Preparedness for when

Frugalsod

Do you think you caught one of those interweb viruses? Get well soon.

Frugalsod

if you are not worried about Global Nuclear Proliferation maybe you should be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBXPPTCo-9c

Karmacat

Frugalsod wrote: »

Do you think you caught one of those interweb viruses? Get well soon.

Norty Frugalsod :rotfl:


But yes, get well soon, Mrs LW.

1Tonsil

Just when we were all distracted with the stories of the migrants and the cyclone that is going to hit us tomorrow night, a huge fire has broken out in the north of the island. The undergrowth is tinder dry and the wind is gusty in some areas. It broke out as night fell, so no fire planes can fly to put it out. All available fire trucks have gone up there. It is some distance from me but I am getting updates from folks in the area. I do hope everyone stays safe. It is spreading quickly in the winds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RF_UHBkthU

Frugalsod

I have seen that 1.4 million Brits have been signing petitions to get David Cameron to take more refugees. It is a good sign that we still have significant numbers willing to stand up for others, and not be completely selfish.

SpikyHedgehog

kittie wrote: »

dehydrators
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/139707

Best for me is lock n lock rectangular boxes, which stack easily. Dehydrated foods should be kept out of the light. Under stairs is a good place or in a kitchen cupboard. I keep masses of dehydrated foods in my well insulated dark shed. After dehydrating I always let cool and then pack into the boxes, leaving them out overnight. Look for moisture inside the lid next day

Any airtight container will do, jam jars etc. Run through the dishwasher or wash and put in the oven at about 120. Switch oven off when it gets to that temperature and just leave to cold

Nothing has ever gone moist or bad but I always carry on dehydrating overnight on a low setting if I am not sure as with french beans.

I threw out all the carrots, hated the flavour after dehydrating them. Mushrooms, onions, green beans, beetroot, celery, potatoes etc are all good some need part cooking like the potatoes. I use a mandolin to get even slices. Some veg like sweet potato dehydrate well when cooked and mushed. Sliced tomatoes if there is a glut, not this year. The beetroot is lovely in a stew. Caulie has a foul stink, I`ll never do that again

I have used costco ziplock bags but they didn`t keep the goods in good condition. Lock n lock I have found to be far and away the best. I have dried foods in my shed from 3 years ago and they still as good as new

I guess you put the lock & lock boxes through the dishwasher, Kittie? I don't have one so have only sterilised glass jars & metal lids in the oven, or used the plastic boxes to store stuff in the freezer.

grandma247 wrote: »

I crush spinach and kale into stews and soups and tell the kids it is herbs

Any time we have fresh spinach left over (Ds2 loves spinach salad) I freeze it and then crush it into tiny bits to add to bolognaise type sauces. DS2 won't eat stews or thick soups, but he'll eat chillis, currys or bolognaise. And I assure him they're all meant to have green in them...!

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'Interweb virus' it IS!!! love it, ha, ha, ha!!! Feel like I've been grated and then filled with feathers but being here makes me smile, thank you!!!

1Tonsil

Has anyone else been giving some thought to the difficulties volunteer hosts might face if they take the migrants into their homes? For instance, how long would they stay and who would provide the food to feed them and money to clothe them? Would you be expected to keep the house quiet while they pray several times a day? Would you ban pork from the house in order not to upset them? How on earth would you cope with the language barrier and the bureaucracy involved in helping them settle? I know these are strange thoughts, but I am a practical sort of person and I was thinking of the technicalities. I must admit, I find it difficult sometimes to cope with visitors who disrupt the household when they visit. The thought of having to cope with absolute strangers in the house makes me feel nervous.

ALIBOBSY

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

The man on the news said today that ALL the homes affected by the Criptosporidium contamination were now able to use their tap water without boiling it, ALIBOBSY I hope that includes you too? It must have been a Herculean task to have to boil water for such a length of time. I so hope you are in the clear now and able to all have a bath if you want one and as many cups of lovely cold water as you could possibly want!

Yep thanks we were in about the third group to get the boil water ban lifted, sooooooo much easier. MIL was in first group and they had their compensation this week, £50. We have been told we will be given £55, which given the disruption and all the bloody boiling seems a bit of an insult, but at least they are paying quickly. Just hope it doesn't happy again.


Ali

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I think it would be very difficult 1T, what is normal routine and daily life for us might not be comfortable for them and not knowing customs and conventions from Syria would make it worrisome for anyone supplying the accommodation here. I'm impressed at how many of the people from the middle east have English, not always perfect but some, but if there was a language barrier too it would make for a very stressful situation and the food being unfamiliar wouldn't help the refugees, so many things to factor in I think it would be a very brave person who considered being that generous.

Hi ALI so pleased you're in the clear now that must have seemed to go on forever, glad it's all over now, Lyn xxx.