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Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:06 pm

I do keep tins of various items and packets of microwaveable rice on hand.

Is unmicrowable rice a thing?

You can fry it...

Boiler wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2026 4:19 pm I suppose you can't microwave uncooked rice?

Just add water

It all depends what goes down and how long for.
Food is the tip of the iceberg.
What about electricity and water?
If the power stays on and we've still got the contents of the freezer we'd be ok for a month, without that our tinned/packet food would keep us going for a bit more than a week.

Malcolm Armsteen wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2026 5:22 pm

Youngian wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:06 pm

I do keep tins of various items and packets of microwaveable rice on hand.

Is unmicrowable rice a thing?

You can fry it...

I'd have to uncover my cooker first, Malc...

Oboogie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2026 5:43 pm It all depends what goes down and how long for.
Food is the tip of the iceberg.
What about electricity and water?
If the power stays on and we've still got the contents of the freezer we'd be ok for a month, without that our tinned/packet food would keep us going for a bit more than a week.

A good point - electricity is rather necessary for a lot of things including, I suspect, pumping water.

FashTV loses its shit over the recent heatwaves.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ate-change