The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

needmoney

Me too with the news euronorris more scarey by the minute especially when there's nobody to talk to family all in work. What about the uboats jko? mrslurcherwalker is right  we've a long and hard path to tread I just hope the internet won't go down.

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needmoney said:

Me too with the news euronorris more scarey by the minute especially when there's nobody to talk to family all in work. What about the uboats jko? mrslurcherwalker is right  we've a long and hard path to tread I just hope the internet won't go down.

Oh, I made a joke yesterday about U-boats sinking our supply ships explaining the shortages in the shops.

Actually, do you guys remember Bojo saying he would restrict the number of products that suppliers make? I think that's what I've fallen foul of with the Wholemeal Bread Flour vanishing.

Thriftygifty

DianneB said:

annieb64 said:

The charity shop that I work in is closing until things are back to normal. I shall feel lost. I'm well under 70 and in good health but don't drive so can't volunteer to shop for the housebound. We live a mile from the nearest shop.

It seems Tesco are limiting items to three per person. The woman in front of me had a bunch of six bananas. The cashier split it in half. I was a bit worried as to whether she'd split my bag of sprouts.

Splitting a bunch of bananas is crazy! Apples are usually bagged in 6's, oranges in nets of over 6! I think I would have called her out on that one!! I haven't been into a supermarket since last week so i'm wondering how does it work when cans are packed in 6's or is none of that stuff available anyway? 

I went on to my online Tesco order booked for next week and put a number of loose bananas in my basket and it reverted to 3 individual bananas and said max reached.  It let me add a 5 pack of small ones though, I presume it would let me add 3 packs, I didnt think to try, which we all know are more expensive than loose hmmm.  I wonder if they will stop bagging stuff soon, but i'm not sure how families adapt to 3 apples for say 5 person household for who knows how long before the next del. 

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We're sharing an apple nowadays if we have one with our lunch, we've cut down to two meals a day and cut portions too and we're finding we get nibbly around now so perhaps an earlier supper time is going to be a sensible thing to implement.  I don't do breakfast anyway so we lunch between 12.15 and 12.30 and today we had vegetable dhal with rice and a homemade coleslaw salad which was nice and comforting and filled us up nicely, supper is going to be whatever needs using up in the fridge and some rhubarb crumble I made a couple of days ago.  We're not as active with the shut in but we have managed a walk every afternoon and managed to avoid people completely and it's very nice to have fresh air and exercise even if only for a short time each day.

pineapple

Sainsburys shows delivery slots 3 weeks ahead and today is showing none at all.  Maybe they are just re-stocking, we'll see. I am self isolating due to an immune disorder and a lung condition but I still get out plenty walking the dog and talking to neighbours in the village. I keep about 20 feet away.  I'm fortunate to have a garden too. This year will only be planting edible things!

dandy-candy

Husband has come home spitting bullets, he just saw my dad and stepmum getting in their car with a bottle of wine and driving off to have dinner at a friends house. He thinks we shouldnt let them in if they come knocking at the door. Stepmum is an ex nurse and her son is a doctor currently in on one of the major London hospitals struggling with this. I just said theres nothing to be done, they obviously think they know better!

I went to get some meat and my meds earlier. There was a guy behind me in the till queue on hands-free talking loudly to his mum about his sons tennis lessons, he kept standing too close and talking loudly. All i could think is if he is talking he is spreading germs. I’m perimenopausal at the moment and prone to rages so bit my tongue because i was genuinely worried that i might lose it and knee him in the giblets if we had a row. At the chemist it was heaving and two oldies pushed in the queue in front of me, but i got my pills. I don't think i will leave the house again for a while now.  I find it too stressful tbh.

