Preparing for winter III

muffin_man_7

Thanks confuzzled for reminding me about the steri milk my gran would have ordinary milk and my pop would have the steri i loved it in my cuppa it was a treat for me cos we was the only ones that liked it yum yum i miss those mugs of tea might have to get meself a bottle mmm he also taught me how pears and c*rnation taste yummy with a chunk of bread and propper butter in the liquid oh stop your making me feel hungry and i still can't eat anything boo

SuziQ

Hi Oliver! Regarding your curtains-could you add an extra lining, which wouldn't be seen? Either fleeces that can be bought cheaply, or in my case I have used large bubble bubblewrap, which I bought cheaply from ebay. It is ideal as it is lightweight so you don't have to worry about overloading your curtain rail/track. I have placed mine between the curtain and its' lightweight lining-bubbles facing the window, flat side to the room.

nuttybabe

whoo hoo my wintertrax arrived today! Bring on the snow!!! lol

The only urgent things i need to do now are the curtains over the kitchen window and back door. I have found some old curtains that I need to look at and see if i can adjust and I have a fleece i can put at window if needed. Actually feel like I am getting there though.

veggieblob

La-Cara wrote: »

can anyone recommend a good brand of UHT milk? Or any brands I should avoid? I'd like to get some in for the winter stores but no idea where to start!

I usually have a couple of cartons of Moo Milk in the cupboard for emergencies. Don't ask me why, but the organic version tastes just like "fresh" milk to me, while the non-org version does taste more like UHT but still quite acceptable.

Grimbal

sorry to pop in and out, but can anyone recommend where to buy salt for gritting driveways from please ?

Confuzzled

if anyone really wants to stock up for winter approved food has 5kg bags of both egg and regular pasta in all sorts of shapes for £1.35-£1.50 per bag, i also just grabbed a 25kg bag of red lentils for just £8.99 though those are running really low

Confuzzled

Grimbal wrote: »

sorry to pop in and out, but can anyone recommend where to buy salt for gritting driveways from please ?

you can use regular table salt which grocery stores sell 3kg bags of cheaply, you can also get dishwasher salt which is a larger grained salt at lidl it's 2kg for 89p i believe, i've used both quite effectively on my pavements

abwsco

Got the radio on at work and Asda are advertising winter car stuff such as de-icer on 3 for 2. They were telling people to be prepared and buy now. Have they been reading here:eek:

Selfishly hope I can get my de-icer before it sells out.

LittleMissGiggle

I've been reading not posting but I have a quick question which came to me over lunch ...

It's all well and good stocking up my freezer (which I have been) but what if we have a power cut and it all deforsts? I guess it's just a risk we have to take. am getting plenty of tinned and dried goods in too but I'm just worried about powercuts, why I'm not sure as we rarely have them and if we do it is only for an hour or so.

suki1964

Grimbal wrote: »

sorry to pop in and out, but can anyone recommend where to buy salt for gritting driveways from please ?

All the DIY stores have then big sacks in now - around £7 here - along with piles of snow shovels

Im banned from the salt so now have to go stock up on cat litter. Mind the stone company that made the cobbles for my patio and drive do say they will resist the salt - but DH has threatened me with pain of death if I even scatter a handful

Dont forget when stocking up on de icer - check the anti freeze levels in your car. Could be a very costly mistake