The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

ivyleaf

Good to know you're much better, Daz! 

thriftwizard

Glad it's healing nicely now, Daz! I really ought to do something about coffee too...

DigForVictory

Karmacat said:  For myself, I have a normal kettle - I was using my very old travel kettle, but it took 3 times as long, and I couldn't hack the wait any more.  Plus it's still here as a backup.  Er, along with two camping stoves and a rocket stove 

Hurrah - not just us who have, um, several options then. Middleson is buying a gas forge for Christmas & I'm delighted as it means there'll be a Big tank of gas handy should Anything Go Sideways. I may not have mentioned that to him, but I'm sure when he wants a hot breakfast he'll see it my way...

Thriftygifty said:

I originally bought the one cup when DS1 was born as was fed up of boiling the kettle then never having time with the newborn to finish making the cup of coffee, It is noisy but in a reassuring way of ah my much needed coffee is ready. I haven't solved the problem of finding the time to drink it whilst hot, the children seem to join forces. 

Argh yes! Been there - put All the shopping away, they stay fast sleep. Flick the kettle on & they snap awake, alert & demanding. I was treated to a worked example in How To by the Vicar's wife, who brought in a tray of swingeingly hot beverages, placed them on the table (as I pinned the offspring to the sofa) and as she lifted hers up, she made eye contact with her youngling "Remember? Mummy's!" then handed him his juice cup.

It makes training the offspring in brewing up a joy too - trickier for them to slop vast amounts of boiling water over themselves. [You can stop a scald turning nasty by running cold water over it (use a timer! A Full 10 minutes) but I was reminded that to peg Even the Older Scouts, have them pick out a YouTube video or something to watch. Who'd have thought a charged smartphone & strong wifi would be cunning first aid tools?!]

Watch over the young to see how soon they "get" cause & effect (grouchy mummy, tea, happy mummy) and learn to press the button & add chosen sundries to achieve "cuppatee". Time spent educating the young is seldom wasted. Says she, whose hulking great teenagers now can & do load & unload the washing machine, cook family meals & even wash up. (What I will do when they leave home I rather shudder to think, but they're wonderful young people!)

thriftwizard

DFV, strangely, when boys leave home, there's a lot less washing... plus more time for tea!

cuddlymarm

And your fridge stays full  😃

Whitefiver

cuddlymarm said:

And your fridge stays full  😃

Not to mention your beer stash, and your bottle(s) of single malt!

MrsStepford

The Husband is ordering his gluten free beer direct from breweries now, as it's becoming difficult to get them from supermarkets, although British beers. If I can I get him the odd four. Some really silly prices on Amazon UK eg 18.99 for two 500ml bottles 

Seen on Twitter today, supposedly a screenshot from gov.uk website, showing a map of Europe with food provenance and likely shortages in January 2021. Basically salad stuff from Spain, tomatoes from Netherlands, beef from Ireland, pasta and olive oil from Italy. 

As the daughter of an insurance broker, I may be more concerned about security than most. However, if you're telling neighbours about your Brexit prep and have food stored in view of ground floor windows and doors, I suggest shutting up and moving them. Also if you have poultry, please consider motion-activated lights or just sensors, which will come on if someone enters your patch. A padlock on the garden side of a gate and on sheds. Suggest parking car(s) in front of garage if you have a door into the garage from the house, if you are storing food there, that means neighbours won't see it. 

Another simple thing you can do, is rip labels from beer and wine bottles (or soak them off) and from any can which looks a tad deluxe, so that if a wannabe food thief delves into your recycling, it will all look ordinary. 

Suggest donating to The Trussell Trust or local food bank and using supermarket schemes. That way, if individual people come to your door, supposedly collecting for a food bank, you can truthfully say that you are helping already, without letting them see inside your home. 

littlemoney

Found this information. Don't know how valid the site is but concerning if these are the views of UK food industry leaders and comments of Dan McCartney, Defra’s head of food security and resilience.

http://www.fruitnet.com/eurofruit/article/183594/brexit-1

elaine241

thriftwizard said:

DFV, strangely, when boys leave home, there's a lot less washing... plus more time for tea!

Whitefiver said:

cuddlymarm said:

And your fridge stays full  😃

Not to mention your beer stash, and your bottle(s) of single malt!

cuddlymarm said:

And your fridge stays full  😃

Oh thank god for that there is light at the end of the tunnel;!! At what age is it considered OK to kick them out? Asking for a friend!! LOL

thriftwizard

Elaine, not wanting to rain on your parade but one of mine is 28 & still officially a resident here... mind you, he's not here in term-time. Heaven knows what will happen when he eventually gets his doctorate but with things as uncertain as they are in academia, he might be back full-time. Luckily though, he's not one of the muddier ones...