Preparing for winter IV

westlothianlass

HI all
Apologies if it has already been mentioned, but if you are a member of Unison or your partner is a member you can get a Will for free. I would guess that since they provide the service other unions may do the same.
hth
WLL x

Ellie83

Popperwell wrote: »

You've done well my Thinsulate gloves(fingers and fingerless)cost me £4.50 for each pair. Not at Aldi's...They really do work.

We're thinking of getting rid of the car, which means I would have to rely on the bike more: I imagine they'd brilliant for wearing under normal gloves when cycling in the winter? I don't mind the rain in my face, etc, but cold hands and feet NO :rotfl:

NaughtySpot

Ellie83 wrote: »

We're thinking of getting rid of the car, which means I would have to rely on the bike more: I imagine they'd brilliant for wearing under normal gloves when cycling in the winter? I don't mind the rain in my face, etc, but cold hands and feet NO :rotfl:

I think they would be too thick TBH unless you have some clown sized gloves to wear over the top! Aldi were selling cycling gloves too, have you looked at those?

Confuzzled

i got some really thick, lush gloves from sports direct they are from the no fear skiing line and i only paid about £3.50 for them in their on going clearance sales

they have a zipper pocket on the outside for a key i would assume, they have a long thick cuff and a cord to adjust them so they are tight over your shirt sleeve and, this gave me a giggle, a special suede covering on the thumb for wiping your nose on it (it was right there pointing it out on the tags!)


might be worth looking for something along those lines, i went back a few months after i bought mine and got a pair for my daughter who had glove envy

CH27

We've cut everything back in the garden & out the table & chairs away.

Ellie83

NaughtySpot wrote: »

I think they would be too thick TBH unless you have some clown sized gloves to wear over the top! Aldi were selling cycling gloves too, have you looked at those?

I meant to say "under" :rotfl: Indeed, I would need some gigantic gloves Thanks for the aldi tip! I totally forgot they had a lot of cycling things out. I am currently living in the middle of nowhere so never really truly paid attention to cycling gear! Now that we're moving to a proper town, I could cycle into town, etc.

Confuzzled wrote: »

i got some really thick, lush gloves from sports direct they are from the no fear skiing line and i only paid about £3.50 for them in their on going clearance sales

they have a zipper pocket on the outside for a key i would assume, they have a long thick cuff and a cord to adjust them so they are tight over your shirt sleeve and, this gave me a giggle, a special suede covering on the thumb for wiping your nose on it (it was right there pointing it out on the tags!)


might be worth looking for something along those lines, i went back a few months after i bought mine and got a pair for my daughter who had glove envy

Why didn't I think of Sports Direct? I'm so glad I mentioned cycling because now I have plenty of places where I can look Although I probably would not be using the "wiping" function :rotfl:

Ellie83

CH27 wrote: »

We've cut everything back in the garden & out the table & chairs away.

You're good! We've left the guinea pigs' outdoor runs in the rain etc and now it means we have to paint another protective coat on them or they'll rot I'm just terrible like that

Can I ask people what you do with garden plants in the winter? Our newt house won't have a garage so I wonder where to keep them (they're in pots)... We don't have a shed either and probably won't have one soon as the initial cost is a little too high for us

CH27

Ellie83 wrote: »

You're good! We've left the guinea pigs' outdoor runs in the rain etc and now it means we have to paint another protective coat on them or they'll rot I'm just terrible like that

Can I ask people what you do with garden plants in the winter? Our newt house won't have a garage so I wonder where to keep them (they're in pots)... We don't have a shed either and probably won't have one soon as the initial cost is a little too high for us

Ours are in pots too & I put them in the most sheltered corner.

shoei

I have a few days off this week so here is my things to do, some DIY but I wan't the house done by xmas so I think that is classed as my winter prep :-)
Finish insulating loft (did the 2nd 3rd yesterday so hopefully get that done)
Paint spare room ceiling
De mould our bedroom walls and decorate
Sort out dehumidifier pots for windows.
Have upstairs and landing carpeted with extra think underlay for warmth.
Clear out spare room of junk
New draft excluder for porch.
Key hole covers to stop the whistling!!
New hinge for gate
New hinge and seal for bedroom window
Paint upstairs window
Log burner fitted
New kitchen fitted
New hallway floor fitted

Grimbal

My apologies if this has been done within this thread before (or elsewhere for that matter!), but I was wondering if you guys could advise on what needs to go in an emergency car kit ? Hubby drives only 40 mins each way so not too far, but I'd like to put something in there "just in case". So far, I have:

water
choc/food
first aid kit
silver foil blankets x 2
re-useable handwarmers
shovel
whistle (has compass, mirror & magnifier built in)
wind up torch radio

I just feel I've missed something obvious?!

ETA: oh, and hat/scarf/gloves too