Preparing for winter II

ifonlyitwaseasier

Reverbe wrote: »

Just picked up another candlewick bedspread for 1 quid

<< jealous!!!!

Uniscots97

Reverbe wrote: »

Just picked up another candlewick bedspread for 1 quid

:eek: :j where? very jealous

Reverbe

local charity shop folks..not as thick as the ones my Nanna had but

adelight

Yes Reverbe, where from?! Not that I'm not already well stocked with duvets and sale bed spreads!


It might seem an odd one but I've been picking up cheap seeds, plant pots etc in the sales to grow veggies indoors over the winter. I've got peppers and squash on the go that will be ready during autumn and will be growing sprouting broccoli, beets and greens during the winter. I get fed up of root veg when it's cold but greens and salad vegetables can be so expensive.

I'll be moving into a modern house with double glazing, insulation, GCH etc in September so I'm not nearly as worried as I was this time last year

Rainy-Days

I get my batteries from Poundland. The standard penlight ones are a quid for 8 Sony batteries. They might last a little less than Duracell but it's still good value same with the thicker chubby batteries for torches!

Weather is still a bit crappy at the moment so I shall hold off washing my last jacket until Saturday I think. House is all cleaned through and I even managed to polish it yesterday! Anything with water I don't mind. Polishing I don't like - don't ask me why because I don't know. By the way Tesco's own brand of Lavender furniture polish is 59p compared to Pledge and Mr Sheen at £1.00. It's smells really nice and does a half decent job as well

Freezer is full up again today so that freezer sort out in September can't come soon enough. Tesco also have their concentrated screen wash on for £3.00 and works as low as -9 degrees! We are okay for screenwash at the moment. Took a load of stuff back to Next they still have the hats and wool scarves in the sale.

dandy-candy

I'm just umming and ahhing about the coming winter and I was wondering if anyone has ever experimented with there heating. My CH is gas (due to go up 18% grrrr) but I do have some oil radiators on wheels in the garage. Do you think it would be cheaper to stick them in the bedrooms rather than have the CH on come the frosty weather? We have a coal fire downstairs so that would be sorted already.

calleyw

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

I have just looked at my usage (I am one of these anoraks who read the meter every month..)

Is that all you are lightweight then:rotfl:

My husband reads the electric meter everyday:eek:

No I am not kidding either. We have started to read the gas meter once a week. Using two units a week. That is for cooking and hot water.

Yours

Calley

Uniscots97

Reverbe wrote: »

local charity shop folks..not as thick as the ones my Nanna had but

excellent find and excellent price.

Rainy-Days

calleyw wrote: »

Is that all you are lightweight then:rotfl:

My husband reads the electric meter everyday:eek:

No I am not kidding either. We have started to read the gas meter once a week. Using two units a week. That is for cooking and hot water.

Yours

Calley

I read my gas meter on a Sunday morning and I mark it on the calendar as well for reference. I have used only one unit a week since April so I have felt quite happy about that. On our old gas boiler the meter was about 2-3 units. In the winter on the old boiler it was about 24 units per week (that was on 24/7 at it's coldest) this dropped down to between 18-20 when we had the new combi fitted in October last year and we also have thermostats on our radiators now as well.

muffin_man_7

calleyw wrote: »

Is that all you are lightweight then:rotfl:

My husband reads the electric meter everyday:eek:

No I am not kidding either. We have started to read the gas meter once a week. Using two units a week. That is for cooking and hot water.

Yours

Calley

nice to know i'm not the only one i can't control everything but i'd like to think that by reading the meters this helping to control some part of my life iyswim used to do gas weekly too in summer and daily in the winter but can't atm as furniture inthe way and my back bad but will be back to daily readings from end of october when the clocks go back and maybe a couple of weeks before as well so i will be able to see our minimum usage and maximum as well we have hot water and gas cooker too although the kids prefere to use oven on the combi microwave as it stops when time up so if they forget the food and house don't burn:eek::rotfl: