Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

Gers

DSmiffy wrote:

Wear Some Slippers !!!!


Socks are great but you can't beat a pair of slippers to keep out the chill, especially if you have a hard floor. I find that if my feet are warm, then the rest of me is warm too. Can't stand cold feet!

True! But the body loses 70% of it's heat via the head - it's the one area with least fat to insulate the body. So, if you want to get ahead, wear a hat!! These beanie hats the kids are wearing are just dandy for indoors in winter.

:rolleyes:

helen81_2

Have 'special' cuddles with your partner more often to warm u up!!

helen81_2

While wearing a beanie hat lmao!!!

Gers

helen81 wrote:

While wearing a beanie hat lmao!!!

And a pair of socks??




Mmmmmmmmmm - think that will very soon move onto having no insulation at all!


:eek:

starlite_2

Northern star you could get a thick wooden slat blind, we have them behind the curtains in every room and they really help.
Or ikea do a good thick waterproof roller blind

Jolaaled

foreverskint wrote:

Trouble is two of our light fittings take those spot light bulbs (7 bulbs in total) and I am not sure if you can get energy saving bulbs for those R50 ses type. If anyone know different please let me know.

I"ve got these spot lights in my kitchen, but managed to get the energy saving ones from ikea.

echo

after looking everywhere 4 fingerless gloves i did a google search and found sum on ebay.ordered a pair 4 1.99 ( p&p free).cant wait 4 them 2 arrive cos i can hardly move my fingers now-and its not particularly cold.nebody no how 2 keep a nose warm? watching telly is quite tricky cos i hold my nose ( whilst wearing woollen gloves!).can b difficult 2 c properly and i've sat with a fleece blanket-covering my nose as well but thats even harder.feet r cold all the time even with socks and slippers on.sitting/lying down with a hot water bottle sorts them out but obviously cant do that when i have guests.being in the sun with the high temperatures we've just had is great.feet r actually comfortable then.i'm only 41!

SeldomSensible

Austin_Allegro wrote:

Any hard floored areas of your house (laminate, wood, lino, tiles etc) will get cold in winter. Putting down rugs makes a definite difference. As one poster pointed out you can get cheapo bath sets in markets, but market stalls often do cheap large rugs as well. Carpet shops sometimes sell remnants that are braided to turn them into rugs. Wool or fur rugs are best but nylon is better than nothing. In summer you can just roll them up and put them away.

You can also get insulating wallpaper - basically just sheets of expanded polystyrene. This is cheap and works well on cold outer facing walls, esp north facing ones. You can just put ordinary paper on top of it.

The funniest winter tip I heard was from an old lady who used to read in bed with a plastic pipe going from her mouth to her feet. She breathed out into the pipe to keep her feet warm until the bed warmed up!

Is insulating wallpaper readily available, and do you have any idea of costs? My utility room sucks the heat from the rest of the house and that sounds like the ideal solution.

MIRRY_2

A friend of mine was trying to tell me about something she heats up in a pan of boiling water with a clip and when its hot you put it under your clothes , a round squisshy thing ??? she couldnt remember its name.
sounds great but any ideas what it is ?

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what about those hats that roll over the mouth and nose ? with a hole to show just your eyes lol, you would certainly stay very warm wearing that but I dont think its very romantic, especially worn with fingerless gloves and thermals with fluffy slippers ......... rofl

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lessonlearned, It should be easy for me to knit fingerless gloves with the amount of stitches i drop when knitting !

MIRRY_2

I found the heat pads online and they sound great,
take a look at this......but doesnt say if they reusable or not ?

https://www.advancedcareproducts.co.uk

also checked out ebay and there are a few reusable heat pads on there.