A new text service developed by the government is being trialled on May 25 to residents in east Suffolk. The SOS text alert will warn the public of emergencies including floods, fires and terrorist attacks are. The Daily Mail reports that if the pilot later this month is successful, it will be available across the UK later this year. It states: Messages will be … [Read more...] about Britons will be sent SOS text alerts warning of terror attacks, fires and severe flooding
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Skills To Master
You don’t have to be any kind of genius to be a successful prepper. But certain skills are likely to make your quest run more smoothly – and the more of them you can master, the better off you are likely to be. It’s what you know and can do – not what you have In another blog, we made the point that skills are going to win out over kit every time. You might have invested … [Read more...] about Skills To Master
Skills Over Kit
Prepping isn’t just about making sure you have stores and supplies etc. It is about having skills too. Think about it like hardware and software. The “hardware” is all the kit, stores, and bits of equipment included in your prepping. The “software” is the knowledge, skills, and familiarity that you bring to the party so that all the hardware is put to good use. If you … [Read more...] about Skills Over Kit
Protect Yourself: Spotting The Bad Guy or Girl
Keeping yourself – and your family and companions – safe and free from harm is all about observation and understanding of your immediate environment and the spatial awareness that informs your sense of approaching danger. Some of those threats and dangers will come from events that are brewing in the natural, physical world but many might also take the shape of individuals – … [Read more...] about Protect Yourself: Spotting The Bad Guy or Girl
Tips on Personal Safety and Spatial Awareness
Conventional wisdom has it that there are four essential pillars on which personal safety and security can be built. Let’s take a closer look at these pillars and the ways in which each of them relies upon and steadily builds greater spatial awareness. 1. Observation It will come as no surprise that one of the essential requirements for personal safety is the ability to … [Read more...] about Tips on Personal Safety and Spatial Awareness