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  • 2 November 2026 at 15:56 #129328
    Tim Cooper
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      Any body understand why Government advice is to buy a wind up Radio and keep 3 days food supplies?

      You would think they would tell us what might be likely to happen!

      I looked at small wnd up radios on Amazon but they were going out of stock as I pondered.

      As we only food shop once a week we generally have more than 3 days supplies.

      Tim

      2 November 2026 at 19:18 #129329
      Colin Bishop
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        @colinbishop34627

        You don’t want to get a wind up radio. When you turn the handle it just insults you….

        Colin

        2 November 2026 at 22:30 #129333
        Tim Cooper
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          Colin

          I have 3 sons and 6 Grandkids to wind me up!

          Tim

          2 November 2026 at 22:37 #129334
          Richard Simpson
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            @richardsimpson88330

            It was just an ill thought out off the cuff remark by one MP, which has been blown out of proportion by the media and all sorts of others with personal agendas have jumped on the bandwagon.  I think the comment was in regards to some recent hacking but has since been manipulated to refer to wars, terrorist attacks, prolonged blackouts etc..etc..

            I think most people could quite comfortably survive on what they have in their cupboards for three days as many shop for a week anyway.  I have always believed it is simply being responsible to have supplies of dry goods and non perishables in case of a prolonged power outage but I’ve never bothered with a wind up radio.  I did look at rechargeable power packs to maintain a TV or radio for a few days but at 800 quid decided I’d just have to bite the bullet and talk to the wife instead.

            It did remind me of the power outages during the miners strike, when I was in my teens.  I sat in the evening and built plastic kits by candle light.

            3 November 2026 at 07:42 #129335
            Ray Wood 3
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              @raywood3

              Hi All,

              This looks like a political topic probably best I don’t comment !! 🙂

              Let’s stick to boats pls

              Best Regards  Ray

              3 November 2026 at 10:38 #129336
              Tim Cooper
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                @timcooper90034

                <p style=”text-align: left;”>Thanks Richard</p>
                That explains how it started.

                Yes I remember the Miners Strike. I lived in Nottinghamshire then.

                I worked for Boots the Chemist .on their 300 acre manufacturing site. This had its own Power Station so we worked normally through the 3 day week.

                A lot of goods were moved by rail, so they had their own sidings and a link to the main line. One of the two shunters was steam powered but not coal fired. It would be pumped up with high pressure steam at the Power Station.

                Tim

                6 November 2026 at 08:09 #129351
                Richard Simpson
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                  @richardsimpson88330

                  There is always some interesting anomaly in engineering.  I have heard of those locomotives that do not have their own burners but never come across anyone who has seen them.  I think even one of the model railway manufacturers made a model of one fairly recently, which looks really odd because of course it doesn’t have a chimney.

                  6 November 2026 at 10:33 #129355
                  Tim Cooper
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                    <p style=”text-align: left;”>Richard</p>
                    Yes it seemed to work well, until it ran out of steam. They had to fire up the Diesel to tow it to the Power Station. This would have been in the mid 60’s .

                    Tim

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