In this current difficult world situation are you thinking of changing how you run your life?

Should have kept my Ewbank ......

Allira

Should have kept my Ewbank ......

What? You mean you threw it out 😂

Only things I ever buy in when potential crises loom are water purification tablets, candles and matches. And ensure we have plenty of husband’s meds.

No, just frugal as is our norm.

I’m still using up the Covid toilet rolls!

My sister gave me a box of 36 loo rolls as a house-warming present a month or so ago. We were downsizing and she reasoned that we wouldn't want more stuff.

Allira

Should have kept my Ewbank ......

We have a ewbank, and I swear by it, so useful when the GCs have been crumbing biscuits on the carpet, saves hoiking the hoover out.

Ewbank! has anyone bought a carpet sweeper recently
and can recommend?

I just can get myself worked up much about the Iran situation.
Easy I know, when I am not in the area, or know of anyone there.

I cant see Mr Trump hanging around there long.
Not his style.

I the medium term I don't have any concerns for the UK we might get fuel rationing but the UK produces most of our gas and oil and with warmer weather we need less, solar and wind produces a lot of our power. We will have to tighten our belts maybe cancel holidays overseas, we have all been there before, we will tough it out.

Im concerned if Trump decides to abandon the war without a decisive victory or it drags on for 12 months. Trump was foolish to start the war, if it's not finished we will end up worse off. Oil is going to be restricted whether Hormus is open or not, if Trump does succeed in regime change there will be a penalty because we didn't help him, I wish I was confident of any outcome.

I stocked up with Ashbeck water from Tesco which was
unavailable for months.
Delivery of water is limited by weight, so now I’m buying
a 4pack fortnightly.
I bought an extra jug and filters
Where do we buy water purifying tablets?
Pasta and rice is meaningless without (copious
amounts of) water

I always have matches and candles, torches, batteries,
hot water bottles and my son bought me a powerpack
We are all electric here which could be grim but at least
we are heading into summer and not living in tents as has
been noted. ^^
Toilet paper seems to be thinner and thinner.
We used to buy Waitrose own 24 packs which became progressively rougher and rougher until I felt like Baloo rubbing up against that tree bark
so still experimenting but stocked up with Tesco own.

I have tins of fruit, various beans, coffee and dried foods.
I don‘t know what else we can do.

Im hoping trains and buses will still run albeit with
a possibly reduced service. Petrol may well be rationed.

Bobby McFerrin’s anthem is stuck in my head :
“Don’t worry, be happy”

Fallingstar

Allira

Should have kept my Ewbank ......

We have a ewbank, and I swear by it, so useful when the GCs have been crumbing biscuits on the carpet, saves hoiking the hoover out.

I have a handheld Dyson, useful for picking up crumbs and for the car but of course it needs recharging!

petra

Allira

Should have kept my Ewbank ......

What? You mean you threw it out 😂

When we moved!

Stuff had to go into storage for a few months as we rented while house-hunting.

At the risk of being accused of having a “Pollyanna” attitude I’m just going on as normal. Careful with how we spend but not so frugal as to be miserable. Enjoying and grateful for the life we have but very aware of the suffering in other parts of the world. I can’t see the point of panicking or fretting, it won’t help me or mine and certainly will not help those living in horrendous war zones either. If it becomes apparent that major lifestyle changes are needed for us then they will be made but until then is business as usual for me. My only real concern is for my children and grandchild, who knows what lies ahead for them. But then that concern is part and parcel of being a parent, it’s in the job description.. the one I never read before having a large family!

We're just carrying on regardless.

I won't be stockpiling anything. I wonder if petrol will be rationed. Air fares will go up, food costs will go up.

For some of us who are hanging on, this will have an impact.

*Donald Trump threatened to “massively blow up” the world’s largest gasfield after Israeli strikes on the Iranian site prompted Tehran to step up attacks on energy facilities across the Middle East.

Israel’s decision to target the South Pars gasfield on Wednesday marked a major escalation of the war, heightening fears of significant disruption to international energy supplies*

Trump is angry. He says Israel acted without the US knowing about the attack on the South Pars gas plant.
Trump has written. NO MORE ATTACKS BY ISRAEL on the gas plant.
Israel is keeping the US in a war they want to get out of.

And here we all are trying to do our bit to combat global warming yet they set the Middle East on fire ☹

It is far from everyone.

Plus, I would say it is the little people on the whole who are doing that.

If you even go as far as an Industrial estate in any town. they are awash with plastic.
Not sure anything changed at all., any further up the food chain so to speak.

I don’t know if this will affect anyone but if this war continues there will be a shortage of helium balloons. Qatar produces 30% of the world’s helium.
You have been warned.😱 Not something you can stock up on.

It is far from everyone.
🤔 Was that addressed to me?

Do you not realise it is called global warming?
Habitats, land and marine, are being destroyed too.

I know plastic pollution is a shocking problem and we could discuss it for hours but I think you miss my point.

www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82201/iran-lebanon-war-environment-climate-impacts/

Allira

^It is far from everyone.^
🤔 Was that addressed to me?

Do you not realise it is called global warming?
Habitats, land and marine, are being destroyed too.

I know plastic pollution is a shocking problem and we could discuss it for hours but I think you miss my point.

www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82201/iran-lebanon-war-environment-climate-impacts/

Yes.

I know the rest.

My point is, [perhpas not expressed very well] is, I thought you meant "and here we are trying to do our bit", that everyone was trying.

I am well aware it is global!
I think you missed my point. Never mind.

petra

I don’t know if this will affect anyone but if this war continues there will be a shortage of helium balloons. Qatar produces 30% of the world’s helium.
You have been warned.😱 Not something you can stock up on.

Helium is extensively used in many types of industrial engineering, the health service, the nuclear industry, computer industry it's hugely important.

OldFrill

petra

I don’t know if this will affect anyone but if this war continues there will be a shortage of helium balloons. Qatar produces 30% of the world’s helium.
You have been warned.😱 Not something you can stock up on.

Helium is extensively used in many types of industrial engineering, the health service, the nuclear industry, computer industry it's hugely important.

I was being my usual facetious self.
I posted the above after listing to a very in depth piece on helium on radio 4.