Preparedness for when

Chipps

GreyQueen wrote: »

It's an MR slowcooker and I haven't used it for a couple of months and when I got it out of the box today, the brown ceramic pottery dish was covered in fuzzy grey mould.:( On the inside and the outside.

Close examination revealed that the pot is badly glaze-cracked inside and out.

I'm dead ticked as I've only had it a year, have used it less than 20 times and am always very careful about not subjecting crocks to thermal shocks but putting them in water/ water in them etc until stone cold. Once I've washed the pottery bit up and dried it, I let it air-dry for several hours before assembling it back into its box where it lives in a warm sitting room.

I can't for the life of me think that anything I've done to the SC has done could have contributed to this glaze-cracking, can you? I used to share a flat with a potter and recall that glaze cracking happens when the body of the pot expands faster than the glaze but can't see how that could have happened.

I've washed it up again, it's air-drying and I'm contemplating taking it back to the shop to have a good whinge.

Anyone else had the same thing happen to their SC and do you know what caused it?

Hi. I had a lovely French dish that went like that - the glaze cracked - looked quite nice - until I took it out of the cupboard one day and it was all covered in mould. Tried cleaning it, but no luck. I hate having to throw things away, especially things I like, but there was no other choice.
But as your SC is quite new, it is probably worth getting in touch with MR and seeing if they will replace it.

missrlr

S has HTF , DH work messed up we are now on reduced income as of 01Nov. Not legal so fighting it but on top of mortgage increase this and next month til sorted will be like a ducks bum here.

Caterina

2T poor you, hope your broken tooth gets sorted soon and without trouble or pain!

missrlr sorry about you DH work problems, good for you for fighting it. Best wishes for a successful and speedy resolution. You know, at least, that being an OSer and a prepper will keep you going and you will cope much better than so many who find themselves in the same position but don't have your skills. This forum is invaluable to offer you support and advice.

TeaCake

Sorry to read about everyones problems, I hope things pick up / start to be better / appointments for dentists come sooner rather than later x



I was just browsing that essex website link posted a few posts back and found this: http://microsites.essexcc.gov.uk/microsites/essex_resilience/documents/EmergBooklet.pdf
The last thing listed on the bottom of checklist on the sixth page, do you think the writer reads this thread :rotfl:

2tonsils

Caterina wrote: »

2T poor you, hope your broken tooth gets sorted soon and without trouble or pain!

missrlr sorry about you DH work problems, good for you for fighting it. Best wishes for a successful and speedy resolution. You know, at least, that being an OSer and a prepper will keep you going and you will cope much better than so many who find themselves in the same position but don't have your skills. This forum is invaluable to offer you support and advice.

Thanks...its not hurting me as its the one I had a root canal done on in March. It was obviously weakened as I only bit a soft bun! Why does it always happen at the weekend when they are not open? I have to go to a private dentist so hope to get in when they open on Monday. Just hoping they are not on strike. Having soft food in the meantime and about to make a rice pudding in the slow cooker so I can feast on that..will be having corn beef hash for lunch and had a protein/banana/honey shake for brekkie. I won't starve lol.....last time I had a problem I cooked liver onions mash and broccoli and then blended it as I was starving...food never tasted better lol. I was three weeks on soft food while they sorted the root canal out.......the first night I was allowed to eat my husband took me to a Freemason's dinner dance....they fed me two huge steaks and I demolished the lot.....ha ha:rotfl:

What you say is true...no matter what version of the SHTF happens to us (we all seem to have different ones) we will be able to cope with the great information on here and the loving support we get on this thread.

Speaking of the SHTF.........its looking very dodgy with the Greek government , the Euro and not getting the bailout. The newspapers world wide are full of it and the word is that they won't be told anything till the end of the month about the money that was delayed from August. Personally I think its far too late to save Greece and they should stop the euro right now.....

Butterfly_Brain

I agree 2tonsils Greece would be better off going bankrupt, getting out of the Euro and EU and starting from scratch. Iceland did it and are now thriving.

Popperwell

I noticed that it barely was passed by the Greek Parliament(three I believe)and has been said there is a delay on being told you will receive the bailout as you have passed all the conditions we wanted you to do.

Now being cynical is the delay because in reality the other countries paying the money to Greece are actually in quite a state themselves? That they are not being totally honest...I still don't think we are being told everything over here about our own situation...

mardatha

Did Iceland leave the EU butterfly? I do really admire them, they just got on with it and dealt with it - not the usual passing the buck and fudging that our lot do.

missrlr

2T hope the tooth gets sorted soon. Rice pudding, sounds yummy might have to create some of that soon too!

mardatha

TONSILS - on another forum somebody has a stash of anti epilepsy drugs she stashed but is now off them. She was saying how sad it was that people with her condition in Greece have no meds. Would it be possible to send that over to you or anybody over there who might use it?