Preparing for winter III

ModestyB

Hi all, I haven't read through all the posts yet so I don't know if anyone has already put this on. Special offer on E*ay today is Snow spikes ice grippers for £7.99. HTH someone.

boddy

DD and I discovered where a mighty draft was coming from. It was from the cupboard that houses the combi. There was a hole at the back in the ceiling. So thats been sealed up and other drafty spots done too.

Eenymeeny

Thanks for the Metcheck link Mardatha. Looks like we have severe gales (more!) and snow to look forward to.
Is anyone else tired of uprighting their wheelie bins? We have a collection of three which seem incapable of standing up as soon as it gets the least bit windy. Mail shots of pizza leaflets, curry houses etc festoon our front street as I speak...:(

mardatha

I am seriously considering if I should pack my sweetie stash in case we have to evacuate...
this is SERIOUS!

kitschy

mardatha wrote: »

I am seriously considering if I should pack my sweetie stash in case we have to evacuate...
this is SERIOUS!

I don't think you need to consider it. It's ESSENTIAL, girl!

rising_from_the_ashes

Eenymeeny wrote: »

Is anyone else tired of uprighting their wheelie bins? We have a collection of three which seem incapable of standing up as soon as it gets the least bit windy. Mail shots of pizza leaflets, curry houses etc festoon our front street as I speak...:(

Same here ..... we have the most stupid recycling boxes that blow in the slightest wind - and it always (I'm sure on purpose) is really windy the night before collection.

Can already hear them blowing around outside .... street will be like a rubbish tip in the morning

mardatha wrote: »

I am seriously considering if I should pack my sweetie stash in case we have to evacuate...
this is SERIOUS!

:eek:Oh myyyyyy, I hadn't even thought of that!

I have an emergency evacuation plan in place (live near a nuclear power plant and you just never really know - OK so it's pretty safe but I worry about everything and feel better if I have lists:o) and have recently realised the cats carriers are in the loft and the ladders are in the garage .... not ideal and still working on a solution!

tugrin

When you say serious mardy, are we talking roof blown off type serious - should you be getting into the storm room/

greenbee

tugrin wrote: »

When you say serious mardy, are we talking roof blown off type serious - should you be getting into the storm room/

... With a suitable supply of sweeties....

(have you brought the hens inside?)

bargainbunny

Its a red warning hell id say its serious
bring in anything that will get blown away or you cant strap down
good luck it sounds very scary

prepareathome

Don't know if its the calm before the storm but past couple of hours here there has not been as much as a gentle breeze, even though its been windy and rainy for days ( well rainy far longer, is there such a thing as a day when it doesn't rain, forgotten what they are like)