No one said surviving was going to be easy. The further north the go the colder it gets but the further south you go the closer you get to major populations which is the last place you want to be heading.
We have only had 2 or 3 killer winters in the last couple of decades, surviving in Scotland is not about the cold.. you just have to have a very large wood pile. It’s the issue of food storage in the winter and hunting. All very do ‘able but it would be hard.... but what did you expect?
The south of France sounds nice for a holiday, but Europe in a major epidemic or disaster? Couldn’t think of anything worse.
re Britain Faces 'Mini Ice Age'
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centralscot
Re: re Britain Faces 'Mini Ice Age'
I found Reddoes' story extremely moving, it brought a small tear. I am a further South but the winter here can be pretty harsh due to the high altitude. Fortunately this year the weather has so far been milder, to the extent that I noticed some of my apple trees seem to be awakening from their winter sleep a little too early.
On the matter of depopulation of remote areas it is my opinion that the depopulation of the remote areas is inevitable with the high tax society we now have, all the money is sucked out of communities instead of money circulating in it. This make government entities the main employer and of course these communities can then be destroyed at the stroke of a pen, but are generally squeezed out over a period of time.
Inspite of my pseudonym, I have to own that I am of anglo/scottish decent. I was born much further south I can only say I have always felt the call of the north drawing me further north to my roots. I would have considered moving to the Highlands, but I don't think I will do that now, as my setup here is pretty perfect for us.
On the positive side the people who choose to stay or move into such areas will be of neccessity share similar tough independence which is sadly missing in the general populous. Let us hope that over time that resilient communities will find a way to thrive inspite of the adverse environment.
On the matter of depopulation of remote areas it is my opinion that the depopulation of the remote areas is inevitable with the high tax society we now have, all the money is sucked out of communities instead of money circulating in it. This make government entities the main employer and of course these communities can then be destroyed at the stroke of a pen, but are generally squeezed out over a period of time.
Inspite of my pseudonym, I have to own that I am of anglo/scottish decent. I was born much further south I can only say I have always felt the call of the north drawing me further north to my roots. I would have considered moving to the Highlands, but I don't think I will do that now, as my setup here is pretty perfect for us.
On the positive side the people who choose to stay or move into such areas will be of neccessity share similar tough independence which is sadly missing in the general populous. Let us hope that over time that resilient communities will find a way to thrive inspite of the adverse environment.