State of Emergency, Coronavirus (part 2)

[Nick_Ips]

Crumbs, I can't remember Ipswich being that exciting and edgy in the 1970s.....   

 

I was living in a wilder part of the county, with fewer creature comforts than the town dwellers.

Regular power cuts in the Autumn, snowed-in during the Winter, plus the impact of strikes in various services.

Also having USAF families for neighbours was a constant reminder we might only be days away from bright flashes in the sky followed by an urgent need to stay at home and survive on what we had in the house.

I imagine in the future people will be talking about 2020 in the same way people of a certain age talk about the Cuban Missile Crisis - except this time it will be about what actually happened, not about what might have happened.

On the plus side I got to learn all about preserving and bottling fruit, what can and can't be frozen, keeping cupboards full, growing your own food, the importance of being neighbourly, and most importantly... to look for solutions to problems rather than complaining that someone else hasn't fixed it for you.

That last skill has come in handy doing family history research.   

[Nick_Ips]

....my favourite wine was on special offer, £1 off per bottle so I had to panic buy and get 6.

Its ok so long as you bought them to tide you over the next 12 weeks rather than to finish them all off in one session. 

[BumbleB]

Spoilsport 

[BumbleB]

"I was able to pick up a shower gel"

What's a shower gel?

A thick liquid product for washing yourself in the shower.

[Nick_Ips]

Spoilsport 

I was thinking of Martin's welfare..... 83 days is a long time to go without your favourite wine. 

[pharmaT]

Crumbs, I can't remember Ipswich being that exciting and edgy in the 1970s.....   

 

I was living in a wilder part of the county, with fewer creature comforts than the town dwellers.

Regular power cuts in the Autumn, snowed-in during the Winter, plus the impact of strikes in various services.

Also having USAF families for neighbours was a constant reminder we might only be days away from bright flashes in the sky followed by an urgent need to stay at home and survive on what we had in the house.

I imagine in the future people will be talking about 2020 in the same way people of a certain age talk about the Cuban Missile Crisis - except this time it will be about what actually happened, not about what might have happened.

On the plus side I got to learn all about preserving and bottling fruit, what can and can't be frozen, keeping cupboards full, growing your own food, the importance of being neighbourly, and most importantly... to look for solutions to problems rather than complaining that someone else hasn't fixed it for you.

That last skill has come in handy doing family history research.   

This is like memory of the late 70s, and early 80s, except it was US Navy and RNAB we had to deal with.  As a result I've had an emergency power cut/snowed in kit for most of my adult life.  Technology has made it more refined than I remember having as a child.  My Dad had a cats whisker radio I have a wind up/ rechargable one.

[Mart 'n' Al]

I am very self disciplined. If ever I buy anything on special offer, I never consume it any faster than normal.

Can you freeze iceberg lettuce?

Nick, I'm only 62, so I am still a free man.

Martin

[Mike in Cumbria]

"I was able to pick up a shower gel"

What's a shower gel?

Soap, water and a big chunk of plastic.

[nanny jan]

Can you freeze iceberg lettuce?


Martin

Only if you use it to make soup.