THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

And on a more prepping note, I am tasked with sourcing a Beekeeper's EDC kit:
Aspivenin suction tool,
Tweezers with magnifier,
Anthisan cream &
BENADRYL Allergy Relief pills.

Trying to find the lot at the cheapest price!

D'you know, after the summer shows have finished, I'm going to track down some potassium permanganate and have a go... I had the 3 month course of tablets a while back, but had to come off it when I turned yellow & developed a month-long headache. Not good; discoloured toenails suddenly seemed a small price to pay.

An interesting footnote (I'll get my coat in a mo) - according to my cousin, who runs a small vineyard in southern France, the wines produced when the grapes are trodden by people with discoloured toenails are exceptionally good. I think I'll take his word for it...

Dig for Victory antihistamines come in two forms in Lidl at 14 tablets for 89p

They do Loratidine 10mg and Cetirizine Hydrochloride 10mg

Cetirizine Hydrochloride branded Benadryl, Pritieze and Zirtek
Loratidine branded Clarityn

Both are second generation antihistamines and therefore are non drowsy but in my experience (child 9 year old) Cetirizine is more lethargic causing than Loratadine and DD feels that Cetirizine is quicker to act but they both get her through the day.

Hope to Help

I am instructed to get the benadryl "because its fast acting" & you can take several small doses. (That almost anything taken with either vitamin C or coffee tends to become fast acting is just one of those inconsequential bits of random general knowledge that need not be taken seriously.)

I suppose that makes sense if you have just been stung & anticipate further stings at some time as you carry on doing things to the hives. (Although please do not ask me to explain beekeeper logic. I suspect it of being a Calling.)

The antihistamines I looked up as second generation non drowsy tend to be the one a day & splendid against hay fever rather than a short but thorough chunk of bee venom. I did wonder about getting a fluid where repeated very small doses were easier but was told firmly not to "add risk". (The beekeeper for whom this kit is intended being moderately clumsy.) For some reason pills are thought to be more manageable by a swollen stung hand.

The best news of the day is that the French manufacturers of the aspivenin device, if approached suitably, will send out new "tips" for the suction, which effectively doubles the lifespan. So our anti-bite kit will get a makeover that ensures these vital pieces do not get lost a second time, ahem.

Bathbombs were Forbidden by my father - his view is the bathtub should be white before & after each bath. Daughters indulging were therefore required to clean out the bath, after, which rather took the gilt off the gingerbread. Our beloved mother, having soaked in something for her well-being, was soundly scolded when he stepped into the bathtub & slipped, there being a residual slippery coating... (And her stuff was on prescription!)
Surely if the *feet* are blue, the heart has ceased for Some Time? I wouldn't know, classic crime emphasising the pallor of the deceased rather than more useful bits of where the blood may pool, or whilst still breathing "face red, raise the head: face pale, raise the tail." An unbecoming Americanism, but sufficiently memorable to help get the basics for shock right...

jk0 wrote: »

I only eat at most six slices of bread per day, which does not tally very well with the 11 slice loaf my breadmaker produces. I have it on overnight, and the bread is too crumbly to slice until about 6pm. Then it seems to be stale at lunch the following day, but I still have loads to eat.

Anyone got a routine to keep their bread fresh?

Why not slice it and freeze half?