Preparing for winter II

Frugal_Dreamer

Katgoddess wrote: »

Is there a list anywhere of things to keep in your store cupboard, in case you get snowed in, etc? Things like UHT milk? There is so much information on this board it's hard to find stuff. Cheers.

Candles, matches, carton of UHT milk, bread mix packet (just need to add water), dried pasta, a few tins of basics such as fish, beans, tomatoes, basics such as butter, flour, sugar, eggs (can make so much with these basics), homemade soups in freezer, hot water bottles, basic medicines such as paracetamol, etc.

Sylvan

Also, katgoddess, add to that list anything you, personally, would miss if you had to do without it for a week. (Of course I have no vices... )

Lily_The_Legend

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Candles, matches, carton of UHT milk, bread mix packet (just need to add water), dried pasta, a few tins of basics such as fish, beans, tomatoes, basics such as butter, flour, sugar, eggs (can make so much with these basics), homemade soups in freezer, hot water bottles, basic medicines such as paracetamol, etc.

That's a really good list. :T

Sylvan wrote: »

Also, katgoddess, add to that list anything you, personally, would miss if you had to do without it for a week. (Of course I have no vices... )

Teabags! I couldn't cope without cups of tea for a week! :D

Frugal_Dreamer

and spare loo roll:D

Lily_The_Legend

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

and spare loo roll:D

Oh god, yes definitely! :eek::rotfl:

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chocolate is a must have along with making sure that our ds`s` are charged so that we can play scrabble because if we are forced to stay in for a long time then might as well enjoy it

I read that this next spell is likely to last a month

Primrose

OK, so I've just got in a small supply of garden salt. When's the best time to put it down?
When the weather forecast is forecasting a below zero temperature overnight?
Or just before snow is forecast?
When it's been raining and is expected to freeze overnight and turn to ice?

Don't want to waste it unnecessarily. How do other people use it?

sb44

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

and spare loo roll:D

Plus toothpaste, deoderant and 'lady things' .

Lily_The_Legend

sb44 wrote: »

Plus toothpaste, deoderant and 'lady things' .

I'm glad someone else calls them that :rotfl:

I'd better start noting some of this down!

And I should probably write a list of things to keep in my drawer at work in case I get snowed in here! :eek::eek::eek:

sb44

Primrose wrote: »

OK, so I've just got in a small supply of garden salt. When's the best time to put it down?
When the weather forecast is forecasting a below zero temperature overnight?
Or just before snow is forecast?
When it's been raining and is expected to freeze overnight and turn to ice?

Don't want to waste it unnecessarily. How do other people use it?

Clear the snow or ice early in the day


It’s easier to move fresh, loose snow rather than hard snow that has packed together from people walking on it. So if possible, start removing the snow and ice in the morning. If you remove the top layer of snow in the morning, any sunshine during the day will help melt any ice beneath. You can then cover the path with salt before nightfall to stop it refreezing overnight.


Taken from http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_191868