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by TomW
Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:31 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Is my uk legal knife legal to carry or not
Replies: 33
Views: 9797

Re: Is my uk legal knife legal to carry or not

I carry a Swiss army knife virtually always. It has a 3 1/2 inch blade that locks open. The only time I don't take it is the rare occasions I go to London. I decided many years ago that I was happy to stand up in court and defend myself as I am a law abiding person with no previous police contact. I...
by TomW
Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:35 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: The perks of war
Replies: 11
Views: 6857

Re: The perks of war

Thought of this thread while enjoying some light reading on my night shift. The paper of choice was 'Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma: an updated European guideline' available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056078/ Recomendation 2 is "We recommend...
by TomW
Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:58 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What preps are you doing this week? Part 3.
Replies: 903
Views: 265789

Re: What preps are you doing this week? Part 3.

Nice find on the deer jamesey! The last week has been a nice mix of preparing for winter. Gear in to the car in case I get stuck. Preparing the gardens, mine and my parents. We run winter tyres all year but I've dug my dad's out ready to go on his car. Drained the outside water points ready for any ...
by TomW
Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:22 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: I have returned.... not sure why I left tbh...
Replies: 5
Views: 1242

Re: I have returned.... not sure why I left tbh...

Cheers all :) It's good to see so many names I recognise, but also lots of new ones! Too true Nick, but in the past 4 years we've had times where we've had no power, and been fine, when the waters been off, and been fine, been on our ass broke, and been fine, had an extended hospital stay, and been ...
by TomW
Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:27 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: I have returned.... not sure why I left tbh...
Replies: 5
Views: 1242

I have returned.... not sure why I left tbh...

Hello all you wonderful people :) Tom signing back in after (ahem) 4 years absence! While my contributing ceased for a while prepping continued. New house, new career, another child... though he's not so much of a prep yet! Anyways, I'm back and about to go have a read and see what I've been missing...