dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I can still make your.... oh I can't be bothered, this suit of blokey humour doesn't become me
Good laaaad.
What useful old time skills do you have?
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Good laaaad.
steve52
I'm back! Yippeee
- Location
- bottesford scunthorpe
i still ride through puddles just for fun
Tayto cheese and onion
marafi
Rolling down the hills with the bike.
- Location
- univeristy is my home for now. lol
Flip a coin to show head or tails and let it land on my hand. I was a scout leader. Also well whistling! It helps sometimes with the cat when i tell her to come down for food.
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I consider myself to be very resourceful. I have a bunch of basic survival skills (warmth, shelter, orientation etc) learnt when I was a yoof and spent many trips rock climbing, camping and the like (No, I wasn't in the scouts, this was all just family stuff, Although I did occasionally instruct scouts rock climbing).
I also have an odd ability to pick things up very quickly. I can become proficient in many things (especially manual skills) with very little instruction. Typically I don't tend to get much better at them over time though, unless I spend a great deal of time practising.
Whilst we're discussing the end of the world. I have a friend who builds "Designer Homes", which is a neat way of saying that they are builders with a cracking architect on board. Anyway, in the last few years he has had more and more requests not just for safe rooms but also a couple of requests for fully fitted bunkers (with store rooms and living quarters) to be built under the houses.
Apparently they are specialist things and need very careful/specific designs.
I also have an odd ability to pick things up very quickly. I can become proficient in many things (especially manual skills) with very little instruction. Typically I don't tend to get much better at them over time though, unless I spend a great deal of time practising.
Whilst we're discussing the end of the world. I have a friend who builds "Designer Homes", which is a neat way of saying that they are builders with a cracking architect on board. Anyway, in the last few years he has had more and more requests not just for safe rooms but also a couple of requests for fully fitted bunkers (with store rooms and living quarters) to be built under the houses.
Apparently they are specialist things and need very careful/specific designs.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Between us we can kill, gut, skin and fillet most edible animals. The lurchers definitely help with the catching side of things. We do not go lamping or work our dogs but as they are ex working dogs via a resuce, old habits die hard with them.
I can flint knap. Does that count as an old skill? I learned back in my university days, as you do. I can also fletch arrows rather nicely too.
When it comes to arrows, both Packrat & myself are not too bad a shot either. Where we used to live, we had archery butts up. All our archery stuff is in storage until we can sort it out to come down here.
I can flint knap. Does that count as an old skill? I learned back in my university days, as you do. I can also fletch arrows rather nicely too.
When it comes to arrows, both Packrat & myself are not too bad a shot either. Where we used to live, we had archery butts up. All our archery stuff is in storage until we can sort it out to come down here.
Black Sheep
Guru
- Location
- Rammy
I can navigate with whatever information you can give me...
once won a night navigation exercise being run by a few uni mountaineering clubs in the lake district.
night 1, torches, map, compass - collect signatures from the landlord of each pub in a set order.
night 2, can't have you winning again, no compass, still won
night 3, sent us out with no map, no compass, came second.
once won a night navigation exercise being run by a few uni mountaineering clubs in the lake district.
night 1, torches, map, compass - collect signatures from the landlord of each pub in a set order.
night 2, can't have you winning again, no compass, still won
night 3, sent us out with no map, no compass, came second.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Us too. I'd forgotten about that one. Packrat & I used to be dark age re-enactors (sad but true). Pack makes stonking ring mail, we used the skill to make some rather funky jewellery a few years back.
Oh, we can use a compass too, and read a map. Not once have we tried to drive along a canal/river/estuary because the satnav told us to.
Lee_M
Guru
weel it was yur comments about archery that reminded me... I have a longbow in my cellar somewhere!
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
[QUOTE 2107940, member: 259"]My ex-boss has a proper nuclear bunker under his house. He keeps wine in it.[/quote]
I'd avoid nuclear wipeout only to suffer liver fallout.
I'd avoid nuclear wipeout only to suffer liver fallout.
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
[QUOTE 2107940, member: 259"]My ex-boss has a proper nuclear bunker under his house. He keeps wine in it.[/quote]
Good idea. He'll need a drink when the bomb drops.
Good idea. He'll need a drink when the bomb drops.
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
I can control the animal kingdom with the power of my mind so I'd just set the animals to doing my bidding. I've only really tried it out on my dog though and it only seems to work at certain times when I tell him, by the power of my mind, to scrounge for food or lick his balls. But hey, it's a start.
gary in derby
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Derby
Can I be part of the gang? having been a builder for 30 years. not a lot i cant make. also electrician so could enlighten you all.
