Preparing for winter II

pinkmami

I've just been down to Tesco & got a few bits. Got 3 x 600ml of De-icer for 62p each - may I add the last 3 there so maybe everyone else is stocking up - not just us!! Also got 4 tims of Heinz 400ml of soups for £3. Weetabix on offer for £2 for 36 biscuits. Handy to warm the kids up before they go to school!

Justamum

aless02 wrote: »

Go to Homesick Texan and search for her biscuits recipe - buttermilk is the best and easily available in most supermarkets. The gravy is also nomnomnom. I feel qualified to endorse this because I am Texan :rotfl:.

I'm going to try these and I'm not even American - pure northern English!

Are kitchen scales as rare as hen's teeth in America? I only ask because everything seems to be measured in cups - even things you can't get into cups. Weighing is so much easier.

tugrin

Annie -the b&q thing sound just the ticket nad I wouldnt mind paying £18 as the bathroom is tiny - maybe 5 metres square ceiling area - have you any more info?
Rainy days - Good to hear the wood is working for you and the more you think about it the more logical it seems after all the scandinavians have always used wood a s a good thermal insulation - Im going to go for it but after the bathroom ceiling I think (cost)
This board may be making us spend a bit more but we are sure going to end up with houses that are as warm as they can be this winter and thats good for us, our children and the environent -we should all be feeling positively proud ) if not a little smug) with ourselves - pats on the back all round!!!

Confuzzled

Carolyntia wrote: »

It's not in your head....up here in Aberdeen it's freezing too....doesn't help that it's blowing a hoolie and lashing it down with rain. I'm currently on the sofa wrapped up in pjs, fluffy dressing gown, snuggie and fluffy slippers.

it's cold in fife too, last night when i crawled into bed it was the first time i shivered, took about 5 minutes til i finally felt warm again...

i've had my slippers on the last few days and a blanket over my lap whilst i'm at the computer

Confuzzled

Rainy-Days wrote: »

Erm just a thought here but...














... what if we don't get a bad winter we are gonna look like a right bunch of doe balls :rotfl:

we'll just be ready for next year then!!! not like we won't use the mountains of loo roll anyway :rotfl::T

Reverbe

Rainy-Days wrote: »

Erm just a thought here but...














... what if we don't get a bad winter we are gonna look like a right bunch of doe balls :rotfl:

Or very early prepared for the next bad one...:p

broodylass_2

Noticed someone's posted about 12x posh tins of tomatoes on Grabbit board (Amazon shopping delivery in 3-4 weeks).

I had heating on last night for an hour because I had windows open ALL day yesterday while sorting out my mouldy windows :embarasse. Shut them at 7pm and kids went to bed at 7.30pm and upstairs was still really cold so on went the heating (DH actually suggested putting it on so it must've been cold!)

nicki_2

Just catching up with the thread..

lovesabargain123 wrote: »

Is that this site http://christmas.organizedhome.com/ just had a google...

I love christmas and am a bit of a organised freak so this would be great :j

Yes thats it. I was a member of the original site (organizedhome.com) way back in 2001. It branched out into organizedchristmas quite a while ago, and I try every year to follow one of the 3 plans, my favourite being the holiday grand plan. The few years I haven't followed it I hated Xmas so it just shows what being organised can do

Last night my CH wanted to come on :eek: It was 18* in my hallway and my thermostat is set to come on when it gets to 18* of an evening (until 10pm), it means the house is nice and warm when DD goes to bed so she's more likely to go to sleep and it lasts most of the night Since she's away for the weekend I turned it down to 16* instead. Right now its reading 17.5* I'm in a fleece, fluffy socks, boot slippers & one of my thin scarfs I'm so chilly :eek:

toottifrootti

Just bringing my list forward to see whats left:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I have next to no money just now but hey-ho will work on it - I might just be ready for this time next year:D

must at least try to do something this week:(

[FONT=&quot]Winter Checklist[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

