However, it's surely
you who is always going on about this tiny 'risk', particularly in relation to freezers, isn't it
Yes, OK, but I note the pamphlet does not talk about freezers. It gives the phone number 105, talks about having a torch and batteries, tells you to charge phone and power packs, and to have extra blankets and warm clothes ready.
The advice I would be giving is to have a non-cordless phone so it will still work in a power cut, or a mobile phone, I would warn internet phones will stop working. One needs a copper connected phone where possible.
I have a rather old jump start set, which like this one
has a 13 amp outlet with 300 watt capability, so I can plug in a route r, or cordless phone base.
I tried to replace it with a modern one,
but it is rather useless as a back-up, it does have a built-in torch, but no 230 volt outlet. And no cigarette socket, so can't use all the emergency lights one has for the car in the house.
These
are likely the best emergency torch, it will not last long, but does auto light. It talks about priority services register, OK, I am over 60, have a disability, but what are they saying? Are they really going to get my power on before next door? Next door with a small child and no solar panel or battery is likely to need power more than me.
I note nothing about candles, suppose they are considered dangerous, I know in the Falklands many a house fire due to candle use. As to the tilley lamp or modern types,
again nothing. I did have one like the centre one, and it now does not work, as the batteries leaked, would that have not been good advice, don't leave batteries inside the lamp?
Likely the Paraffin lamp is one of the best ideas, as my central heating oil is 28 sec, so near enough Paraffin. And they help keep one warm as well.
As to noting where there is a pay phone, I did do that, and when I came to use it found the box had a defibrillator in it, and no phone, but you needed to phone to release it, so could have not used it even if I wanted, and the other phone box I found was a book exchange, if you need a phone you have to find someone with one stuck to their ear.
I do have a handy, tri-band, but I have never heard anyone, but the local steam heritage railway use radios, years gone by the railway would have had phones, not any more.
Police station closed, and police house sold off, the most likely place to get help is the pub. The church no longer has open fires, so would be rather cold, but the pub does. The railway carriages are steam heated, so they could be used.
But the leaflet was next to useless, it does say
Need an interpreter? We offer a free service in over 100 languages, call 0330 10 10 444.
But unless you can read English or Welsh you would not know what it said.
It is from Spencer energy networks, some mothers do have them!
