Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Blimey, never thought of that! The tommies (I have cans and cartons atm) are under the bed under one of the rolling trollies. Never saw mice around here in the conrete jungle although there are rats outside (two legged and four legged kinds). We have a fair few moggies around so anything small and squirmy would be taking its chances with the furry fiends.

There's always something extra to consider, isn't there?

bluebag

GreyQueen wrote: »

Blimey, never thought of that! The tommies (I have cans and cartons atm) are under the bed under one of the rolling trollies. Never saw mice around here in the conrete jungle although there are rats outside (two legged and four legged kinds). We have a fair few moggies around so anything small and squirmy would be taking its chances with the furry fiends.

There's always something extra to consider, isn't there?

You may want to keep an eye on the use by date too, I may be well wrong but I am sure the tinnies will keep a lot longer than the cartons.

Depends how big a supply you have, if it's a few weeks/ months then good stock rotation will sort that, but if you want something longer term then I personally think the tins are better.

GreyQueen

bluebag wrote: »

You may want to keep an eye on the use by date too, I may be well wrong but I am sure the tinnies will keep a lot longer than the cartons.

Depends how big a supply you have, if it's a few weeks/ months then good stock rotation will sort that, but if you want something longer term then I personally think the tins are better.

They're in date til June 2015.

I thought of that when shopping and the cartons are being sold with 2+ years on them whereas most tins of fruit and veg are in date for 18-24 months in my experience.

I suppose everybody checks the date on every can as they load up? You can get mixed date batches on shelves. Heck, I've seen mixed dates on the same tray, but I'm assuming that's a shelf-stacking issue as food factories (have worked in one) don't work like that.

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GreyQueen wrote: »

I suppose everybody checks the date on every can as they load up?

Not me.

I never check dates on cans.

Possession

westcoastscot wrote: »

Hi GQ go canny with the carton'd toms - we had a moose visit and it bit the corner off about 20 litres of soya milk - came home from work to a flood! Mice aren't a problem we usually have, and I guess with you being upwards it may not be an issue
WCS

edited to add, Hi Hester - happy to see your blog is back!

You'd have even more of a problem if an actual moose had bitten it.

GQ if people do ask what you'd like for your big birthday, perhaps they could all contribute towards a new laptop, recommended by your IT friend?
I have a similar problem when people ask what present I'd like, in that I don't actually need anything. (Well I do actually need some new trousers but I don't want anyone else choosing them for me).

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Not me.

I never check dates on cans.

Not even at point of purchase, to get the ones with the longest date? Gosh, you anarchist, you.....:rotfl:

Righty, off to play in the dirt for a while - the sun's shining intermittantly and it's pretty mild out there. This I know because I went to the hardware store an hour ago to buy a new hammer.

I love hardware stores so much.

pineapple

Well my hunky plasterer is coming next week as part of the 'titivate the house to sell' plan.
But dear me - there is so much that is crucial hanging on this decision - not least the various issues in this thread.
I found myself looking at the local holiday park which has a very nice year round residential section high up and away from things in a stunning location. I could downsize nicely here. Water is from a bore hole, sewage is communal septic tank. But the mains electricity and gas are controlled by and supplied by the site owners. Big red flag there....:(
Plus the occupants are probably 'mature', nosey and grumpy - much like me in fact!
Then I looked at community schemes oop north. There are a couple of interesting rural possibilities but the majority are no go - being inner city or catering for the communal nut cutlet eco warrior type and that's not me. :eek:
Was watching an interesting video on youtube where this guy bought a couple of acres in the middle of nowhere and set up a little cabin where he can be fairly self sufficient. Basic but doable - in US or Canada maybe. In UK, first find a truly lonely spot, then pay big bucks for it, then wage a big battle with the local council jobsworths who will insist you don't have permission to live there.
Or find a place - with permission - and pay a load more bucks.... :wall:
Found this interesting article looking at a specific case and the issues
http://www.off-grid.net/2012/03/15/british-family-outwits-the-planners/

Hard_Up_Hester

WCS, glad you enjoy it, it's taken me ages to get a new blog sorted and to find the energy to post.
GQ, all down to the Ex, he wasn't paying my stamp when we were running our own business, I'm not drawing my pension yet, I'm still working full time, aarrgh.
Hester

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I don't think I'd like a 'higher' standard of living, I quite like the one I've got at the moment. I suspect a higher one would involve going to expensive places that I won't like half so well as where I am now and spending silly amounts of money on vastly overpriced food and posessions that I would rather not have either. My thrifty DD1 has just had a small triumph by way of chancing her arm slightly - she wanted some boots for work, and saw some in a well known chain of shoe shops but they didn't have them in black. The shop assistant bought out a different pair too and they were black ones. DD debated and shop assistant offered her, unprompted 10% off. She wasn't sure and cheekily asked what they would knock off if she took both pairs and they said £25 so she did, and now has two pairs of boots for the price of 1 and a half!!! way to go that girl, she's her mothers daughter OK!!! Lyn xxx.

fuddle

I think a higher standard of living for me would be meats and cheeses, fruits and veg in abundance, being able to experiment with food and not worry about the costs but still, I dare say there would be scope for waste so how is that improvement. Just another want at the end of the day.

If an idea of a higher standard of living is to be able to consume more then I kind of think the standard we have now is pretty good too.

In all honesty if money was no object I would build myself a small home that was as economical/green/self sufficient as possible complete with small holding and relaxing garden.