Preparedness for when

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Morning all, MAR my Dad used to pinch cauliflowers from the field margin when he lived in Lincolnshire but only because he knew they wouldn't be harvested but ploughed back in after the main harvest. He hated waste as much as I do. Funny thing this thread seems to be the flame that attracts moths again and again doesn't it? I'm not prone to panic and I don't get the impression that any of you are either and it is good to have forewarning of potential problems, they might not materialise but if they do, thanks to all of you we will be in a better position to cope with them. Thanks all Cheers Lynx.

mardatha

Well people pay money to get insider tips from stockbrokers and commodity traders, on future prices, so we're being real MS as we pass them on for free
They don't grow anything interesting here, just barley and oats and turnips - although not many of them any more, they just scatter them for the sheep in winter and I'm not pinching them cos you dono how old they are or where hell they been ! lol

GreyQueen

mardatha wrote: »

Did anybody else nip over the fence and steal turnips out of the fields when they were wee? - just wondering how it would look in the local paper if I did it now, got stuck on the bloody fence and got caught

They'd let you off, Mar, on grounds of being a pensioner, once they'd stopped PMSL. I'm planning to be a bad aassss ole lady once I'm old enough to get away with it.

When I used to go for country bike rides back in the day I used to take a plastic bag or two as there were usually veggies to be found in late summer/ early autumn on curves where the load had shifted. You could often get tatties, carrots and some times other bits and bobs like onions. Sugar beet were blimmin useless and could have you off your bike if you hit them unawares.

You discover interesting things that way, such as that woodlice are excessively fond of roadkill carrots.

One afternoon I came back proudly with my booty (carrots, onions and tatties) and showed them to Mum. Great! she cried and they were into the sink and into the casserole before you could say free lunch. I also saw a lot of tatties, inc some whoppers, wasting away on the Pembrokeshire coastal path, where the fields go almost to the cliff edge, a few years ago.

Always a good idea to have a poly bag or two and maybe a marg tub with you on your travels as you never know what may come to light, such as the Park n Ride in another city which is surrounded by blackthorns bearing lots of lovely sloes at this time of year.

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MAR you are as usual right on all points, have a good one Cheers Lyn x.

meme30

I completely forgot about nicking turnips when I was a kid! We did it at Halloween so we could carve them out. It used to be 'A penny for halloween?' followed very closely by 'Penny for the Guy?!' All the children did it around where I was growing up. (Rural suburb of Newcastle.) Not many of us were cheeky enough to follow that by Carol Singing round the doors though.
These days they are such different celebrations, which may not ring well with many but they are still forming precious memories for the children taking part. My Grandson 5's reaction to a screaming ghost hanging off a washing line...'Grandma! it's Awesome!' :rotfl: Easy pleased, but in years to come he will reminisce along with the best of them!

D&DD

Mar sorry to hear you're not feeling great still hope you're on the up again soon XXX If I tried getting over a fence I'd probably put my back out :cool:

MrsL very sensible post

Have got DS3 off with suspected flu and DS2 has just got up and puked..having a normal day here!

ooh and I forgot to add this for emergencies

GreyQueen

I had a Random Thought in the middle of the night, after having been in the Land of the Pound yesterday. I'd long since noticed that their Knights Castile soaps had gone from being 6 for £1 to being 5 for £1 and bethought me that they looked a little, y'know, smaller?

Had a quick squizz and they have indeed shrunk each bar from 100g to 90g which means your £1 bought you 600g of soap last September and now buys you 450g.

Gosh, am I glad I stocked up last year and will be good for soap for the next several years. All fits in a shopping bag, too.

If it isn't going up in price it's shrinking in size, often both at the same time, which is really taking the p*ss.

Actually, I have to literally take the...........to the GP for Proof of Cure testing to check that the anti-b's have done their job on my kidney infection. Oh my glamorous life - not!

Have a good day and here's hoping the worst of the weather has passed now. GQ x

maryb

:eek::eek::eek:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208665/The-A-PORK-alypse-coming-Bacon-pork-shortage-unavoidable-2013.html

This is serious - never mind Keep Calm and Carry on - Panic and Rush Around!!!:rotfl:

Not sure how my DH would cope without bacon and eggs for a Sunday breakfast treat. Mind you, I'm not sure he deserves it - I was very cross with him in a dream last night. I can't remember what it was about but I'm sure it was all his fault:D Funny isn't it, how you can wake up from something like that and feel quite as ruffled as if it had really happened

mardatha

Mrs L - I'm going to print that off and enlarge it 3ft high and stick it on the wall next to the RV's side of the bed.
I dreamt last night that we won or were given a top race horse, and I waited in the stable office as THE QUEEN signed a certificate for him. She was sat at a desk in the back office and I was at the counter .:D
I don't especially like horses (or the Q lol) in RL :rotfl::rotfl:
God a psychiatrist would have such a good time in this house...

Caterina

Mar, I dream of the Queen a lot, the other night though, while still in Italy, I dreamt of Mrs Thatcher instead LOL, it must have been because of the stress of having to deal with my family!