Night Train
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Likewise dogs for pulling small carts.
What useful old time skills do you have?
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Piemaster
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and herding sheep. I'll be really impressed if there is anyone capable of that on CC.
They are also made of meat. And have warm fur.
Excellent!
See that kettle over there? Could you fill it with water, and get some tea on please?
Here you go:
Would you like some cake to go with it as well?
Night Train
Maker of Things
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- Greater Manchester
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Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Thank you! Ahhhh, lovely....
I've wrangled a horse when sitting on it, so I'd have a stab at driving one pulling something.
I also sheep-sat for a weekend once, although without a dog.
mickle
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I'm a keen amateur gynotherapist.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
I suppose we need someone to check if the cows are in calf.
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
mickle
innit
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- 53.933606, -1.076131
Damn. Ever wish you'd never opened your mouth?
Nij48
Regular
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- Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Id like to think I would be able to survive.
I can make a shelter (though I do have various tents, the camper van and house - but if they all were not there I can make various different shelters from basic to a commend post) I also have a good idea where there are many different underground & overground shelters available.
Fire is a easy one, food again is relatively simple, it is getting safe water that's the issue (always will be).
I do carry a emergency pack with me almost always (there is one in my car, one in my work bag, one in my house and one in my camera bag - i will be putting one in my saddle bag) which has water purifying tabs, flint and steel, cotton wool, fishing wire, wire saw, knife etc all in a waterproof tin - highly recommended for any excursion
I have seen the national geo programme - quite scary the detail they go into.
I can make a shelter (though I do have various tents, the camper van and house - but if they all were not there I can make various different shelters from basic to a commend post) I also have a good idea where there are many different underground & overground shelters available.
Fire is a easy one, food again is relatively simple, it is getting safe water that's the issue (always will be).
I do carry a emergency pack with me almost always (there is one in my car, one in my work bag, one in my house and one in my camera bag - i will be putting one in my saddle bag) which has water purifying tabs, flint and steel, cotton wool, fishing wire, wire saw, knife etc all in a waterproof tin - highly recommended for any excursion
I have seen the national geo programme - quite scary the detail they go into.
penguinking9
Well-Known Member
- Location
- The industrial North West
Sheep don't have to be worked with a dog.
Admittedly, a well trained dog or 2 is useful for large flocks, but small flocks are fairly easy to manage by the simple method of rattling the food bucket. And can also be taught to bring themselves home too.
Should have mentioned we used to keep sheep, and we used to fatten a few bullocks (cue Fnaar) each year too.
We've also kept ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pheasants and quail, and currently have chickens.
Not kept pigs yet, but I've read a lot about them (See ref to Home Farmer, Country Smallholding mag's and John Seymour books earlier and add Practical Pigs mag' to the list)
From a point of view of milder, easier to survive winters and an earlier start to the growing season, after the initial rendez vous at the NRM, can I suggest we go to Cornwall?
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the availability in Cornwall of both Camelia sinensis and Coffea arabica (tea and coffe, both grown at the Eden project)
Admittedly, a well trained dog or 2 is useful for large flocks, but small flocks are fairly easy to manage by the simple method of rattling the food bucket. And can also be taught to bring themselves home too.
Should have mentioned we used to keep sheep, and we used to fatten a few bullocks (cue Fnaar) each year too.
We've also kept ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pheasants and quail, and currently have chickens.
Not kept pigs yet, but I've read a lot about them (See ref to Home Farmer, Country Smallholding mag's and John Seymour books earlier and add Practical Pigs mag' to the list)
From a point of view of milder, easier to survive winters and an earlier start to the growing season, after the initial rendez vous at the NRM, can I suggest we go to Cornwall?
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the availability in Cornwall of both Camelia sinensis and Coffea arabica (tea and coffe, both grown at the Eden project)
mickle
innit
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What kind of apocalypse are we talking about here? Radio two going off or full-on sky falling on our heads and slitting the throats of all our loved ones?
penguinking9
Well-Known Member
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- The industrial North West
Well, I would hope Radio 2 and Radio 4 would both continue, despite the apocalypse.
It is the BBC after all.
It is the BBC after all.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
A friend of mine is working on the basis of modern civilisation collapsing due to the spiraling cost of energy, the loss of fossil fuels, the reduction of food crops, the collapse of a workable financial system and the loss of jobs. That normally leads to wars as countries start to fight each other to give the population something to do and someone else to blame.
He is working on become self sufficient for food and energy and is looking for a remote small holding to buy while money still has a purpose.
I think this thread is just for a bit of fun.
penguinking9
Well-Known Member
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- The industrial North West
A friend of mine is working on the basis of modern civilisation collapsing due to the spiraling cost of energy, the loss of fossil fuels, the reduction of food crops, the collapse of a workable financial system and the loss of jobs. That normally leads to wars as countries start to fight each other to give the population something to do and someone else to blame.
He is working on become self sufficient for food and energy and is looking for a remote small holding to buy while money still has a purpose.
I think this thread is just for a bit of fun.
