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mardatha wrote: »

There is nothing remotely silly about stocking up on food...our grannies & before them all did it because they lived in uncertain times.
We are living in uncertain times !
At the very least, it stops you having to run out in bad weather snow and ice. You just eat from the front of the cupboard and put new stuff at the back. A shop in the comfort of your own hoose

yes thats what we have always done. I always have full cupboards as it is just down to good housekeeping but there is a world of difference between that and hoarding

Chocolate on the other hand
http://www.katu.com/news/107301858.html :eek:

Rowan9

Goodness - a blast from the past - I used to read the walkslowlylivewildly blog years ago when she only had one daughter and they were travelling & living in their dormo!
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Pitlanepiglet

kittie wrote: »

yes thats what we have always done. I always have full cupboards as it is just down to good housekeeping but there is a world of difference between that and hoarding

I don't think anyone was suggesting hoarding, a number of us were suggesting that in view of increasing inflation and to provide a safety net we would stock up, not that we would go and buy every packet of flour in the store whilst fighting off others with our umbrellas....

Softstuff

ceridwen wrote: »

I'd be interested to hear the answer to this too - as I am currently wondering whether to buy a tv again - and assume comments to date mean I need it to be an LED one (ie to be low on fuel use)?

I've heard plasma ones use loadsa electric - but when I went on a "sussing out mission" in a shop recently and was commenting that I was wondering whether to buy one again and didnt know what was what the shop assistant instantly told me "You will only want a small tv anyway - and plasma ones start at (?but it was huge size)".

We went out and purchased a new tv before Christmas. In Australia we have an energy rating and usage amount sticker on every appliance (I'm sure that's information you could get in a good electrical store). The old versions of plasmas (and still cheap brands), use a lot, they emit it as heat. The newer versions, some brands call them "neoplasmas", use less and run cool.

We have a new plasma now. They do come in smaller sizes, but you'd have to be careful of it being a newer version.

kitschy

Pitlanepiglet wrote: »

I don't think anyone was suggesting hoarding, a number of us were suggesting that in view of increasing inflation and to provide a safety net we would stock up, not that we would go and buy every packet of flour in the store whilst fighting off others with our umbrellas....

Speak for yourself Piglet In the first big snow last year it was elbows out, and full trolley ahead in our Mr S - I smugly walked past all the numpties skidding around the car park and stocked up on Flakes as I had had a call from a friend who worked there saying they'd been YS down to 8p each. I already had everything else, but I did get some looks when I had all 30 odd in my basket :rotfl:

grandma247

Update on the potato water bread. I tried it twice today in the bm and both loaves are lovely. The first one was bigger because I set it to make dough instead of fast bake so had to switch to bake when I got home from taking dd and gds3 home. I was a little disappointed not to come home to cooked bread but it cooked while the tea was on and we had some with our one pan stew. It was gorgeous and soft on the inside and a thin crispy crust because we had it warm straight from the tin. This was medium wholemeal chappati flour and I used a different recipe to my usual one so no eggs and dried milk instead of wet.

Justamum

Primrose wrote: »

If he eats that much, why can't he buy his own ?

He does buy it - he's the one who goes out and earns the money! We don't have "his" and "hers" money. I just budget with it.

Justamum

ceridwen wrote: »

so what DO people do if they just sit and listen to the radio then? I dont knit, sew or crochet - and know just how useless I've been when I tried to learn:(. So - any other suggestions?

The reason I like listening to the radio is that I don't have to devote my entire attention to it - it's on while I'm cleaning, cooking, even reading. I think that's why I find telly watching a waste of time on the whole .

kezlou

Hi everyone!

Well i woke up today with the aim of not spending any money. Well i failed dramatically ended up spendng a fortune on colour ink, office stickers, pritt stick etc Basically coddy used up everything we had in, for his school project.

But on the plus side, decided to venture out armed with my £5 m & s determined to spend it on food. Quite chuffed as i'm now armed with 1kilo of mince, 1 pack of sausages, bagels and mussels as a treat for the boys. Not too bad i think, can tell were having this month lol


I think its good to have a store cupboard, in my case its a nessictity, lack of money etc. Its lasted us well so far.

Thanks for the link ceriden

ChocClare

I listen to Radio 4 on iplayer - a whole week of a book at bedtime, the plays, the shows I've missed. I do usually knit to it or sew, but I also have been known to have it on the radio while I'm painting a room, or on iplayer if I'm doing something less messy (like decluttering my sewing room, which is a Forth Bridge sort of a job).

There are utter gems on Radio 4, many of which are on while I'm at work, so iplayer is the greatest invention ever for that (unlike for tv programmes, where the fact that I'm in the middle of nowhere means I have to watch programmes on iplayer in 15-second bursts :mad:).

Radio 4 was my lifeline to the UK when I lived in Paris, as I had no telly and it was pre-internet days. I remember vividly listening to The Archers (never listened to it since, LOL), Front Row, Woman's Hour, all the plays, all the books at bedtime and all the funny little odd programmes they have on. I even heard my mum singing on the radio while I was in Paris - her singing group was featured on some programme and I recognised her voice (which she was very cross about as she said I shouldn't be able to pick out her voice from the rest of the group :rotfl:) which made me even more homesick!

Most importantly, without Radio 4, I would never have heard of Bleak Expectations, nor snorted my tea out of my nose (and other unladylike reactions) at the wonderful doings of Messrs Pip Bin, Harry Biscuit and Gently Benevolent. If you've never heard of it either, I challenge you to listen to it and not cry laughing. Wonderful stuff.