Noticed I had Imodium Instants coming on Subscribe and Save. I have expiry dates listed here and there, but thought I'd do a full physical stock take. I have about 36 in 6 locations, bit overkill really. Skipped the Sub n Save.
Got a few Dioralyte as well, not so many, but they aren't as critical.
Noticed 500g Nescafe Azera was coming at £22.50 (reduced from £25 as Sub n Save). Cancelled the Sub n Save. Started a new one at £14.40. You do have to keep an eye on these things. You can still buy it as a one off at £16.
My phone just told me that the battery in my living room thermometer is low. Impressive!
What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
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No mains water tonight burst about 20 doors up..... Guys being working to fix it since about 5pm....
20l ibc out the cupboard
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
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Proving that preps are not just good for TEOTWAWKIYorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:19 pm No mains water tonight burst about 20 doors up..... Guys being working to fix it since about 5pm....
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20l ibc out the cupboard
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Graceful Degradation! Prepping's objective summed up in two words. Turning Disaster into Mild Inconvenience by the power of fore-thought
Not Feeling Optimistic. Let me be wrong
Not Feeling Optimistic. Let me be wrong
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Yorkshire Andy
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:28 pmProving that preps are not just good for TEOTWAWKIYorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:19 pm No mains water tonight burst about 20 doors up..... Guys being working to fix it since about 5pm....
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20l ibc out the cupboard
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Exactly it's the day to day issues that cause inconvenience / breaks to the routine... upsetting the 6 yo who was thinking he was about to dodge brushing his teeth was a particular smug daddy moment
and providing a cup of tea when I got home from work ... And water for cooking tea etcGot 60l stashed in that format was thinking last weekend that they need refreshing but it tastes ok do it a couple or three times a year Christmas and summer holiday times
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
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Excellent prep that! Especially the ability to make tea in that situation too.Yorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:50 pmjennyjj01 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:28 pmProving that preps are not just good for TEOTWAWKIYorkshire Andy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:19 pm No mains water tonight burst about 20 doors up..... Guys being working to fix it since about 5pm....
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20l ibc out the cupboard
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Exactly it's the day to day issues that cause inconvenience / breaks to the routine... upsetting the 6 yo who was thinking he was about to dodge brushing his teeth was a particular smug daddy moment
Got 60l stashed in that format was thinking last weekend that they need refreshing but it tastes ok do it a couple or three times a year Christmas and summer holiday times
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Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
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Yorkshire Andy
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Exactly not all preps are a sexy £150 survival knife .. we NEED! water
I was considering breaking out the pump up shower but by the time I'd got the kids to bed sorted out the chickens watered the greenhouse on the allotment the guy in the van said it'd be about 10 minutes till they turn it back on ...
I checked the taps on the allotment which were still working so had I needed a refill of water I had the taps there to use. Or worse case jump in the car and go to the MILaws or my parents and used the facilities
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
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
Renewed my passport online, took less time then to go to the Post Office and send my old passport back.
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
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I had to take a photo of mine the other day and upload it to get a loan off Sainsbury's. Then I had to take a selfie on my phone and that uploaded by itself I think. Had £ several grand in my bank account in minutes! Not a bad interest rate either.
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I had to upload a photo for a Senior Railcard! Only bought one last year, didn't need to do that. Now I do. I use the photo I took myself, a selfie
that I've already used for my passport in 2018, and my driving licence last year. Its a surprisingly useful thing to have, a likely-to-be-officially-approved photo.Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10
It is a useful think to have, but maybe also a bit of a risk if your phone or computer gets stolen. I thought about keeping mine but can't remember if I did. If you have to take a photo of your passport, I think you need the whole page with your name etc as well as your photo.Arzosah wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:36 pmI had to upload a photo for a Senior Railcard! Only bought one last year, didn't need to do that. Now I do. I use the photo I took myself, a selfie
Something else to keep any eye on is your passport and D/L expiry dates. These days you need at least one even if you don't drive or go abroad. Driving License is more convenient as it fits in a wallet. I think I had to show mine at Download. They said you need one or the other.
Speaking of phones and computers, that's a big prep area. Backups, cyber security., what to do if they get stolen, how to minimise the chance of them getting stolen. I'm not an expert but I do have various measures. I'm all Apple except external backup drives, so specifics will be a bit different to PC/Android. Fingers crossed, so far the only thing that has ever happened to me in recent years was someone got my Visa details anf made a few withdrawals. I noticed pretty quickly and the bank stopped the card and refunded the money.