What Preps are you doing this week? Part 12

[Yorkshire Andy]

I’m looking for Christmas ideas for Mrs KF, I might keep tyres in mind.

It goes up there with taking her on holiday for Valentine’s Day to a country that was experiencing a military coup at the time.

And yes, that is a true story.

Who says Scotsmen aren’t romantic?

Like us Yorkshire folk but with shorter arms and even deeper pockets

[Kiwififer]

I’m looking for Christmas ideas for Mrs KF, I might keep tyres in mind.

It goes up there with taking her on holiday for Valentine’s Day to a country that was experiencing a military coup at the time.

And yes, that is a true story.

Who says Scotsmen aren’t romantic?

Like us Yorkshire folk but with shorter arms and even deeper pockets

How dare you insinuate that I can peel an orange in my pocket.

It is usually a satsuma…

[Yorkshire Andy]

These should make her Christmas morning

She can do the christmas dinner in the old pans and save me the washing up after christmas dinner

If i disapear after christmas morning im probably under the patio

she picked them up cheap at tesco today


Good prep item if the cooker goes pop or big blackout we can use them on the portable induction hob via generator

[GeeGee]

These should make her Christmas morning
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She can do the christmas dinner in the old pans and save me the washing up after christmas dinner

If i disapear after christmas morning im probably under the patio

she picked them up cheap at tesco today


Good prep item if the cooker goes pop or big blackout we can use them on the portable induction hob via generator

Maybe a crash helmet as part of your preps for when she smacks you over the head with the old and new ones
Great idea I must say tho for the induction hob ....

[diamond lil]

These should make her Christmas morning
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She can do the christmas dinner in the old pans and save me the washing up after christmas dinner
If i disapear after christmas morning im probably under the patio

I'll come down and help her dig.

[Frnc]

Closed (almost closed) plastic sheet gap over unglazed half of cellar window, so just a trickle of air can get in during winter. Checked TRV in cellar set to 2-2.5. Replaced battery in thermometer/hygrometer yesterday, rechargeable of course.

Checked TRVs in unoccupied rooms 1.5-2. Living room 5, as the thermostat is in there. Bathroom 3.5. My room 2.5-3.

Got someone coming today to trim the hedge.

Got to recharge loads of AAAs, annual recharge. Got 12 from my BOB on the bed ready, 4 others charging, hand torch on bed (think it has 3 inside). I did quite a few early in September, including head torch. Also got 2 in mini torches to do. I don't really bother with AAs, as my Eneloops get rotated through my trackpad. I do have a few old ones I suppose I could do. I don't keep track of those, as they got rotated before I switched to Eneloops.

Also need to check charge on various Lipo batteries and power banks. Unfortunately I have no way of knowing how much charge is in a 18650 battery. I can check the power banks obviously, and the battery for my mini vac, strimmer and drill. You aren't supposed to store Lipos fully charged.

[Arzosah]

Am really impressed with you two.. Andy really thinking that he's going to get away with chucking the wife some black-market-under-the-counter tyres, and you feeling dead chuffed at..... ahem......... actually clearing a sofa so folk can sittonit.
I, on the other have done some really vital seroius prepping Caught up on sleep. All day. Well in between reading murder mysteries. Well you just never know

I know, it's very deep and intense, isn't it, having a sofa that peeps can sit on

OTOH, sleep is vital - to the extent that if I've promised myself to go for a drive on a certain day, I won't do it if I have a really bad sleep, I don't trust my reaction times when I feel like shyte. So yes, Lil, you're still a wonderful prepper though the books you're reading should be about knots or the best carabinier or something

[Frnc]

Best carabiner is one made by a proper climbing gear company. I threw the ones that came with my fire escape in the bin. They sometimes didn't close properly, and had sharp burs.

This is a top quality screwgate crab for under a tenner
Salewa Hot G3 Screw Carabiner

[itsybitsy]

These should make her Christmas morning
20251029_201058.jpg

She can do the christmas dinner in the old pans and save me the washing up after christmas dinner

If i disapear after christmas morning im probably under the patio

she picked them up cheap at tesco today


Good prep item if the cooker goes pop or big blackout we can use them on the portable induction hob via generator

Please tell me that is not a christmas present.

[Yorkshire Andy]

These should make her Christmas morning
20251029_201058.jpg

She can do the christmas dinner in the old pans and save me the washing up after christmas dinner

If i disapear after christmas morning im probably under the patio

she picked them up cheap at tesco today


Good prep item if the cooker goes pop or big blackout we can use them on the portable induction hob via generator

Please tell me that is not a christmas present.

Fortunately not or I might need a crash helmet that GeeGee suggested