Rick Brindle

  Yes, you could survive indefinitely off the land before or after the apocalypse. But if you haven’t got your food plot up and running already, there might be a few things you’ll want to do in pretty short order. Right, you’re a lone survivor. There might be other people around, but there won’t be many, so make the most of your ‘home alone’ time. Get as many veggie seeds planted as you can, then go to your nearest deserted supermarket, and pick up literally as many tins of food as you can carry. Once your veggies have grown, you’re good, but you’ll need some stopgaps until then, so maybe make a few trips to the deserted supermarket. Don’t worry, you want have to pay for anything. You can also do foraging tips into any nearby forests. If you’re lucky, an apple grower is, or was nearby. If you’re really lucky, a post apocalyptic potato farm will also be on your doorstep. Make your home as secure as possible. Sure, you’re on your own, but are you? And the animals will probably see yo...

  It's Not For Everyone , a personal memoir of my time in the RAF Regiment, is free to download from Amazon for a limited time. Get your free copy now! What do you do when your dream job turns into a nightmare? Rick Brindle was a third generation military child. His father and grandfather served their whole lives in the Army, and all he wanted to do was be a soldier. In 1989 he joined the RAF Regiment. But life in the Regiment was a world away from what he thought it would be, and it quickly became toxic. Facing a culture of bullying, beatings, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, the community he wanted to be a part of became more like a prison. Most people around him went along with the abuse. Some agreed with it, some joined in, while the chain of command routinely looked the other way. Set over thirty years ago, this is a story of surviving abuse that still resonates today. It’s Not For Everyone is essential reading for anyone considering a military career. Sometimes funny, some...

  I’ve had my EV for nearly a year, done one long journey, and it hasn’t bothered me a bit. I can get 160 to 220 miles on a full charge with my Renault Zoe. I’ve learned to use my home charger as my go-to, but if I go on a long trip, it’s all about using the technology, mainly zapmap and google maps, to figure out where the public chargers are, and visiting as many as I need to in order to get me where I need to be. For myself, I avoid the motorway service stations, and instead look for retail parks with a bank of EV charge points as my pit stops, for two reasons. There’s a lot more to see and do than there is at Fleet or South Mims, and the charge is loads cheaper as well. You’re talking about 79p per kW at the motorway over 49p per kW at the retail park. Well worth a small diversion. It’s just a case of knowing your car’s limits and staying within them. Sister Alex   It's Not For Everyone Cold Steel on the Rocks We Are Cold Steel Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard