Second wave

[Pete Grey]

After four months we are in a better position than at the start of the lockdown, homegrown fruit and veg doing well, more basic/strategic (rice, pasta, flour, cereal etc) food stocks than ever. We’ve hardly used any face masks, not surgical but proper FFP3/N95 with exhaust valves, these are 3 or 4 times dearer now than when I first stocked up. I’m about to order our coal for the winter, summer orders get a good discount.

Most businesses are falling over themselves to supply mail order, competition is so great, and surprisingly we find we’re spending less than previously chasing round the shops. We are also building up a number of online suppliers covering more of our needs

The only thing we were not prepared for was timber in various sizes, paint and roofing felt, oh! and tap washers, but all that has been rectified.

So all in all things are good, when the second wave comes it shouldn’t be a problem.