Preparing for winter II

sunnyone

There has been a gale coming in through the old kitchen door for the past couple of years but because its the door I use to wheel into the house the door/frame is extra wide and custom made so expensive but mother nature gave me a kick by a gust of wind catching the door on Monday and pulling one set of hinges off revealing wood rot so a new door will be fitted next week though it really is putting a massive dint in our budget.

The weather hasnt half changed, its very cold here in Durham and windy so the thermals are out already.

Well_Preserved

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread; I'm thinking about the appliances you put over boots or shoes to stop you slipping in ice or snow. For the life of me I can't remember what they're called so a thread search isn't working! Has anyone tried them? Can you recommend them? Where might I get some from?

abwsco

Well_Preserved wrote: »

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread; I'm thinking about the appliances you put over boots or shoes to stop you slipping in ice or snow. For the life of me I can't remember what they're called so a thread search isn't working! Has anyone tried them? Can you recommend them? Where might I get some from?

Yaktrax:) and if you need large Amazon still have them for £10. They're fab but don't work on black ice.

boultdj

Well_Preserved wrote: »

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread; I'm thinking about the appliances you put over boots or shoes to stop you slipping in ice or snow. For the life of me I can't remember what they're called so a thread search isn't working! Has anyone tried them? Can you recommend them? Where might I get some from?

Yack trak[sp] hth.

nikki2804

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:

And ..... with all these stories of OH's raiding freezers, and having to hide things in cupboards/move them so they're not "discovered", I'm chuckling away and thinking I'm quite lucky!:D

The silly man didnt even notice that it wasnt on. He obviously wasnt that cold!!!

Anyway, my heated airer arrived today. Got a load of washing on it atm.

Also gutted the cupboard under the stairs. 5 bags of junk later i now have ample storage room for my stores.

I actually wrapped Christmas presents tonight :eek:

Well_Preserved

Thank you both - Yaktrax - hmm. Pity I need small - I'm only a siz e 4 but I'll look out forsome now I know what I'm looking for!

oldtractor

i still need things for the freezer and a few more pulses flour and dried stuff. also xmas rears its annual head. i think i've sourced DH pressie,we dont usually bother but i've seen a log splitting wedge and it seems a good idea.

miss_corerupted

nikki2804 wrote: »

I actually wrapped Christmas presents tonight :eek:

I thought about doing this as I've got loads already, i worried people would think i was weird

rachbc

wheres the best place for flanelette sheets please? - not sure I an cope with another trip to ikea and hope to avoid paying delivery charges by ordering online but happy to if it saves overall

Got king size last year but can't remember where and want singles this time

Gigervamp

Phew, it's taken me ages to catch up!

Had 500 litres of oil delivered yesterday. We had 500 litres delivered back in March which we haven't used as we've had the heating off and been using the immersion heater for hot water. So that gives us a full tank and I won't have to worry about running out when it's really cold.

Regarding oil thefts, we don't lock our tank. When there were a spate of oil thefts on the news a year or so ago, they mentioned that padlocked tanks didn't put the thieves off, they just drilled a hole into the tank which meant that the owners then had the expense of replacing the tanks as well as the oil.


After finding that the first pair of Craghoppers that I ordered were too big, I ordered another pair, but in a size 12 this time. They came at the weekend and I realised that I'd ordered unlined ones, but they do fit me and although I meant to get the lined ones, I'm really pleased with these. I've found that even in torrential rain, I just need to wipe them down with a towel when I come in and they're dry as the water just kind of beads on the fabric rather than soaking in. I'm already living in them!