tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post8665822879014849336..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Below the Line - Day 4 - Spending a PennySuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-91526675035231670452011-05-04T22:23:08.671+01:002011-05-04T22:23:08.671+01:00Thank you for understanding I wasn't having a ...Thank you for understanding I wasn't having a go at you. I did wonder if you have an aga, but forgot to ask. Best wishesAttilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-8551683144594782972011-05-04T21:15:23.181+01:002011-05-04T21:15:23.181+01:00Attila - I wouldn't dream of putting the oven ...Attila - I wouldn't dream of putting the oven on for a few scones!! The only reason I can cook such a small amount at minimal cost is that I cook on an Aga. This is an oven that is at full heat ALL the time. So to cook something I just put it in the oven. The only thing that lowers the temperature is leaving the lids open for long periods. If I have to do that I make sure I always have multiple pans on each hotplate. This type of cooker cannot BE turned off, so the more I use it the better value it is.<br /><br />I agree with your comment completely that 'having enough money means we can live well on less', because we have cookers, fridges, storage,clean tap water to drink etc makes it easy to live on less, but the idea behind this challenge is to raise awareness of the 1.4 billion folk all around the world who do 'live below the poverty line', for those of us who have indeed lived at this level this is a stark reminder of how things were, and this has been the hardest thing for me.<br /><br />Believe me I realise the luxury of an Aga for cooking and warming my house and would never want to go back to how things were in my past.<br /><br />Thanks for your thought provoking comment.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-68816061267275807462011-05-04T19:38:47.966+01:002011-05-04T19:38:47.966+01:00Whoops! I can see I need a spell checker too!Whoops! I can see I need a spell checker too!Attilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-87130220642231919932011-05-04T19:38:14.417+01:002011-05-04T19:38:14.417+01:00This isn't a critiscism at all, but just an ob...This isn't a critiscism at all, but just an observation. Someone who was really poor wouldn't be able to put the oven on for just a few scones. So it shows poverty isn't just about the cost of food. Fuel, shoe wear versus buying a weekly bus ticket etc etc. Not being able to afford a new cooker or even a reconditioned one, so baking at all might be out. Sometimes, poor people are critiscised (not meaning by you!) for the choices they make, (e.g. sending the kids for bags of chips)but it's not a simple life. Having enough money means we can live well on less. <br />This comment IS for you directly; well done on this challenge; it's like looking at my past and I hope not my future! I do enjoy your posts.Attilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-84949573884368723272011-05-04T19:21:13.374+01:002011-05-04T19:21:13.374+01:00Yes, I think I would miss fruit.
Sft xYes, I think I would miss fruit.<br /><br />Sft xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545087114808861192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-18105828584645665472011-05-04T15:00:36.466+01:002011-05-04T15:00:36.466+01:00Sue, you are doing so well at sticking to this, an...Sue, you are doing so well at sticking to this, and highlighting the cause, good for you.<br />Sorry to read about the passing of 'Lovely', but she clearly had a very good life once she had joined you.Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888014986650598361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-48681519304692786982011-05-04T14:26:41.525+01:002011-05-04T14:26:41.525+01:00I would love to hear a nutritionist's take on ...I would love to hear a nutritionist's take on the poverty diets. If you are wanting fruit it means your body is missing the nutrients fruit provides. What does this do to people's overall health and the health care system long term?<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-81756822175629388312011-05-04T10:19:23.619+01:002011-05-04T10:19:23.619+01:00Hi Sue, I have been reading, but very slack on com...Hi Sue, I have been reading, but very slack on commenting anywhere at the mo. Really enjoying your frugal food fest - we live like this a lot of the time and I don't notice the difference, although there is something dire about not having plenty of veggies isn't there? xPipanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.com