Im afraid im a passivist, so everything going on in the world is pretty abhorrent at the moment , none of the people involved are in the right regardless of their religion creed or whatever . Its the lack of concern for the public that is terrifying , just bomb away for the glory of oil and money . One certainty is that if they back the Israel faction into a corner they will use nukes without any hesitation . Trump cant remember what lies hes supposed to be using from day to day . Iran has been quietly buying missiles from Temu for years while everybody was watching them for nukes . Ho hum ..who the hell knows where this is going.
im doing a stocktake of supplies, odd stuff that ive run down and not replaced , country living will be in a bad way with rising fuel costs and delivery will probably be the first thing to go which hits you hard when theres no other options , himself and his brother are going off to replenish his welding gas tomorrow, I had to remind a friend about her cooker gas , its the stuff we would normally forget till Autumn that we have to get now before it vanishes , if the problems drag on till next winter we will freeze , heating oil has already gone up by a third in less than a week ...im so mental that ive even considered one of those green plastic greenhouses in the dining room for all the houseplants and me , cheap and cheerful with a candle heater and a carbon monoxide alarm ..lol
Somebody just mentioned canning jars and lids , i got a couple more Kilner clip tops yesterday at the jumble and will order more disc lids plus garden myself into a coma despite not planning to this year . So for those who never get the urge to can or jam make , dont put your glass jars and lids into the recycling, save a box full and put them at your gate marked free they will vanish in no time.
Right im off to go and gibber in the corner , while trying to remember stuff ive forgot
These are indeed scary times
ReplyDeleteI have just-in-case stuff at home at all times. We live in rural area (and next to military playground aka training area) so sometimes road is blocked by trees or broken tank or something, now there's flooding. It is just easier to have plenty of food and other essentials at home. I did a stocktake few days ago, I was running low on sugar! I bought 6kgs. One thing I remembered today is that I need to buy extra food for cats and the dog. In worst case scenario cats are able to feed themselves for few days outside (mice etc) now that spring is here, but it's not a sustainable plan.
ReplyDeleteSo yeah, I do stockpile on things... These are stupid times.
It is worrying. I always try to keep my cupboards well-stocked and do a 'stock take' every 6 weeks or so just to see if anything is running low. I've got one due, so if anything needs topping up I intend to buy enough to replenish and keep a spare on hand too. I'm out in the countryside, but we heat with electric and a log burner, rather than oil. I had just had a delivery of logs before this madness kicked off and I am hoping that the weather will get warmer so that they will still be to hand in the Autumn.
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