THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

No Bob, not seen that, I don't really watch films. Was it good? I expected him to be very Hollywoody and New Agey and precious, but in reality he was lovely. Funny and friendly and very nice, I enjoyed the week a lot.

Oooooh that sounds good though.

I`m still prepping, only this time am driving around areas, tring to extend my house move location. I did a nice 20 miles today, sat nav taking me along moor lanes that I never knew existed, very narrow, very muddy, full ditches on each side and like driving along a well sprung mattress. Any speed over 20 would have had me airbourne. Got there, a very very old upmarket twee place, very nice with twee shops and a farmers market once a month, an active WI, very narrow streets for driving and one bus twice a day from monday to friday. Because of the tweeness, all houses are much more expensive. Ridiculous prices for the old ones near enough to walk but out of centre. I drove past one very slowly, been on the market for a while, 2 different estate agents so far. and set back from the lane. A bit of this and a bit of that in the way of extensions, so it says on rightmove. Then I see the steps going up to the house, the crack in the render and so I get those flashing lights saying `money pit` so I drive on and carefully edge my way out of there, being grateful that it is a quiet sunday

Ah woe is me, houses are blooming expensive and hard to find. I went elsewhere yesterday, no shops but looked nice with houses, only 3 miles from a shopping area, could cycle there. I prowled around a new house, always looking before I make any EA contact. Looked nice enough inside, 3 tiny strips of grass around 3 sides, no garage but I only wanted to look through windows and I did. Got my compass out the car and would be fully in the shade anyway. New houses with good modern insulation are impossible, way far too expensive and jammed into any old space. I have withdrawn back to my small preferred location again, at least the lanes are not like muddy memory foam

Lest anyone have carbonated beverages stored anywhere (it's possible some of us want to face the Rapture with a stiff G&T in one hand), can I just remind you to store them *carefully*? Labelled, and ideally flat, for example.

As a slipped bottle that falls to the floor between your feet & explodes is an intriguing sensation, and the following mopping up has been educational also. I just do not want to speculate what the A&E notes would have read had I been wearing a skirt...