
Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 6828

Re: Cooking during power outage

Looks great Rik
by Happyhatter
Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:31 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Mental Health.
Replies: 70
Views: 20664

Re: Mental Health.

I've known a few managers step down due to stress/workload affecting their home life, IE worrying about work instead of having quality time with their partners & children, they all seemed more content afterwards. We all get overwhelmed at times I personally go on long countryside walk as find bi...
by Happyhatter
Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:03 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?
Replies: 202
Views: 21564

Re: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?

Great minds think alike, also reduced meat intake & started bulking out meals with filling ingredients such as potatoes
by Happyhatter
Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?
Replies: 202
Views: 21564

Re: How is everyone dealing with rising prices?

Food/fuel prices are getting silly now, always use washing machine with full load, soda crystals act as water softener so mix with laundry washing powder reduce cost of detergent (use less) & prolongs life of machine in hard water areas like mine. Instead of kitchen towel I cut up old clothes, t...
by Happyhatter
Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 6828

Re: Cooking during power outage

Thanks folks for the info, already got the carbon monoxide detector due to gas boiler for hot water, I'll write a list & have look/see round shops, can't abide shopping unless know what I'm looking for then it's in and out as quickly as possible
by Happyhatter
Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 6828

Re: Cooking during power outage

Good tip looking at tenant agreement Yorkshire Andy as states not to store eg calor gas cannisters (makes sense on safety terms) your ideas on bio ethanol etc & use of hobo stove (obviously on open ground as suggested) worth looking into, thanks all for the ideas
by Happyhatter
Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:40 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 6828

Re: Cooking during power outage

Some good ideas to look into, not averse to cooking next to open window (balconies an option) just need to add extra layer of clothes if it's middle of a freezing January
by Happyhatter
Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:58 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 9
Views: 539

Re: Hello

Used to make hats for a living hence the name, got few months worth of food, water, toiletries, good old fashioned loo rolls and some candles put by, I'll no doubt come up with questions whilst browsing the forum, everyone seems to have lots of useful knowledge
by Happyhatter
Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Cooking during power outage
Replies: 76
Views: 6828

Cooking during power outage

Apologies if this is in wrong section, in event of few days without power how do folk heat food, boil water for hot drinks especially in colder months? Living in a flat an open fire definitely not an option, as for camping 'stoves' rather concerned about gas canister storage, thanks in advance for a...
by Happyhatter
Thu Jun 09, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Hello
Replies: 9
Views: 539

Re: Hello

First aid a good idea assume st John's ambulance do courses, growing food & preserving worth looking into it was good enough for our grandparents after all, thanks for the tips