Freeze sliced lemons to make them last FOREVER!* and make them the perfect G&T accessory.

*until you use them.

Same with fresh ginger/chili/garlic too, prep and blend the buggers and put them in ice cube trays for convenient curry/chili/whatevers.

Y’know when you open a fresh bottle of milk and it has that bit that you peel off under the cap? Once you take it off you can just push that into the bottle cap and it stays there forever.

Freeze sliced lemons to make them last FOREVER!* and make them the perfect G&T accessory.

*for around four months.

But why?

Feex.

They might start tasting a bit odd after that.

But have you ever put a garlic cube in your G&T by accident?

You’re too lazy to walk to the bin. LIFEHAXXOR!

Coca-Cola works too but is more expensive and more morally dubious.

[...] while we can produce baking soda synthetically, we shouldn’t. A procedure known as the Solvay process turns limestone, salt, and ammonia into baking soda, but that comes with a set of environmental hazards: toxic wastewater, higher energy use, and a bigger carbon footprint. Better to go straight to the source.

But what about the mining itself? Doesn’t that have an impact, you might wonder? Well, it’s an extractive industry so … yes, it does. Mining companies use two approaches: In one, room-and-pillar mining (or dry mining), they build vast underground caverns supported by trona [stuff that can be ground to soda ash to make bicarb - Grim...] pillars, then scrape the mineral out of the earth and carry it to the surface with conveyor belts. In the other, solution mining (wet mining), the miners inject hot water deep into the deposits. The trona or nahcolite dissolves, gets pumped to the surface, and evaporates, leaving behind the mineral crystals.

Either way, the whole process uses energy, of course. And it also emits such nasties as volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and methane. These kinds of mining operations also threaten wildlife habitats worldwide, from flamingos’ stomping grounds in Tanzania to important lands for the sage grouse much closer to home.

If the power goes out and you can't decide if it's just your house or the whole town, do a quick scan for Wi-fi. If nothing appears, it's a blackout. Use your looting privileges wisely.

regular checks of the heating via the clown told me I didn't need to rush home

so err

do you keep a clown chained up at home, or...?