Preparing for winter II

Confuzzled

Alisonpennypincher wrote: »

DandyCandy

I suffer exactly the same as you, I get stonking migraines if i get too hot or stuffy. I have to have a fan on to keep the air moving, even in the depths of winter! It's only pointed on me so does not effect DH. SO this may be worth a try?

APP

if that is the case then heating the bed vs the bedroom as mentioned previously would help considerably

i can't sleep in a warm room so my bedroom never has the heat on in it, instead i open the bedroom door an hour before bed and allow the heat from the hall to drift in to take the edge off, but i sleep with my door closed.

some windows have a vent at the top, if you kept the room cool and just heated the bed (or just until you're about to go to sleep) with having the vent open you'd get fresh air, the room wouldn't be too hot (that gives me a headache too) and you wouldn't lose so much heat out the window!

there are lots of ways to heat the bed, electric blankets are easiest but wheat bags/hot water bottles in strategic places also help... and you'll probably find your heating bill goes down a lot!

fedupandskint

Confuzzled wrote: »

there are lots of ways to heat the bed, electric blankets are easiest but wheat bags/hot water bottles in strategic places also help... and you'll probably find your heating bill goes down a lot!

Thanks - you've just reminded me to find out my hottie!

I've put my toastie slippers on as its very chilly today here. Autumn is definately here. Cosiness here I come

bluebag

EstherH wrote: »

I do have some spare quilts that I found after having bought new one today but they are very musty smelling. Don't want to wash but will hanging on the line get rid of that smell or do they need cleaning? Can't wash in my machine and taking them to be cleaned wouldn't be cost worthy I don't think.

I take mine to the launderette and wash them in the biggest machine thy have, I bring them home wet and put them on the line so it doesn't cost a fortune.
I usually buy a few cheap ones in the sale at the end of winter to replace anything that's too skanky.
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Lizzybop

Hello all, I've really enjoyed reading all you hints and tips it's certainly got me thinking.

However as the nights are getting a bit more chilly now, I think all I am going to need are some cloths to dry the bedroom windows in the mornings.

Every year when the overnight temperatures drop to around 6 celcius or below, every morning we have rivers of water on our bedroom windows and I can't get an explaination as to why.

We have double glazed windows, and our house does not suffer with damp - it doesn't feel too cold either. But it seems that the moisture from our breath condenses on the bedroom windows overnight, and between now and about March I shall have to add wiping/drying windows into my morning routine (I have 2 young children this is no joke)

I air my house, and allow air to circulate at night. As I said before we don't have a damp problem, the moisture is coming from us - I don't think holding our breath all night is really a viable option.

I've got someone from the window company coming next week, I want them to investigate why the inside window panes seem to be as cold as the outside ones (the seals aren't compromised as there is no condensation between the glass).

I'm at my wits end about this, it just makes me want to cry.
Does anyone who might be reading this suffer the same problem? If so what have you done about it? Can anyone suggest what it is we are doing that we shouldn't be or possibly not doing that we should.

Thanks
L x

elona

Went out to the monthly charity sale of new catalogue clothes this morning. Nothing I liked in the way of jumpers, jackets etc but did get four thermal vests and two pairs of thermal leggings (long john's?) The cost was a grand total of £5 for the lot. I am hoping if I have them then it will not be cold enough for me to need them - a bit like insurance against a cold winter.

Popped into Sainsbury's on way home and got basics beef for £2.50, and then defrosted a bag of frozen casserole veg when I got home and it is all now in the slow cooker for later today. They did not seem to have any turkey mince so got lamb mince instead and will make kofta kebabs with veg and roast potatoes tomorrow as a change. They don't sell a turkey leg or thigh for about £1.50 anymore but now it is a "seasoned turkey thigh joint" for £3!!!! When you look at the price per kilo for things that look very similar like chicken thighs, packs of drumsticks and thighs and packs of boned and skinless thighs - the difference in price is shocking.

Really quite cold here so going to "borrow" DH's socks for my freezing tootsies and then try to talk him into getting a sack of spuds and onions to store in garage. Might soak some dried peas and make pea soup tomorrow in slow cooker as DH loves the stuff.

DD(21) is still feeling poorly so tucked her up with two hot water bottles and a hot drink after making her a bacon and egg roll for a late brekkie.

happyin_devon

lizzybop

cant help with explanation to why,but using a squeedge on the windows makes mopping up condensation sooo much quicker,just be ready with an old towel at bottom of window!! my single glazed bedroom windows and front door are like this til about april too.x

fedupandskint

I've just had some lentil and bacon soup I made the other day to use some of the lentils in the cupboard and its lovely! Warming and tasty. This ones going on the list to make again. Thanks Delia!

I saw some sacks of potatoes and onions in the local diversifying garden centre and the prices were brill compared to what £1 gets you in Mr S - for £2 more you can get 10times the amount! I'll be going to get some in a couple of weeks when I've used this lot up

Do you think its ok storing sacks of veg in the cellar? It gets a bit damp in there from time to time depending on the weather but it is very cool in there all of the time. Would be a sack of potatoes, sack of onions and sack of carrots.

Thanks

EstherH

Thanks for the advice on the quilts. They are out on the line atm so will see what happens.

I ordered a set of the M&S heat thermals that someone posted on here last night. So thank you again - can't remember who it was.

Confuzzled

fedupandskint wrote: »

Do you think its ok storing sacks of veg in the cellar? It gets a bit damp in there from time to time depending on the weather but it is very cool in there all of the time. Would be a sack of potatoes, sack of onions and sack of carrots.

Thanks

a rather old fashioned way of storing root vegetables is in a clamp. it's like a box (for inside, outside it's a kind of trench) and you fill it with your veggies spread out and then cover it with soil, hay, sand etc then you just dig them out as you need them. carrots prefer sand if i'm remembering correctly or maybe that's for growing them in not storing them lol

you'll def want to keep them off the floor and away from the walls if you get damp in there... i reckon if you're careful though it should work, after all old fashioned cellars weren't tanked either!

http://www.allotment.org.uk/allotment_foods/Storing_the_Surplus_Potatoes_and_Root_Vegetables.php

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/07601.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_clamp

there's a few links for you to check out, hope they help more than confuse!

fedupandskint

thanks Confuzzled. Will check those links out later!