Sars Cov 2 … the grinder continues to eat away at resources and humanity.

I cooked today!!! Spaghetti!

Nom!

I tried my hand at tortillas… again.
:hide:

b careful of any fire like this in a closed space. carbon monoxide. u won't smell it but can kill u. the co detectors work too late also. make sure a co detector is placed close to the heat source so it alerts before u run out of oxygen.

in ITALY? no way i voted Chinease. <<sarc

CC, how did they turn out? I remember the last attempt didn't work out so well.

They gave us a new stove/oven when we moved in.....totally wasted on me, but it's beautiful. I have only used the stove top so far. I turned on the oven a few nights ago to take the chill off.....I know you aren't supposed to do that with a gas oven, but I was going to be careful.

Well, it caught on fire! Apparently there was still some factory plastic material in the oven door that melted, and smoke was everywhere. Luckily, it didn't set off the smoke alarms or sprinklers.

It seems I am not cut out for using ovens in any capacity. LOL.

never had an issue with using a gas stove to keep warm. course we didn't leave packing materials in them.

does it have a safety cutoff? most new 1's do/ won't light without electricity so is worthless in a grid down situation. can't light it by hand as they shut off the gas feed.

Yep, thanks for the reminder. I am well aware of the dangers since I lived on a boat with a propane stove/oven. But they say this Buddy propane heater is safe to use inside. I am still looking into it and will let you guys know what I learn. It runs off the little canisters.

Regardless, my stove/oven and clothes dryer are gas, so I agree that CO detectors are very important!

Lol. The closest I get to cooking Chinese food is microwaving Dan Dan Noodles from the frozen food aisle.

Is that even Chinese food? I don't know. Husband likes it, so I don't question it.

CC u got a real good team here. 1 burns up the oven,1 kills plants, 1 can't keep a buggout vehicle running, and an owl flew the coop.

what's our survial rating? 3 days?

Sorry!!!

Yeah. Not perfect but definitely better than last year! Key difference lard!

And I finely caved and ordered a rolling stick. Might be helpful if they weren’t so thick…….

Ahhhh!

At this point variants that do not evade vaccine induced immunity are of little concern. So unless there is significant evidence to show a increased Hospitalization (and then)-> ICU rate for any new variant among the vaccinated group there is no long term worries. Main problem we seem to be seeing now is that there is significant spread without detectable infection among the vaccinated group, long term problem here is the still elusive long covid effects that may/may not hit this group.

heyyy DUTCHY. how are ya?

LOL!!!

To your question, who knows? They don't tell us how things work here.....we just have to figure it out as we go. I'm looking into it

turn the breaker off or unplug stove to check it. or lift the top and see what u have for pilot lights. i bet it is electric light not a flame like we used to have.

i think most ppl have no clue that without electricity their furnaces won't work. they have tanks for propane or gas lines hooked up. they don't even think bout the thermostat needing power.

my biggest worry here is bout FEB they will kill the power. millions will die due to no heat.they'll go to sleep and not wake up.

Doing okay all considered. Been a rough few months for me personally, hope that will resolve soon.

How are y'all doing?

know the feeling well with my luck. we are holding our own. wanting to move but gota find a place. prices are still high.

You can always go for a stove without a plug, if they do have one however it's worth checking the power draw. If you know what you're doing and it really is only reading/reacting to sensors you should be able to mod it to run of a 5v battery (3x AA in Series).

and

Just keep swimming.

at that point DUTCHY will there b gas flow in the line or will that stop also?with no grid the pumps and relay stations would also have no power. u might buy a week with what is in the line or with the genny's at the stations but not much more.

For what it's worth, SN, I've got two of them and like 100 canisters to fuel them "just in case". Tested them, they work fine and no problem with carbon monoxide, etc.

Propane tanks should be lootable at that point. But you're point is very valid, Gas Generators are what we tend to use for peak power demand (Quick spin up and shut down for fossil fuel), so in a complete power failure it's not something to rely on unless you know a local source.

[link to www.elgas.com.au (secure)]

Looks like a good source to read and not do the stupid things that can make things dangerous. As a general rule of thumb don't burn things for warmth in a completely closed space. Entropy will reward you for understanding it.

Burn all the candles!!!

i did hear something that will add to the localized shortages ppl are seeing. ppl moved to summer homes and never left. they didn't want to b in the city if SHTF. so an area would use more supply this year than normally. without the local merchants ordering extra stuff, it would cause some stuff to run out.

no ,that isn't the cause of all the shortages, but does explain why some areas are being hit harder and sooner than others.

Bee keeping is a good hobby to invest in.

Not sure about colony collapse with this stuff…

I did invest in paint brushes and am ready to get my pollination dance on.

Hey! You have the Buddy propane heaters? Do you have a specific one that you recommend? Thank you in advance. Love to you and Miss Liz. :)

Yup, the Buddy is the exact one. And I do "crack a window" just a bit to add airflow to the room being heated. Sounds contradictory but the heat output is such that any colder air filtering in isn't an issue. Used them for three days once upon a time when we had both a power outage and a furnace problem.

how much fuel do they use, CROC??

Thank you so much!

Jazz had a good question.....how long does one or two of the little canisters last in the Buddy heater?

Let's all continue to help each other in this way.