Preparing for winter III

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Petite Down Gillet £9.50 on Amazon
Dry Soon 3 Tier Tower Dryer Lakeland (need to select sheet for canopy to harness heat in airer once space cleared for as not yet unpacked as yet)
Winter Dresses buying in progress. First tranche.
Aim is SCOTTISH Winter at Highlands and Islands end for safety and to protect sensitive teeth (scary!)
First ever quilited jacket in Barbour style of course to fit in with neutral countryside look!! Tesco 25% off £35 Jacket.
New proper slow cooker one of those Crockpot jobs £20 Tesco from £35 bargain!! so variety of settings. For years ran 2x el cheapo Tesco slow cookers. Plan 5.6 Litre so easy to cook chicken etc. But lifetime decisions time so I don't have to buy again.

To buy Wellies Hunter with calves thing Rubber only I aint doing with plastic though cheaper, false economy.
Books in ample supply but rare academic volumes tend to need to be pounced on and are rarer than Literary Lists such as Booker, Orange etc.
Down quilted padded coat by outdoors outfit.
Deal with loft in cleaned but still bagged down duvets.
I sleep on a quilt!!!! My bed is a double but ideally I would have a Kingsize or even shock horror Super kingsize to err on the safe size as for partners!!!!!!
Boy you lot are a productive industrious lot.
Googled Window insulation film, might put bagged quilts on boiler to provide some insulation...
So much to learn from here.
Being a reknowned Good Cook is one big economy as I can pounce on tasty recipes, reliable gadgetry etc but make purchases on the scarce side to save money.
Best wishes to all as we prepare for winter.:beer::beer::money:

Linda32

D&DD wrote: »

Another vote here for M&S thermals Debenhams aren't bad either I have a couple of their vests which are often on sale after xmas
I'm showing my age now aren't I :rotfl:

Thanks for mentioning those places. I shall certainly be getting one or two bits from there.

I can recommend BHS as well.

Does anyone buy thermal socks? my feet tend to get cold even if the heating is on.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I might buy a couple of those Slanket things one for me and one for hoped for friend to keep us both cosy!

ifonlyitwaseasier

Frugal wrote: »

Quick question for anyone with open fires - how much coal do you get through a week?

I am buying in 10kilo bags atm and although I have some left, I reckon I will be using a bag every 5 days :eek: That works out at 2 kilos a day - £1 a day for coal :eek: It is supplemented with free wood but still, I wasn't expecting to use so much.

depends how long you have it on for each day tbh, i try and build it sensibly unlike others in the house who just throw it on!!

if i tend to it i can make a 10k bag last over a week, normally to about 10 days, inc using logs and without it getting cold, if they do it 5 days is normal, and this is only on from about 3-4pm with last load on at about 8pm on weekdays (damn work!!)

tugrin

COAL - last year when it was really cold (-8 etc) or here I was gtting trough a 50kg bag of smokeles coal in a fortnight. At £20 a bag this was significant so I was not really happy when it couldnt warm the bedroom radiators and was back breaking work. Thats why Im using electric rads and have stuffed chimney shut!

Fruball

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

depends how long you have it on for each day tbh, i try and build it sensibly unlike others in the house who just throw it on!!

if i tend to it i can make a 10k bag last over a week, normally to about 10 days, inc using logs and without it getting cold, if they do it 5 days is normal, and this is only on from about 3-4pm with last load on at about 8pm on weekdays (damn work!!)

What is the best way then? I think I come under the 'just throw it on' category

I build my fire with a full layer of coal, kindling on top then 1 or 2 logs but as the coals burn I keep topping it up...

Swinstie73

Thanks for the wedding congrats, not getting nervous much :eek:

Think I will go for the long curtains and just tuck them in, I know I'd regret buying the shorter ones.

Thanks for the hair scrunchie tip Frugal, read about the magnets over door locks, but mines won't take either, not sure what the heck they are made off but magnets just won't stay on. Actually might need to think of something else as I don't have any scrunchies (short bobbed hair)!

rising_from_the_ashes

Frugal wrote: »

Quick question for anyone with open fires - how much coal do you get through a week?

I am buying in 10kilo bags atm and although I have some left, I reckon I will be using a bag every 5 days :eek: That works out at 2 kilos a day - £1 a day for coal :eek: It is supplemented with free wood but still, I wasn't expecting to use so much.

Where are you getting it from? (10kg seems quite small bags for a coal merchant to sell - they usually do either 25kg or 50kg bags).

They are substantially cheaper than buying from supermarkets, filling stations, DIY places (and it's put right where you want it without you having to lug it around:)) so if that's where you're buying from it may be worth asking around locally for a good coal merchant.

If you don't have one (sorry can't remember whether you're rural / town based), there's a few places that sell coal online so again it might be worth checking the prices to compare.

dizzybee

Well not been on for a while has my internet decided to pack up,just trying to catch up on the thread,did mange to get loads of prep done,
have put curtains up at all windows,
checked for drafts and filled any holes,
store cupboard is looking healthy still need a few more bits.
am going to the flea market to night to see if i can get any rugs the floor in my lounge is laminate so gets a little cold.
thanks for the tip about the hair scrunchie for around the key in the door.
off to read some more.

almond

Googled Window insulation film, might put bagged quilts on boiler to provide some insulation...
got mine from wilko cheapest around 12mtr fro £11
first lot great but second tape no good , ended up wasting a lot
so found some double sided foam from £ shop (need to get more)
used that and its working , also used draught excluder foam and stapled it to frame then put dstape on top
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