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by GillyBee
Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:06 am
Forum: Medical and Healthcare
Topic: Cannabis for pain relief
Replies: 52
Views: 146199

Re: Cannabis for pain relief

Are any of you trying omega 3 oil for the arthritis? Studies suggest about 3g a day. I certainly notice if I forget to take it for a while.
by GillyBee
Sun Apr 05, 2026 6:11 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Home Solar System
Replies: 79
Views: 133196

Re: Home Solar System

Could you screw the frame to a base section which extends out to the garage walls and screw to the walls? Or talk to a roofer about "washers" or the like to seal the roof and fix there? Our set up is screwed to the shed roof and does not leak and seems stable in the wind. Although with cli...
by GillyBee
Sat Apr 04, 2026 7:41 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Greetings fellow preppers
Replies: 10
Views: 1389

Re: Greetings fellow preppers

Rhubarb is incredibly easy if you have a square metre for it. It needs deep soil (60cm or more) little shade (i.e.it will not like living under a tree) and a shovelful of organic goodness like manure a couple if times a year. It will want a bucketful of water a week if it hasn't rained for the first...
by GillyBee
Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:27 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community
Replies: 16
Views: 2467

Re: Prepping - Strength in Numbers / Community

Selco is one of the few bloggers writing from real life experience. (Bosnian war) He says that survival required a community. Some people did not prove trustworthy - and in SHTF they may get dealt with brutally. And some people suffered because they trusted the wrong people - impossible to be comple...
by GillyBee
Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:17 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 431086

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

At the moment it is more likely to be panic buying or forecourts unable/unwilling to pay the new restock price. The UK holds a 90 day reserve for petrol/diesel but if people buy more than usual, the restock process cant keep up with demand. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/no-fuel-supermarket-petr...
by GillyBee
Sat Mar 28, 2026 5:33 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Help and support
Replies: 8
Views: 884

Re: Help and support

And try to live within your means It sounds trite but it is true. The thing that made the difference for use was to put a bit of money aside as soon as I had been paid. That went into another account and we did our level best to avoid using it each month. It meant that we had an emergency fund so th...
by GillyBee
Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:21 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 431086

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

That sounds like a better use of AI than most. As long as it actually tells you when you got it wrong.......
by GillyBee
Thu Mar 26, 2026 12:53 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 431086

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

I bought that mix a few years ago but the family refused to eat it in any form until I powdered it and used it as a stock powder supplement. Do report back on how you get on with it and if you have any good ideas for using it other than as stock powder. (Of course it may just be that my lot are fuss...
by GillyBee
Thu Mar 26, 2026 7:10 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Help and support
Replies: 8
Views: 884

Re: Help and support

There is no shame in being broke. It is its own SHTF. I would suggest joining Freecycle and Olio which both have local people clearing out non-food and food items. Water preps can be free if you can lay your hands on empty 2litre fuzzy drink bottles to refill. It is the sort of thing you could ask n...
by GillyBee
Wed Mar 25, 2026 9:24 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13
Replies: 308
Views: 431086

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 13

Just found that Renogy are selling their 100AH LifePo battery on Fleabay on offer. Combined with the Ebay spring 15% off it comes in at £136 instead of the usual £199.
So that is my old AGM upgraded to LifePo for the solar revamp.