Preparing for winter II

Barneysmom

I've only just spotted this thread! Thanks Pink, it's very good of you to do this.

I haven't got much time tonight so I'll be reading through and thanking on the weekend I think.
All the best and enjoy the thread everybody, I'll put stuff on as I think of it.
I've already pounced on one tip, the piece of perspex over the little window at the top of the stairs :T

Confuzzled

Charis wrote: »

Trouble is, if you live in town, you get funny looks if you have dried goods stuffed behind the sofa or if you try to persuade your nearest and dearest that they should plan ahead. Earlier this year the supermarkets were stripped bare here in two days because the delivery lorries couldn't/wouldn't get through the snow. We've got too used to everything being there when we expect it.

i used to see this when i lived on skye just for a bank holiday let alone bad winter! (well for bread and milk not everything). in the current climate (sorry about the pun) having a small stockpile of food is good anyway, if you lose your job or lose income because you can't get to your job at least you'll have food to survive on for awhile.

we once managed on just 10 quid a week (for everything!) for four months because of my food stores... think of it as a food savings account

JulieGeorgiana

lutzi1 wrote: »

Approved Food had large bags of bread making flour on their website this morning for very little money www.approvedfood.co.uk

Yes... but what about those weevil things you get in flour! I wouldn't risk that one without looking inside first!

Soubrette

JulieGeorgiana wrote: »

Yes... but what about those weevil things you get in flour! I wouldn't risk that one without looking inside first!

Extra protein :EasterBun

JulieGeorgiana

parsonswife8 wrote: »

You may find it relatively easy to cope, but a lot of people on this forum do not.

Many of us live in fairly urban areas, but may not be able to get about when there is snow and ice. I, for instance, am very unsteady on my feet, after having about 9 falls and ended up on crutches a few times and cannot even walk to our car outside, if there is ice between our front door and the car.

You need to think of those who are not as able as yourself, when they find themselves snowed in, or they have ice on their paths.

And the major supermarkets did not deliver around here for at least a week, as the roads were not gritted, so we were stuffed, as far as that was concerned.:(.

So, if we did not have a store cupboard, we would have been knackered.

Don't think that everyone is in your own situation, because they are not.

I agree with you! I have had 40 knee dislocations and 5 knee surgeries.... just a tiny bit of ice and I cannot leave the house... i just have to slip a tiny little and i'm in agony for days... if I slipped I would do some serious damage!!

My freezer and cupboards are what get me through... we can live without milk and fruit if we had to...!!

Not everyone is so fortunate as to be able to walk in snow and ice!

My Gran didn't stock up but couldn't leave her house for 8 days... she had hardly anything to eat!!!

JulieGeorgiana

Soubrette wrote: »

Extra protein :EasterBun

Yes I don't mind... unless they are moving... then they belong in the bin! I just couldn't risk it!

diddly74

Yes thank Unixgirluk I did see your posting about my garage door and I have spent more than a few minutes perusing the said garage door and trying to see if I can make it work in our garage! Watch this space for progress lol.

Explained my idea for curtain on the garage/kitchen door to hubby this evening - which he instantly pooh poohed - but I rarely listen to him anyway lol so will get that sorted soon.:rotfl:

toontron

parsonswife8 wrote: »

You may find it relatively easy to cope, but a lot of people on this forum do not.

Many of us live in fairly urban areas, but may not be able to get about when there is snow and ice. I, for instance, am very unsteady on my feet, after having about 9 falls and ended up on crutches a few times and cannot even walk to our car outside, if there is ice between our front door and the car.

You need to think of those who are not as able as yourself, when they find themselves snowed in, or they have ice on their paths.

And the major supermarkets did not deliver around here for at least a week, as the roads were not gritted, so we were stuffed, as far as that was concerned.

So, if we did not have a store cupboard, we would have been knackered.

Don't think that everyone is in your own situation, because they are not.

Nope, indeed they are not, I agree, not everyone lives eight miles from the nearest shop (which is a post office), not everyone lives at the top of a mountain that is never gritted, and not everyone has a private water supply (because there are no mains), which runs off the electricity, and of course not forgetting that the supermarkets don't deliver here in any weather. We tend to have five feet of drifting snow here when we get it heavy. I shall from now on count my blessings.

the_cat

toontron wrote: »

Nope, indeed they are not, I agree, not everyone lives eight miles from the nearest shop (which is a post office), not everyone lives at the top of a mountain that is never gritted, and not everyone has a private water supply (because there are no mains), which runs off the electricity, and of course not forgetting that the supermarkets don't deliver here in any weather. We tend to have five feet of drifting snow here when we get it heavy. I shall from now on count my blessings.

So with these problems, you obviously plan ahead and have supplies in to deal with your particular problems

How exactly that makes you different to the other posters, I'm not sure (insert confused smilie:D) They may have different reasons, but they are no less valid

rosieben

toontron wrote: »

Maybe I find it odd because, as I said, I live in a seriously isolated spot, so its "normal" for us to have emergency things in place, we can get the snow here at the start of December, then generally off and on for a couple of months (DS had snow on his birthday this year - in April!). Basically if there is snow in Wales, it lands on me, so these things are just everyday to me. Obviously I dont have a clue where the other posters live, whether they are rural, semi-rural or in towns, but I am betting that there are very few on here that would have serious problems in the event of a few days bad weather.

so in actual fact you do the sort of things mentioned on this thread? I don't understand why you think its seige mentality? its not just people living in the middle of nowhere who get stuck without food (see how quickly the supermarkets run out of basics at the first snowfall or lorry drivers' strike or petrol shortage) or to have powercuts or to be without water; lots of minor emergencies we have in this country can cause problems for days on end so it makes sense to be prepared and then we're not adding to the panic when there is a problem!