Preparing for winter III

Carolyntia

Evening preppers :wave:

Had a little trip into Asda this morning and found:

3 x Screenwash for £3
3 x De-icer for £3
Pocket sized wind up torch for £2
Rain-x for £3

There were also

Bags of salt
Asda equivalent of Yaktraks
Long handled scraper/brush -£5 I think

I now have enough screenwash, de-icer and torches to last a lifetime :rotfl:not to mention toilet roll :rotfl:

tugrin

Spiky - I used to give my 2 possets when thay were little - usually made with demerara and cinnamon andsometimes honey/treacle they loved them and I swear they helped them settle.
Have desperately tried to do something/anything in the garden today as weather was vry good (18 at one point) but I feel overwhelmed and behind in this particular dept of prepping. There are weeds everywhere and the compost bin corner is overflowing with 'stuff'. I never finished cutting the hedges this summer either so neighbours are prob. teed off - oh woe..........
On the positive side I did actually take the roof felt that got ripped off by the hurricane last month, to the dump so it looks a little less like a badly organised scrapyard.
Wanted to do some cooking today too but it was all outside stuff and to be honest I only feel like cooking cake and I dont think that freezes too well does it?

greenbee

Tugrin - cake of most kinds freezes fine. The trick when you feel like cake is to make it, have a bit and slice the rest to freeze so you don't eat it all at once...

Quasar

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

I know what you mean about central heating affecting your sinuses Quaser.
I have heating but hate using it,not only does it make me feel "bunged up" but I get very irritated by the dry heat and also very fatigued.
I'm much happier with warm layers on and when I sit around a nice cosy fleecy blanket.
What would we do without fleeces these days,eh:rotfl:.

Not to mention the cheap but VERY warm fleecy blankets I bought in Morrisons a few years ago. They had a bin full of them, special purchase or something, at £3 each. I bought 3. Nice on the bed or around my lap and legs of an evening, when posting in here or watching TV or reading - and a hot water bottle under my feet. Gee I must be getting old... :rotfl:

nicki_2

Carolyntia wrote: »

Asda equivalent of Yaktraks

Where abouts in Asda did you see these? I need some but loath to pay out for the proper ones as I need to different sized pairs

prepareathome

Morrison garages are selling fleece blankets for £2.99 each, all patterned and I got some lovely plaid orange/cream and pink to make blinds for bathroom as it all tiled with mainly white and odd tiles in black and or clear so it will brighten it up, bought three but think I will go back and buy a few more, even patterned still do as linings, not the thickest but cheaper than similar I have seen elsewhere and decent size for covering you on couch.

lilme

23rdspiral wrote: »

Got a car windscreen ice protector from pound land, after I'd found a reflective one, also £1.00. I'm interested to see how it will work, looks like it as sucker cups for rapping round to the side windows.

I tried one of those last year (got it from h*lfords) and it froze to the windscreen. It was a nightmare to get off. I was worried that it would damage the car. Eventually I managed to get it off but I would have been much quicker deicing the car than using it. Needles to say it went in the bin.

MarilynMonroe_2

prettypaula wrote: »

fyi ladies

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/insects-and-invertebrates/17959-ladybird-plague.html

:eek:

2 month back you couldnt walk down my local roads without having to be careful you didnt step on any. Never in my life have I seen so many AND ants/flying ants too.



I was thinking I might make my dd a winter hamper and start it as a tradition - not sure what I'll put in, maybe some dvds, a blanket, a hot water bottle to keep downstairs... I'll have a think what else and give it to her 1st November ... I want to make little traditions up so she will look back fondly lol.
(Might do same in spring, summer and autumn too)

MarilynMonroe_2

lilme wrote: »

I tried one of those last year (got it from h*lfords) and it froze to the windscreen. It was a nightmare to get off. I was worried that it would damage the car. Eventually I managed to get it off but I would have been much quicker deicing the car than using it. Needles to say it went in the bin.

LOL sorry off topic but i love your avator pic! I saw someone post it on facebook the other week!

lilme

MarilynMonroe wrote: »

LOL sorry off topic but i love your avator pic! I saw someone post it on facebook the other week!

Thanks. That's where I pinched it from lol. It's little face just had me in stitches.