Got a few more battery operated lanterns ..home bargains had some on at a decent price and they throw plenty of light some more batteries and some coal then went on the hunt for a manual alarm clock ..if the power is off therell be plenty of people sleeping in
Trying to find one that wasn't Bluetooth or operated rhe washing machine or whatever was fun !
What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9
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A manual alarm clock! I am a simple, technologically- retarded kinda chap, but I use my phone these days. I am going to find a wind- up alarm clock. Thank you.GeeGee wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 3:00 pm Got a few more battery operated lanterns ..home bargains had some on at a decent price and they throw plenty of light some more batteries and some coal then went on the hunt for a manual alarm clock ..if the power is off therell be plenty of people sleeping in
Trying to find one that wasn't Bluetooth or operated rhe washing machine or whatever was fun !
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Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
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I've got battery operated alarm clocks but I haven't seen a wind up one for decades. I suppose you might be able to get a travel alarm in a chazzer but it would have to be pretty old
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You can get em on eBay for 16 to20 quid.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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I've got one myself but it doesn't tend to get used. Something to do with also having a wife who "can't sleep with the noise of the ticking" . When working away and lodging with others I've ran into the same opposition . I find the ticking quite soothing but it amazes me that some tend to find it irritating.
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You've got one of those have you too Mrs A hates my Timex wrist watchgrenfell wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:20 amI've got one myself but it doesn't tend to get used. Something to do with also having a wife who "can't sleep with the noise of the ticking" . When working away and lodging with others I've ran into the same opposition . I find the ticking quite soothing but it amazes me that some tend to find it irritating.
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Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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I don't have a manual alarm clock, but I do have a radio/torch that can be wound up. Cost about £30. The wind handle's a bit long so it's not very ergonomic to wind a lot. Not sure how much you can actually charge it by winding. It also has a solar panel. In theory it also works as a power bank.
This is the one I got. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B087JC3DBP/
This is the one I got. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B087JC3DBP/
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It's Mr Gillybee that can't stand ticking round here. (Unless it is his own watch/clock....)
I have an elderly ikea battery alarm clock that will happily last a year on one set of AA batteries. Having said that I can't remember the last time I set an alarm to wake up. Working from home has made that easier and it is very rare indeed that I wake up too late to be able to potter around before work.
I have an elderly ikea battery alarm clock that will happily last a year on one set of AA batteries. Having said that I can't remember the last time I set an alarm to wake up. Working from home has made that easier and it is very rare indeed that I wake up too late to be able to potter around before work.
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Today's little haul
Also dealt with this before it becomes a problem
Also dealt with this before it becomes a problem
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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Another lamp???? You're going to need a bigger shed. B&M?Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:50 am Today's little haul
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Also dealt with this before it becomes a problem
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What's that in the second pic? Tiny weeny wasps nest. The screw and bolt look massive, so I'm guessing a bit of an illusion.
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