Preparing for winter II

Molly41

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Whatever I look for in the shops they haven't made it yet!

I had a lovely long length heavy weight cardigan (with a hood though not bothered about that!) which was perfect when it wasn't quite cold enough for a full coat and now it needs replacing I can't find one anywhere!

Do a search on Google Shopping for cable knit jumpers - looks like New Look might have some in (if they're not cropped!) - these seem the most 'practical'!

C xx

Just bought my dad one from there and it is lovely. They had lots of women's versions too. Look hardwearing with cotton so good for washing (my mum can murder jumpers just by dunking them in water) !

darkrev

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Whatever I look for in the shops they haven't made it yet!

I had a lovely long length heavy weight cardigan (with a hood though not bothered about that!) which was perfect when it wasn't quite cold enough for a full coat and now it needs replacing I can't find one anywhere!

Do a search on Google Shopping for cable knit jumpers - looks like New Look might have some in (if they're not cropped!) - these seem the most 'practical'!

C xx

this is in the sale if it helps, fleece lines and hooded , i would h=get one but i'm skint so maybe later x

http://www.ewm.co.uk/Ladieswear/Fleece/2035561/Product

abwsco

So pleased to read your good news Red Doe:)

On what could be seemed an extravagant way of preparing for winter we've just been to order a wood burner:) My late fathers mobile home has at last been sold (somebody got a bargain and the site owners got their blood out of a stone!)

tessasmum

You will love the woodburner - we've had one in the last three houses and couldn't survive without one here so we had one put in two winters ago after being without one for five years and it is wonderful!! Keeps the room cosy, dries washing overnight, saves on heating oil, keeps the family together in the one room rather than them being spread about the house, can even cook on it!

dawnie1972

Hi everyone
I've recently moved to a 3 bedroom detached farmhouse (old farmhouse) and i'm freeeeeeeeeeezing! I've got oil central heating so will not put it on until i really really have to. I have double glazed windows and doors which I have put curtain up to keep the warm in, i'm looking for some draught excluders as some of the internal doors are bad in that they do not fit the doorway properly and have a gap at the bottom. When i do put the oil central heating on would i be better to heat all rooms or just the ones i'm using - I live alone so will not be using two of the bedrooms, nor the dining room downstairs. The living room is a really big size but only has one radiator which is in the corner of the room. I have a big open fireplace but I have stuffed towels up the chimney to block it off and put plywood across the front to keep the cold out. I can put extra jumpers on but feel bad when my eldest dog sits here shaking :-( I've got a spare duvet that i've had over us a few nights this week. The flooring is quite cold as its tiled so i've put a large rug in the front room. Anything else I can do?

Oh and forgot to say for anyone looking for curtain poles or window blinds if you have a QD Store near you they have 20% off till mid October and there curtain poles are the cheapest i've found (£3.99 for 180cm).

tugrin

Right this isnt strictly 'winterising' - which I believe is a genuine word in the US - but I am in the process od dyeing my arctic white duvet cover and pillow slips to a nice apricot-y russet red so that at least I dont look as if Im on a mortuary slab when I wake up. White really only works if you are in very well heated rooms I think. The eventual plan is to strip the wallpaper and paint the walls a lighter but equally warm tone bt cant see that getting done this side Christmas.

DD gone of to Uni for final year - boy was that sad. Up to now its been like sending her off to long school trips but this was really the last summer I'll have had her - next year she will be a proper grown up and hopefully working. We were both VERY weepy and I am rattling around really not knowing what to do next......

Still terribly worried about the shed roof because try as I might I just havent had the guts to get up there and fix the felt on and now DD isnt around I feel even more worried if someting goes wrong. I think Ill get a tarp and throw it ovr from one side to the other then try to tie it down.
Its about 10 ft high at the apex - its not the hieght so much as ther is nothing to hold on to...!
Also (shame here) Is it AT ALL possible to retract an E Bay bid????

rising_from_the_ashes

dawnie1972 wrote: »

Hi everyone
I've recently moved to a 3 bedroom detached farmhouse (old farmhouse) and i'm freeeeeeeeeeezing! I've got oil central heating so will not put it on until i really really have to. I have double glazed windows and doors which I have put curtain up to keep the warm in, i'm looking for some draught excluders as some of the internal doors are bad in that they do not fit the doorway properly and have a gap at the bottom. When i do put the oil central heating on would i be better to heat all rooms or just the ones i'm using - I live alone so will not be using two of the bedrooms, nor the dining room downstairs. The living room is a really big size but only has one radiator which is in the corner of the room. I have a big open fireplace but I have stuffed towels up the chimney to block it off and put plywood across the front to keep the cold out. I can put extra jumpers on but feel bad when my eldest dog sits here shaking :-( I've got a spare duvet that i've had over us a few nights this week. The flooring is quite cold as its tiled so i've put a large rug in the front room. Anything else I can do?

Hi Dawnie, just wondering if there was some reason you've decided not to use the open fire?

I used to live in a really old farm cottage (again with oil heating that I couldn't afford to use) and the open fire was my only source of heating.

I only had the fire in my lounge but it warmed the room (with doors shut) really quickly and I could then open the doors to the other parts of the house and keep the chill off them.

The heat generated helps to warm the stones that the cottages are built of and stops them getting really cold which helps a huge amount.

darkrev

some cheap jumpers and coats, nothing major but a few layers !
http://www.sportsdirect.com/ladies/ladies-jackets-and-coats

Skint_Catt

darkrev wrote: »

this is in the sale if it helps, fleece lines and hooded , i would h=get one but i'm skint so maybe later x

http://www.ewm.co.uk/Ladieswear/Fleece/2035561/Product

Thanks - that looks nice! Might have a gander in the actual shop when I'm next passing. My existing one is a little longer but that looks warmer!

Just been to Costco - think I'm getting there in terms of winter-proofing us!!! Amongst other things we've now got 24 cans of chopped tomato's (we get through lots), 6 cans corned beef, 12 cans of soup (to go with the 5/6 already in our cupboards), 24 cans of baked beans and minced beef/chicken breasts to stock the freezer with. Also bought 2 x 4 pints milk for the freezer for £1.49 so that'll keep us in tea & coffee if we get snowed in again like last year (though this year we're not in the middle of nowhere!). Could do with some formula (if I decide not to breastfeed), pasta & sliced bread when we rescue our spare freezer from FIL's garage but other than yeast we have everything we need to make a loaf or three of our own if we needed to.

C xx

Rainy-Days

oldtractor wrote: »

Yes very true. I now realise that I have been a victim of Heleniums venom on another thread. I think they are a seriously sick person who should seek medical help for their issues.

They are very unstable people who are hell bent on causing trouble. They have, broadly speaking, personality disorders that stem back to childhood. The problem is that with certain behavioural issues they rarely, if ever, will seek help for their conditions. It is only when they come under the aegis of the police and inparticular the prisons that it tends to come to light and can be sort of dealt with. More often than not these type of individuals will have previously had interactions with the Police in any event, it tends to be minor stuff, but then progresses to bigger matters.

What does count is that there is a decent bunch of people on here who have a genuine interest in helping others out and that more than compensates for this warped individuals.