Preparing for winter II

kinkyjinks

tiff wrote: »

Another case of senseless merging of threads.

I normally don't mind about thread getting merged but in this case I tend to agree.

lutzi1

poppett wrote: »

Unfortunately I lock up so I can't get round that one. I'm lucky that most days hubby is either on days or nights so can pick me up, it's just every third week he's on lates (3-midnight) so I have no choice. Won't get a taxi home as that costs £18 for the 8 mile distance.

Poppett, I feel for you, I couldn't afford a car till I was 27 and I well remember standing round at freezing bus stops in winter. However this could make you ill ( it did me). Isn't there a lovely warm pub you could go and have a drink in, or maybe a library or something?

Alternatively, if you lock up, would your boss mind if you stayed on the premises until it was time for the bus? (More secure after all of there's somebody there). You could take a radio in and a sandwich or something to pass the time.

lutzi1

Pooky wrote: »

The fluff from a tumble drier (if you have one that is) is supposed to be a good fire lighter when shoved into loo rolls.

Also, finally a use for dog fur!

lutzi1

Primrose wrote: »

. And even if you've never made bread before, (and we hadn't until a couple of weeks ago), getting a packet of bread mix in and a loaf tin and experimenting with making bread at home so you've got the kit available in an emergency.

Approved Food had large bags of bread making flour on their website this morning for very little money www.approvedfood.co.uk

newyearnewme_2

How do people dry the washing in winter, I am at work all day so can't leave it out in case it rains but doesn't appear to be drying inside so I either put the heating on or use the tumble or can all you lovely peeps on here can come up with a cheaper alternative?

lutzi1

newyearnewme wrote: »

How do people dry the washing in winter, I am at work all day so can't leave it out in case it rains but doesn't appear to be drying inside so I either put the heating on or use the tumble or can all you lovely peeps on here can come up with a cheaper alternative?

I found my utility room is very warm so I put up a row of hooks on the wall behind the door and stuff dries on there pretty quickly, also it's fairly neat and out of the way. (Near an airing cupboard could also be another possible location)

Also of course, double spinning the washing helps.

cookiekid23

Kitchenbunny wrote: »

We were only just commenting on seeing the last weather report about how cold it seems to have got quite quickly. And I'm seeing how the nights are drawing in and the mornings darker when I get up - it reminds me that it's time for me to start getting more vitamin C into my diet. I'm trying to eat more fruit and veg to help my Vitamin C levels and try to make myself a bit more resistant to colds.

Beyond that, I'm stocking up the freezer with ready meals. Whether we have a winter of discontent, a winter of discount tents, a bad winter or a mild one, I'm trying to be ready.

KB xx

:rotfl::rotfl:love it.

also i think the older end of our posters on this thread can rememeber when winter was winter and can offer tips that us young 'uns might not have thought of.

parsonswife8

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

hello

have been fighting with my 9 week old the last few days as she hates blankets and worried that if our tempermental radiator decides not to work come winter that she'll freeze. not lietrally but you knwo what I mean.

Have tried sneaking it onto her when shes asleep but she wakes up

have seen a blanket that is more a pram suit that you can zip the fron t up and like popper the corners together to make arm holes and its like a fleece wrap but if you undo the whole thing you have a fleece blanket - wish i could make that clearer but hopefully someone else knows what Im on about.

Was given a lovely NEXT baby grow by a friend when holy was born and put it on her last night. It feels lovely and soft and I figure it will be quite warm too as its quite thick. Have looked online and they do them with turn over scratch mittens so her hands would be warm too for £7 each. figure its an alternative if she still doesnt like blankets by christmas

Sammy, just don't let Holly get TOO hot when sleeping, that is not a good thing.

Make sure that her mattress and undersheet are warm and that she is in a few light layers and try and put a few breathable blankets on her.

My mate had a cot death with her babe at about 9 months and a lot has been said about babes being too hot. Only trying to help here honey.

majjak

Just popped to Mr T for the 1p stig socks (see here ..... https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2725869 :j) and bought a pack of paracetamol and ibuprofen (pain in the bum only being able to buy one pack at a time ! lol)

So, I've started my medicine cupboard stock . Oh and I bought a bottle of water for the car the other day - started my car box too now .... at this rate I'll just get organised and the snow will have been and gone :eek: :rotfl:

parsonswife8

toontron wrote: »

Maybe I find it odd because, as I said, I live in a seriously isolated spot, so its "normal" for us to have emergency things in place, we can get the snow here at the start of December, then generally off and on for a couple of months (DS had snow on his birthday this year - in April!). Basically if there is snow in Wales, it lands on me, so these things are just everyday to me. Obviously I dont have a clue where the other posters live, whether they are rural, semi-rural or in towns, but I am betting that there are very few on here that would have serious problems in the event of a few days bad weather.

You may find it relatively easy to cope, but a lot of people on this forum do not.

Many of us live in fairly urban areas, but may not be able to get about when there is snow and ice. I, for instance, am very unsteady on my feet, after having about 9 falls and ended up on crutches a few times and cannot even walk to our car outside, if there is ice between our front door and the car.

You need to think of those who are not as able as yourself, when they find themselves snowed in, or they have ice on their paths.

And the major supermarkets did not deliver around here for at least a week, as the roads were not gritted, so we were stuffed, as far as that was concerned.:(.

So, if we did not have a store cupboard, we would have been knackered.

Don't think that everyone is in your own situation, because they are not.