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by diamond lil
Thu Feb 06, 2025 3:23 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 161
Views: 10989

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

Had coal fires all my life Peter - and propane for cooking - until 4 years ago, have never missed it and now appreciate gas central heating.
by diamond lil
Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 161
Views: 10989

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

pseudonym wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:28 am
Keep stacking peeps whether it's food, wood, coal, silver or gold...
Definitely pseud! Desperate times indeed.
by diamond lil
Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:23 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12
Replies: 161
Views: 10989

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

Husband was another one who "found" a hole through the wall Andy. From kitchen to shed. He did the same setup but not heavy duty cable as he didn't run anything like a drier in the shed. He had a tv and fancy lighting instead :mrgreen:
by diamond lil
Mon Dec 23, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: New Zealand Civil Defence website
Replies: 13
Views: 808

Re: New Zealand Civil Defence website

And it's a wee island so not a lot of room to run..
by diamond lil
Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: New Zealand Civil Defence website
Replies: 13
Views: 808

Re: New Zealand Civil Defence website

I think the one big difference is that NZ has actually experienced huge upheavals and SHTF episodes in ghe relatively recent past, and we haven't. All the earthquakes and the ground was melting from under them :shock:
by diamond lil
Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:12 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for Fire
Replies: 15
Views: 815

Re: Prepping for Fire

Never noticed any extinguishers Andy but that's my fault for not looking. No warden just a manager in the office for 2-3 hours in the mornings. The screen on the walls is run by a company called Appello, so it wil be linked to their control room I suppose.
by diamond lil
Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for Fire
Replies: 15
Views: 815

Re: Prepping for Fire

Thanks Andy - that's a great idea re walking the route out and counting the doors, will do that. Built 2002, secure building with entryphone and a screen inside the flat that enables you to talk to a control room somewhere. Somebody burnt her toast and nearly died when she had a man's voice booming ...
by diamond lil
Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for Fire
Replies: 15
Views: 815

Re: Prepping for Fire

Ok great help ta everybody. Onnit today :mrgreen:
by diamond lil
Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for Fire
Replies: 15
Views: 815

Re: Prepping for Fire

Cat box close to hand, quite bulky so not anywhere which will cause a trip hazard due to smoke. Hotel bag/BOB on a coat hook near to your exit, plus hi vis jackets and perhaps a whistle. As Pseudonym said multiple torches and extinguishers. Check that there is a floor plan at the main entrance for ...
by diamond lil
Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Prepping for Fire
Replies: 15
Views: 815

Re: Prepping for Fire

Arzosah wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:02 pm
How mobile are the two of you? In the late 1960s, my grandad bought a fire ladder, a chain link thing you could secure in a bedroom and toss the links out of the window.
A ladder out the window would be perfect! We could manage that. Will look into these, ty arsozah