Preparing for winter III

boddy

Im doing quite well here preparing. I found the fleecy mattress cover last night so thats on the bed now. Nearly bought another as I forgot I had one. (old age) lol! I have wrapped a small fleece around a old pillow and the cat loves that.

I dug out my thermal socks, tops and leggings. Ive got a long sleeve thermal top on today and its cosy.

supasick

not doing well getting ahead on my prep but i have just signed up for two survey sites and i'm now using quidco to help boost my income. With any luck i should start to do better. Tomorrow will be a seriously long day. Me and my mom are going to see Monty Roberts at bishop burton, but in my mom's infinate wisdom she has decided its much easier for her to defer her work from today to tomorrow as she works close by the college. So i have an entire day to kill, in the cold. So much for me having some money left before my next payment. *sigh*

phototest

I put sello tape over all key wholes that are not frequently used, to reduce draft.

Petlamb

One trick I read about in one of the incarnations of this thread that I think bears repeating re keyholes - if they're metal (probably are) then a fridge magnet can be a great draught stopper!

As for me? Today I gave in, splashed the cash and got some snow boots. Waterproof, huge treads and incredibly padded. Not bad for £18, and might save me a few slips and trips!

Rainy-Days

Not too much in the way of winter prep but I did finish planting up the pansies into their pots. I have also debated getting another tray of pansies for the basket that I have empty but DH has said it might be worth holding off until February and getting them then just in case this winter really does ravage them.

I went through and checked the boys coats making sure the D rings on their rugs were all present and correct. I also got their summer fly rugs washed as well and are not far off dry. I was up and down like a yo yo putting their rugs into order, from rain coats, fleeces, New Zealands, light, medium and their heavy weights so that when the clocks go back next weekend I know exactly where everything is as the mornings are going to be getting dark quickly. I still have their heavyweight rugs bagged up at the moment and I shall open them up at the point of when the weather turns really nasty. They have about 8 coats each all in all, which is probably more than me

Last jobs to do next week are cleaning the windows and oiling the gates and locks. I also got swept up round the front door again today, the leaves silently gather there and under the step too. I got the flannelette sheets washed today and they were billowing about on the line and I have put the next set of flannelette sheets on. Since I put them on a week ago I have not even had to take a hot water bottle to bed with me - what a result! :j

*miaomiao*

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

OK, I'm now confused:o I thought that you shouldn't cover vents in the house as they're there to air the place and stop damp?

I was only talking about window vents, not air vents needed for places with gas appliances and/or fireplaces. They are important! But by all means get yourself a carbon monoxide detector. One saved my life (and 6 others lives) a decade ago!

As for the window vents we open our windows regularly every day in all the rooms, so for us it means we can control the timing and how much fresh air comes in, plus for us it is reversible.

:A

tugrin

Been to primarni and got another set of fleece pjs and decided to buy a £5 pair of mock uggs to use as slippers in the house (£2 cheaper than the slippers) also a thermal top so I now feel well set up for the coldness in the house - which I fear more than being hungry!
The earlier tip from Hobsons about using the old duvet as interlining has decided that me to use one of the cheap Morrisons duvet (remember those £3.50 ish)in that way on the front door curtain - thanks Hobson!
ALso went to the hospital to get 'measured' for new hearing aids - the audiologist told me that the NHS are putting out the audiology departments of hospitals to be run by SPECSAVERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently the y do all the hearing in Cambridgeshire already - this is disgraceful in my opinion - what is the country coming to?

rising_from_the_ashes

Ahhhhh, thanks Miaomiao ....

You've also reminded me that I need new batteries for my carbon monoxide detector - another thing for the list!:D

tubzy2001

I moved into a new house 6 weeks ago and recently checked the radiators out, i went to bleed them all, the 2 in the lounge made no hissing noise so i assumed it was fine yet they hardly heat up at all, any ideas?

jackieglasgow

Regarding carbon monoxide detectors, the chemical which is sensitive to carbon monoxide deteriorates over time, and they should be replaced approximately every five years. Check with the manufacturer or supplier. Some suppliers give them a lifetime guarantee( with british gas this is five years)