Preparing for winter III

toottifrootti

Thanks to Rainy Days I have a list of what i need to do and its terrifyingly long:eek::eek::eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: although I am making progress - especially since you all saw it last:D
Winter Checklist

Clothes
[STRIKE]Wash all coats, scarves gloves [/STRIKE]
Find cosy jumpers and cardigans
[STRIKE]Repair or buy new socks[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put away all your summer clothes in either those vacuum bags or in a suitcase for the following year[/STRIKE]
Polish all shoes and boots
[STRIKE]Go back through clothing checking what you need and what you need to replace. Think - what will I wear - what do I need?
All handbags sorted through and cleaned/leather treated and stored[/STRIKE]

Food
Stock up on tinned products such as soup, rice pudding, baked beans and spaghetti. These items will keep as good store cupboard standbys.
Soup, beans and general long life bits and bobs bought in.
make a list of what you have and what you need to buy in. Keep at least two loaves of bread in the freezer.
Make a start on your Christmas food shopping list, allot of it can be frozen.
Buy in sacks of potatoes direct from a farmer, it will be cheaper than buying individual bags form the supermarket- protect them from frost in garage or shed.
[STRIKE]put milk in freezer[/STRIKE] have long life instead

House and garden
get chimney swept and checked if suitable for using
get electric fire for sitting room
[STRIKE]Snow Shovel [/STRIKE]
Clean your home - Including Washing all light units and glass shades in the house
[STRIKE]get door curtains from N when she comes home[/STRIKE]
get door curtains hung
[STRIKE]get pole hung for spare room[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]get curtains for spare room[/STRIKE]
Clear away all fallen leaves
[STRIKE]Covers put over outside bathroom and kitchen drains to stop leaves[/STRIKE]
get draught excluder for the front door
Clean windows inside and out
Launder all your throws and cushions
keep a torch on standby and use in emergency.
[STRIKE]Buy in Flannelette sheets.[/STRIKE] wash and dry your sheets to remove the preservative that the manufacturers use to keep them damp and mildew free.
Think about treating the bird table
[STRIKE]Put all garden furniture away [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Cut back everything in the garden late October to give your garden a big boost the following Spring. Roses love this![/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wash curtains and cushion covers[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Buy in or make dehumidifiers from Pound stores or use household salt in a bowl to draw in moisture.[/STRIKE]
Oil all shed and gates locks, it will prevent rust and stop them seizing up when you most need to open them.
[STRIKE]If your interior doormats can be washed in the machine do them. [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Re-silicone shower areas where the silicone has turned black or mouldy, take it out and redo it. [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Re grout floor tiles in bathroom[/STRIKE]
Wash your vacuum cleaner filters out. It will help with your HEPA filter and keep your home cleaner as well, it will also make your vacuum work and perform better.
[STRIKE]Conservatories, clean inside and out,[/STRIKE] make sure that your seat covers and cushions are washed and that all the frames are clean.
[STRIKE]Put away all garden pots and ornaments if they are not frost proof and protect them.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Check lightbulbs and outside security lighting if broken replace or repair.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Buy in batteries now.[/STRIKE]
Put food out for the birds they will so thank you for it. Buy in their food now while it is plentiful.
make sure that the battery in your bathroom scales is new after the Christmas blast
Paint the gates and the hand rail
Clean and polish wheelchair - remember to charge even when not in use
Finish tidying in the garage
find leaks in garage
deal with leaks in garage
[STRIKE]get new duvet when at cousins[/STRIKE]
pipe roses
fill in holes/ cracks etc
Clean windows
[STRIKE]plant hyacinth bulbs for Christmas
empty tubs and refil with winter pansies[/STRIKE]
find torches
rug for kitchen
[STRIKE]rug for sitting room[/STRIKE]
rugs for both bedrooms
rug for conservatory
rug for the hall
[STRIKE]tumble drier[/STRIKE]
look for 2nd hand airer as extra for garage
batch cook for freezer
Left To Purchase that I know of!
hot water bottle covers
[STRIKE]batteries[/STRIKE]
compost
potatoes
flannelette sheets
rugs
[STRIKE]door mats[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]snow shovel
plants
bed socks
pjs
curtains
pipe roses [/STRIKE]
Cosy socks for boots
Hammerite black paint to finish off the gates!
[STRIKE]curtains[/STRIKE]
food and cleaning materials


hopefully thats it:rotfl:
unless anyone can see something I might have missed - I still have to do more food shopping too.

toots xx

p.s. thank you one and all because I wouldnt have thought of half of this with out Rainy and everyone's tips. xx

Confuzzled

prepareathome wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what is the best way to close up the vent or what ever its called on the big window, I have shut it but still lots of noise coming through it. Never usually even close it, but today for some reason, powers that be have decided to put traffic lights just before the roundabout about 250 yrds away and now instead of traffic whizzing past we have a nice line of traffic waiting for lights to change, bad enough usually during rush hours, but now the noise of all the cars sitting there with engines on is driving me nuts and that is with double glazing, but can hear the noise loudly through the vent, well only a thin bit of plastic keeping air out. As what ever I use will be hidden by nets any suggestions would be great.

i used a bit of blue tak on both sides of mine for the bathroom, that way i can grab the handle withthe hook on my cane (it's in a deep window recess up high) and pull it back down the same way

in winter it let's in so much cold air as the wind seems to hit the house on that side first so this way i can use it some of the time but not have us freeze all of the time in the unheated bathroom!

