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CLKD

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Moving suddenly [Fleeing wild fires]
« on: July 19, 2022, 04:25:56 PM »
Which are breaking up all over the UK  :'( ........ what would you grab on your way out?

I am going to pack a case - I already have 'photos in a large bag to grab.  We are half a mile from a very dry field ......... with houses/flats/gardens between us and danger.

Medication
Address/Phone book
Vehicle keys
Bottled Water
Biscuits
Underwear
Tops
Good shoes
Blanket

Flannel
Soap
Large towel
Toilet rolls

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sheila99

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2022, 04:28:14 PM »
2 dogs, 2 horses, 100 cows and 500 sheep and lambs. I need a large boot  ;D
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Cazikins

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2022, 05:21:34 PM »
Quote from: CLKD on July 19, 2022, 04:25:56 PM
Which are breaking up all over the UK  :'( ........ what would you grab on your way out?

I am going to pack a case - I already have 'photos in a large bag to grab.  We are half a mile from a very dry field ......... with houses/flats/gardens between us and danger.

Medication
Address/Phone book
Vehicle keys
Bottled Water
Biscuits
Underwear
Tops
Good shoes
Blanket

Flannel
Soap
Large towel
Toilet rolls

Those are most of the things I take on holiday!
The only thing missing is my husband, dog and a really good bottle of wine.
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CLKD

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2022, 05:41:26 PM »
A torch for each of us

.......   having seen houses destroyed near London  :'( .......
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Ju Ju

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2022, 07:31:14 PM »
Surrounded by trees and lots of fields. Eek! Where to run?
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CLKD

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2022, 07:42:10 AM »
Exactly.  I couldn't sleep for hours, wondering what to pack .... then looking round and wondering what to leave  :'(

We are surrounded by woodland with dry tinderbox fields between the forest and the properties.  Fortunately not many have thatched roofs, I would never buy in a 'pretty village'.  Also we have racing stables locally ...... 2 chicken farms, 4 boarding kennels all backing onto to woodland  :-\

Yesterday a few fires were started by farm machinery - bring back horses!!!

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2022, 08:15:13 PM »
A few years ago the gentleman who came to service our gas fire told me he'd lost everything in an electrical fire which destroyed his house. He said that fortunately no one was hurt and that was what mattered. It made me think about this and as long as I had OH and the dog I'd be OK.
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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2022, 06:01:06 AM »
Quote from: Ju Ju on July 19, 2022, 07:31:14 PM
Surrounded by trees and lots of fields. Eek! Where to run?

Maybe fields that border properties will in the future of more extreme heat have to have a firebreak ploughed between the properties and the field.  It was always practise to plough a firebreak when burning stubble years ago.
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CLKD

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2022, 08:39:14 AM »
That's a good reminder !  And any thrashing was done in the middle of the field?  Using horses ;-🐎 🐴 )
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Ju Ju

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2022, 10:26:48 AM »
Lots of old sensible ways have been forgotten. When people tended to stay in the same area, local knowledge was useful. In my village, we often have flooding when it rains a lot, since a small area that was never built on and got boggy was developed. ‘Floating’ foundations are very clever except the water has to go somewhere. Eg the road and next doors kitchen (very old cottage).
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CLKD

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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2022, 11:34:42 AM »
 :'( probably without foundations ?  Ju Ju ? and clay floor under tiles?

OK - my idea for a grab bag would work in the night or if we are home  :-\
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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2022, 02:17:18 PM »
This is an interesting link. You put in your postcode to see if you are in an area at risk of higher heat in future hot summers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62243280

Taz x
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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2022, 02:50:20 PM »
Tnx.  Will have a lookC later ..... men in Lycra to watch cycling down hill at over 38mph with bums in the air  ;)
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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2022, 08:41:24 AM »
The footage is dreadful and pet loss numbers are rising  :'(
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Re: Fleeing wild fires
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2022, 06:03:10 PM »
Another fire in Kent  :'(
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