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December 1, 2010
The Government recommendation for the public on snow clearing and self-help
in the snow’
This recommendation can be referred to if you need to dispel any rumours concerning
adverse liability if people try to clear the snow: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_191868
November 28, 2010
Are the torch , candles matches - easy to find in the dark?
Hands free and walk around phones joined to the landline do not work
Have a conventional non powered plug in phone
Mobile Phones can be charged using an in car charger - or some wind up torches
....or a wind-up charger
sort out which connectors when there is light
Car Starter Packs have car cigarette plugs - into which can go mobile phone chargers, florescent work lights and many other things which can be used in a car
Car cigarette lighters to USB adatators exist
If you think you can not live with out bread and milk
UHT milk keeps, milk will keep in the freezer ( remove some before freezing
to allow for expansion )
Bread can be frozen
If you think the power will go off eat from the freezer
Tinned food generally does not need cooking
try cold baked beans with a bit of hot lime pickle
Use camping stoves
To save fuel - use a wide neck flask - pre heat with SMALL quantity of hot water
start to cook food when boiling well - tip out hot water from flask tip pour
hot food into flask screw down top
I have cooked lentils like this in 6 hours
Don't forget men used to take their tea to work in a flask one boil stayed hot
over half a day
Don't wear tight jeans - trousers
the cloth gets cold the gap between body and cloth insulates.
Wellington boots - need not be cold
make insoles place your foot on layers of newspaper tear to shape
put into boots