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by Al_Shrew
Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week
Replies: 5086
Views: 730805

Re: What Preps are you doing this week

Bought two pairs of walking boots. Leather pair purely for traipsing about in the mountain ranges of Snowdonia and a lightweight pair as an upgrade to my normal general use pair. If I can avoid it I try to avoid wearing heavy footwear - makes me walk like Frankenstein ! My old pair will probably now...
by Al_Shrew
Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:13 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!
Replies: 14
Views: 2417

Re: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!

Cheers, though unless she starts listening to some medical advice it's not going to get better, but worse. Oh well like my father used to say - you'll never win an argument with a woman, doesn't matter whose right. Ha. Sorry for hijack !! *scuttles off to the corner, to play with new Swedish mess kit*
by Al_Shrew
Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!
Replies: 14
Views: 2417

Re: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!

.......and her needing time off work after dislocating both knees . Ouch! How? As a youngling she was 'tapped' by a car, damaging the cartilage and weakening the joints. After that it's been - Dislocation when moving furniture, dislocation slipping on ice, dislocation whacking on desk. Now there's ...
by Al_Shrew
Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:22 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Virtual BOB team effort
Replies: 38
Views: 5275

Re: Virtual BOB team effort

Second pair of waterproof / walking socks.
by Al_Shrew
Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:09 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!
Replies: 14
Views: 2417

Re: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!

First thing on my list, is one I've still not done ! Convince other half of need to prepare. This is after my preps helped during two power cuts, a boiler failure at my parents and her needing time off work after dislocating both knees. Although she does now ask from time to time if there is anythin...
by Al_Shrew
Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:22 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!
Replies: 14
Views: 2417

Re: Afternoon all!Newbie from Pembrokeshire!

Welcome, when I was starting out I made a list of all the events I wanted to prepare for, then re-arranged it into order of probability. A lot of preps for one thing you will find suit a multitude of scenarios
by Al_Shrew
Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What is everyone growing this year?
Replies: 58
Views: 11520

Re: What is everyone growing this year?

jansman wrote:Mixed salad is great. A good addition to many meals. Have you seen the price of a bag of salad? :o very well worth growing. Helps your health and your wealth. :D

They could both do with a helping hand that's for sure ! Had to move up a notch on the belt the other week !!
by Al_Shrew
Sun Feb 09, 2014 4:30 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: What is everyone growing this year?
Replies: 58
Views: 11520

Re: What is everyone growing this year?

Just a small container garden for me. Although Toms did well her ladyship is a tom eater so will be leaving them alone. Carrots and potatoes did will so will be growing them again. Have some patio fruit trees (Apple, pear and cherry) hopefully something from them. Also have a blackcurrant bush which...
by Al_Shrew
Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:03 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Windowsill Propagator Growing HELP
Replies: 8
Views: 1863

Re: Windowsill Propagator Growing HELP

I've got a windowsill herb garden, by the looks of it it's the same length as your propagator but it's deeper (think it's about 3" maybe 4"). We have them on a southish window so they get a lot of sun and we manage to have cut and come again herbs growing most of the year. Basil seems to d...
by Al_Shrew
Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Free necktube
Replies: 11
Views: 1799

Re: Free necktube

Thanks very much for finding and posting the link.
Claimed mine !