make do and mend for tougher times

katieowl_2

VJsmum wrote: »

Onions, celery, leek, mushrooms

Phew, what a relief. No actual minging bits then I was imagining sort of odds and ends of tripe, a shrivelled tomato and half a cup of furry baked beans :rotfl:

Kate

craigywv

Hi all just thought i would share my experience of tonight with yourselves....came home at 8.45 was in mr twith 9 yr old son oh at work turned lights on in kitchen walking through door and it exploded big bang child screaming as its anear full moon werewolves will get us deaf dog also blind in 1 eye oblivious to the whole scenario running around yelping because we were home , bags of ys stuff all over the floor me in a blind panick over 2 freezers full of grub no electric, thoughts of it defrosting and in darkness!!! NIGHTMARE! then i remembered my wind up torch purchased 2 weeks ago in the emergency drawer! ran and got it with a 9 yr old up the back of my jumper and deaf dog who had managed to get a bag of peppers out of the bags and was running out back door into darkness with them, used torch in electric box think need fuse but thank the lord only downstairs lights off not sockets so freezers still working and plugged in lamps. That was an hour ago son sleeping now as is dog ...peppers nowhere to be found as outside not lighting so in garden somewhere.....reason i telling you all this is because 1 month ago i wouldnt have had a wind up torch costing me 99p that saved the day. THANK-YOU ALL FOR SAVING MY LIFE TONIGHT!!! as its through reading these threads i have got in stuff that i would normally have walked past in shops saying , "sure id never need that" well i did and thanks again....you can never be too prepared xxxxx:)

hunters

I have a torch app on my phone which is always in my pocket, you can download the app too.

tryingtobethrifty

shegar wrote: »

They also have adult sizes sleep suits with feet in , they look lovely, trouble is im too short and spec id be forever pulling them up:mad:........

I was so sick of pulling mine up last year (I'm WELL under 5ft:D) that I cut the feet off, took some of the leg length off and re-attached the feet. Doesn't look perfect but at least I have nice all in ones and am toasty warm without tripping. You could always take feet off completely and shorten legs then just wear thick socks over the top.

MrsCD

monnagran wrote: »

I've got to tell you.

Just had a call from the lovely young man who came to see what we do at the drop in and now comes every week. He is really attached to the Drug and Alcohol addiction org. He has been on the case of our chap who arrived with just the clothes he stood up in and has since been sleeping behind some bushes in the park. I might have said that on Sunday he was wet to the skin after sleeping out in torrential rain. Well, our dear blue haired helper rang me to say he has got him into a Hostel where he can stay until there is proper accommodation for him.:j:j:j:j:j I feel ecstatic. I will be able to sleep tonight knowing that he isn't out in the heavy downpours we have been having. It just shows what can be done if you know the right people.;)

Sorry if I'm boring but I had to share this with someone.

Just popping in (if you don't mind), to say WOW :T It's great news monnagran. I'm so pleased that there are people who REALLY care and do something about things. Whenever the weather's rotten - cold, wet, ice or snow - I wonder about homeless folks and hope that they have somewhere to stay for the night. Thanks for all that you do.

craigywv wrote: »

Hi all just thought i would share my experience of tonight with yourselves....came home at 8.45 was in mr twith 9 yr old son oh at work turned lights on in kitchen walking through door and it exploded big bang child screaming as its anear full moon werewolves will get us deaf dog also blind in 1 eye oblivious to the whole scenario running around yelping because we were home , bags of ys stuff all over the floor me in a blind panick over 2 freezers full of grub no electric, thoughts of it defrosting and in darkness!!! NIGHTMARE! then i remembered my wind up torch purchased 2 weeks ago in the emergency drawer! ran and got it with a 9 yr old up the back of my jumper and deaf dog who had managed to get a bag of peppers out of the bags and was running out back door into darkness with them, used torch in electric box think need fuse but thank the lord only downstairs lights off not sockets so freezers still working and plugged in lamps. That was an hour ago son sleeping now as is dog ...peppers nowhere to be found as outside not lighting so in garden somewhere.....reason i telling you all this is because 1 month ago i wouldnt have had a wind up torch costing me 99p that saved the day. THANK-YOU ALL FOR SAVING MY LIFE TONIGHT!!! as its through reading these threads i have got in stuff that i would normally have walked past in shops saying , "sure id never need that" well i did and thanks again....you can never be too prepared xxxxx:)

Oh dear, craigywv! That must have been awful for you, your son and doggy. No wonder they're fast asleep - they'll be worn out with the shock of it all. At least it was something you can put right fairly easily. Well done for having your torch and knowing where it was :T Sleep well.

ginnyknit

Oh craigywv, sounds like chaos, hope you are laughing at it all now. I See prepping is a good idea all you doubting Thomas's.

monnagran, thats lovely to hear, I am so pleased the chap got sorted. The thought of people in distress really upsets me.

Our killer cairn/ pomeranian cross - think cute mop on little legs with attitude would destroy any animal that came near me except the night he walked in with a ferret. They trotted in like old friends. However OH jumped on the couch yelling apparently cos he had bare feet and thought the ferrret would bite them ???? In those days he was a fit tough builder afraid of no man used to army manouveres where you hunt for food ???

I threw the dog in the kitchen, pushed OH upstairs, locked said ferret in living room and ran down the street in my sexy black nightie and mac to a guy who kept ferrets down the street. He was bemused but followed me home looked and said 'its a ferret, but its not mine, can I have it?' He held his hands out the animal jumped in his arms curled up and went to sleep. to this day hubby thinks we imagined it all except for the musky smell under the dining table that lingered for a few days.

D&DD

:rotfl:Ginny
Sorry not been in much today been a tad busy with lurgies,naughty doglets,etc

VJ's mum sorry to hear its flared up again with DD was hoping it had settled down for you X

Looks as though the toughie spirit is still shining through even with all the trials people are going through

XX

mardatha

If there's one thing I love, it's ferrets Apart from the smell lol. We've kept them when younger son was at home, we babysit his when he's away, and we have found some lost ones and rehomed them. They're cute, cuddly, funny, and mad.
(and very handy for obtaining free meat)

Possession

Monnogran that's such good news. : )
I'm chuckling at the torch tales at the same time as looking round my messy downstairs and thinking in the same situation I'd probably break my neck.

DD lost another tooth yesterday at school in the swimming pool. The boy who found it for her got 4 house points! But last night I wasn't feeling well and the tooth fairy didn't visit. : (
Now she doesn't exist and she's threatening Father Christmas too. Bad mummy. : (

Pooky

Possession wrote: »

Monnogran that's such good news. : )
I'm chuckling at the torch tales at the same time as looking round my messy downstairs and thinking in the same situation I'd probably break my neck.

DD lost another tooth yesterday at school in the swimming pool. The boy who found it for her got 4 house points! But last night I wasn't feeling well and the tooth fairy didn't visit. : (
Now she doesn't exist and she's threatening Father Christmas too. Bad mummy. : (

DD2s tooth fell out when we were having a BBQ in the garden one evening, I forgot all about it until she mentioned it the next morning, I quickly made up the excuse that the tooth fairy didn't come indoors unless she really had to so had probably left the money in the garden where DD had been sitting, told her to go get dressed and put some shoes on to go hunting....whilst she was upstairs I chucked 50p out into the grass in the right sort of area with a bit of glitter....DD was amazed when she found it :rotfl: the things we do for kids!