If you want to make that outdoor space somewhere sociable...

Are you thinking rocket mass heater too? 👇🏻

Internet down? It isn't necessarily a sign of the end of days.

Companies and users using data and connection services often have backup systems whether that's storage and processing or the ability to connect to and between data centres and customers.
N+ is one term used to describe redundancy and backup protocols.
A main customer may lease data connection services between sites or clients and sites, they often are sold or ask for backups (sometimes more than one), this is the N+ service, N+1 or 2, or whatever they require/are sold. They obviously won't always use the backup services/circuits and the provider knows this so they have it set in the contract that these 'dormant' circuits may be used by the provider for other uses, on the understanding that the primary customer has them immediately on request. These dormant available circuits are then leased out at reduced costs to other customers so when you see/witness or hear of 'internet' or 'card payment' services going down this can be because a/multiple primary customers have taken back their circuits for a period of time creating a ripple effect and seeding fear and various rumours etc. These circuits can be anything from a single 64K to 2Meg to STM1, 4, 16, 64 etc or entire fibres, especially if it's a subsea connection. Subsea circuits can go down from multiple faults too, PFE equipment being a major cause.
So you can see the mayhem that can be created is several primary customers coordinate together to/are forced to seize their backup circuits, that's how the internet as we perceive it can be taken down...whilst maintaining the facilities for the big players.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...

Should have bought a carbon monoxide detector perhaps?

Always be extra safe when using combustion heating and cooking sources, especially DIY designs and self build purchases.

Making roofing shingles

Windproof oil lamp. £26.99


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Wood burner.

Location Leeds, £65.

Description:
Heavy cast iron wil need 2 people to lift it.Could do with repaint and new back plate but still in working order.

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Generator.

Böhemer AG-5500 'camo' inverter generator, 3KW.
£300
Wakefield

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Plastic storage barrels.

30 to 120 litre, new, sealed, good to store all sorts in that you want to keep dry, clean and safe. I have several.

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The irony of posting this isn't lost, but it is very true. Gardening will give you some food independence at the very least.

So you've bought land and now need some accommodation, have you thought about a pre-made cabin?

https://www.quick-garden.co.uk/log-cabins/residential/

Radio comms.
If you are using a Baofeng UV-5R and have swapped the antenna around quite a lot and now find the locking nut is getting loose, did you know the volume knob has a set of locating pins that allow you to tighten it up again.

Good bargain HF radio, AM, FM, SSB covering 26-29MHz

SS 9900 and Sirio Turbo 5000 PL CB Mobile Antenna.

£120, Sheffield.

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If it's easy and if it's convenient it isn't necessarily going to benefit you in the long term.

Don't rely on anyone to save you, especially not the state.