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by berbie
Thu Feb 05, 2026 6:17 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 372
Views: 485436

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Amazon are showing hearing aid battery stock. (Of the correct one for my mother)
by berbie
Thu Jan 22, 2026 2:18 pm
Forum: Books and Educational Materials
Topic: How LLM's like ChatGPT work
Replies: 4
Views: 10098

Re: How LLM's like ChatGPT work

The number of incorrect answers I have received from Grok and other AI systems is unbelievable. Yet the AI will double down over and over until, at the last minute, say "oh yes, my previous answers were rubbish". Well, that's great but if I was relying on you I'd be dead or injured by now....
by berbie
Tue Jan 06, 2026 6:38 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Heated jackets
Replies: 15
Views: 35137

Re: Heated jackets

USB heated jackets, gloves and socks have their place so long as you have a reliable recharge system...a nice little luxury. I've picked up heated socks, each come with a 2000mAh power back fits nicely in a pouch on the sock. On low heat (which is enough) I get 4.5 hours of use. I love gadgets and ...
by berbie
Tue Nov 18, 2025 3:51 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Cheese for long shelf life stores?
Replies: 38
Views: 85212

Re: Cheese for long shelf life stores?

Not tried it but................. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Napolina-Grated-Cheese-50-g/dp/B0033GSY42/ref=asc_df_B0033GSY42?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80058381421340&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=69101&hvtargid=pla-4583657851647...
by berbie
Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Garage Fridge Freezer WARNING
Replies: 14
Views: 6454

Re: Garage Fridge Freezer WARNING

If you put an ice cube in a tub at the top and it thaws, it will vanish.
cheaper than a max-min thermometer
by berbie
Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Sandbags
Replies: 10
Views: 3602

Re: Sandbags

Sharp sand is ok to use but buying from BQ is twice the price of a builder's merchant
Hessian bags much better than plastic as they "bond together" better
I'd store the hessian bags dry for as long as possible to preserve them as they're expensive but not compared to being flooded!
by berbie
Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:46 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides
Replies: 15
Views: 4694

Re: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides

Even with wheels 400 kg takes some shifting, especially if there is the slightest of inclines. We have a four wheel ( pneumatic tyres) flat bed truck for unloading wagons at work. There is an incline to the fridges, and any more than 250 kg takes one pulling and one pushing ( and we are strong lads...
by berbie
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:53 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides
Replies: 15
Views: 4694

Re: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides

Thank you.
I need one to move "stuff" around the garden which is very long! I'm ok with a wheel barrow but I can see huge advantage in something such as this.And 400kg potential is excellent.
by berbie
Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides
Replies: 15
Views: 4694

Re: Heavy Duty Metal Garden Cart With Mesh Sides

Do you have a link to it please as I'm looking at buying similar very soon?
by berbie
Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 6.
Replies: 784
Views: 480387

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 6.

The beauty of my location is that its managed flood plain so unless it's dire the drainage board have it covered. That said having 3 tonne of sand on the drive was a comfort this last week. Plenty of rubble sacks in stock should it have become necessary to act. I am considering buying hessian sack t...