Shops have a vague idea when the produce will be past it, then they subtract about a week and call it the ‘best before’ date. It seems pretty unscientific for fresh things and almost entirely meaningless for canned food. Especially so for water or salt – which don’t, as far as I know, go off. […]
Coronavirus: the education continues
Can you believe that it’s more than a month since we started this particular adventure? Back in early March we didn’t know what furlough, self-isolation, social distancing and PPE were. Remember? A different country. Well, we’re lucky to be healthy and adjusting to this life. And the education continues. Here’s what I’ve learned. Do not […]
Coronavirus: We’re all in the same boat
Coronavirus: Stockpiling or a feast of clearing out
There are, we learn, riots in the bog roll aisles as frantic shoppers grapple for the last Andrex before it’s too late. Too late for what? Goodness knows. Coronavirus is making its methodical way around the world and will get here eventually, no matter what we do. Concerning, yes. Prompting an uncontrollable urge for piles […]
