Preparing for winter IV

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all freezer drawers sorted this am, trying to make room for early christmas stuff, all ordered for delivery this w/end. 2010 we were ice bound for 6 whole weeks. Just got to order more chocolate

bossymoo

Don't forget the chocolate

I've just bought some for what we are making for the school fayre, but I've put it in the loft as I just can't be trusted

quidsy

Still eating out the freezer, need to get mine empty for Christmas & also because a lot of it has been there for a while. The food cupboard is coming down nicely too. This weekend plan to re-org a lot of stuff, everything is a bit higgledy piggledy in there so want to be able to find gravy instead of buying another & then finding 3!

Once that is in some kind of order I can restock canned goods. Have plenty of dried goods, pasta, pulses, rice & lentils but need easy heating things, like soup, beans etc as well as the old trusty, pot noodle just in case we do get a power out.

oh, also need to restock the UHT milk & hide it, OHhas a bad habit of using it if we run out of fresh rather than visit the shop 2 minutes away!

quidsy

bossymoo wrote: »

Don't forget the chocolate

I've just bought some for what we are making for the school fayre, but I've put it in the loft as I just can't be trusted

That's what I do, I have a thorntons hamper & various chocolate oranges & others but if they are in the loft I never think about them but if I keep them downstairs I'd eat the lot.

muffin_man_7

Thanks kittie your post reminded me i need to get hot water bottles its better to have extra in case i cant find last years ones and if i do its a bonus warm feet at last
not sure if my area will be bad but after struggling in the past id prefere to prep even if that means stashing it in my bedroom my youngest shes 18in dec doesnt know the difference between prepping and hoarding and im just not well enough for the aggro it causes so stash it i must then ive got to decide if i need to keep it secretly just for me well i mean she cant expect me to share if i have to prep in secret now
So far ive got
Torches and Batteries some are rechargable
waterproof coat
Thermals long sleeve tops pack of 2 £6 mens ones they are much warmer than the womens and softer
Candles and Lighter
Throws for sofa
Body warmers this year in mr a sale
Scarves lots from jan sales
Gloves i remembered to get at least 2pairs of each colour so hopfully if i loose any i can still make a pair
Various d i y bits to make temporary repairs if needed learned this the hard way

STILL NEED
Waterproof footwear
Hot Water Bottles
water for stash
more food for stash
CHOCOLATE cant forget that
more socks mine keep going missing
Cant think of any thing else right now

mardatha

I wouldn't fill the freezer if you're expecting power cuts. I run mine down at this time of year, don't trust the power to stay on in bad weather here.

quidsy

mardatha wrote: »

I wouldn't fill the freezer if you're expecting power cuts. I run mine down at this time of year, don't trust the power to stay on in bad weather here.

Same, I also like mine empty for Christmas. Then left overs, carcasses etc can be stored for later.

fuddle

kittie much appreciated as always.

I think in general terms I only need to look at our car preps. The school run is over the road. DH could walk home if he needed, although very long it's quite doable and on safe roads. I am on zero hours so therefore not obliged to work, if it is too bad to drive I will request I do the local calls and do them on foot.

All that thought is fine but I do do a lot of work out of the area and snow doesn't just appear before 7am so winter car preps are my priority - they so should have been sorted by now!

mardatha

Scots weather forum talking about a change coming, some of them using charts and some using local knowledge as farmers, so I'm listening!