I draw the line at making my own lye. There's downsizing and then there's downsizing. But I take comfort it knowing that post-apocalypse I'll be able to
I take comfort in knowing that I'll still be able to source soap post apocalypse. Now who's going to make the washing up liquid?
I draw the line at making my own lye. There's downsizing and then there's downsizing. But I take comfort it knowing that post-apocalypse I'll be able to
I take comfort in knowing that I'll still be able to source soap post apocalypse. Now who's going to make the washing up liquid?
The Fairy of course,lol.
chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 35935 Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
Lye isn't so bad as it is not as concentrated as commercial sodium hydroxide. But to make hard soap you then need salt. Of course if you make soft soap you can use it for washing up liquid.
Finding soap in the supermarket these days is becoming increasingly difficult. There are all sorts of shower gel, hand cleaning gels etc. but soap is not so easy, and usually low down where you don't notice it.
gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 16 1:29 pm Post subject:
It would appear that the horse chestnut tree leave are under threat from some grub, so its soap may become obsolete, dpack. And so conkers may become an obsolete 'game', read it somewhere-Daily Mail I think!
It would appear that the horse chestnut tree leave are under threat from some grub, so its soap may become obsolete, dpack. And so conkers may become an obsolete 'game', read it somewhere-Daily Mail I think!
by observation about a quarter of horse chestnuts are resistant to the red death disease i dont know about any insect threat as yet.
Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
ta ,we have all three round here the moth is quite well known and affects about 30% of those who survived the red death,so far it does not seem fatal and some seem to only get them for a couple of years and are then clear.
as mentioned the blotch thing seems fairly benign.
We have had the leaf miner here for some years, but am not aware of bleeding canker yet thank goodness.
gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 16 8:50 am Post subject:
I was starting to worry that conkers would be a thing of my distant youth, and that my young friends' children would not be keen on helping me when I hit the "I am still young" phase in life to fulfil the playing of the game again. The 5 yo is likely to enjoy beating me as he is already a tough nut, (slight pun in tended).
i dont know about any insect threat as yet.
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