It’s around 7:30 am and I’ve already been awake some two hours, First job of the day, open up the curtains, (is it just me here?) because Im still feeling somewhat disappointed, as I pull them back each morning only to reveal “it’s still dark🤔😮”!, Yeah I know it’s Autumn, this happens…but it has a habit of still catching me unawares. By roughly spring i,’ll be used to it i,m sure 😁, While we are on the subject of disappointments, sighs, is there anything worse, than fumbling your way out into the kitchen, one thing filling your sleep befuddled mind, ….Coffee!, It’s all I want, crave even…..But what do my half awake eyes befell, befall oh whatever, it’s early and I lack caffination big time!!!!!!, There’s the kettle left from the night previous, soaking in a toxic slurry combination of white vinegar and detergent …..why?, Well you may well ask?😁, but mainly to shift the hard water crud, such is limescale, that white chalky substance that drives me batcrap, plus it gives away love affair with all things coffee and how often that poor kettle goes on🙄.
Anyhow I finally Coffee in hand, my little world’s back in kilter, . I mainly came here today for a chinwag, chat, a catchup… I would like to ask, what are you all doing about this emergency box thang!?, I have questions, lots of…Have you even got one?, and if so, Not being personal or owt, how bigs yours?😁. Is bigger better in these circumstances or small and neat, for hiding it away from view?, I feel this is a matter of some discussion, doctrinal import even…. So first things first, are you an Outty and proud of your EB, (emergency box) bragging to all who will listen? or an Inny, in that closet, hiding with said box?🤐😃.
While we are at it, what’s your current thought on contents?, (Keep forgetting to add the question mark here folks please forgive my grammar or lack there of, But Im so bloody curious, See my mother grew up during WW2, So as children it wasn’t anything new to find a box of tin goods lurking away in the bottom of the pantry, Mum bought something extra each week to add to the growing tin mountain, Wasn’t always anything much, but at Christmas or if times were hard, we were all still fed….its not only common sense in a way, but necessary, (a hang up from the War)…this was then handed down to myself, Only living alone it’s somewhat scaled down. but I’ve always had extra tin food in my cupboard, mainly for times when I can’t face leaving my flat…but it is useful.
I must confess I do love a good Be prepared!, As an award winning over thinker, I am inclined to stress over the slightest thing. Folks in this here cavern of a brain, I’ve imagined every scenario you can think of, many impossible, improbable even, One is where I’m on the run with Will Smith and a very large German shepherd,(oh dog food, Treez you don’t even have a dog😁) maybe the Will thing is somewhat wishful thinking, but you get my drift 😁…Who knows, but when the panic button is released and I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel….(ewwww lights don’t forget your batteries folks) where was i again?, Oh yes calming down😁…. When all the imaginary emergency stations are done, I then begin dealing with the practical.. The things I can do for myself, something useful to focus my tired mind upon….So yes I do have an EB…
It’s small and tidy, goodness knows this flat won’t hold a larger catchet, even if I were so inclined lol, Its hidden discreetly, in a corner, a pretty cotton cloth thrown haphazardly over it, today my EB is mainly being a coffee table, who knows tomorrow it has ambitions yah know😁, …
Whats in the box….
I’ve mainly gone for a few essential items, like tinned tomatoes, potatoes(have you seen the price by the way?😮, Asda is the best place folks 39p, no seriously they are!,) Then theres soup, good ole baked beans and sausages, tinned ham, chicken, Spam, you gotta love Spam😁, saved many a soul from starvation during WW2, plus gained renewed fame after the Monty Python sketch way back when 80s I think.😁, I’m making light of all this, because with the world as it is, last thing we need is yet still more turmoil, but it is as I said in the beginning just using common sense….have those spare tins, some batteries, keep a power bank charged, these are things we can all take charge of, When our world leaders are rattling their sabres, the planet threatening to boil over, There are things still within your control, don’t panic, like what I does 😁, just be practical, calmly make your list, get your box….if nothing comes of it, you’ve always got food you can turn too….extra goodies for Christmas…with the price of food at the moment goodness knows we can all do with it, only takes a couple of extra tins each week, some long life milk or powdered, tea, coffee, odd treat…channel your inner boyscout, we’ve got this….have fun with it…most of all its remaining calm….think out the box or in whatever gets you through…well folks coffee cups drained and that will never do…until next time, take care of you…💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
