Emergency Preparedness Phase One - The Foundation
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It really is unnerving I cannot rest my soul always uneasy oh enjoy your party
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I have mentioned before about being a member of the Army Reserve. We had to use them on some training exercises.
We filtered water through a 'Millbank bag' first, then added the puri tabs to the filtered water.
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Apologies I completley forgot you live in spain, But it also works in spanish and all over the world in various languages.
Heres the spanish version:
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Thanks all for your replies. I love having your company here! The emergency lighting presentation at the NYE part went great. There were only 10 of us - a perfect size. Some people want more info, so I'm going to do another presentation soon explaining the rest of Phase One. Then I'll start Phase Two. Here are the emergency LED lights I gave out as presents (the one in the front is what I wrapped up).
@rubin16 thank you so very much! That's very awesome!
@Catherine21 hopefully by getting things prepared you'll feel more secure. Do you have anyone helping you prepare IRL? I don't - yet.
@Chris75_ I never heard you were part of the Army Reserve. That's cool! Have you used that training to prep for emergencies? My brother did Navy Reserves in Canada, but he isn't interested in emergency prep. He is a retired teacher, so he's helping me with my presentations, which I really appreciate. My sister is a retired RCMP officer, but she's not interested either, other than having bought a generator for her house. My Mom isn't interested either. Maybe I can convince them at some point.
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No one helping im seriously thinking of getting campervan as somewhere to sleep i cant stop worrying about losing everything its constant felt more over christmas i cant drive so sounds mad but this fear I have is so overwhelming it takes over
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PPs Oh you held a presentation thats so cool I thought you was going to a party
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How is a campervan a solution to your fear of an emergency where you might lose everything?
Yes, it was a New Year's Eve party. I made a 10-minute presentation after supper. It was very enjoyable.
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Just been reading your Phase 1 etc @StarryEyed I'm sorry I've not contributed; tbh, at the moment it all feels a bit too daunting. I did buy a wind-up radio a few months ago. I think it's got a USB port but I might be imagining that! I didn't test it out etc and put it somewhere safe but can't remember now where ππ¬. Think that's my job for tomorrow, to find it! Love your little kitty carrier.
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Hi @Santosha12 . What a treat to see you. π₯°
Thank you for your comments. Are you saying my approach is daunting or the topic is daunting? Or maybe both? It's a work in progress, with one of my major goals being to make it simple. That's one of the reasons I'm doing the presentations IRL. Feel comfortable just sitting back and watch it unfold. I have faith in this project being doable. We've booked the next presentation for January 14th.
I hope you're holding up okay and that you were able to enjoy the holidays at least to some extent. Huge hugs to you and your fur babies. π
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Hi StarryEyed , thank you very much and nooohhh your approach isn't what's daunting, you've done a brilliant job, just, for me, the thought of emergency/escaping is too daunting. I'm mostly housebound, checked out various support/transport as may lose my car next week (ABS gone) so no viable exit/feel imprisoned.
I'm sure I'm not alone in it having a psychological impact.
Been thinking of our lovely Albus this morning whilst trying to save a pigeon. Managed to place it into my dog's crate, it's wriggled out now but staying still. I've put food, water and a hot water bottle but just keeping my eye on it. If it doesn't fly today I don't imagine it can survive tomorrow as more snow is predicted. If I bring it indoors all my dogs will bark and frighten/stress it. Albus would have known what to do. Any suggestions off anybody really very welcome.
I hope your Christmas was ok and that this new year brings you peace and joy. Huge hugs right back to you π€ π« and take care.
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Lovely that you've been helping a pigeon @Santosha12. I often think of Albus when I see them out and about. I even saw a board game with pigeons in it the other day and couldn't stop myself from buying it!
Do you have a local pigeon or wildlife rescue that might be able to help? Sometimes there'll be groups on Facebook or even if you just do a google search there might be something out there. We have one nearby that will collect birds and take them to a suitable rehab person, they've rescued quite a few poorly pigeons I've picked up. Hope your little pigeon friend recovers π
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Thank you SO VERY MUCH. Someone's coming now from The Wildlife Helpers, never knew of them, local to me, , praying im not too late, will update you x
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Brilliant @Santosha12, glad you found someone! I'm sure just offering it some warmth has helped it feel more comfortable whatever the outcome βΊοΈ
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I'm very sad to say my little pigeon died. The lady came from The Wildlife Helpers - Cheshire at c 1220. It had died, it was moving it's wings at 1130 but they were higher up and then went down, maybe that's when it passed.
