A year's worth of food

[Big fat bill]

9 months 11 days for 2 of us or 6 months if the son decamps home. That's without growing caperbillities. 2000 lts water without the 8 tonne of rainwater in barrels and the pond.... oh and it's all protected very well !

[Big fat bill]

Liis have you seen those tin rotation systems you can buy - I'd love one of those!

It's called a felt tip permenent marker!!

[Big fat bill]

Bladerunner, I suspect we are of different generations. At school I was taught that language was a tool and needed to be honed sharp, the right word in the right place. Good comprehension and vocabulary were to be applauded not criticised. If one can't communicate correctly one will get nowhere.

so you shud spoke proper england like I use to did, like. Besides what's a colon for except the eyes in LOL or passing s$%&

[diamond lil]

I've never heard anybody saying keckle Mt pet hate is people who keep their knickers or cutlery in a "draw". It might work in an English accent but it sounds bloody strange in mine!

[preppingsu]

I've never heard anybody saying keckle Mt pet hate is people who keep their knickers or cutlery in a "draw". It might work in an English accent but it sounds bloody strange in mine!

excuse my ignorance Lil but where do you keep your knickers then

[Ian]

I hope she keeps her 'drawers' in a 'drawer'.

I loath "my 'nife in a sheaf'".

[diamond lil]

I never actually said I had any

[dizzydays]

The ability to clearly state your needs is definitely a vital preppers skill. Many years ago, I was helping out in a shop, in a really slummy area. The kids all had bare feet and were buying penny sweets in grubby little hands. But the customer who had me flummoxed asked for a 'borolostera'. She got increasing irate/swearing until I worked it out - a bottle of sterilised milk.

Bet her preps are going slowly....

[Bladerunner]

'borolostera' Love it. Is that like a "canostella"?

My brother's used to work with ex offenders and had to work in Wigan for 2 weeks to cover for someone. Wigan is less than 10 miles from us but they speak a different language, well it is actually like old English but it might as well be Klingon.

My brother was going to the chippy for lunch and asked this other guy if he wanted anything. I will attempt to phonetically reproduce his answer.

babishedanpeawet

In English this translates as Baby's Head & Pea Wet. Which for anyone who is remotely civilised translates as a Steak & Kidney Pudding with the juice off the mushy peas. Yummy, what's for lunch?????

In Wigan is they were to ask you "Would you like to see it" they would say "D'ya want fo' see".

If anyone here is from Wigan I mean no offence, it is just an amazing place when it comes to language. I can't talk, they say Keckle where I live.

Be lucky

[diamond lil]

You haven't (or ee hainy) lived until you've experienced a Hawick accent ..
You and me = yow and my.
He lives = heh bides.
I don't know = deh ken
Are ee gan te gan te Asda? = are you goin to go to Asda?