Having been 'confined to barracks' with coughs and colds for nearly two weeks before the snow came, we had already depleted store cupboard and freezer stocks before the snow arrived. We did manage foodwise with some rather unusual menus but, with the central heating not working properly, we rapidly ran out of fuel for the open fire and could not replace it from the hillside as usual.
I could have walked by myself the half mile to the big shop, but could not risk leaving DH 'home alone' for so long. He does have a MECS alarm but as the MECS wardens could not have come to our snowed in village, I reckoned that I had best stay at home, rather than going out and perhaps falling. DH has been even more confused than usual - routine all to pot - and as a creature of habit missing his porridge (no milk) and daily banana. Thankfully we had a good supply of prescribed medication, otherwise, with the pharmacist unable to reach the pharmacy, we would have been in dire straits.
I am thinking also of the children, who rely on school dinners for at least one decent meal a day. Having just returned to school on the Monday after a week's mid term break, they were off again from Wednesday until yesterday.