preparedness
Preparedness goes mainstream?
Is it just me or since the “cost of living” crisis hit, preparedness went mainstream? As preparedness practitioners we used to get called “nutters”, “conspiracy cooks” and worse. The mainstream media would ridicule us and the “authorities” would try and imply we were some sort of threat to ordinary everyday society. Well, it seems the…
Car equipment now we’re back out and about
Now the lockdown rules are easing and hopefully before too much longer, removed completely, we’re all heading back out and about in our cars. Some will not have driving a car for quite some time, so what should we be considering before getting back on the road? You’ve done your mechanical checks. The fluids have…
Everything can’t be done at once, so prioritise
Preparedness can get expensive, and really quickly. People can throw an awful lot of money, time and effort at it, yet achieve very little. It is not long before they realise that everything cannot be done at once. With the limited resources available to use all we have to prioritise to get maximum effect, in…
Are you still panic buying?
Back in March 2020 I saw something I had not seen since I was a small child. Empty shelves in my local supermarket. Panic buying spread rapidly across the country and demand quickly outstripped supply. The great panic of March 2020 had begun and at one point it looked like there would be no stopping…
Preparedness : What exactly is it?
Preparedness. It’s a word that has been used a lot throughout 2020. Were people prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic? Were businesses and public sector organisation prepared for COVID-19? Definitely not. As a young boy I was first a Cub Scout, then I joined the Scouts. It is strange to look back on those times when…
Preparedness – Is it too late to get started?
With all the trouble in the world today with the COVID-19 virsus spreading across the globe, I have been asked by several people if it is too late to get started with ‘preparedness’? The answer to this is always a resounding ‘No!‘ It is never too late to get started. Whether dealing with localised flooding,…
