tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post4103831169259467442..comments2023-10-24T13:19:52.915+01:00Comments on Marigold Jam: GratitudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-18951918933130287892010-07-28T19:31:12.536+01:002010-07-28T19:31:12.536+01:00My Mum and Dads house in Yeovil has a coal fired a...My Mum and Dads house in Yeovil has a coal fired aga and I knew nothing different ... in fact when I left home to go to stockport to college I always forgot to pre-heat the oven.. lol <br />I remember as a child during a snowy power cut ferrying casseroles from peoples houses to be returned a couple hours later wrapped in towels to keep them warm.. steadily walking through the snow to warm the folks tummy's with hot stew... praying I would not slip and end up wearing the stew! ;D<br /><br />we had a power cut recently and I loved it... it was quiet, the children had to stop and think about finding something to do that was not computer or gamestation related... we talked... and as long as I had lamps and candles to see by I would happily sit a while and crochet something warm by firelight... up with the lark.. off to bed when its dark.. sounds much healthier to me! lol<br /><br />I would have an aga at the drop of a hat... I miss the warmth and the comfort it gives.. warming the heart of the home!<br /><br />x AlexPink Feather Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362222817573569135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-21826775043315754642010-07-26T22:07:56.254+01:002010-07-26T22:07:56.254+01:00I remember the powercuts of the mid 70's.
Can...I remember the powercuts of the mid 70's.<br /><br />Candles were used lots and I remember my parents buying a little camping stove so they could heat food/water if needed.<br /><br />Having just had a electricity free camping weekend - I guess the convenience is what I miss most. For my boys it would be the lack of gadget charging facilities ;)VintageVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468973681066716805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-79039211739983480662010-07-25T21:05:34.643+01:002010-07-25T21:05:34.643+01:00I loved your post about your childhood when you li...I loved your post about your childhood when you lived in the Forest of the Dean, I have gone back and read it several times as you write so well. We are very lucky to live in this day and age, live has been made quite easy for us.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067859108923231530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-26766433228518029642010-07-24T20:23:06.195+01:002010-07-24T20:23:06.195+01:00Hi Jane......my paternal grand-parents lived in th...Hi Jane......my paternal grand-parents lived in the country. There home was very similar to the one you mention. I remember those days so well but must confess to thinking nothing of it at the time. When we stayed for a couple of weeks in the summer holiday, it just seemed 'normal'<br /><br />Now would be a different matter. We are all used to our creature comforts........Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-87686705675463373552010-07-24T14:20:06.497+01:002010-07-24T14:20:06.497+01:00Hello! I think that I would miss the computer and ...Hello! I think that I would miss the computer and lights at night the most! I hope we don't have any rationing in the future!! My mum used to live in a game reserve that only had two hours of electricity at night from a generator and I am glad that I live here where there is electricity all the time!<br />Lucy xxxxxLucy Caitlin Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144005023138243334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-34930317234505522232010-07-24T12:20:34.993+01:002010-07-24T12:20:34.993+01:00And it wasn't really that long ago at all.
I ...And it wasn't really that long ago at all.<br /><br />I remember the storm of '87 when we had no power or water for 10 days - living out in the sticks of a village - it was amazing how practical we became. So much so I have carried those values on in my adult life and hopefully my children will learn too....it's amazing what you can live without if you have to. <br /><br />Though I always insist on a gas cooker - we were cooking for the whole street who had modern electricity cookers - not so modern when you have no power!!<br /><br />Have a fabulous weekend,<br /><br />Nina xx...Nina Nixon...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778168901706224335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-31086932785934823882010-07-24T11:22:28.066+01:002010-07-24T11:22:28.066+01:00We do take so much for granted today! I give thank...We do take so much for granted today! I give thanks every day for the wonderful shower I can have- even if the pressure is low, & the wretched 'watersaver' head seems to be piddling along on low!<br />I remember my grandparent's outside loo.. very scary, even in daylight.<br />I could live without electricity perhaps, but modern plumbing.. not so much!Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-45163957672683780142010-07-24T08:40:30.898+01:002010-07-24T08:40:30.898+01:00My grandmother used to live in Scotland in a fores...My grandmother used to live in Scotland in a forest near where the Osprey birds were nesting. Every summer her letters to us were punctuated with "the bird watchers have arrived/left/have been over". They camped near the birds to protect them. They used to bring their blankets to her to wash, which was no mean feat because she had not electricity or running water. A fire was lit under a huge copper on a lawn and somehow she washed, mangled (and heaven only knows how, DRIED) them. I recently found a small piece on the internet describing my granny and how she had done this.<br /><br />This sounds shallow, but I would miss my curling tongs!!!!menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-51742776681725939372010-07-24T07:43:22.220+01:002010-07-24T07:43:22.220+01:00Jane,
I remember the three day week. The tv compan...Jane,<br />I remember the three day week. The tv companies had to do alternate nights and then they went off air really early. Street lights disappeared and electrical things were used sparingly - but at least we still had them to use. I wonder how I would have liked the scenario you described? I think my kettle would be the thing I'd miss the most. Everything always seems better when you can get a cup of tea! Lesley xLAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-28775763534122852842010-07-24T02:42:09.283+01:002010-07-24T02:42:09.283+01:00Oh how right you are. Living without electricity ...Oh how right you are. Living without electricity doesn't bear thinking of. Don't know how your mother coped but obviously times were hard. My mother tells of a time during the depression when her family lived in a "house" with a dirt floor !!Hard to imagine in these affluent times.<br />I think I couldn't live without my refrigerator - had to really think hard then - or maybe my washing machine. Life would be really hard without either of those.<br />Cheers<br />Helen from Helsie's HappeningsHelsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-48249921556750750522010-07-23T22:37:03.595+01:002010-07-23T22:37:03.595+01:00Oh gosh, I remember the three day week as I was wo...Oh gosh, I remember the three day week as I was working in a residential childrens' home at the time - chaos! We had a house in the early 80's that was a bit off the beaten track and forever losing its electrical supply to broken cables and heavy storms - no gas either, so we were always stocked with camping gas and gas cylinders for a portable fire. It did have a generator but it was too difficult to rely on and had to be started with a starting handle - then it would power about three light bulbs very weakly and make a terrific noise like a small steam engine. Husband would be bereft without a computer, but I think lack of light is the worst thing.Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-87873399312286874972010-07-23T20:07:05.569+01:002010-07-23T20:07:05.569+01:00I hadn't heard of the 3 day week before, even ...I hadn't heard of the 3 day week before, even that would be quite difficult nowadays!<br />I don't kno how I'd cope without the internet. I've lived by candlelight before and cooking on stoves and without tv, but definitely wouldn't like to go without the computer!<br />However, it would be good to make people more resourceful and hopefully people wouldn't take things for granted as much if we rationed electricity again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404502110569020587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-78513953474286645182010-07-23T18:54:20.888+01:002010-07-23T18:54:20.888+01:00My grandparent's cottage did have electricity ...My grandparent's cottage did have electricity - downstairs - one socket and two light bulbs, but my Auntie Daisy didn't so sitting in her house in the evening was a novelty. My grandma's kettle was boiled on a parafin stove - no quick cuppa there. Having read a similar headline to you I am glad we still have our chimneys intact, although presently closed off. I have thought should I buy a camping stove, because a cuppa would be the thing I missed the most.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.com