I'm sad I did not find these rescue people sooner today but she honestly did not think she could have saved it today. I'll explain but won't be graphic. There was stuff outside of its beak which I'd seen a bit of, earlier today, it had pigeon canker apparently. I'd never heard of that but I know next to nothing about wildlife/illnesses. She keeps medication in stock, that can cure it (metronidazole antibiotics). It can take two or three weeks to recover.
She started her Wildlife Rescue, just at her house, during lockdown when she found a swan with a hook in its neck, took it to a vet and it survived. She just works alone with her daughter (who has high functioning autism). She only tends to use a vet if it's for unavoidable euthanasia.
She offered to take the pigeon which I let her do. I gave her a 20.00 donation and 4 tins of dogs meat and some dog treats.
I learned from this today. That pigeon had been 'stuck' in my tree yesterday and didn't budge for 4 hours. I wish now I'd brought it indoors in the cage at 9am this morning and found her from the Rescue quicker. I wish I'd googled help yesterday but just wondered why it was sitting there. It might have survived then but the lady said I did much more than most people do, giving it a hot water bottle and food/water etc and a cage but it's all a bit irrelevant really as it didn't survive. She said she always feel they go where they'll feel theyll be looked after. If that's true, pigeon came to the right place. I'd talked to it, told it about Albus and had a cry when I realised it had passed away when the lady came.
I will put a little list of Rescues local to me in my kitchen so I can seek help quicker in future.
Thank you very much Rosie - I'd left a message earlier today on some other rescue's voicemail but it was your comment re Facebook that made me look again.
Even though this pigeon didn't make it I'd like to feel it might have felt some small degree of comfort/kindness in it's last moments and the knowledge gained since may help others in future. You might be able to tell I take these things to heart πͺππ.
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Sorry to hear that @Santosha12. It's so easy to wish you acted sooner but you did what you could to help it. And as you say, I'm sure you made it feel more comfortable at the end of it's life with your kindness. π
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Thanks Rosie, yes I did what I could with what (little) I knew, think I've learnt a bit more now to help anything survive, hopefully, in the future.
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@Santosha12 You've just set up an emergency plan for pigeons! π How fitting for this thread.
Evacuation is my ultimate dread too, so it's the last phase.
Yes, the psychological impact of immobility is horrendous. So I'm hoping that setting up this emergency plan to make me ready and mobile is the perfect antidote.
What do you mean that you may lose your car (ABS gone)?
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I imagine the anti lock braking system has packed up, and the repair cost is prohibitive.
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Uuum, that's given me a bit of food for thought Starryeyed; interesting to me that you used the word horrendous as that is exactly how it feels. I felt I'd be seen as exaggerating saying that but it really is/feels horrendous. I don't think I usually 'bury my head in the sand' but perhaps I do when I cannot see any practical solutions - I can see how having the solutions provide an antidote though.
My car is (I think π€) 20 years old and thanks, @Chris75 , is correct - my garage who just failed my MOT, which is due on 30th, think it's the ABS that has gone. (Thought I was doing really well planning it early!!). It is the 'anti brake locking system' whatever that is π. They said when I brake the pedal is going to the floor, can't say I noticed tbh but they don't have the computer to be able to 'code'/properly diagnose it so I drove it back home, collecting dogs chicken on the way (π€) and another garage is picking it up on the 12th to diagnose it. It isn't legal to drive it now, except to a garage for repair The problem is they will charge for that c 1-3 hours work to be able to then say what the cost to fix it will be. There's also a great big crack in the windscreen.
I rarely drive it (c 38 miles in the last year) only ever a mile at a time, so common sense tells me I should let it go. But common sense has gone out of the window as I have no means of escape without it. I don't mind at all if anybody tells me what they would do. I've got a small line of credit for repairs (via 'Bumper') but might be incurring debt/throwing good money after bad.
Sorry I've gone off topic on your thread. I've got a small dog's trolley but don't think all of my dogs would fit in it at once to escape but can't walk far to push them anyway!
The only good thing is I'm sure I'm not on a flood plain; I'd struggle/very unlikely I could get in my loft (I'm in a bungalow) but that's irrelevant too as no amount of needing to survive would make me leave my dogs. So I've just sort of accepted for now that there's no answer. It is what it is (ha ha, sorry I hate that phrase π« π ).
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It is vitally important to be prepared, in so much as you can, for an emergency situation. I no longer have any pets to look after, or a partner anymore, so in a strange way I only have myself to look after - but I do make sure I am covered for all eventualities. I have lots of food that can be eaten cold and plenty of mineral water. My landline is an internet based system (I live in a digital flat) and there is a battery pack attached to my modem/router in case there is a power cut, and especially for my alarm should I fall over. My life has been a tad chaotic and I have been in a fire, a flood and an earthquake. So I do know how to be prepared!
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