The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

euronorris

If anyone uses them, Asda Xmas delivery slots have opened already.

jamanda

Morrisons too

Si_Clist

Well, that's the last of this year's chestnuts done and in the freezer.  Not many to be had this year, but a few months back when we checked out the trees they didn't look very happy at all, so we're grateful for what we got.

Anybody else found that it's a been a poor year for chestnuts?

pineapple

Si_Clist said:

pineapple said:

I'm all electric - apart from a solid fuel stove.

No way you could cook on the stove top?

Well of course. I'm always cooking on the stove - IF it happens to be on. If the house is warm and the stove is off, it would be a waste to fire it up (not to mention the wait) just for a spot of lunch or a cup of tea.  

pineapple

euronorris said:

If anyone uses them, Asda Xmas delivery slots have opened already.

Got one booked. Most of the remaining slots were £6 which is a tad pricey for me. The closest I could get to Christmas at a reasonable price (£2) was 20th December.

pineapple

Si_Clist said:

There was a telling thread somewhere on one of the news sites yesterday about the Tesco website problem.  Some woman was complaining that when the site went down she had to get over to the Asda site PDQ and book a slot for next day so she could get enough food in to last a few days.

I'm all out of patience with people like this. It doesn't have to be about the money either imo. You can concoct all sorts with a few basics like cheap flour, pasta, tinned fish etc and a few herbs and spices. Nor does it need 'recipes' - just a little bit of creativity and flexibility. I honestly think a large part of society has lost not only the know how but the willingness to 'make do'. I think we are in for some rough times ahead. 

MrsStepford

There are people using food banks who are in temporary accommodation so bad, that they don't have cooking facilities, not even a kettle, toaster oven or microwave. They aren't choosing benefits as a lifestyle. Schools don't always teach kids to cook, either. So I think it's harsh to blame poorer people. 

Also, I can relate to the woman dashing to the ASDA website. I'm still shielding and finding it difficult to get fresh produce. You spend £40 minimum to get a slot for fresh stuff and there isn't any when it arrives. I'm trying to avoid supermarket deliveries now.
 

marycanary

pineapple said:

Si_Clist said:

There was a telling thread somewhere on one of the news sites yesterday about the Tesco website problem.  Some woman was complaining that when the site went down she had to get over to the Asda site PDQ and book a slot for next day so she could get enough food in to last a few days.

I'm all out of patience with people like this. It doesn't have to be about the money either imo. You can concoct all sorts with a few basics like cheap flour, pasta, tinned fish etc and a few herbs and spices. Nor does it need 'recipes' - just a little bit of creativity and flexibility. I honestly think a large part of society has lost not only the know how but the willingness to 'make do'. I think we are in for some rough times ahead. 

Why should she have to "make do"? Perhaps she had a store cupboard with. "cheap flour, pasta, tinned fish etc and a few herbs and spice" but with a few clicks, she was able to buy items she and her family preferred.  Assuming she paid with her own money, I can't see what the problem is. It could even be seen as a good new story - "Major supermarket website goes offline but the food supply system is sufficiently resilient to ensure only minor inconvenience."

I confess I did not see the original article, perhaps it said they would starve without a delivery.  On the other hand,  I wouldn't be at all surprised if she was totally made up and not a real person at all.

MingVase

Nothing would surprise me - people talk a lot of rubbish now to get attention in the press. I gave up reading  an Edinburgh paper when it had a huge headline and page given over to a moron who had been "totally traumatised"  and  "collapsed in tears" surrounded by all her kids who were  "very distressed" -- because the checkout operator was going too fast for her keep up!!   God help the poor kids having a useless mother like that.

-taff

One of my favourites in the local rag on the front page was...

Mattress left in womans garden for a week!

Very unnerving I suppose....