Preparing for winter II

mcjordi

i just used some grippy work boot type well boots lol

want some wellies this year tho my feet were wet most of the winter..
gonna put up a baton to hang the curtain above front and back doors this week end and sort out the carp in the understairs cupboard..

rising_from_the_ashes

Welcome to Kirsty, Lucy_Lemon & Sirens (any anyone I've missed... tend to read loads of pages and then forget names:o)

cat_smith wrote: »

Not very MSE all this shopping:rotfl:Just ordered 2 pairs of the craghoppers for dog walking over the winter.

:rotfl:Feel a bit that way too as I've spent a fortune this month. However, a lot of it down to panicking as I won't be able to drive for around 4 months in 2 weeks time:eek:.

Just think tho' - how much we've saved by buying things like snow shovels and those wonderful fleece lined trousers (think the OP of the link should be getting commission:D) now rather than trying to search shops when everyone else is doing the same and the prices are sky high:).

Also, my food / toiletry / kitchen and bathroom supplies & pet spends should be low over the winter period. (I've now got enough loo rolls for at least 6 months!):rotfl::rotfl::j:rotfl::rotfl:

lucy_lemon wrote: »

Anyway, this is just a quick question about flannelette sheets. I really want some for the winter, but I'm not sure where to get them from. I was thinking Amazon, but they all seem to have bad reviews. If anyone has some recommendations, I'd be really grateful. Also, do they shed thread? That seems to be the main complaint about them on Amazon.

I got some from JL the other week (£18 for a double) - been washed & lovely - soft, thick and look really warm (almost looking forward to putting them on the bed!:o)

http://www.johnlewis.com/4742/Product.aspx

They do have some on Special Buy but not seen them so don't know if they're as thick: http://www.johnlewis.com/67449/Product.aspx

pollys wrote: »

Could I just ask please are flannelette the same as brushed cotton?

Yup!:D



Finally managed to remember to fill the petrol can today so that's one more wee thing marked off the list.:)

abwsco

SIRENS wrote: »

Hi
Have never posted on this board but am addicted to it and love all your tips and ideas.
Can I ask regarding the yaktrax, are they good, I live in London so winter not as harsh as a lot of yours but streets are never gritted and I am very unsteady on my feet so was petrified trying to get to work in the snow and ice last winter ( had very bad fall in my younger days). Would anyone recommend them?
I have been trying to prepare, stocking up food, got some nice fleecey blankets from the silentnight/argos deal a few weeks ago. Dug out all the kids outwear and washed, checked for repairs.
Thanks again for all your tips x

Yaktrax are brilliant although they don't work on black ice. Mine were an absolute godsend last year.

Triciaxx

MrsCrafty wrote: »

For those of you wanting the old fashioned laundry hanger, I have to share. If you buy them off ebay on the more expensive side, they will sell you the hard wood.

We paid £11.97 for the wood, teak, plus the brackets cost about £18 with postage. Anyhoo, Hubs has been planing them today and we have reached this



They are actually 7ft long and I am glad because once up they will give me loads of space. I will post pics of this.

De-lurking to say that I have had one of these in every house I have lived in - bar one which was a new house and would have collapsed at the weight. In my current house it was the deal maker that made me choose this over two others! I think that could count as a recommendation? :cool:

I also have door curtains and, if you google 'portiere rods' you will find rails for the curtains which allow them to rise up when you open the door.

A great thread and I will be following - I've also noticed the advance of the seasons. I do believe the climate is changing, world wide, but I think the jury is out on whether warming or cooling will win - whichever it is, we are in for a bumpy ride. :eek:

nirroc

lucy_lemon wrote: »

Anyway, this is just a quick question about flannelette sheets. I really want some for the winter, but I'm not sure where to get them from. I was thinking Amazon, but they all seem to have bad reviews. If anyone has some recommendations, I'd be really grateful. Also, do they shed thread? That seems to be the main complaint about them on Amazon.

I'm a huge fan of flannelette sheets (would use them all year round if DH let me:rotfl:) Debenhams do really nice ones, I've had mine for quite a few years and they have lasted brilliantly. They are still soft and not worn.

sparrer

Please stop now! Today I've bought a pair of leg warmers, a pair of long- armed fingerless gloves (my arms and thighs get really cold in winter), 4 fleeces and a flannelette duvet cover. I dread reading what I'll need, tomorrow :doh:;)

ExTrolly101

Hello
Temporarily come out of lurking. There are a number of questions about Yaktrax. I bought mine in Canada back in 2006, it was thick snow and about town it was packed and very slippy. I managed to avoid doing my very unelegant impression of Torville & Deans Bolero(the bit at the end when they fall down!!!):rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I bought my DD and OH some 2 Xmas's ago, all the oldies in my church were so impressed that they all ordered them too! My OH can't find his and I'll be blowed if I'm forking out again, he can pay for a replacement:mad:
I worked for Go Outd**rs for a while and spoke to buying dept face to face about stocking them. They thought it was a good idea d promised that if they did start stocking them I could have a free pair:T:T. I resigned at the beg of this year due to extremely poor health and their constant badgering, they stock them and I've not seen a freebie pair:mad: I would not be without my Yaktrax, I keep them in a ziplock bag in my handbag during bad weather, as you must take them off indoors!
Asked my good pal(a canadian, so she doesn't think that I am m:mad:ad with my preparations) to check out costc* for rock salt, snow shovels and sledges. She said that they only had Xmas decs and wrapping paper, hey ho, will have to keep going back to check;)
Checked kids nightwear and mine, we don't need any more but OH does. Liking the look of the Craghoppers, have unlined and they are a bit tight, need to diet! Am hoping to do more wintery jobs this BH, although OH keeps saying "we live in a major conurbation" it's not him that has to take DD to school or sort out shopping etc! Going back to lurking now:D:p

jamanda

sparrer wrote: »

Please stop now! Today I've bought a pair of leg warmers, a pair of long- armed fingerless gloves (my arms and thighs get really cold in winter), 4 fleeces and a flannelette duvet cover. I dread reading what I'll need, tomorrow :doh:;)

Yep. Just when you think you are winning, some bright spark comes up with something else you absolutely can't manage without and you're off again :rotfl:

Started twitching about loo roll stocks now!

squeaky

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

Don't try to win a battle of wits with an idiot, they just drag you down to their level

This one finishes:- and beat you with experience!



The version I have is this:-

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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

Red_Doe

Just thought this link might be useful to some. I remember reading another thread on MSE where the OP argued that people freezing to death here in Britain was rubbish. But I know of at least two older people having frozen to death over the years here in Scotland and am sure I remember people dying because of the extreme cold temperatures the past two winters.

Research has shown that as we get older, the risk of heart attack or stroke greatly increases in cool temperatures, so it’s important to keep your home warm.
Living in the warm keeps the body temperature up, which helps to protect against the effects of the cold outside. So it’s important to keep your home warm and to dress up warm when you go outside.
Cold air on the head and face at night has been shown to increase blood pressure.
So remember to close your bedroom window at night when it’s cold outside.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2004/11/25/winter_advice_for_elderly_feature.shtml