Its hard to know how much to eat isnt it? We have lots of food in but i dont want to keep giving out big dinners to everyone and not be able to replace the food. I have asked DH to check his diesel generator tonight as most of our stuff is frozen and a power cut would be a disaster!

dreaming

pineapple said:

Sainsburys shows delivery slots 3 weeks ahead and today is showing none at all.  Maybe they are just re-stocking, we'll see. I am self isolating due to an immune disorder and a lung condition but I still get out plenty walking the dog and talking to neighbours in the village. I keep about 20 feet away.  I'm fortunate to have a garden too. This year will only be planting edible things!

I have been checking Morrison's site too (as well as Tesco and Waitrose), and nothing doing for the next 3 weeks on any.  Couldn't even get a click and collect. It is actually for my eldest and her partner who both have physical disabilities as well as Aspergers which means they often live "in the minute".  Luckily they do have some food in, and after some prompting last week managed to book a delivery in a couple of weeks.  I had been buying some tinned stuff for them in case of Brexit (remember that??) so I will take that to them if necessary, and see what I can get in the supermarkets.

117pauline

We have many supermarkets with tape marking out the safe distance, here in Spain.  All ordinary shops are closed except food shops, pharmacies etc. We can only pay by card, not actual money as apparently it stays on notes longer.  It is a Bank Holiday today so the police will have been stopping cars with more than one person.
You can only go out to work, shop or medical reasons. Apparently a new law came in yesterday that only one person should be in a car unless you have a legitimate reason.  One person per family should be doing the shopping, some supermarkets are stopping family groups.
Dog walkers can go out but again only alone.  Otherwise people shouldn't be out at all.
I have only been out once since Friday as I feel it is my duty to act responsibly.  On Monday I saw building sites working as well as the gardeners in the community. I understand there are less now as fines have been imposed. I do feel for those still working, particularly when they are putting themselves at risk every time they come into contact with the general public.
I agree with someone who suggested graphic scenes showing the reality and actual horror of this. Or get a person from a bereaved family to tell of how it has affected them.
We should just do our best, regardless of others.  And if family are acting irresponsibly then we have to basically cut them off.  That isn't being selfish or standoffish, just sensible.  
Be safe, be sensible and try to ride the waves as well as possible
Pauline

chirpycheap

Thriftygifty said:

chirpycheap said:

Si_Clist said:

So OK ... apparently the supermarkets are going to prioritise home deliveries for the elderly.  Nice idea, but have any of them explained how on earth they're going to make that work?

Very many elderly people aren't able to shop online. I am adding my parents groceries to my own online shop so that the limit of two items means we can only have one per household. I'm wondering if I should book a separate slot for delivery to mum and dad's house but how is delivery to houses that are socially distancing working? Do they leave bags on the doorstep so that my parents don't have to have contact with the driver?

I'm not sure if the items would be in bags though as they scrapped using plastic bags, so everything would be loose. As far as i'm aware they are no longer to go into peoples homes and have to leave it on the door step to protect the delivery people as well as the customers. However I would advise your parents cleaning the items.  Mine are leaving a garden table out the front with an oil cloth cover on for the delivery guys to put the stuff on. 

Thank you. Useful information and the table is a really good idea.

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3secondmemory said:

unrecordings said:

3secondmemory said:

I was thinking of investing in a Kelly kettle or a wood burning samovar if I was going to be isolating at home over the summer. It’s quite nice in the evening to sit round the fire and watch the sun go down. Plus tea! 

This tickled my fancy a few weeks ago, pre-isolation.
Review in maybe a week via the CFO thread:
https://www.ainsley-harriott.com/product/szechuan-hot-sour-cup-soup/

A store cupboard essential for me is miso soup paste – I add a lot of chilli, pepper or Dashi for extra bite,  and the probiotic content is supposed to be really good for people with gut or immune problems. 

That's really useful. When I was doing an inventory of my fridge I realised that I  have a jar of this in the fridge with 1 tsp taken out of it for a fancy recipe that I have no chance of recreating at the moment.Bok Choi and exotic mushrooms might be a bit optimistic!

I wasn't sure what to do with it but I do have Chilli and pepper but I don't have an idea what dashi is.