The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

GaleSF63

I was in my early 30s when I bought a shopping trolley. I couldn't afford a car and didn't really need one anyway.
The trolley was useful for a lot more than groceries as the bag was detachable - for example a new lawn mower was strapped on to the frame, cat baskets to go to the vets...

slm6002

My brother has had a shopping trolley since mid 30's and we all teased him.  I loved it when the kids were younger as I could use the buggy (and did for many years).  Now they are all far far too big for a buggy I have thought about getting one as use the car too much as I don't want to carry heavy bags.  

grace68

I have always had a trolley, some very trendy ones around now! I do sometimes struggle because of my rotator cuff disorder, but its easier than struggling to put a back pack on, especially one that is full of shopping.

Prepping is being halted for now here, as council have decided my house needs re wiring, alongside retrofitting and insulating, and apparently I have too much stuff (well according to housing officer) ! I really don't like people knowing about my prepping so its been uncomfortable have inspections and surveyors poking around. If you can imagine the upset and distress this has caused the autistic members of the household, and  the taking up of carpets and moving stuff hasn't even started yet. Hopefully when done I can relax!

maryb

Article in the Telegraph about the planned rail strikes by the rail unions who want a pay rise of 11.5% and no change to their final salary pension schemes (well, wouldn't we all?)  It seems that there is a significant risk it would cause major disruption to supply chains and possibly power cuts (eg Drax is supplied by rail)  Maybe a bit sensationalist but the suggestion was that there could be (even larger) gaps on supermarket shelves.  I usually let the stores run down over summer because I stock up in autumn so I don't have to go out if the weather's awful, but this year I think I'll keep them topped up

euronorris

The gaps are already getting very noticeable in places. And I've noticed that petrol cost is creeping back up again. Went up 3p/l last week.

DH now more keen for us to bake our own bread, so finally taking an interest in making it himself. So just been through the process with him today, and he'll have his first batch later today. He lacks confidence with baking, so hopefully this help him build it.

euronorris

And....just been to morries to get some eggs (I'm making meatballs and didn't have any eggs left). I booked a too good to go bag last night. It was cancelled this morning by the store, saying they didn't have enough leftover food. They weren't kidding! A very sparse shop in places, and only a handful of yellow sticker fresh stuff left. I did manage to grab a few packs of crumpets reduced to 7p though! Shoved in the freezer.

eastantrim4

So - looks as if we've got a number of things on the horizon. We still have lockdowns in China re their situation still causing issues with chips for electronics etc. We have Ukraine ongoing with the resulting price of wheat going up. The demand for oil is still pretty high with diesel at £1.80 per litre and petrol about £1.66 (which I imagine is gonna have a knock on effect on everything...)
  Oil is still high with 900 litres being £822 (at least here) and our electric bill has shot up to £120 per month and I suspect will have to be increased again, partly re me working from home - offsetting diesel with oil and all that. I noticed in America that they've been having issues with baby milk and there seems to be a heck of a lot of food factory fires around the world (you could be cynical and say insurance jobs or maybe it's something else...)
  Any which ways, not fun times ahead. Everything seems to have shot up in price yet household incomes are still the same, somethings gonna have to give soon and it aint gonna be pretty.

Doveling

Is it worth buying a greenhouse?

Mr D. said it would not be cost effective as all I'd grow would be two cucumbers and half a dozen geraniums.
And they'd probably succumb to greenfly, sawfly, caterpillars and slugs 

Would it be worthwhile for the horticulturally challenged?

I have successfully grown lettuce and radish seedlings on in the conservatory but I put them outside for a bit of sunshine yesterday and my bantys ate them. The tray was on top of the coal bunker, didn't realise bantams could jump that high! 

ZsaZsa

Doveling said:

Is it worth buying a greenhouse?

Mr D. said it would not be cost effective as all I'd grow would be two cucumbers and half a dozen geraniums.
And they'd probably succumb to greenfly, sawfly, caterpillars and slugs 

Would it be worthwhile for the horticulturally challenged?

I have successfully grown lettuce and radish seedlings on in the conservatory but I put them outside for a bit of sunshine yesterday and my bantys ate them. The tray was on top of the coal bunker, didn't realise bantams could jump that high! 

It’s difficult to say as it depends on what you want to grow. But if it helps I mainly use mine for tomatoes ( I grow a few indoors, all the others fend for themselves outside, chillis (which could grow in your conservatory), and aubergines, which I’ve tried outside but didn’t grow for me. I also try and grow peppers in there but I’ve never been successful with them. 

I only grow outdoor cukes. 

I wouldn’t be without mine and get lots of use out of it but it might not be the same for you 🌱🌱

Doveling

That's what I'd like to grow. Salad stuffs and bits to see us through the winter.
We would like a good sized, decent one. (Although the other half of "we" doesn't know it yet  .)
I might go and loiter around the allotments and see if I can pick someone's brains.
I'm just concerned that it would cost far more than we would get back.