Mundane News

[Reynard]

Ah, that was a fabby supper...

Rack of lamb (turned into cutlets), marinated in oil, lemon, mint, thyme, rosemary & garlic and then seared in a pan, tabbouleh, roasted veggies (peppers, courgettes, onions, baby plum tomatoes and a fair few garlic cloves) and home made tzatziki. And strawberries for afters. Piggy Reynard again...

 

[Andy in Germany]

You misplaced an ear by any chance.

Pardon?

 

[classic33]

Pardon?

Is this yours?

 

[Reynard]

Oh yes, just like that. On the facebook page, they say that if anyone would like to take more than one basket per visit, speak to the "Manager" and they will try to help. I have no idea how long it takes from seeking a Food Bank voucher to getting one, but I guess there is a gap.

The Food Bank (under "strict" guidance from, and audited by the Trussell Trust), is round the corner, but only stocks non-perishable or long shelf life, ie tinned or packet foods.

This Pantry takes food from shops etc where the food has a short, one day or two, life left.

My friend does the food collections from various local supermarkets and farm shops for the community pantry. I sometimes have stuff diverted in my direction to avoid things going to waste if they can't be used - the 5kg sack of sugar came in handy to make chutney and marmalade. She uses the pantry herself sometimes, as the village where she lives has no shop.

The Tesco I go to is involved in the scheme - I often bump into my friend as I'm leaving to go home, and she's just arrived to do the food pick up. It does mean that there are fewer of certain things going into final reductions, but I genuinely don't mind, because it really does benefit people in need. And there is a surprising amount of food poverty around here.

 

[Reynard]

Oh @Speicher - I saw something on my ride this afternoon and thought of you. Next time I head that way, I'll pop a camera in my bar bag...

Since the last time I was out on West Fen, someone felled a large tree - but they felled it shoulder height, and did a really nice chainsaw carving of an owl perching on a log. Figures as there are several owl boxes in the area.

 

[Speicher]

My friend does the food collections from various local supermarkets and farm shops for the community pantry. I sometimes have stuff diverted in my direction to avoid things going to waste if they can't be used - the 5kg sack of sugar came in handy to make chutney and marmalade. She uses the pantry herself sometimes, as the village where she lives has no shop.

The Tesco I go to is involved in the scheme - I often bump into my friend as I'm leaving to go home, and she's just arrived to do the food pick up. It does mean that there are fewer of certain things going into final reductions, but I genuinely don't mind, because it really does benefit people in need. And there is a surprising amount of food poverty around here.

The "Pantry" here is not restricted to people "in need" as such. Anyone can "shop" there, if you live locally.

I will popping in there when they have too much of one item. Last week they had too many M&S chocolates.

The "manager" wants to save any food going to landfill. As I understand it, people can do "swaps" if they like. For instance, take in toilet rolls, cartons of fruit juice, and acquire some bread. I think it gives people more choice than might be available from the Food Bank.

 

[Reynard]

The "Pantry" here is not restricted to people "in need" as such. Anyone can "shop" there, if you live locally.

I will popping in there when they have too much of one item. Last week they had too many M&S chocolates.

The "manager" wants to save any food going to landfill. As I understand it, people can do "swaps" if they like. For instance, take in toilet rolls, cartons of fruit juice, and acquire some bread. I think it gives people more choice than might be available from the Food Bank.

There is no such thing as too much chocolate.

That does not compute.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There is no such thing as too much chocolate.

That does not compute.

There is, you know. Admittedly not at the time of eating it. Afterwards....

 

[Reynard]

There is, you know. Admittedly not at the time of eating it. Afterwards....

Who says you have to eat it all in one go?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Who says you have to eat it all in one go?

I've never met anyone who's mastered/mistressed the art of not eating too much chocolate in one go.

 

[Reynard]

I've never met anyone who's mastered/mistressed the art of not eating too much chocolate in one go.

I do know where my limits lie...

Give me crisps though, and, oh dear, did I just eat a whole multipack?

 

[Speicher]

There is no such thing as too much chocolate.

That does not compute.

I think they were liquor chocolates, which you wouldn't like.

 

[Speicher]

Yes, just looked at the relevant Face book page, they were M&S Irish Cream Liquors.

Not your at all.

 

[Jenkins]

That was an impressive downpour. Thunder & lightning included.

Promptly followed by some flash flooding (a local weather guage measured 20mm of rain in about 20 mins): https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe-flash-flooding-8089994
Just to add to the fun, there was a complete power cut to the building just before 9pm - nowehere else locally went out, so it's suspected that water got into the electrics and tripped something. As our new locker room (created from two windowless storerooms as part of the building refurbishment by Overcharge, Bodgit & Scarper) only has minimal emergency lighting, I had to change for the commute home by bike light.

 

[classic33]

Promptly followed by some flash flooding (a local weather guage measured 20mm of rain in about 20 mins): https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe-flash-flooding-8089994
Just to add to the fun, there was a complete power cut to the building just before 9pm - nowehere else locally went out, so it's suspected that water got into the electrics and tripped something. As our new locker room (created from two windowless storerooms as part of the building refurbishment by Overcharge, Bodgit & Scarper) only has minimal emergecy lighting, I had to change for the commute home by bike light.

It's not as though you could put your cycling gear on the wrong way round and not notice.