Preparing for winter II

downshifter

Isn't the warmth wonderful? I still can't get my car anywhere near the house - why couldn't I remember that when I was stocking up with dog food tins in town today and forgot I somehow had to get them from car to house down the trench I dug along the track?

But the central heating has started working again and I am just luxuriating in the warmth, - cold brings on inertia, the urge to eat sweet stuff, pain with the constant tension - and a frozen toilet seat! I can now use more than one room in the house. I know it's only temporary but it's wonderful! My kitchen is 18 degrees, the rest of the house cooler but it hasn't been that warm for weeks. Yesterday my living room was 4-6.

It's making me seriously think about whether I want to continue to live in the middle of nowhere much longer now, I may start new year househunting!

Hope everyone else is feeling warmer too.

coco1980

managed to finally get my car home today but it was scary driving, school closed again tomorrow so ds is taking a shovel to my work and clear some snow for us lol was his idea

marmiterulesok

downshifter wrote: »

Isn't the warmth wonderful? I still can't get my car anywhere near the house - why couldn't I remember that when I was stocking up with dog food tins in town today and forgot I somehow had to get them from car to house down the trench I dug along the track?

But the central heating has started working again and I am just luxuriating in the warmth, - cold brings on inertia, the urge to eat sweet stuff, pain with the constant tension - and a frozen toilet seat! I can now use more than one room in the house. I know it's only temporary but it's wonderful! My kitchen is 18 degrees, the rest of the house cooler but it hasn't been that warm for weeks. Yesterday my living room was 4-6.

It's making me seriously think about whether I want to continue to live in the middle of nowhere much longer now, I may start new year househunting!

Hope everyone else is feeling warmer too.

:eek: 4-6c in your living room-I'm gobsmacked.I agree;being cold like that is just horrible.Hope the central heating continues to work without any hiccups.

bluebag

It's amazing how the cold affects you, it seems to shut down the house.

You don't feel much like cleaning freezing rooms and want to stay huddled in the one warm room, eating stodgy, sugary stuff.

I suppose this is why in the real OS days they had heavy suet nursery puddings and did a massive spring clean once the warmer weather came.

All those wool garments worn back then wouldn't have been washed much, just like the big woolen blankets on the bed. Less wet washing in those days.

I am a big wimp in the cold now though, didn't seem to notice as a kid, everywhere was always freezing.

Eenymeeny

Confuzzled wrote: »

the one i'm referring to is actually IN st andrews, i think it's off north street... i can't remember all the street names but i could take you right there if i was in st andrews

we live in cupar now, it's really nice here. friendly people, all the basics and a few really lovely parks. i much prefer cupar to st andrews to be honest. the only pretty places to live in st andrews were way way out of our price range, the *coughs* affordable places are much of a muchness, a bit bleak and most of the area is devoid of trees so i found it rather oppressive.
cupar is set in gently rolling hilly farmland (plants not animals thankfully!) and we have a lot of trees :T whenever we walk to lidl i get a fantastic tree lined walk through the park along the river eden... only place that could pull me from here at the moment woudl be edinburgh (though i doubt i could get there at the moment :rotfl:)

Thanks Confuzzled and Mardatha and sorry that I spelt your Cupar wrong, you're right of course, I did mean Falkland! The lovely people we stayed with in Cupar suggested that we called there on our way home otherwise we wouldn't have ever found it. (They had a guest house on the main road with two 'log cabins') I'm sure that you'll know where I mean and I'm pleased to give them our recommendation. I love that area, we've stayed at Pittenweem too. Sorry to go off thread but the thought of holidays and sunny days has certainly helped me today!
We went to Ikea today and it was evacuated, no real explanation. After about 20 minutes standing in the car park in freezing temperatures most of us gave up and left. They must have lost a fortune! A little warning here, we noticed that a lot of the children from the creche had been taken outside for safety and some were wrapped in blankets but the parents must have been frantic as they must have had the kiddies coats with them. I know that it was unexpected but maybe it's worth making sure that they have something warm with them in this weather.;)

Confuzzled

Eenymeeny wrote: »

Thanks Confuzzled and Mardatha and sorry that I spelt your Cupar wrong,

oh no worries! i think they like to be confusing in scotland... there is a coupar angus futher north, notice the spelling like your initial spelling!

there are also 3 borves on the isle of skye, just to keep you on your toes

sb44

bluebag wrote: »

It's amazing how the cold affects you, it seems to shut down the house.

You don't feel much like cleaning freezing rooms and want to stay huddled in the one warm room, eating stodgy, sugary stuff.

Totally agree. Our house looks like a bomb has dropped more than normal!

RaiderHammer

marmiterulesok wrote: »

It's by 3M.

www.solutions.3msuisse.ch/wps/portal/3M/fr.CH/DoItYourself/Home/Solutions/Room_Climate/Dehumidifier

This is the Swiss site (I live in Switzerland) and can only get the info in German or French.I tried to find it on the UK website but I couldn't.I've sent a email,asking if it is available in the UK.I'll let you know if I get a reply.

It's inexpensive,takes up little room and works really well.You do have to get refills but they last a good while.I have one in my sitting room (I'd had a problem with mould in one corner) and one in the cellar.

I have read that you can make something similar by punching holes in the lid of an empty margarine tub,and then half filling it with salt.The moisture is drawn in and absorbed by the salt.You have to change the salt from time to time,of course.I haven't tried it myself,but it's another inexpensive option.

Thank you. I will take a look. I have also heard about salt in margerine tubs but tried this and it's not working well at one window, but I was unsure how much salt should be in the tub so I just covered the bottom of the tub. If that's right I have no idea!

cuddlymarm

Hi

Lakeland sell the crystal dehumidifiers (sorry don't know how much) but you buy the original box with crystals in and then buy a big bag of crystals to refill as necesary.
Hope this helps
Cuddles
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marmiterulesok

cuddlymarm wrote: »

Hi

Lakeland sell the crystal dehumidifiers (sorry don't know how much) but you buy the original box with crystals in and then buy a big bag of crystals to refill as necesary.
Hope this helps
Cuddles
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I've had a look:

www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/dehumidifier

Thanks.