I missed you and your food chat!

All well here in glorious AC,NJ. We finally got heat back on last night  after 8 days without.Now it's so hot we have several windows open while it's 48 outside. As for the larder we're ok for a couple weeks at least,although it may get boring if we don't get some variety.I was  watching the governor on Facebook live a little while ago saying pretty much everything except essentials must shut down by 9 tonight.The funny part was a few folks I don't know were freaking out because liquor stores weren't deemed essential.I chimed in that my local walmart  has a liquor store and I got some 'likes' from the freaking out strangers.I had to chuckle to myself.

 

I belong to a "wine club," at one of the Napa wineries.  The tasting rooms are all closed, and they're offering great savings, for club members, for their most popular wines that are offered at tastings.  I just ordered some at an almost 50% savings. 

BTW, Nic, if you're still in touch with The Count, please pass along my HELLO to him.





Stay well.

I haven't spoken to the count in some time,and the last time,several months ago, when I called him he seemed quite agitated saying in effect,everything sucks,life is beeped up,sorry,and hung up.I called him again a week or so later and just got voicemail. Now I'm afraid to even call for fear of bad news.

So glad you have food and heat!

How'd you do it? I couldn't.

nico sez:
Well,basically using the gas oven dialed up to max in the small kitchen and a large fan to blow the heat out of the kitchen into the rest of the apt,always careful to shut the oven and fan off before beddy bye...don't want to die of gas...
it has gotten us through because the temps haven't been that low,I went from my normal sleep in skivvies only to a t shirt and pj bottoms under a nice comforter ( thanks Bed,Bath and Beyond for all those 20% off coupons they kept sending us that seems to have put them out of business,at least around here).The Mrs,as usual,wears heavy duty flannel pjs.Heat has always bothered me more than cold.At least the hot water was always on,so before showering we'd let the shower run full hot and close the bathroom door until it was like a steamroom.Heat,hot water and gas are guaranteed as part of our lease,so we refused to use the oil filled radiator type space heater they gave us( we also own one of the same) even though the lease specifically prohibits such things.They seem to have forgotten that they gave it to us,so as punishment for being real dicks about the whole thing if they haven't retrieved it in a week or so I'll try to sell it.I priced 'em online and the cheapest was $55 at Walmart,up to a buck elsewhere,or I'll give it to someone in need.
On the food front I forgot to mention in the 'larder' thread that yesterday I made a big pot of chicken soup using the remains of a rotisserie chicken we got at Wmart for $4.50,carrots,onions,celery and a half a box of mini shells sitting in the pantry.BTW,when they finally brought in an A team of heating /plumbing guys Thurs the main guy had to come in several times to bleed the radiators,and he gave me his cell number to let him know how it was going.We seem to have hit it off and become buddies of a sort,speaking on the phone for nearly an hour this morning telling tales of youthful indiscretions,jail stories from old weed busts a million years ago,blah blah and laughter.



I started self isolating 9 days ago.
Harder than I thought. But I shouldn't complain. My larder is full and the supply chain seems to be fixing itself.

Thanks for the liquor antidote.
Gave me a good laugh!


Keep safe!