Confuzzled

Sunnyday wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Wanders off muttering to self "i do not need loo roll, i do not need loo roll":rotfl:

woman, are you mad? of course you need loo roll :eek::rotfl:

sorry couldn't resist

i too was saying to myself the other day 'yes you know that you're down to only 8 10packs but you can wait awhile longer before buying more' then when in lidl i see it's gone up in price AGAIN and i'd already resisted buying it from tesco and asda as their value stuff no longer seems available in the 12 roll packs and the 4 or 6 roll packs are nearly the same price as the 12 roll packs were :eek:

i just figured i'd better stock up whilst i could still afford loo roll :rotfl:

Dustykitten

Toots you are doing amazingly well, how are you?

Long time since I've been here. Not going too well. I hate my new windows. They are not the style I wanted which I have to take responsibility for not checking properly. They are massively expensive and I'm horrendously disappointed. I know it sounds silly and winter wise of course they are better but as I dislike them so much I avoid going into the living room where the biggest one is.

I've done most of the outside jobs now. This weekend I want to defrost the garage freezer so I can get it stocked up for any emergencies.

I'll whiz back over the thread and see how you are all getting on.

toottifrootti

awh Dusty honey I am so sad to hear you dont like your windows - and you have to live with them now - I will ask for a lottery win for you so you can change them (((hugs)))

I am getting there but hampered by quite a lot of pain just now - my carer that takes me shopping on a thrsday is a gem and we have done quite a few things that are not on that list too - and i have persuaded her tht she needs to do some prep too and its rubbing off on her!!!!

if the white stuff comes now i will cope but not indefinately so would like another 2 weeks minimum!!! need loo roll and coke and some tins!!!!!

chin up angel - you know where i am

toots xx

prepareathome

Dustykitten wrote: »

Toots I hate my new windows.

Blinds - roller or forget what others are called, the ones that are in strips but straight up and down not side to side, thick nets, voile, lace - just think of what you fancy at the windows to look at and go for it - just remember to use something that does still let the light in and not board them up :rotfl: You might find the do actually grow on you, but if not covering them up is the way to go, don't keep out of you living room, that would be such a shame, sending lots of hugs

prepareathome

toottifrootti wrote: »

I am getting there but hampered by quite a lot of pain just now - my carer that takes me shopping on a thrsday is a gem and we have done quite a few things that are not on that list too - and i have persuaded her tht she needs to do some prep too and its rubbing off on her!!!!


toots xx

Wow toots you are doing great spreading the word, apart from one friend everyone I know incl family think I am totally nuts spending any time preparing for winter apart from an excuse for new coat, new boots, dresses for parties

prepareathome

Anyone that has bought from Coopers of Stortford check you credit card, I just did and found they took more money off me today - my goods came to £161.90 but today they took another two payments of £9.99 and £14.99 bringing the total to 186.80. Its as if they think they have my card details they can help themselves. Yes they did give me back the £49.99 for the 4 in 1 car starter they cannot supply, but they don't seem to want to have to give it up so taking more. Have emailed them saying if do not hear back on return - tomorrow morning I will be contacting credit card company, seeing a lawyer, trading standards, will post on Martins Facebook page and not sure what else I can do, but if I do not get a promise of money returned and it back on card by Monday and assurance they have removed my credit card details from their system I will be doing something. Hubby did say was it VAT but checked their T&Cs the VAT is included in the price. Maybe they are overworked but to me its theft and theft is something I do not like. Oh am so :mad: I also asked them if this is why on my account the order they show only comes to £96 instead of the £161.90 so they can keep taking money off me and hope I will not realise just how much my goods came to, I know shouldn't have put that but they have just got me so angry. First time anything like this has happened to me, so please anyone who bought from them if you can check your credit card debits online do so just to be safe.

Katkin_2

tiff wrote: »

Which council is that Katkin?

Sandwell Tiff, in the Black Country. We get really bad press most of the time, but there are some really good ideas coming out of it.

toottifrootti

prepareathome wrote: »

Wow toots you are doing great spreading the word, apart from one friend everyone I know incl family think I am totally nuts spending any time preparing for winter apart from an excuse for new coat, new boots, dresses for parties

:rotfl::rotfl:my carer still thinks i am nuts anyway but she has been following me with my prep and also for her mother so hopefully 2 more households that will be ok this winter.

i too woul be livid with coopers that is so bad - i hope you get a satisfactory outcome - thank goodness you are careful about checking your statements - so many people dont bother.

we have a another fairly good day so going to get new bedding washed

tootsxx