Preparing for winter III

tiff

My Mum bought flannelette sheets this week in The Range, not sure what king size price is as she just bought them for the kids beds. They might have them on the website?

Baileys_Babe

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

The Scottish Government is also launching a "ready for winter" campaign .... http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/10/21150533.

More info on http://www.readyscotland.org/

Thanks RFTA, the ready Scotland site has some very useful information, which is presented in a very clear format. Even though I'm in Yorkshire I'm going to read it very thoroughly.

springdreams

la_farfallina wrote: »

Asda have long sleeved thermal vests for six quid. It is lovely and warm but you might need a size bigger than your usual as the fit is a little snug. And they don't have those horrible scratchy labels inside that drive me to madness.

Farf x

They are also available in Primark now for £4

tiff

springdreams wrote: »

They are also available in Primark now for £4

I bought my daughter a kids thermal long sleeve top in there last week and it was £7! Didnt see any for £4, maybe that was the vest type?

springdreams

nicki wrote: »

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

They had them in the same aisle as the other winter prep stuff such as the de-icer, anti freeze, car tyre chains, etc. The shoe things are £8 a pair.

springdreams

tiff wrote: »

I bought my daughter a kids thermal long sleeve top in there last week and it was £7! Didnt see any for £4, maybe that was the vest type?

They are the mens ones. I find them cheaper. The small or medium ones fit most women

tiff

springdreams wrote: »

They are the mens ones. I find them cheaper. The small or medium ones fit most women

Ahhh, thanks. We went to ladies and kids, but ladies were too big for her. Need some for my son though, he likes to wear them to school in the winter under his shirt and jumper.

prepareathome

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As I've worn them already I can't return them. However, they definitely need some insoles to stop the return of the blisters [/QUOTE]

Remember what Martin keeps telling us, things have to be fit for the purpose, mind blank and cannot remember exact words - anything that goes on your feet should not give you blisters on the bottom of them, guess you could actually argue they shouldn't on heels either, but that is another days argument - I would contact them and tell them about blisters, maybe mentioning about Martian, trading standards etc if you need to.

Good Luck

MarilynMonroe_2

shirleymarye wrote: »

I have a cat flap which the cats broke so now it's just a hole in the door,not being very well off I decided to put a curtain wire at the top of the door and hang an old duvet on it which covers my glass window,draughty letter box and the hole in the door. I live in an upstairs flat and I noticed how draughty it was at times so I pinned some old cushions inside the duvet at the bottom,it works as a draught excluder and gives the curtain some ballast as well. You can't see them from outside. It seems to work as my flat feels warmer and the postie can still deliver,no more nosey people looking in my door and the cats can come and go as they like!

Now tell me I am daft!

Did you keep the flap part? You can drill holes in the top and fix it back on with plastic ties. I had a big cat who often broke cat flaps (could have done with a dog flap the size of him!) and in the end thats what happened to mine.

SpikyHedgehog

Rainy-Days wrote: »

I have been having a mooch about on the internet checking for snow conditions and it all seems to be gales and heavy rain for the next couple of weeks. No sign yet of the white stuff at all.

I am wondering if it will put in an appearance this year at all? Some were saying it could be as early as this week, but nothing at all has come of that.

Clocks go back this weekend how I flipping loathe it :mad:

Even if we don't get snow, gales & heavy rain can be treacherous and cold. My husband works on a container port & the winds are too high or the rain too heavy, decreasing visibility, the cranes can't be used to unload the containers, so we could potentially have delays with imported goods.

My campri base layers from Sports direct arrived today (actually they tried to deliver Saturday but we were out. I'd get short sleeves for me in the future as the sleeves are long on me, though I do have short arms. Got pink for me, black for DS1 & white for DS2 - he's got them on now & looks like the Stig!

Garden prep finished now except the cover for my mini greenhouse that I got in the Wilkinsons sale is too narrow so I've ordered 1 from Amazon. Got unlined curtains for the sitting room at a car boot sale - the seller had had 2 sets in their sitting room so I have them both & will sandwich together with interlining between.