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by aldhelm
Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:50 pm
Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
Topic: My non-specific bag(s)
Replies: 18
Views: 3286

Re: My non-specific bag(s)

Love the idea of vac packing hats and gloves, if you don't mind i'll borrow that for the car bag.
by aldhelm
Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 1201
Views: 664638

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

Ah no staying put isn't a viable option, although where we are now was fine when we bought it more than 20 years ago but as the years roll by niether health nor lifestyle is what it was. The gardens too small to allow a decent size extension, then add into that that we absoluely hate it where we are...
by aldhelm
Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:07 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 1201
Views: 664638

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

Are you sure a bungalow is the way forward? I've seen a lot recently about lifts in a domestic setting - I suppose without the national grid, or a massive supply of electricity from a petrol generator, a lift is irrelevant to a prepper :oops: but they look so much more secure than the stairlifts my...
by aldhelm
Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 1201
Views: 664638

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

Just as a bit of background as to how we got here four years ago we had a car accident that has left my wife with multiple health problems, not long after I had to leave work from ill health. We coped for a while when then wife also had to stop working she had taken a job at vastly reduced rates of...
by aldhelm
Sun Jan 05, 2025 11:32 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 1201
Views: 664638

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

Well after two years scrimping and scraping all our preps are at minimum levels. We still have loss of power, gas etc supplies but food and money are at negligible levels although we still have enough pasta to last a good thirty odd years (must remember the store what you eat mantra when things beco...
by aldhelm
Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:16 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: I am back for a while
Replies: 19
Views: 3675

Re: I am back for a while

Great to see you back even if it's going to be intermittently I'm sure your words will be as positive and wise as ever.

Best wishes to you and your family for christmas and the year ahead.
by aldhelm
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Survival truck ...
Replies: 20
Views: 7032

Re: Survival truck ...

"Among the more unique aspects are wing mirrors that can shoot pepper spray. Owners will be able to purchase bulletproof vests, helmets and gas masks along with the car."
And somebody will still open their door onto it in the asda car park
by aldhelm
Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: New covid strain in uk...
Replies: 29
Views: 8697

Re: New covid strain in uk...

I found this site, obviously it's under government control so the figures are totally correct and have not been fiddled with, ( The wife used to work in conjunction with the ONS covid study supplying the figures for Boris and co's updates.) but it is still a guide for local areas. https://coronaviru...
by aldhelm
Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:48 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Those shielding until a vaccine is found
Replies: 9
Views: 3186

Re: Those shielding until a vaccine is found

Come on Cornerstone, get real. We all know that as soon as shielding stops all the extremely vulnerable people will be fine to do everything that everyone else is doing, It goes on the date, not the fact that average figures in towns and cities for newly recorded infections has roughly doubled since...
by aldhelm
Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:22 pm
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: How many times can you use a disposable FFP3 mask?
Replies: 14
Views: 5450

Re: How many times can you use a disposable FFP3 mask?

I usually usually wear mine for 3 3hour shifts. Then get rid, saying that my shifts are down to 2 a week now since one client died from it.

There's loads of work but the old ticker decides how much I can work.