Preparedness for when

meme30

Snow here this morning! Looks like a couple of inches. Thankfully it's quite warm so I think it's going to thaw. The Grandchildren will love it though!

tina_malteser

Morning All still a fair amount of snow here, ive been checking on rail and road probs and glad to say things are so far so good,:T fingers crossed i won't get any delays going to glasgow,:j, so glad i got my cosy tights yesterday as they will certainly be getting used today:)
Stay safe and well x

thriftwizard

Morning all! Raining again down here in the deep South, but much milder than the last few days. Need to get out to the garage & quantify the food stocks in there; I have a feeling I need to update the oat supply!

D&DD

Afternoon all
Been a busy beaver today and while I was baking I had to top up loads of my kitchen cannisters,my understairs cupboard has the larger quantities in lock'n'locks so I'm now happily covered in flour,sugar and porridge crumbs lol
Its given me a chance to do a little stocktake too and I need to order some more vegemite,I get a dozen at a time from Amazon usually as its never really on offer anywhere.

After freezing my wotsits off yesterday weather is really mild here today..but still pertiddling down I am heartily sick of wet...

Popperwell

Funny isn't it I love Marmite now but have switched to Tesco's brand which saves money but it tastes ok to me...Vegimite, I have seen it and thought about trying it but have never have, perhaps I should.

countingthepennies

Just to take this thread off down another track a moment - and apologies if this has already been asked (I did do a search but couldnt find it) - but if we lose power over the winter, would it be ok to cook on a disposable BBQ in the house, maybe beside an open window? That probably sounds like a really stupid question, please dont shout at me :-)

Popperwell

Disposable BBQ no! A camping stove? perhaps especially if there is lots of ventilation such as windows open and/or access via a door to say an outdoor area. I bought a small camping stoe for emergencies and then was given advice/warnings on here...but for a quick simple meal or heating up say water for a hot drink or perhaps beans on toast I'm sure it would be ok...

Perfectly good question and worth asking CTP. Someone else will probably have a better idea on this and be along soon.

meme30

CTP:- I think Popperwell is right. It's a whole carbon monoxide poisoning thing I think. Better be safe than sorry.

2tonsils

Unfortunately we are still under a weather warning for the rest of the week. It's so changeable I can see why they say its dangerous...besides the gale force wind gusts and torrential rain we seem to be getting storms that start unexpectedly. I woke up at 4 this morning and thought we were having an earth tremor (usual at this time of year) and I realised it was the gusty wind making the roof and floors creak..once I realised that I went back to sleep again, then overlaid because it was so flaming dark!

Had a couple of hours of dry calm weather before it started again so set off for the bank and the post office...what a mistake that was, as everyone did the same thing and the road traffic was horrendous. Now safely home and it's gusting and raining again. One thing is certain, we will never get a water shortage at this rate. We did manage to get a nice lunch out while the weather was okay though, it was a very nice treat for us both and at least we got out of the house for a while.

My OH went up the loft and thank goodness the leak has stopped now the wind has changed direction to North west. That means it is blowing over the snow on the mountains and it doesn't bother going round you it goes straight through and chills you to the bone.

Time for my thermals to make an appearance again I think. While my OH was up the loft I got him to pass me the Christmas decorations so they are going up to cheer it up a bit. It's gloomy with the shutters locked shut but its better than them getting blown off in this wind. I can hear deep rumbling but don't know if its the wind or the thunder at the moment! No plans to go out again today and no real rush to go out tomorrow either.

Saw this earlier, interesting article it seems the authorities are doing their best to prevent people from getting into a panic about 21st December. As they point out though, some places are at risk for fuel and food shortages anyway so its best to stock up with supplies.


http://www.december212012.com/articles/news/Russia_attempts_to_quell_end-of-the-world_panic.htm

Oopps just had a glitch with our electric and the tv went off completely, time for me to go and unplug everything. I spoke to two friends here yesterday who had both lost their computers completely with the lightning and I don't want it to happen to any of our electricals. Later folks, stay warm , dry and safe! xxxx

D&DD

countingthepennies wrote: »

Just to take this thread off down another track a moment - and apologies if this has already been asked (I did do a search but couldnt find it) - but if we lose power over the winter, would it be ok to cook on a disposable BBQ in the house, maybe beside an open window? That probably sounds like a really stupid question, please dont shout at me :-)

Theres no such thing as a stupid question
Sorry, no its not advisable to use one indoors they have to be used somewhere very well ventilated.
Don't be tempted to use one in a gazebo or such either unless open sided as a poor mite lost her life again this year using one in a tent.

I have used my cobb in the greenhouse with the doors and windows wide open but it was extremely windy so very well ventilated.

Best to err on the safe side always