Preparedness for when

pineapple

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

As a fifty something arthritic I feel your pain

I don't know whether it's arthritis or not but when I have been scrabbling around on my hands and knees trying to get the dog's ball from under the sofa I can't get up!
It takes a great effort and willpower to push myself up.
You should see me getting out of the bath.
Or maybe not :rotfl:

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I went to Ikea today and they have reduced some wall candle sconces with big copper coloured reflectors that I've been coveting for a long time down from £15 each to £7 each and as we came second in the pub quiz last week I have invested my winnings and aquired two of them. They take a big pillar candle and I'm geniunely amazed at the amount of light the reflectors are pushing out from behind the candle. I think they are a very good investment and they are called ANGENAM. There were half a dozen of them on the shelf so if anyone is interested it might be worth a look, Lyn xxx.

Butterfly_Brain

Perplexed_Pineapple wrote: »

Evening all.... haven't properly caught up yet but came across a bit of good ol' tin hattery regarding energy shortfalls on AEP's blog as we might expect:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10781229/Europe-braces-for-gas-showdown-with-Russia-helped-by-Japans-nuclear-restart.html
Personally I'll continue to work on making the house more energy effficient (the summer is a good time to pick up cheap/free insulation) and building up a woodpile. No wood-burning stove yet but if the gas gets cut off I think we have some trendier neighbours who would be willing to share their facilities if we could supply fuel

We invested in a multifuel stove just before Christmas and DH has just built a wood store and coal bunker (Might get him to build another one of each just in case) We have started filling the woodstore and are buying a couple of bags of coal a week to build up a good stock before winter gets here.



Not bad from old pallets

I will be offline for a few days because I am having my first carpal tunnel done tomorrow.

Byeeeeee for now x

Butterfly_Brain

More piccies of the woodstore




I have a clever hubby, he is waiting for some more pallets (supplied by a friend who has a business) and he will build a kindling store as well

mrsmortenharket

Thank you for all the growing tips.
I shall get started on the garden next week
x

jk0

Was it here that someone mentioned they had laid in stocks of tinned pât! recently?

I'd forgotten that as a child that was how we bought it, but I haven't seen any for years. Where do they sell it?

Edit: Bl**dy hell. I don't know what's wrong with the word P â t (acute e).:)

Butterfly_Brain

jko it happens with any word with an accute letter, even Caf! !

Lol just write it like this.............. cafe

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JKO look in the Polish section of world foods in Mr.T and you will find tins of p a t e and also foil tins of the same. A health food shop will have tubes of Granose p a t e in various flavours and if you get to the near continent, or know anyone who is going you will get glass jars of p a t e in lots of different meats. Hope that helps, Lyn xxx. If you have a B & M anywhere in reach they often have the small foil tins in packs of 3 and there is one decent portion in each tin so no opened tins to keep cool as you can use it all at once.

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daz378 wrote: »

but would it be irresponsible to store any more?

I don't see why it would be.

People store aerosol cans, eg. deodorant, hairspray (I don't personally have any hairspray ), fly killer, furniture polish, etc.

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pineapple wrote: »

but when I have been scrabbling around on my hands and knees trying to get the dog's ball from under the sofa I can't get up!

Have you tried Viagra?