Preparing for winter III

2tonsils

Still trying to get my head around the upcoming winter seeing that we have gone back to summer again here ..it was 32 degrees in the shade in town today when I decided to have a walk round the shops.

All the shops still had the summer clothes on sale but I noticed one or two had their winter stuff still in boxes ready to unpack. I did the sensible thing and found a pair of winter boots in the sales that were left on the shelf from last year..obviously other people don't lust after kid leather boxing boots with fur lining like I do LOL They are perfect for wearing on the scooter all winter.

We did managed to take the ash box from under the fireplace for repair...only 25 euros (they will have to remake it lol) and ready on Saturday for us to pick up. No wood yards have wood yet so we can't stock up yet. The heating oil is in the tank from last year when it was 50 cents a litre cheaper than it is now.

It got chilly during the night (14 degrees) so the quilt was back on the bed. When it drops from 32 in the day it feels cold and damp.

Made my first winter soup today from leftover rocket, lettuce, onion and mushrooms...blended it with stock and it was delicious. Have a soup pan on the go all winter, my OH loves home made soup.

annie123

2tonsils wrote: »

..it was 32 degrees in the shade in town today when I decided to have a walk round the shops.

One can only dream of 32c.....sigh! I'm pleased it if gets over 20c

As primark have put up the price of their fleece PJ's does anyone else shell them cheaper? for adults, not kids.

Ellie83

annie123 wrote: »

One can only dream of 32c.....sigh! I'm pleased it if gets over 20c

As primark have put up the price of their fleece PJ's does anyone else shell them cheaper? for adults, not kids.

I was wondering the same thing. We went to Primark to get my husband a pair of fleece PJ bottoms and I noticed the price was up I'll need 2 fleece PJs myself as I live in them in the evening and the ones I have now are drowning me. Maybe I'll just have to make do with the ones that are 3 sizes too big

fuddle

How much are the Primark Pj's now?

Fruball

fuddle wrote: »

How much are the Primark Pj's now?

When I was there a few weeks ago they were £8.

I am sure they were £4 a couple of years ago....

annie123

I paid £4 back in 07 my first pair:) then £5 then £6 last year and now £8.
Their prices have doubled but my salary has dropped 100% since 07 as I don't have a job any more!

thriftwizard

Have just had a potter around the town-next-door's charity shops & was actually gobsmacked by how little warm clothing there was on offer. Lots of pretty floaty things in autumnal colours, tunics in viscose, which just bleeds heat, lots of jumpers that don't even get as far down as your waist & cardis with just one button & plenty of open space, and absolutely nothing that would actually help keep you warm, like polo necks or tights. It's quite puzzling actually, so many of those clothes could actually have been made to help you keep some heat in, with more buttons & holes, or out of fabric that retains warmth, or a few inches longer. But I suppose people aren't looking for that from their clothes in their centrally-heated, hermetically-sealed houses. Maybe I'm just too late & other people have snapped up the good stuff - anyway, I'll just have to get my thinking cap on & find some that can be adapted!

Popperwell

thriftwizard, I haven't seen much in the way of suitable warm clothes yet in CS or retailers in general. Of course it may be tose who would donate have decided they need the clothes themselves as energy prices and the cost of living increases so such items may be in short supply.

Then again that may change in the next few weeks. The charity shop I use the most stocks mainly t-shirts, shirts etc...but I have managed to get a few jumpers and cardigans and I did find a really heavy warm coat for the colder weather(everything item there costs 99p)

If that fails I will wear the thermals that I have purchased. And/or stay in bed...

Ellie83

thriftwizard wrote: »

Have just had a potter around the town-next-door's charity shops & was actually gobsmacked by how little warm clothing there was on offer. Lots of pretty floaty things in autumnal colours, tunics in viscose, which just bleeds heat, lots of jumpers that don't even get as far down as your waist & cardis with just one button & plenty of open space, and absolutely nothing that would actually help keep you warm, like polo necks or tights. It's quite puzzling actually, so many of those clothes could actually have been made to help you keep some heat in, with more buttons & holes, or out of fabric that retains warmth, or a few inches longer. But I suppose people aren't looking for that from their clothes in their centrally-heated, hermetically-sealed houses. Maybe I'm just too late & other people have snapped up the good stuff - anyway, I'll just have to get my thinking cap on & find some that can be adapted!

Or maybe, like me, they keep these kind of clothes for themselves I always struggle to find cardis that go down past my hips. I have 2 now, and I will never give them away, even if they drown me, because I can't seem to find a suitable replacement!

Seriously though, I am always amazed at what they sell as "winter clothes" now. I'm always freezing and need my warm high-neck-low-waist layers on the top half of my body

Rainy-Days

annie123 wrote: »

This quote is from the sites below:
http://www.cloudyskies.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=1347&sid=57278861ba7cf66760644fa5753c5844

http://www.snow-watch.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=20

He's not a meteorologist, just another amateur same as James Madden, infact there are several out there now charging for their forecast who where only posters 2 years ago on weather forums.
Many have a go at forecasting and within the context of the forum that's fine, as everyone knows it's only 'having a go' but when they get quoted outside it's taken almost as a fact.
The newspapers love reports like this as it sells papers, "average winter with snow in scotland as usual " isn't going to sell papers.

Snow watch has a whole thread for forecasts, they gather all the forecasts from pros and amateurs, it's one of my favourite forums but beware, they are all snow lovers, and obviously have no need to worry about their heating bills or the elderly/disabled etc.

EDIT: I was referring to a post by rainy-days but it seems to have been deleted but it was the link that Kittie posted.

Not sure why it was deleted either - along with two others who commented directly about it! Obviously, it vexed somebody but given that it was not hysterical or in any way defamatory I fail to understand what the issue was; unless someone complained about it being copywrite!

James Madden is charging - couldn't believe it when I read that I had to go off and check! :eek: My flabber has been ghasted! I really would not pay for it and I don't mean that in a nasty way, it is just that he said last year it would be a particularly bad winter and I went all out for it to be so. In the end it was nothing more than a huge let down - a whacking great anti climax!

That said I did a final stock up on Anadins etc and throat lozengers today. Been going through them for the last week or so as we have had this horrible cough.

I also got from Wilkinsons one of those rubber (with handle) window wipers. Found my old one very useful last year for wiping the condensation down on the windows and them mopping up the water into a towel.