Hi guys

[Grumpy Grandpa]

Can anyone ever be ready? Well, from the sound of your setup, if the worst you envision is a three-day power cut or being snowed in for a week, you might be justified in feeling a wee bit content. But wouldn't you be better off if at least some of your frozen provisions were stored using a different method, rather than risking losing some or all of it to a power outage? That's something else that needs to be looked into already and perhaps new skills to be learned.

We just don't have the benefit of a crystal ball or a prophet in the pocket so, while we each have our own particular fears, we simply don't know what may be coming. We try then to prepare for the unexpected and that means there's always something more to do or to learn.

You have a great start, far better than my present position so I congratulate you and I wish you luck for your future. We'll all need that, no matter how well prepared we are.

Welcome by the way, from SW Scotland.