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Well looks like the government might actually do it. Facestalk link to a BBC interview https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G8xYp8QUf/ Might be a closed group .. From dot gov Screenshot_20260315-114003.png Latest word on the web is that Aug 27th is the date to watch for clearance for Plug In Solar..St...

GeraldTheBonzai wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2026 11:49 am Am also thinking about more local comms. Currently looking at some PMR radios but range is not great.

Note that Baofeng walkie talkies are able to use PMR frequencies, but not legally because they are a bit too powerful
They are cheap as chips.
Most actual PMRs are rubbish.

Minor cooking prep to rotate lentils into daily diet: Also a kickstart to may weight loss efforts. Currently making about a gallon of Lentil and Bacon soup, loosely based on Hairy bikers recipe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/red_lentil_and_bacon_27157 Exclude sweet potato: Add handful of tomato...

Most of these things I can do fairly secretly because if any parcels arrive I just tell Mr A its sewing stuff until we actually need things and then he congratulates me on my forethought and yet again accuses me of being a doomsday prepper. Maybe make a project of bringing him around. Episodes of s...

A financial prep/gamble. ... I'm taking a whole day off work next week SOLELY to work through finances looking to cut costs and increase savings income. E.g. cancelling some wasteful subscriptions and consolidating ISA's and SIPPS Is a good idea. I'm on a fix too. I've just upped my DD a bit actual...

Problem is the past month a tarp would have been about as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike :lol: I was thinking exactly this, today as I surveyed my lawns. As dry as shredded wheat! I have 200L of gutter fed water butts, about enough to water the lawns once or twice. But for the last month, I'v...

A financial prep/gamble. My energy price fix comes to an end at the End of August, coinciding with the end of my part time job. :( :shock: So, I've selected and applied my price fix to start from the day after. Opted for a two year fix at £20 or about 11% more per month than I was paying for the las...

As a gesture towards this, I do recommend a week or more of an 'everythings down' practice. Actually have the family dine on nothing but reserve foods and even drag out those water filters and live from the water in the wheelie bin. Nothing like it for showing you some of the gaps in your reserves. ...

Only a small prep this week, I guess: I harvested the Spuds and Onions on my allotment. Trug full of spuds of all shapes and sizes and a carrier bag of fair sized onions. Much better than last year's yield, when blight hit the spuds and the onions just died. I'd feared allium leaf miner, which I als...

My problem is storage... There is an attic space but I am concerned about summer temperatures up there in terms of long term storage, plus hauling 20kg bags is a bit much... Does anyone else have any ideas? Again, my options are a poorly insulated attic, hot in Summer, cold in winter, but part of t...