Blizzard

[snailrind]

Yesterday evening, as a gale was gathering force outside, the electricity went off with a bang. Perhaps a falling tree had brought a line down. Having no light, no heating, no internet and no phone, we decided we might as well go to bed. We kept our clothes on, because it was so cold, and I felt glad that our various animals were all safe inside

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[uk_sef]

Hello! :-D

I was just going to ask via email whether your yellow crocus was now buried under a new layer of snow. Shame about the CFS being annoying. Is yours normally seasonal or just random?

Bunty seems quite the survivalist (Heath Robinson, Swiss Family Robinson, Hoffnung Orchestra, A-Team etc style)! Other than the amusement of seeing his work, is there anything stopping you from getting a camping stove (and other emergency gas or oil appliances)?

[snailrind]

Hello, dear. :)

Our yellow crocus has completely disappeared. We suspect burglars.

Mine is largely seasonal. We're supposed to be taking a trip to Wales to see family in a couple of weeks, so here's hoping it eases up by then.

Heh, Bunty hoards candles and tinned food in case of apocalypse, but somehow never got round to picking up a camping stove. We're going to buy a bunch of camping equipment shortly, and maybe a generator. These electrical outages are becoming more common.

[uk_sef]

Will Bunty be able to find Wales without his glasses, or did he retrieve them once it was daylight? Otherwise he might need to buy some more, as well as all that other survival kit.

Which apocalypse is Bunty expecting - zombie, vampire, alien, Christian, Islamist, US gubmint/big-pharma/gun-toting revolutionary invasion? Or are his plans relatively general and applicable to most flavours of apocalypse? The most real danger is Global Warming combined with fossil fuel depletion and the collapse of those aspects of civilisation which are required for keeping the population reliably connected to an electricity supply.

[snailrind]

He's found his glasses now, thanks to the daylight. They had flown in the opposite direction to the one he'd thought, or had boomeranged. They're scratched, but usable.

I'm not sure which apocalypse, but zombies figure highly, along with atom bombs and climate change. He's now dead set on building a wind turbine, and has spent the morning googling for parts.

Yowza!

[anonymous]

Ach-y-fi, that sounds scary! I'm so glad it has all turned out alright - and that you weren't alone or cut off for more than a day. 'Cause your network would miss you. (-:
~ Debbie S.

Re: Yowza!

[snailrind]

I don't know what the hell I'd do if I couldn't play Farmville. My life would be over.

[jrasku]

You survived the first apocalypse. It was just a short one. A camp stove is a good idea. They do have "emergency candles" that are designed to be "emergency stoves" too.

Jigme Datse Rasku

[snailrind]

They do?

[jrasku]

http://www.purebeeswaxcandles.com/itoolkit.asp?pg=products&grp=11 is one such candle...

So yes they do...

Jigme Datse Rasku

[ellenk]

I'm inordinately amused by the thought of heating a pan of water for tea with an acetylene torch.

[jrasku]

Somehow seems very apropriate given the situation.

Jigme Datse