Clothes
Wash all coats, scarves gloves
Find cosy jumpers and cardigans
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[FONT=&quot]Put away[/FONT][FONT=&quot] all your summer clothes in either those vacuum bags or in a suitcase for the following year
Polish all shoes and boots
Go back through clothing checking what you need and what you need to replace. Think - what will I wear - what do I need?
All handbags sorted through and cleaned/leather treated and stored[/FONT]
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Food
Stock up on tinned products such as soup, rice pudding, baked beans and spaghetti. These items will keep as good store cupboard standbys.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Soup, beans and general long life bits and bobs
Check and clean out your freezer, make a list of what you have and what you need to buy in. Keep at least two loaves of bread in the freezer. Stock up from butcher If anything crops up on BOGOF and it will keep/freeze for winter buy it and store it.
Make a start on your Christmas food shopping list, allot of it can be frozen.
Buy in sacks of potatoes direct from a farmer, it will be cheaper than buying individual bags form the supermarket- protect them from frost in garage or shed.
put milk in freezer[/FONT]
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House and garden
get chimney swept and checked if suitable for using if not find out about a stove
Snow Shovel
By in your logs and coal now while cheap deals are on offer. If you can and you have storage buy in your winters stock in one go.
Clean your home[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Including Washing all light units and glass shades in the house
get door curtains from N when she comes home[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]get door curtains hung[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]get pole hung for spare room[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]get curtains for spare room[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Clear away all fallen leaves[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Covers put over outside bathroom and kitchen drains to stop leaves
get draught excluder for the front door
Clean windows inside and out
Launder all your throws and cushions
keep a torch on standby and use in emergency.
Buy in Flannelette sheets. If buying from new make sure you wash and dry your sheets to remove the preservative that the manufacturers use to keep them damp and mildew free.
Think about treating the bird table[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Put all garden furniture away [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cut back [/FONT][FONT=&quot]everything in the garden late October to give your garden a big boost the following Spring. Roses love this!
Wash curtains and cushion covers
Buy in or make dehumidifiers from Pound stores or use household salt in a bowl to draw in moisture.
Oil all shed and gates locks, it will prevent rust and stop them seizing up when you most need to open them.
If your interior doormats can be washed in the machine do them.
Re-silicone shower areas where the silicone has turned black or mouldy, take it out and redo it. Easy job but so often overlooked. Having the window open also allows the silicone to cure or go off better. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Re grout floor tiles in bathroom
Wash your vacuum cleaner filters out. It will help with your HEPA filter and keep your home cleaner as well, it will also make your vacuum work and perform better.
Conservatories, clean inside and out, make sure that your seat covers and cushions are washed and that all the frames are clean.
Put away all garden pots and ornaments if they are not frost proof and protect them.
Check lightbulbs and outside security lighting if broken replace or repair.
Buy in batteries now.
Put food out for the birds they will so thank you for it. Buy in their food now while it is plentiful.
make sure that the battery in your bathroom scales is new after the Christmas blast
Paint the gates and the hand rail
Clean and polish wheelchair - remember to charge even when not in use
Finish tidying in the garage
find leaks in garage
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]deal with leaks in garage
get new duvet when at cousins
pipe roses[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
fill in holes/ cracks etc
gather up fallen leaves from drains etc
Clean windows
plant hyacinth bulbs for Christmas
empty tubs and refil with winter pansies[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]find torches
blind for bathroom
blind for kitchen
what to do about conservatory?????????
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[FONT=&quot] Left To Purchase that I know of!

hot water bottle covers
batteries
compost
potatoes
flannelette sheets
rugs
door mats
snow shovel
plants
bed socks
pjs
curtains
pipe roses[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cosy socks for boots[/FONT]
welly liners
[FONT=&quot]Hammerite black paint to finish off the gates![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]curtains[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]food and cleaning materials[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]hopefully thats it:eek:


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Rainy-Days

Just back from Lidls - with two packs of Cushelle loo rolls. Thats another 48 to add to the 10 other packs of Andrex 16 roll packs :rotfl:

Well they are a good price and they always keep

My name is not Muriel Ponsonby