Preparedness for when

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True GQ and peeling beech nuts is tedious work but, if there were nothing else I'd have a go!!!

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Frugalsod wrote: »

Would Brussels sprout sandwiches being even more evil?:beer:

You would need to ask Leonard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6OdRibBSPo

:rotfl:

Mojisola

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

we have a fair few hazel/cob nut trees around our land, and normally the squirrels get to the nuts before me, but I noticed today they are still a fair few that are left.

Does anyone know how I would store them for Christmas??

They are so nice fresh from the trees, I wouldn't keep them til Christmas!

Frugalsod

1Tonsil wrote: »

On a personal level, though, I'm giving a small sigh of relief, having invested in a 5l can of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil yesterday, which on top of current stocks, should see us through until Spring. It's not often I'm ahead of the game...

It is not important to be ahead of the game all the time, but just on the really important ones and the life threatening occasions. The times that you fail motivate you to do better next time. I make mistakes but I hope that I get the crucial ones right.

jk0

Doesn't this sound exactly like one of the reasons we were told we needed to invade previously?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28823281

Frugalsod

jk0 wrote: »

Doesn't this sound exactly like one of the reasons we were told we needed to invade previously?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28823281

I do think that the break up of Iraq is probably inevitable now. Also considering those terrorists



are from cardiff maybe we should rethink our occupation of Wales as it seems to be radicalising them.

I suspect that it will be used as an excuse to abolish many civil liberties in future. While I do think that there is much more of a justification to send troops to aid the minorities that this seems more about protecting access to oil than a humanitarian effort.

GreyQueen

Yes, people in non-oily and unstrategic parts of the world are allowed to suffer appalling abuses without the western nations feeling the urgent need to intevene.

Not saying that it's right, btw, it just makes me very cynical.

1Tonsil

Frugalsod wrote: »

It is not important to be ahead of the game all the time, but just on the really important ones and the life threatening occasions. The times that you fail motivate you to do better next time. I make mistakes but I hope that I get the crucial ones right.

Sorry, but it wasn't me that posted about being ahead of the game and buying a 5 litre tin of oil, it was Thriftwizard.

I live in the middle of a wine and olive oil producing area. There are copious amounts of both still being given away by my neighbours . I have wine given but do not drink, so share it with friends and visitors. I buy my EV olive oil from an old man of 92 who still produces his own oil. I buy it at 3 euros a litre and he gives me free herbs,almonds and a bottle of wine when I buy it. He is closed in the winter so I get my stocks in to last me till he re opens. This year I may buy extra from him just in case. Even if I don't use it as food I can use it in the oil lamps in an emergency. I am not too worried about possible shortages of it here. I was only thinking of their livelihoods should the disease strike here.It would be a disaster.

We have a problem here today in that a big fire has broken out on the mountain in the centre of the island. It is way too windy for the fire helicopters and fire fighting planes to take off. The volunteers and six fire engines are doing their best but the wind is gale force and increasing fast. The fire is south of us.

I have just had to close all the storm shutters and clean the patio after my heavy window box ( full of new plants!) did a nose dive in the wind. How can wet soil spread so far? I had to pick it all up then hose down the patio after bunging the plants back in as best I could in the wind.

I had a near escape as well. We should have been going to a nearby island on the little ferry boat, for a murder mystery evening tonight. I panicked thinking about my lack of sailing skills and cancelled it, and that was before I knew about the gale force winds. I can get sick on a Lilo and was once desperately sea sick on the Ferry before it left the harbour in the UK.....:eek:

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A new strain of avian flu H5N6 has killed a man in China this month, a previous death in 2013 of a 73 year old woman also was this strain and the strain has been found in poultry recently in Vietnam. Apparently it's low pathogen and not necessarily needing poultry contact to catch it. Just a flag up on this to be aware that it's out there - not a percieved problem at the present time though.

winterstorage

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

A new strain of avian flu H5N6 has killed a man in China this month, a previous death in 2013 of a 73 year old woman also was this strain and the strain has been found in poultry recently in Vietnam. Apparently it's low pathogen and not necessarily needing poultry contact to catch it. Just a flag up on this to be aware that it's out there - not a percieved problem at the present time though.

according to avian flu talk the big one H5N! is nearly here, some more needed mutations has happened only a little way to go