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Prepping Under Pressure

9th November 2022 Going Postal 0

I know many of us have started storing dried goods, candles, batteries, wood etc. We started keeping a cupboard full of non perishables many years ago after the 1987 Storm. We lived in the back [more…]

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15th December 2021 Sweaty Dave 0

Avoiding blackouts If you keep a sceptical eye upon the media, you will have seen a few scare stories recently around the fragility of the national grid and this coming winter. Our betters, having closed [more…]

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Prepping (Or as it used to be called being able to look after oneself)

13th September 2021 Going Postal 0

So let me start by saying I am not an expert, the science is not settled, lessons have not been learned but I have been ‘Prepping’ for a while so here is some meagre knowledge [more…]

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