Is your heating ON or OFF?

Popperwell

mummygems wrote: »

Ours is off here still (and only another 2 weeks until the day we have decided it should go on (31 October).

Like someone else said my gas usage isnt really that much but the electricity is maybe twice the amount of the gas. I only cook with gas and heat and hot water is gas. I guess the washing machine, fish tank, sky, fridge freezer and occasional use of the tumble dryer is what makes the electricity so high.

Gas is for water and heat...electric does everything else and I have to add the DAB radio, PC and cooking(so always looking for quick, simple meals that don't require cooking)or do quickly(Microwave, grill and/or slow cooker)

tina_malteser

was out most of the morning sunny skies and fresh, went to library where the heating must have been on high cause i nipped outside twice to cool down, printed lots of cv's off...nipped over to job centre to use their search machines, got home and surprisingly its not cold...so no heating used so far today and ive opened the windows :j

caught up on the local news (stv) and the cairngorms has snow:eek:

T_T_2

There's nothing worse than leaving the house in winter to do something (in my case walking the dog), getting frozen and then going back to a cold house. For that reason I'm considering ways of keeping warm whilst out and about. In addition to the usual (two fleeces, thick gloves, hat and scarf, outer coat etc) I'm of the thinking that we don't put enough effort into warming ourselves from the waist down. So without further delay, I present... Ski Pants!



Padded trousers to keep your legs warm. You will be the envy (laughing stock) of the entire neighbourhood.

tina_malteser

a few yrs back i got some liquid plastic things you that u cracked the disc and they heated up from £land. 2 in a pack (re-usable by heating in boiled water) .not sure if you can still get them?? i find that if my feet are cold my whole body is, will go and take a look when im next in the town and see if they still sell them...worth putting in my wellies with thick socks me thinks

T_T_2

tina_malteser wrote: »

a few yrs back i got some liquid plastic things you that u cracked the disc and they heated up from £land. 2 in a pack (re-usable by heating in boiled water) .not sure if you can still get them?? i find that if my feet are cold my whole body is, will go and take a look when im next in the town and see if they still sell them...worth putting in my wellies with thick socks me thinks

I live in the countryside these days and so Wellies are used routinely when doggie walking. I've got the very cheapest ones going (Dunlops, £8 for a pair). I'm considering investing in some wellie liners or upgrading to some neoprene lined ones. There is a well known brand called 'Muckboot' but they are quite expensive. There is a fairly well rated ripoff on Amazon called 'Dirtboot' which does the same thing for about £29.99

mummygems

My kids have trousers like that which are great (never really thought about having them myself but in the snow etc I dont see why not).

pollyskettle

Still resisting, although it is edging towards cold now. I looked on netweather last night and the temp is supposed to dip below 10deg in the day (my limit for the heating!) on 30th Oct, so I *may* stretch it out until November, just! The children aren't moaning yet, so it can't be too bad!

We're all electric here (no gas to the village at all) and so it costs a bloomin' bomb to heat the house!

tina_malteser

T_T wrote: »

I live in the countryside these days and so Wellies are used routinely when doggie walking. I've got the very cheapest ones going (Dunlops, £8 for a pair). I'm considering investing in some wellie liners or upgrading to some neoprene lined ones. There is a well known brand called 'Muckboot' but they are quite expensive. There is a fairly well rated ripoff on Amazon called 'Dirtboot' which does the same thing for about £29.99

I got some patterned wellies :rotfl: from millets b4 they shut down here and i got liners from wilkos in the sales this year down to £5 from £10, not bad either..

Justamum

tina_malteser wrote: »

a few yrs back i got some liquid plastic things you that u cracked the disc and they heated up from £land.

I've got quite a few of those. Unfortunately my youngest daughter likes to snap them so they are never actually available for use when you need them

tina_malteser

Justamum wrote: »

I've got quite a few of those. Unfortunately my youngest daughter likes to snap them so they are never actually available for use when you need them

My son liked to do that too, he was 21 at the time :rotfl: