Is your heating ON or OFF?

Auntycaz

I've got heavy rain and we have 48mph winds forecast to start in the next hour and to continue for the rest of the day but at least the temperature has finally got above zero degrees
.I still have my heating on though as the strong winds might cause a powercut and stop my gas central heating from working. I've filled a flask with boiling water just in case so at least I can have a hot drink if it does.( I have an electric cooker and no other way of heating water}
 @PrincessMellie I've just taken the key out of the door and covered the keyhole with parcel tape until I can find an alternative. Stay safe everyone.

YorksLass

@Auntycaz - I'm electric for cooking and gas for heating too so I'm off to fill a flask now, thanks for the prompt.  We had a text yesterday from Northern PowerGrid about potential power cuts.

My heating has been on almost all day this week but it does feel slightly milder today so I'll leave it on the timer and see how it goes.

Nelliegrace

Mountain Warehouse has reduced the price of their thermals for Black Friday, and had their men’s oodies reduced to £24.99. I have bought one for our son in law. Any extra layers of clothing help keep warm air close to the body, and oversocks, wrist warmers and a tuck in scarf keep the warmth in. I had my hot water bottle tucked in under my sweatshirt and gilet while the heating was off. I wear a woolly hat indoors too, and have one for bed. 

SuzeQStan

Factory seconds fingerless cashmere gloves on well known auction site £3.23 per pair (when buying 2 pairs) with free shipping.  Just paste the bold text into search bar there’s tons of sellers doing them. Mine arrived today - they are cosy but also look nice 

SuzeQStan

Not bad for the money and means I can WFH w my hands a bit warmer.

PrincessMellie

@SuzeQStan I just found them - I will be ordering a pair for me and a pair for Mum, too, I think! They're very reasonable and they look very nifty. 

I've also ordered some replacement slipper boots for me because my last pair split - was absolutely gutted. 

@HouseMartin567 and @Nelliegrace I've just ordered 2 pairs of leggings and two tops from Amazon. They're Mountain Warehouse so I'm hopeful they'll be quite comfortable. Definitely worth taking advantage of the BF sale! 

We'll be taking advantage tomorrow to throw the radiators for a while. We have to get up really early for a Sunday to do it, since we get 2 hours of 'free' electricity between 7-9am, but maybe that will also get us through tomorrow. 

I also decided to dig out the heated airer - it acts like a heater for 10% of the price. And we'll put on the oven to cook the lamb, too, so that'll keep the house lovely and cosy for a while. 

Rosa_Damascena

Having watched the news I realise that we got away lightly in my shielded spot on the coast!it's was blustery though, which amped up as soon as I hit the esplanade. @Wednesday2000 - be warned! I am bigger in build than the average man and I struggled to resist being blown into the road. I've found that layering up with thermals and also sports vests has helped keep me warm whilst wfh this past week. Fortunately, it looks like the temperature is going to ok k up significantly today and combined with the bluster will be a good day to get both washing and winter planting done.

I'm going away to much warmer climes for a fortnight this week, but if it's anything like as cold as it was this week. when I get back I'll be pulling the salopettes out of storage.  

Wednesday2000

Rosa_Damascena said:

Having watched the news I realise that we got away lightly in my shielded spot on the coast!it's was blustery though, which amped up as soon as I hit the esplanade. @Wednesday2000 - be warned! I am bigger in build than the average man and I struggled to resist being blown into the road. I've found that layering up with thermals and also sports vests has helped keep me warm whilst wfh this past week. Fortunately, it looks like the temperature is going to ok k up significantly today and combined with the bluster will be a good day to get both washing and winter planting done.

I was literally just looking out of the window and thinking of walking to the beach today, but I saw there are still weather warnings. I might give it a miss today. It does feel mild today, despite the windy weather.

Rosa_Damascena

Wednesday2000 said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Having watched the news I realise that we got away lightly in my shielded spot on the coast!it's was blustery though, which amped up as soon as I hit the esplanade. @Wednesday2000 - be warned! I am bigger in build than the average man and I struggled to resist being blown into the road. I've found that layering up with thermals and also sports vests has helped keep me warm whilst wfh this past week. Fortunately, it looks like the temperature is going to ok k up significantly today and combined with the bluster will be a good day to get both washing and winter planting done.

I was literally just looking out of the window and thinking of walking to the beach today, but I saw there are still weather warnings. I might give it a miss today. It does feel mild today, despite the windy weather.

It had been wonderfully mild today, warm in fact! I got two lots of washing on the line, it's still out there and been darked on whilst I got on with my day. Will bring it on as soon as I get back as heavy rain is predicted for the evening. Tomorrow is also going to be lovely.

Auntycaz

i've still had the heating on but haven't used as much gas as recently. Our weather warning is due to end at 9pm tonight, It's stayed dry but it's been blowing a gale all day so I've stayed indoors again. Stay safe everyone.