Tnavas
Well-Known Member
Isn't it amazing how a disruption to a service can affect so much.
Yesterday a gas line was found to be cracked - this meant that everything running on gas was closed down all over the North Island.
NO BURGER KING! Yes!!!!
Millions of litres of milk had to be dumped as all the processing plants are gas run, bread factories, crematoriums and hospitals all affected. I didn't know about it until late yesterday and wondered why there was so little milk on the shelves in the supermarket. I now have a spare litre in the freezer - just in case we are left short for a while. They reckion it won't be fixed till at least the weekend.
A farmer down the road has been giving his milk away as he's not allowed to sell it. That is really good of him, I guess they will be compensated for having to dump their milk.
Makes you realise how much you rely on gas and electricity when the supply fails.
What do you have on hand for survival in a disaster like this? Never thought about it before, life in UK seems so stable, but since living in NZ where life can get exciting at times, volcanos, earthquakes and tsunamis, and a tornado that blasted through my garden a couple of years ago I've kept a basic survival kit handy, mostly things like matches, candles, gas bottles for the portable stove in the horsebox, dried milk and tinned food. I have a large container of water permenantly in the fridge too.
Yesterday a gas line was found to be cracked - this meant that everything running on gas was closed down all over the North Island.
NO BURGER KING! Yes!!!!
Millions of litres of milk had to be dumped as all the processing plants are gas run, bread factories, crematoriums and hospitals all affected. I didn't know about it until late yesterday and wondered why there was so little milk on the shelves in the supermarket. I now have a spare litre in the freezer - just in case we are left short for a while. They reckion it won't be fixed till at least the weekend.
A farmer down the road has been giving his milk away as he's not allowed to sell it. That is really good of him, I guess they will be compensated for having to dump their milk.
Makes you realise how much you rely on gas and electricity when the supply fails.
What do you have on hand for survival in a disaster like this? Never thought about it before, life in UK seems so stable, but since living in NZ where life can get exciting at times, volcanos, earthquakes and tsunamis, and a tornado that blasted through my garden a couple of years ago I've kept a basic survival kit handy, mostly things like matches, candles, gas bottles for the portable stove in the horsebox, dried milk and tinned food. I have a large container of water permenantly in the fridge too.
we had a power cut for a week and 2 days last year and we were hunting around for candles when it first went- we didnt have any haha