Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

Is he not that keen on soup, either? If you can still get veg, some nice meals can be made with cooking them in water or broth and giving them a whirr in the blender.

But it's ironic, that you're living in Scotland, and you're allergic to parridge.

 

Oh, yeah, we eat a lot of soup. But it's his vitamin C (which is more or less destroyed by cooking) that concerns me. Oranges are the only source of it that he eats. Thus far, anyway. I'm hoping I can get him to take Vit C in lozenge form. I'll grab strawberries when I see them as well. The thing is I don't want to have to go shopping every day in hopes of getting these things, because it just increases the risk of getting the virus. It's finding the balance that's tricky ...but that's the case for everybody just now, isn't it?

Yeah, the porridge thing. He eats porridge every day. I can't eat it at all. And I used to LOVE oats ...anything with oats. Damn. But they give me what feels and behaves like a stomach ulcer if I eat them at all. Even a bite of an oatcake brings it on, like within minutes of eating it. Bizarre. That's like moving to China and becoming allergic to rice. Not fair.

 

If you can get red Bell peppers, I'm reading a cup of them (chopped) has more vitamin C than an orange.

The problem is getting them.

 

Buy a carton of economy concentrate, add twists of tissue paper for freshly squeezed illusion.

Is there any vitamin c in tomato juice? That’s my favourite - pint of tomato juice/half pint lea & perrins. can lead to tummy ache lazararole type condition

 

Thank you from the pepper harvesters of Yorkshire

 

Yeah, the peppers thing. I can still get them, most of the time, and I've chopped a bunch and added them to the freezer. BUT, and this is the BUT, he can't eat them raw. So while I put them in lots of dishes I make, they're always cooked. Better than nothing, I suppose, but not ideal.

@Hammer 's suggestions about the Vit C powder and the gazpatcho are excellent, by the way. He might get suspicious if I try feeding him gazpatcho every day, but the powder? Might be a plan, if the oranges do run out and he doesn't take to the lozenges. Geez. Now he sounds like a beloved pet whom I'm trying to poison!

 

You mean those pick-your-own peppers? The non-EU ones?

 

No, at low tide they are spread like confetti. I can collect a bunch in my smock, skip home to mother-wife...blah blah foghorn...

Also I was talking to @Hammer, he thoroughly recommended liquidised sardine soup - from the tins - one tin plus tap water, and sprinkle of vit-c. Quite European with slivovitz where available, again Yorkshire may have the answers.

 

I'll keep that in mind when the salmon runs out.

 

Wait. Are you claiming metabolism is a fictitious function of the body?

 

How was your day?

 

Tell you what AMbS... how utterly crap John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 is. Why in the name of god do so many people, even the critics, hold this film in such high esteem?? And it's not like they're claiming 'good in a cheesy' kind of way, or 'cult classic'. No, they're claiming good in a 'well made' sense.

The acting is terrible, it has laughable dialogue, and it's story/plot is mostly illogical. It's honestly one of the worst films I've ever seen.

 

So far a bit coughy.

 

On the few occasions I've been in there they appeared to be operating more like highwaymen!

"Just those, is it, sir? Our smallest tub of multi-vitamins. That'll be £42.70, please."

 

YES! That's where I get all my vitamins. Some of their stuff isn't well stocked at the moment, but that's where I got the C-zinc lozenges. They are a really good company.

 

Flush, are you?

 

We have a Holland & Barratt store here in the town where I live, but of course it's shut just now. But their online service is excellent. Their glucosamine/chondryitn/MSM preparation cured the snapped cartilage in my knee back in 2007-2008, and I've been a fan of theirs ever since.

 

Why are supermarkets saying they may be unable to take calls right now, due to the current situation. Why should supermarkets suddenly be inundated with calls just because of C-19? They don't provide medical advice, you can't order groceries over the phone, so what gives?

 

Understaffed, nobody just sitting waiting for the phone to ring? That plus everyone calling to see if they have masks in yet.

 

Ah ...but if you wait a bit, they have a half-price sale, really often. Either that or a two-for one. If you buy at those prices, you're getting great quality vitamins at a reasonable cost.