Preparing for winter II

mama67

I've got a grey day with short bursts of sunshine inbetween. Also a good breeze so ideal for line drying laundry.

NualaBuala

We had dreary grey horribleness yesterday but today is nice and sunny. I've noticed that even if it's a bit chilly outside, the sun warms up the sitting room really well ... yay for double glazing! Last night and this morning I thought there was condensation on the inside but it turned out to be on the outside of the windows - weird! Has anyone had that?

mags50_2

mama67 wrote: »

it was here as well on Sat, i'm near Grimsby

There seems to be alot of us from Lincolnshire :T

I bet there's been some money saved around here with all the hints and tips

dollydaydream07

mags50 wrote: »

There seems to be alot of us from Lincolnshire :T

I bet there's been some money saved around here with all the hints and tips

i think there is quite a few of us!!

well i braved it and went and cut the grass in the back garden - came in, got a hot water bottle and a hot drink and just sat till i warmed up again!!!
also taken our meter readings and it looks like we are now just under £200 in credit :j - in a month we have spent £37 on elec and £18 on gas - is that good or bad for a 3 bed end terrace with 2 adults and a 5 yr old?

gonna go and have some lunch and then brave going out to cut the front grass!!

NualaBuala

Thanks Dollydaydream, you've just reminded me to go and read my meters! I'm waiting for the loan of a lawnmower, then for a dry day and I've got to mow a fairly big lawn. Nice idea coming into a warm drink and a hot water bottle, sounds snuggly.

nicki_2

Just as I opened this thread to catch up the man arrived to read my meters :rotfl: Spooky :rotfl:

dollydaydream07

nicki wrote: »

Just as I opened this thread to catch up the man arrived to read my meters :rotfl: Spooky :rotfl:

:rotfl:oooh that IS spooky!!!!

zarazara

Its bright sunshine and blue skies here!

zarazara

nicki wrote: »

Just as I opened this thread to catch up the man arrived to read my meters :rotfl: Spooky :rotfl:

definately spooky:rotfl:

Sylvan

We've had a horrible grey day, except for a brief interlude of bright sunshine when the estate agent was here valuing the house. I persuaded her to dash outside and take all the garden photos while the going was good.

:oUsing vinegar as fabric softener and then drying your clothes inside, with the help of a dehumidifier is NOT a good idea.
We tried it yesterday. The first load was OK, but we'd had a load of jeans and jumpers on the line all afternoon and they were still a bit wet by about 6pm, so we brought them in before dark and hoyed 'em on the clothes horse, in front of the dehumidifier.

After a while I started noticing a sort of "old alcohol" smell, which got worse through the evening.

I spent this morning burning scented candles, hoping the estate agent wouldn't think we've been drinking steadily for weeks.