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Hello from Newcastle
28 October 2012, 09:13,
#11
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Hello Mate.....all the best from Durham.....getting a few of us up North now...(im in agreement with NR about where the North starts) ..my other half used to think i was a bit cookoo..but has come round to the idea now.......especially when she runs out of say ...gravy granules or soup and says i had to "take one of your tins" and i say no there "ours" as im doing it for us ..!! see i dont need a degree in psychology !! Smile
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28 October 2012, 09:38,
#12
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Greetings Big Grin

Rolleyes I was up north yesterday... Shy I was at Ilfracombe. Tongue
Dodgy If you always have, on your person, at least 2 ways to make fire, you might be a prepper. Tongue
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28 October 2012, 12:21,
#13
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Given there is a lot of debate regarding the north/south divide, I'll through my 2p worth in aswell. Anywhere south of the Tyne is down south. North of the Tyne, your a northerner :-)
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28 October 2012, 12:24,
#14
RE: Hello from Newcastle
(28 October 2012, 12:21)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Given there is a lot of debate regarding the north/south divide, I'll through my 2p worth in aswell. Anywhere south of the Tyne is down south. North of the Tyne, your a northerner :-)

Think the scots and Northumbrians may disagree :, then the faro islanders !!

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28 October 2012, 12:37,
#15
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Nah, on a serious note, I would've classed down to Teesside area as the "border" for up north. Once you cross into Yorkshire territories, that in my eyes is not north.

I suppose it's different for everyone. If I lived on south coast, anywhere past London could be classed as up north.
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28 October 2012, 13:08,
#16
RE: Hello from Newcastle
(28 October 2012, 12:37)Geordie_Rob Wrote: I suppose it's different for everyone. If I lived on south coast, anywhere past London could be classed as up north.

sounds about right to me xD i view anywhere north of me as north Tongue...which means theres alot of northerners on the site
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29 October 2012, 11:44,
#17
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Hi Rob.

Welcome to the forum.

What is it that got you into prepping? I had a friend (an author) suggest I look into what some of my business heroes are doing in their personal lives outside of work. Oddly they're prepping! He sent me a copy of his new book, and that gave me loads of ammunition to learn and get to understanding!!!
Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism - Thomas Jefferson
Those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither - Benjamin Franklin
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29 October 2012, 11:47,
#18
RE: Hello from Newcastle
(28 October 2012, 12:37)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Nah, on a serious note, I would've classed down to Teesside area as the "border" for up north. Once you cross into Yorkshire territories, that in my eyes is not north.

I suppose it's different for everyone. If I lived on south coast, anywhere past London could be classed as up north.

Yeah I put most things south of Middlesbrough as definately not being northern

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29 October 2012, 13:07,
#19
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Scythe, it's been a combination of things rather than 1 individual reason.

My main worry is storing food incase I get made redundant at work. If it happened, we might not be able to afford essentials such as food so having a store seems like common sense to me. I also worry about a spell of bad weather & the shops not being able to supply us. I had an experience a couple of years ago where we did our shopping online & the van couldn't deliver it because they were snowed in. We had some food in the house but were running low on essentials like bread & milk, packed lunch items. I had to drive 9 miles there & 9 back on icy roads to collect the shopping. Skidding around the road because the council idiots hadnt been out with the gritters isn't a nice experience, I can promise you that.

However since joining this & similar sites & seeing what is happening in the world (eurozone crisis, mass immigration, food shortages & price increases) its opened my eyes to other things & I don't want to get caught short.

I read a series of interviews from a Bosnian caught up during Balkans war (http://www.shtfschool.com if anyone fancies a read) & quite frankly it scared me. Women trading sex for tins of food, people being killed trying to find food for their family, people dying from infections in simple cuts. Plus I want to put off eating rat or grass pancakes as long as possible, for me & my family.

A little bit of effort now can put off a whole lot of suffering later on if anything bad was to happen.

Hope this answers your question.
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29 October 2012, 13:47,
#20
RE: Hello from Newcastle
Thanks GR.

Really good answer.

Do you have much outdoor experience and are you urban based, suburb, or rural? No postcodes please haha.
Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism - Thomas Jefferson
Those who sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither - Benjamin Franklin
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