The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

littlemoney

Happy_Sloth said:

cuddlymarm said:

I’ve tried to order some from the nhs site twice now and both times they’ve said none available.
I’m on day 9 and still positive but luckily I still have a box left. It’s really confusing at the moment of what to do. Apparently I can still work now even if positive but I refuse to because I work in a shop so basically could give loads of people it without them knowing. I’m lucky because OH works as well and we can manage for a couple of weeks without my wage.

Friend of mine tested positive last week,  rang up work to tell them.  They told her to come into work anyway she argued the point but her boss basically told her if she didn't come into work she'd be fired.   Now half the office is off sick  

 Two weeks ago my local pharmacy was offering two packs of lateral flow tests to everyone who walked in. Yesterday there was a sign stating no test available  and didn't know when they would get anymore. I did wonder if they were wanting to get rid of the free NHS boxes of tests to make more space in the shop. Perhaps so they can then have space to store the tests they wil sell.

Si_Clist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mIBz5r29nw&t=1s&ab_channel=Harry%27sFarm

Interesting bit about food security and prices in the latest Harry's Farm video.  It's from around 7.5 minutes.  Some of the comments are interesting too, especially the farmer who says 

... Now is the time many livestock farmers are purchasing it [fertiliser] and I’ve talked to several that are de-stocking rather than buy at this price which is uneconomic for them, along with feed that will probably cost £500/ton compared with £250 last year. This means that by next Winter there will be far less meat and a severe shortage of milk on the market. There will be no quick ramping up of production afterwards either, because cattle farming is a long term enterprise and only one calf is born per adult animal per year. Not only that but the situation is similar worldwide.  Some veggie consumer foods are going to be very very short as well. Cooking oil will be especially hard hit and in very short supply.

daz378

I had no problem getting a box of lft s from the chemist at the bottom of the block...been buying a few extra tins each time I go shopping..putting them in  my hallway covid cupboard   ...now it's my  continuous prep cupboard   also adding packets of microwave rice here and there...only a few weeks in front but better than nowt....you all take care

euronorris

Well, I did my weekly shop today at Mr M. It was very busy, but also noticeable large gaps in the butter, oil (veggie and sunflower kind), the flour (almost empty), tinned goods and long life milk. People are certainly getting nervous again and buying more.

DigForVictory

Seems local Asda can’t get the big bottles of oil. I had hoped that was a Ramadan prep thing - looks like other preppers got there first.
May see if I can charm a couple of boxed bags off the local kebab place’s order… (around £50 for 20L!) it’ll make my office room look bizarre but we get through cooking oil.

Wraithlady

May have to stock up on the large tins of olive oil we order sooner rather than later

euronorris

DigForVictory said:

Seems local Asda can’t get the big bottles of oil. I had hoped that was a Ramadan prep thing - looks like other preppers got there first.
May see if I can charm a couple of boxed bags off the local kebab place’s order… (around £50 for 20L!) it’ll make my office room look bizarre but we get through cooking oil.

They had some absolutely massive bottles on a separate stand. Maybe 10l? Not sure. That pallet was also half empty. I just grabbed a 3l bottle as our 1l bottle was nearly empty. It's taken us about 6 months to get through one litre, so 3 litres should last us a good long while.

RAS

Oil - sunflower and the healthier rape seed (assuming not allergic) aka vegetable oil back in stock after a ropey fortnight, and budget pasta. Microwave rice still very erratic but got basmati for the foodbank.

Can't get ginger biscuits.

Happy_Sloth

RAS said:

Oil - sunflower and the healthier rape seed (assuming not allergic) aka vegetable oil back in stock after a ropey fortnight, and budget pasta. Microwave rice still very erratic but got basmati for the foodbank.

Can't get ginger biscuits.

.... there better NOT be a ginger biscuit shortage that would be a disaster. 

GaleSF63

RAS said:

Oil - sunflower and the healthier rape seed (assuming not allergic) aka vegetable oil back in stock after a ropey fortnight, and budget pasta. Microwave rice still very erratic but got basmati for the foodbank.

Can't get ginger biscuits.

Can you get to Tesco? They are showing on the website - 39p - or branded ones 3 times the price.