A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

Popperwell

fuddle wrote: »

Going to get drenched on the school run, and it's thundering I don't like ominous thunder atmosphere but not scared. It's an adventure although should I not put my umbrella up? It's metal!

DH is fishing tonight. Stupid man. It means a tea of cheese on toast for us because only do a big meal for him. Been told to add a splash of worcester sause on it so going to try it.

I finished my first leg warmer It'l take another fortnight to do the other

Shopping coming tonight. It consists of store cupboard staples, tins of beans/soups/fruit, and water.

Fuddle,
Well we live in the same county so I know what weather you are experiencing:(:mad:these last two days have been exceptionally bad. And yet as I write this it was quite warm and sunny outside but I think it is changing again. On the way home from the hospital(everything was fine at the check up:D)the ambulance driver said to us all that the weather is set to be very bad for at least the next three days and he said it was likely we may even get power cuts...he said it was very bad over Durham this morning with thunder and lightening too.

Seeing that you mentioned fishing, I may not be able to afford it in the future but for tomorrow'a meal I have bought some Rainbow Trout so that will make me bother to do something special for the evening meal.

Well done with the leg warmer;)

I have been stocking up stables again like you and I spent more than I wanted as I decided I need to tidy my stock of food up as I am getting mixed up with dates and cannot always find everything so I bought some storage boxes(I'd have liked tops for the boxes)but that made them more expensive and I found some being sold at half price(£3)but if you purchased two they were only £5. So I bought four. If they work I may buy some more.

I'll try and keep similar items together, may write a list of what I have and the dates and then it will be easier to avoid things being out of date and what to replace as I use something...

Popperwell

PAH my landlord(a kind of Housing Association)has all but stopped doing gardens for the elderly and ill but they'll be the first to complain if it gets untidy so I have to pay for a gardener every three or four weeks. He does it at a reasonable price but if money gets tighter it could be a problem...and as he's older himself I don't know how much more another person would charge...

Popperwell

mardatha wrote: »

PAH thats a scam - what a load of nonsense! Tell her you're on benefits and have no money in the house at all and are really skint - then she wont bother you again!

Sounds like scam to me too...

fuddle

Popperwell, I haven't seen the weather for the weekend so will go check. I saw on facebook people talking about how bad it's meant to get for us. Must go check. I'll go hunt out my camping stove just in case.

By the time I logged off pops can I call you that? it had brightened up and we were sweltering.

So pleased you were ok at the hospital.

I have a list of everything that's in my cupboard. I don't have more than 2 of each item so I know I'm going to use them within their dates (my meal plans rely on it) but as soon as I take one out of the cupboard I write it down so I know it must be replaced as soon as.

I love cheese and onion toasties so will love cheese and onion on toast

Popperwell

Quite near to Darlington...

Funny you should mention camping stoves Fuddle...I have never been camping but I have been tempted to purchase a stove for emergencies but would not know which to buy and then how to decide which canisters to buy to match it(and how easy they are to connect up)but if you have ideas...it could be handy in an emergency, at least I could have a simple hot meal or a cup of tea...

Yes you can call me Pops:p

Elsewhere I have another on screen name and it gets changed to all kinds of alternatives and in some ways it's more informal and friendly...

VJsmum

fuddle wrote: »

Do you think 16oC is too cold in the winter? We only want to keep the chill off :cool:

I have to admit 16 degrees would be too cold for me - mine is at about 18 and we wear jumpers and use fleecy blankets when sat watching TV. It really makes a difference having those cheap fleeces. In Denmark and Sweden they have them on all the outside seating of chairs and restaurants - I guess it means that people can sit outside for a greater part of the year.

Good luck with the knitting. I am trying to finish a sleeveless top in a linen "wool". I am on holiday (I know, more travel!!) in 2 weeks time and it will probably be the only chance I get to wear it. After that I have some chunky wool and a lovely chunky short sleeved cardi to knit for winter - the kind you would wear a jumper under. This was purchased after everyone was talking about Kemps!! No willpower - I really am pathetic!

Just been shopping with DD - DS was well enough to leave for an hour - blimey I'll be glad when she's back at school, she is costing me a fortune! She is currently making a spiderman cake for which I had to buy a myriad of different food colouring. It is her birthday in 2 weeks and she says if it goes well she is going to make one for her birthday and therefore I will save money. But that doesn't account for pot noodles, Mr Benjamins egg fried rice (or Mr Benedict to tie in with her latest obsession - Sherlock, though I must say I wouldn't kick him ou.... ) er where was i? Honestly, I spend all my time cooking good nourishing, often organic, food from scratch and she wants to buy pot bl00dy noodle.

I am a fork egg masher myself, though I do like the idea of the mini chopper (oo err missus), so might give that a whirl - whirl!! Geddit? :rotfl:

OK - I'll get me coat

Mrs_Chip

Popperwell - I would suggest one of these - I have a couple. They are very easy to use, the bottles are simple to put in and easy to buy. A double ring version is available for about £30 but I find the one ring fine for cooking a fry up or whatever. If you shop around you might find one a bit cheaper, but you do get the spare gas with this one .

SpikyHedgehog

Byatt wrote: »

Talking of bins, :eek::eek: I always clean my compost bins, even though I use bags, and the big blue one was beautifully cleaned once with bleach and suds, put out thinking how pleased I was. After the recycling team left, I went out get it...instead of my beautiful clean one was a manky, disgusting, food stuck to sides blue bin!! Whoever used it didn't even use bags or newspaper and it looked like it had never been cleaned since first given out. :eek: I did a search for mine, but couldn't find it, but most bins had been taken in anyway. I always wondered what the person thought when they saw my bin, nice and clean...I had my suspects and really wanted to march into their house and say, hand over the bin NOW!! :rotfl::o:eek::mad:

and then I had to clean someone else's carp...

Last time my neighbour 'accidentally' took my brown bin instead of theirs, Mr Next-door had already filled MY nice clean compostable waste bin with half his garden, including large amounts of turf... I waited the fortnight till emptied again, got my bin back asap & went over the marker pen address with tippex. I have also now added flowery stickers so it's clearly my bin.

Had to phone Dom & Gen for washing machine repair last night as the machine had shaken itself half way across the kitchen floor. Of course, I can't have an engineer till next week. The person who booked the appt tried to sell me a year's supply of 'h0tpoint recommended' stuff to put in the machine once a month on a boil wash to keep it clean, for the bargain price of £14. No thank you.

Then I went to put DS2 to bed after Cubs & discovered he'd wet the bed the night before. So had to wash his sheets in the bath, lug the heavy basket downstairs, hang out overnight. Luckily we've dry weather here, & everything but the pillow had stopped dripping by this morning.

fuddle

I second that design. I'm a seasoned camper and have a one the same as Mrs C suggested and it uses those canisters that are in the picture. You can get the canisters at any camping/caravan place/outdoor wear store. A pack of 4 butane is around £6 - one gas canister will get you a few tins of beans warmed up and a couple of little kettles boiled. Well worth having for emergencies.

Pops be careful, we'll have you spending all your money at this rate :rotfl:

Mrs_Chip

We use ours up in the garden to boil the kettle for tea and now and again an al fresco fry-up . Mr C can work it on his own, so anyone can :rotfl:. We find the gas lasts ages, but we have only got a little kettle!