Plague 4

Todays edition of cant make the bugger up has arrived . The local shops are still empty but it does point out graphically that in a pensioner community nobody eats vegan, wraps or whole chickens . Budgens having been replaced by a Sainsburys local . Popped in on the way back from picking up a perscription . Got talking to a lovely frail old lady on a scooter trying to get a basket of shopping ,  she couldnt manage to forage on her own but needed groceries . We found her two bread loaves because nobody could think to look under the very bottom shelf at the back . And a very large carton of fresh milk which i explained it was fine to freeze or freeze half in a jug if that was easier .  Also explained that you dont need a big knife to chop up a chicken its fine to do it with big scissors . She did giggle that she has a years supply of loo roll but little actual food in . Her son lives with her but hes on the boats for the oil rigs and not due home til the weekend . Told her that if she needs bread the posh delicatessen in town first thing is the place for bread hes not churning out tourist tat just bog standard loaves and buns.  The countryside does seem to be stepping up to the mark much quicker than a lot of places . The local pub is cooking meals on wheels and takeaway. and the usual village suspects are popping out to get stuff for people . Im just casually foraging in my usual way but with a family list rather than a just for us list . Tin factory on Saturday morning and with a bit of luck the van will be back on the road Tuesday, its booked in for an MOT nothing is actually shut in the wilds apart from tourist things .
And now for a little sort of light relief ?  We are friends of a local very Evangelical Church through food bank and other things . There pastor has had to post a large notice on his church door and website to state that this is not the End Times !!!  Dont give away your food and bog roll to the ungodly just because you think youre about to be Raptured . Now ive always thought that the one problem with the Raptured lark is that those who would be going are probably not those who expect to be going . .....................