Preparing for winter IV

parsonswife8

Well, watching the news on telly earlier was a wake up call.

Seeing farmers trying to dig their sheep out of 15ft piles of snow and rural roads covered by 15 to 20 feet of snow.

There'll be no crop planting for awhile in a lot of areas.

The farmers are losing their current livelihood and we won't be getting much in the way of fruit and vegetables, off of British farms later this year.

The cost of meat and fruit and veg and milk will surely soar later this year.:(

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I would support local Farms whenever possible. MSE might disapprove but Farmison, Riverford and probably many others I don't know of businesses support local farmers.Both highly recommended.
http://www.farmison.com/
http://www.riverford.co.uk/.
MSE folks might know of others they could recommend
I have used and use both extremely successfully and customer service ethos are good..

RevolvingDoor

This winter has been horrendous!:eek:

I cannot believe I still have our heating on at the end of March.:( I was wearing my poncho over my clothes inside my house yesterday.

linni

I cannot believe I still have our heating on at the end of March. I was wearing my poncho over my clothes inside my house yesterday.

Me too thank goodness for thermals and onesies!

suelizab

I know it's a bit late for this year but , how can i stop the heat going upstairs when the staircase is situated in the through lounge/diner? It's hotter in the bedrooms and I keep turning those rads down and turning downstairs rads up, but it's not working . thank you .

bluebag

suelizab wrote: »

I know it's a bit late for this year but , how can i stop the heat going upstairs when the staircase is situated in the through lounge/diner? It's hotter in the bedrooms and I keep turning those rads down and turning downstairs rads up, but it's not working . thank you .

Is there some way you can rig up a spring loaded shower rail and hang a curtain at the top of the stairs.

suelizab

Not really, I would either have to place the rail along side the whole of the dining room wall. It would then enclose the under stairs area where I have a settee. Or, at the top of the stairs is only a small landing and the curtain would get in the way or be accidentally pulled down .

suelizab

East_Renfrewshire_20111004_00352.jpg not mine but very similar layout

suelizab

bumped, any more help please?

Baileys_Babe

suelizab wrote: »

I know it's a bit late for this year but , how can i stop the heat going upstairs when the staircase is situated in the through lounge/diner? It's hotter in the bedrooms and I keep turning those rads down and turning downstairs rads up, but it's not working . thank you .

Sorry, all I can think of is boxing in the stairs and fitting a door at the bottom.

Hope somebody comes up with something more suitable.