Preparing for winter II

Enid

Hello everybody. So glad to have found this site and have spent a few days doing very little but reading all of your tips. I am keen to get ready for what will probably be another very bad winter and as I have a very drafty house and not a lot of money then I will be joining you all for advice.

I am way behind so plan to spend the week ahead sorting out some of the easy to do and cheap to fund things.

Hope it will be ok to ask lots of questions to the experts.

Enid

Uniscots97

Enid wrote: »

Hello everybody. So glad to have found this site and have spent a few days doing very little but reading all of your tips. I am keen to get ready for what will probably be another very bad winter and as I have a very drafty house and not a lot of money then I will be joining you all for advice.

I am way behind so plan to spend the week ahead sorting out some of the easy to do and cheap to fund things.

Hope it will be ok to ask lots of questions to the experts.

Enid

Welcome Enid :hello:,


ask as many questions as you like and don't be afraid to chip in with any tips you have .

Patchwork_Quilt

parsonswife8 wrote: »

I coughed so much this Febraury just gone and it was so cold, that I cracked a rib. :eek:

I don't plan on having a repeat performance.;)

I would recommend blackberry vodka for coughs - pick some berries and wash, then weigh and stew for a couple of minutes only so that they hold their shape but soften slightly. Layer with an equal weight of sugar in a jar and fill up the spaces with cheap vodka. Will be ready by Christmas.

Cures anything, really. But seriously, it does seem to work for me. I got some funny looks when I got out a tiny little jar of it in the Carol Service but at least I didn't cough and splutter all over my neighbours.

Rainy-Days

Enid wrote: »

Hello everybody. So glad to have found this site and have spent a few days doing very little but reading all of your tips. I am keen to get ready for what will probably be another very bad winter and as I have a very drafty house and not a lot of money then I will be joining you all for advice.

I am way behind so plan to spend the week ahead sorting out some of the easy to do and cheap to fund things.

Hope it will be ok to ask lots of questions to the experts.

Enid

Hi Enid, don't worry about timing because actually you are still considerably ahead of the game compared to most of the indiginous population. This is really a very good time to start actually; the shops summer sales are on and they will be discounting further as August approaches. We still get some absoluetly beautiful days in September and in fact September is my favourite month out of the whole year that we go away on holiday then.

The last couple of Octobers that this country has had we have had some amazingly good weather. Yes the mornings and evenings are naturally chilly, but during the day the sun has brought a good deal of warmth.

The old saying make hay while the sun shines is so true. I truly believe that if everything was prioritised outside and got sorted then when the weather does turn, you are able to deal with what is going on inside the house. If you have a car Enid, that at the most should be a morning job, just making sure your fluid levels are topped up and you have de-icers and scrappers, which if you just add to your shopping list you will be able to pick those up with ease when doing your normal everyday stuff. I think thats it in a nutshell, if you have to buy things either do it in the sales and just add a little each week and by the end you will have set yourself up for winter - and it will give you a nice smug feeling that you have not wasted that time being under prepared!

pinkmami

I went to Argos yesterday to pick up 2 Silentnight fleece blankets (saw them on the Grabit board) & I snuggled up in one last noght to watch Law & Order UK!

Here's the link http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1111273/Trail/searchtext%3ESILENTNIGHT.htm and they're HUGE!!!!

esmf73

Hi all, Due to clearing out my MILs house I now have enough extra curtains / blankets to line all my curtains. I also have cupboards and a freezer full of food. Bless her, she had 2 old fashioned eiderdowns and feather duvets. I have put these inside waterproof covers and then inside duvet covers and these will be extras that go on top of the normal duvet. We're going to pick up her bed on Saturday which was found to be broken and will chop that up for wood for the burner. I've also picked up lots of Christmas decorations and books on how to make your own Christmas things. With all the things that are going into our loft, that will be well insulated too.

Gettingtherequickly

Thanks to all of the tips I have read on this, I am unbelievably organised for me!

I don't know whether anyone will be interested, but last year I bought a portable rotary line and have now passed my airers on via freecycle. The line is wonderful because it exactly like the static one, other than the fact I can close it up and put away. I feel that the clothes dry quicker as they can be pegged and hung and obviously have more depth than the airers.

Living in London, I clearly do not suffer the severe weather that mum does in the middle of nowhere, but is there a list for city dwellers to use for winter?

parsonswife8

Many thanks for the recipe for the blackberry vodka, Patchwork quilt.

We have loads of blackberries around the field here, so will send hubby out to forage and make a healthy suppy of the vodka.:D

I've nearly fallen off the sofa laughing here, as the squirrels are eating the fatballs that we put out for the small birds, and hubby is firing water at them with a heavy duty water pistol, to try and chase them away.:rotfl:

I'm sure he is having a Rambo moment.:rotfl:

Rainy-Days

parsonswife8 wrote: »

I've nearly fallen off the sofa laughing here, as the squirrels are eating the fatballs that we put out for the small birds, and hubby is firing water at them with a heavy duty water pistol, to try and chase them away.:rotfl:

I'm sure he is having a Rambo moment.:rotfl:

LOve it, we went through a phase of being plagued by squirrels but they have gone off elswhere now

Just been to take a load of stuff back to Next and they have allot of matching scarfs and hat sets originally £10.00 down to £4.00. Gloves, trilby style hats and coats for less than half price. They also have 70 denier opaque tights (twin pack) for £3.00 was originally £9.00 so that is well worth it especially that those opaques last forever and I use them a bit at work and they are so warm as well. I also bought a really nice long sleeved brushed cotton top and it is really cosy warm. Sometimes I just don't need a fleece, but it's a bt chilly in a T shirt, so this is the answer!

anguk

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

Thanks to all of the tips I have read on this, I am unbelievably organised for me!

I don't know whether anyone will be interested, but last year I bought a portable rotary line and have now passed my airers on via freecycle. The line is wonderful because it exactly like the static one, other than the fact I can close it up and put away. I feel that the clothes dry quicker as they can be pegged and hung and obviously have more depth than the airers.

Living in London, I clearly do not suffer the severe weather that mum does in the middle of nowhere, but is there a list for city dwellers to use for winter?

Is it an indoor rotary line or just for outdoors?