Is ,or has, anyone used their preps in a full- on way?

[itsybitsy]

Steptoe - the comment wasn't directed at you.

A few months ago we had to remove some individuals for their abhorrent views about others personal situations. I was merely reminding Grenfell about that.

https://uk-preppers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18139

[steptoe]

Steptoe - the comment wasn't directed at you.

A few months ago we had to remove some individuals for their abhorrent views about others personal situations. I was merely reminding Grenfell about that.

https://uk-preppers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18139

Sorry it is my mistake it was just my name was on the post and i thought i had upset someone and being high on pain meds i should have left it and read it later sorry again i just don't like to upset anyone if i can help it , i like ot make people laugh and smile

thanks signing out for the weekend

[jansman]

Like jansman has said the wife and i never holidayed other than our honeymoon , we use to save money and so on and would not do what many our age did run up huge debts remorgage and so on we always say if we have not gotthe cash we don't have it , we do use debit cards but only if we know we have money in there ,pay your bills and way first then whatever is left is youra to play with if you like

I've said this before so sorry for repeating myself. For most of my life I have been an employed carpenter and my wife was a secretary until our daughter was three and went part time after that. Neither of us had huge wages , mine was average wage in a good year and women are paid less .We've supplemented our income with ebay sales , scrap metal and so on and consider ourselves comfortable rather than rich. But despite that we managed to buy ourhouse outright , part funded her sister's house and still have been able to run motors nd have holidays and don't feel we are hard done by so I frankly struggle to understand why those on £30K a year are finding it hard. Just poor money management in my eyes...

Grenfell - I'm going to ask you to refrain from comments regarding people's personal circumstances and monetary situation - thanks. We set out how this forum would operate some months ago after we had to eject some utterly appalling individuals. Everyone's circumstances are different.

I actually agree with him !

[jansman]

Like jansman has said the wife and i never holidayed other than our honeymoon , we use to save money and so on and would not do what many our age did run up huge debts remorgage and so on we always say if we have not gotthe cash we don't have it , we do use debit cards but only if we know we have money in there ,pay your bills and way first then whatever is left is youra to play with if you like

I've said this before so sorry for repeating myself. For most of my life I have been an employed carpenter and my wife was a secretary until our daughter was three and went part time after that. Neither of us had huge wages , mine was average wage in a good year and women are paid less .We've supplemented our income with ebay sales , scrap metal and so on and consider ourselves comfortable rather than rich. But despite that we managed to buy ourhouse outright , part funded her sister's house and still have been able to run motors nd have holidays and don't feel we are hard done by so I frankly struggle to understand why those on £30K a year are finding it hard. Just poor money management in my eyes...

We were just the same! And I agree!

[grenfell]

I don't want to offend so I'll keep my trap shut...

[diamond lil]

Everybody's life experience is different and life can bite you in the ass at any time. This is why we're in a preppers forum and focus on how to deal with stuff.

[jansman]

Well we aren’t all gonna fall out about it - I hope.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Well this morning at about 6:45 got a shout from the wife I was happily slobbing in bed keeping warm whilst discussing trains / cars / farts with little man who crawled between me and mum before she got up for work...

She had gone down stairs to get ready for work (I got a yellow stickered tiger loaf from the shop last night thinking nice toast this morning) she managed to slip with the bread knife and even though it's not razor sharp it left an impressive cut only stopped when it hit her finger nail ....

Cleaned with saline wipe

Dried with gauze and pressure held for 5 minutes

2x sterri strips to nip it shut

1 large plaster cut as a finger tip dressing

And a tube grip finger dressing to finish the job

Took less than ten minutes to sort , and repack the overflowing first aid kit into its holdall and bundle her out to earn me some beer tokens


Saved a 4hour wait at a&e for what to all intents is a minor cut closing and dressing

This is what most prepping is, dealing with the little feck ups or bumps in the road but that then also helps in a big shtf as you've got stuff to deal with issues that crop up

[Frnc]

Ok, let's all watch a knife safety video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59-xfi_298

[jansman]

Well this morning at about 6:45 got a shout from the wife I was happily slobbing in bed keeping warm whilst discussing trains / cars / farts with little man who crawled between me and mum before she got up for work...

She had gone down stairs to get ready for work (I got a yellow stickered tiger loaf from the shop last night thinking nice toast this morning) she managed to slip with the bread knife and even though it's not razor sharp it left an impressive cut only stopped when it hit her finger nail ....

Cleaned with saline wipe

Dried with gauze and pressure held for 5 minutes

2x sterri strips to nip it shut

1 large plaster cut as a finger tip dressing

And a tube grip finger dressing to finish the job

Took less than ten minutes to sort , and repack the overflowing first aid kit into its holdall and bundle her out to earn me some beer tokens


Saved a 4hour wait at a&e for what to all intents is a minor cut closing and dressing

This is what most prepping is, dealing with the little feck ups or bumps in the road but that then also helps in a big shtf as you've got stuff to deal with issues that crop up

Yes you saved a wait at casualty alright! It’s how I used to fix other butchers and myself ,cos boy,we used to get the odd slice apiece!