Preparing for winter II

Gettingtherequickly

I know it is dangerous if I have a thought, but one crossed my mind this morning.

We are all being organised at ensuring we have stores for the winter, but I honestly can't remember anyone saying washing powder. Now, I realise that it is not hugely important (like loo roll!), but my mum is still questioning my sanity at going to Costco during the snow last year because I had run out and flatly refused to pay supermarket prices. I need to renew my membership there so will pick some up to last me until the spring (plus the vital loo rolls!!!)

Gettingtherequickly

CHRISSYG wrote: »

they also have wind up torches £2-99 .

What section are they in? If I know, I am less likely to buy more than I want. At that price, may get some for my nephews as part of their Christmas presents.

Confuzzled

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

We are all being organised at ensuring we have stores for the winter, but I honestly can't remember anyone saying washing powder.

you're quite right, very good idea to stock up on this, however if needs be, you CAN just wash with water, do a slightly smaller load then normal if you normally fill it full, and add an extra rinse if you need to but unless your clothes are full of mud you can normally clean them well enough with just water if you have to

i personally only use half as much detergent as recommended, those in hard water areas might not be able to pull that off, however i stopped using the full amount after reading several articles about how just water alone can make a massive difference in cleaning your clothes, more than you realise. so if someone did run out don't be afraid to do a load or two without, it won't be horrid unless they are greasy or muddy

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

I know it is dangerous if I have a thought, but one crossed my mind this morning.

We are all being organised at ensuring we have stores for the winter, but I honestly can't remember anyone saying washing powder. Now, I realise that it is not hugely important (like loo roll!), but my mum is still questioning my sanity at going to Costco during the snow last year because I had run out and flatly refused to pay supermarket prices. I need to renew my membership there so will pick some up to last me until the spring (plus the vital loo rolls!!!)

I had £51 of unused clubcard points, so i done an on-line order earlier, i bought 48 giant tins of dog food, 6 500ml tesco anti dandruff shampoo, and 2 large bold washing powders as their are on bogof, i also used a £6 off a £60 spend code so the only 'cash i actually spent was £6.42...

so i will keep these as 'stock, and just keep on toping up over the weeks, so if anything happens the dog and cat will be fed, we will have clean clothes and clean hair:rotfl:

the price of the tinned dog food is 89p at mo, but it has been going ranging from 89p to 99p per can...

the curtains and front door curtain is going up this afternoon....

CH27

I've lifted out the mattress toppers to air before they go on the beds so am hoping for a warm, breezy day soon so I can put them on the line.

seafarers_wife

been to the supermarket and got a few little bits off my list

buy wind up torch/phone charger - not escential really
curtains for bathroom windows? - not sure, will discuss with mum when she is up
sort out car kit (de-icer, washer fluid, phone, charger, blanket, shovel & brush)
tomato soup (i go through buckets of the stuff) still got plenty left so will see how i go and maybe buy more november time
chicken breasts from butchers
steak from butchers
lasagne sheets
5 x packs turkey mince - buy one extra each time i go to supermarket
de-icer in bulk

toottifrootti

Thanks Confuzzled for the rice cooker link - i read the reviews as well and it seems very popular and good so thats on my shopping list!

have a lovely day here so the washing is all dry - think I will sit out for a while and dream of the winters to come:rotfl:

boultdj

If any one need's safty wellington's, try Aldi on Thursday, size 7-11 steel toe capped at £7.99, also long boot sock's size 4-7,6-8,9-11 at £2.99 a pair,
also sainsbug's is doing their own tin's of soup at 5 for £2.hth.

kirsty822001

bluebag wrote: »

kirsty822001
you could try a hall runner carpet, just long enough to start past where the door opens so it doesn't need to fit under the door. Our local market does them for about £20, so not a fortune to invest.

Thankyou for your suggestion much appreciated. I want to avoid carpet cant bear to cover up my lovely floor sad I know. Its just the bit by the door really,,between door and mat,,think I will just use old towels again as they seem to mop up quickly and effectivly.

OH said water comes in by the step as there is a gap so I am leaving that to him to seal up. He also needs to seal between the fireplace hearth and floor as we keep having slug trails so I think they are squeezing up there YUK!
Have put salt down around hearth today a nice line of it which they are not to cross!!Cant see it as rug next to it.

I found the reusable dehumidifiers prob available other places,,they are here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pingi-Rechargeable-Dehumidifier-moisture-caravan/dp/B003FTH8DU/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1315142909&sr=1-1


I hope that was ok to copy the link to them,,just thought those or other similar products may be useful
Have a lovely Sunday all

sunnyone

anguk wrote: »

I have! To make it the correct length & width I laid a piece of material under the door so it was poking out either side, then put a piece of pipe foam either side of the door on the material and wrapped the material around the foam and pinned it in place at each end, then I just stitched a channel along the length. I hope you understand because I'm not very good at explaining things!

You can get the foam from Wilkinsons or a hardware shop, it's quite cheap:
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/insulation/mangers-pipe-wrap-15mm-1m-x-5/invt/0147738/?htxt=xfj9InIhSocgwSKFL0eooIJDYoPQeMXhVlQvVYI3ZzrrPy6xKhL8OuFBS0w7aiT8X8y5gMkXBLLi%0ACK7%2FMuoNGw%3D%3D

Thankyou, my daughter has offered to do the sewing as my hands dont work very well but I will try sticky stuff first to see if any of them will do the job.

Reverbe wrote: »

they might just be ppl who sleep in the nip but have had to buy nightwear specially

We had the serious car crash that left me disabled when I was 23, DH 25 and we didnt have one stich of nightwear (that could be seen in public ) so my sister had to go and buy use suitable things to wear while we were both impatients.

Reverbe wrote: »

sorry whats base layers and wicking??

Base layers are what you wear when you go walking/sking etc. under your shirt/micro fleece in cold or wet weather and they draw sweat away from your body (wick), are easy to wash, they keep their shape, are long lasting and quick to dry even without a tumble dryer so they are ideal as nightwear.

I buy mine in the sales at Great Outdoors and they cost about the same as jammys, £10 per set or so, I have diffrent colours for night/day wear as Im inactive due to my disabilities.