Time for me to consider hibernation
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
November 6, 2015 11:01am CST
At present there is very little food in my refrigerator, freezer or cupboards. The reason is that I tend to go out for a wander around every day, so stocking up on groceries would be quite superfluous.
With the weather beginning to depreciate rapidly and rain becoming more regular, I need to consider filling the food reserves so that I can remain indoors if the weather is too bad.
It would take too long to stock up by carrying a couple of bags of groceries home at a time, so I am contemplating using a delivery service again. This was a common practice of mine in the past, but I have not ordered food online for a few years now.
Now I have to decide whether to order from Asda or Tesco, both of which have provided good service in the past.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Nov 15
The cost varies according to the day or the time that you book delivery, but it is usually around £5. I always make a point of filling the freezer and cupboards, plus stocking up with items such as bleach. This makes it worth the cost and saves me a lot of carrying over the following weeks.
I keep perishable goods to a minimum, but non perishables can be bought even if I do not use them for 6 months.
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@Marilynda1225 (80048)
• United States
7 Nov 15
@Asylum sounds like a good idea especially when buying things that are heavy to carry
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Nov 15
@Marilynda1225 If I carry the groceries home I cannot take advantage of offers such as 3 for the price of 2 on heavy items and also have to be careful about bulky items such as paper towels.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
6 Nov 15
I t's a good idea to have some basic stock staples in the house. There could be any kind of emergency, power outage or bad weather. I have one jug of water in the freezer. That's all we get in the zombie apocalypse. I hope it won't' last too long or we will get thirsty.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Nov 15
So do I, but it only matters in the case of fresh foods. Any timed or frozen packets of food cannot be seen properly even if you visit the store, so as long as you are familiar with the items that you buy then there is no significant difference.
@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
6 Nov 15
Sorry I am not one to ask about this. I don't have these services here on the islands and it might now work so well for me to say which one is better. I can see why during the winter months you would use one. During the warmer months it is good exercise to walk to and from the market.
@snowy22315 (170967)
• United States
7 Nov 15
It would be nice to take advantage of a food delivery service as I am out in the country. Actually, I do know about one or two but they are both exensive so I don't think I will be partaking. I do get food from Amazon from time to time though.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk I used to do in days gone by and try to build up a healthy stock during the weeks approaching Christmas, but it can be a laborious process.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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7 Nov 15
@Asylum Yeah it's better than going to Adsa or Tesco and only carrying home a few bags.
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
7 Nov 15
Yes, bad weather often force us to save more foods in the refrigerator, freezer or cupboards. If we do not do it then we will difficult to get the food while in the outside full of snow or rain fall throughout the day..
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
7 Nov 15
@Asylum Yes you are right, buy foods in bulk is cheaper. I hope you will enjoy your hibernation days. Have a nice day always...Thank you...
@Marilynda1225 (80048)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Once the winter is on the horizon I tend to stock up on things so I don't have to go out if the weather is bad. I've never thought of using a food delivery service
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
7 Nov 15
We never have to run to the store for anything as we always have more than enough. Sometimes I get into the coupon shopping and start building up the pantry. With the coupons I get good deals and I always have food. We have a big freezer so we stock up frozen foods too.
We lived in the mountains in Pennsylvania so we were use to bad roads in the winter and the fall with the storms. We could go without power for almost a week at a time so we bought a generator.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Nov 15
I always liked the idea of having a generator, but the cost of fitting one was too high and I never bothered. I did have solar panels fitted to my house, so it does help to some degree. Of course they work better in summer but the power is needed in winter.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
9 Nov 15
Because of the possibility of earthquakes here, I always keep some food in the pantry and fridge. But since the forecast this season predicts lots of heavy rains (for a change), I stocked up enough of the basics to tide me over for the duration. If it comes to that, I would miss fresh fruit and perhaps bread, but I have enough in the freezer and in packages (in their own juices) that I won't really suffer much, if at all.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace We do have our fair share of extremely bad weather, but flooding is a rarity.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
9 Nov 15
@Asylum Right. What's up with that? You live on an island fairly north on the planet and should experience all sorts of storms, snow and flooding. Why don't you?
@onlinepalash (77)
• Kolkata, India
7 Nov 15
Please Go, Natural calamities is common, Ignore it and do your Regular Work.
@GardenGerty (157808)
• United States
6 Nov 15
It sounds like a plan to me. I just have my husband do the delivery as he is out every day. Neither he nor I like to come up short on foodstuff though.
@everloving (439)
• Chennai, India
7 Nov 15
Being proactive tends to show better results. Especially when the weather is bad you cant ask for more. We have not had adverse weather for quite a few years here in my country. Last time when i remembered our city was flooded was 5 years back. 
@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
7 Nov 15
I have cancelled our food delivery service as it's very expensive. I can just walk to the shop. I hope that you have decided.
@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
7 Nov 15
I like to use deliveries for heavy things like bottles or cans and I always look for the £1 delivery slots that both tesco and Asda have
