THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

ivyleaf

Re empty shelves in supermarkets - if others were looking at the same link as I was, from MSN, you might have noticed the first picture was of empty shelves where there had been bottled water; probably not very surprising that that had sold out in this weather. I also read in another forum that a poster had seen people who seemed to be panic-buying meat and burgers for barbecues.

Elona_2

Having lived through a salt shortage, sugar shortage, coffee shortage and three day weeks with power cuts making candles, tea lights , torches and batteries almost impossible to get I am used to just getting a few extras when I can.

DH used to be amused at my "playing shops!" until the next door neighbour had work done and our water supply was cut off. While he was busy fretting I went to the garage to get a five litre bottle of water and made him a big mug of tea. The look on his face was priceless and he did not make fun of me again.

DDs used to look in the fridge and say there was nothing to eat and a half hour later they would be presented with home made pizza, eggs and chips, soup, home made rolls or a quiche etc. I used to find a sack of potatoes, onions, carrots, dried marrowfat peas, lentils etc could go a long way.

Cappella

Dig For Victory said:

but strawberry jam is dashed hard to hoard - the blighters keep eating it. Suggestions?! I did think of relabelling it but the chaps are not daft.

I used to store all delicious/tempting treat foods in the tea towel drawer covered with tea towels. I made sure there were tea towels in the kitchen, but it was the ONLY drawer my two never voluntarily opened Not a handy tip if you have a dish washer though sadly.

GreyQueen

One could hide them with the mending. Or the ladies' monthly supplies. The only limit is one's imagination........


I'm about to have a quarter-teaspoon of bicarb of soda dissolved in a mug of boiling water, then cooled to body heat. As recommnded by my complementary health practictioner. To be drunk before eating



Not to be done unless, like me, you have low BP. A helpful digestif and a small amount of salt won't go amiss in my mostly processed food free diet.


Also considering having a cool shower before bed, it's still over 30 c here and pretty unpleasant. Thumderstorms would be most welcome.Particularly if I get enough warning to unplug the router and all the IT diddly-wotsits.


keep cool, keep well, lovely peeps.

fuddle

Kittie can't post for a little while but she wanted me to pass on her words:

Will you put a post to say that I have finished all the
packing that I can do, was utterly shattered but happy and satisfied
when the removals man said they would co-operate fully with my plans.

Last night I did bite the bullet re preps and ordered tins of beans,
protein pasta and alfalfa seeds online to sprout. I am quite worried
about the weather implications, not brexit, farming has pretty well come
to a standstill here. No ploughing and almost all the trees in the
orchard around my house are now barren

I would have been on to warn about dry gritty eyes caused by low
humidity and also the fan. I am using moisturising eyelid wipes at the
moment, might have to get the humidifier out. I won`t be the only one.

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Thanks FUDS, you're a good 'un xxx.

Cappella

Thank you Fuddle. I've got dry gritty eyes myself and was wondering why. Please thank Kittie for me

fuddle

Capella kittie says

cappella and anyone else, a hot compress on closed eyes gives immediate
relief as it opens up the clogged oil glands. I used a flannel squeezed
from hot water in a pan. Then I went back to bed with a humidifier on
and they feel quite a bit better. A pan of steam in the kitchen will
help and using dark glasses outside, a big hat, even if shading, is not
enough. The hot air is drying eyes out and the windy hot air even whips
around glasses, I wear glasses and my eyes feel as though they have no
moisture. Drops help a bit, better than nothing. Drink more than you
think and remember to blink. I have had a fan on for days, it actually
made my eyes drier to the point of feeling horrible and now I have to
mend that.

moneyistooshorttomention

Personally - I'm majoring on doing what I can to keep the house temperature down to a level where I can manage without a fan.

So far - I have been managing to keep it around 23-24 C. Apart from my sitting room - which sometimes hovers around 27C (with the location of the windows). I'm keeping the curtains in the sitting room shut permanently at the window that gets a lot of sun coming in and keeping the sitting room door shut - so it doesnt act as a "radiator" for the rest of the house. I've discovered VERY thick lined curtains and thick loft insulation are dual purpose - they keep heat out in summer, as well as warmth in in winter.

I find big sunglasses are helpful personally - I've got a huge pair of sunglasses (rather wrap-around style) and at least current weather is an excuse to wear them a lot (I'm glad of that at my age:rotfl: - with the way my eyes don't look the same as they used to when I was younger:(). Very conscious of wearing them at all opportunities anyway - considering both parents had cataracts in both eyes.

fuddle

We're keeping all upstairs curtains closed too. I was keen to get thick linings for winter reasons but I'm sure they're helping with keeping the heat of the sun out as well.

I looked at portable air con units last night. It's only just a thought for this year though. I spend all my time trying to expel excess moisture in the house so it feels counter intuitive to add more. I need educating in this for sure.

Can I ask if you're all feeling like there's a lack of oxygen when you breathe in the house? I'm still learning about my asthma, know what pollen does but I also think this dry heat might also effect me too. Is that a known asthma trigger?