Preparing for winter IV

Fruball

Ald! have a load of winter stuff coming in for their special buys on thursday inc the shoe grips at 5.99.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-5th-december/

Thriftkitten

Has everyone prepared for winter and left to hibernate???? I am getting withdrawals from not seeing any new posts here on this thread.... hey you scotts.. at least throw me a cyber snowball... and I know you got some of the white stuff as I am currently watching the weather cams. when they said batten down the hatches they didn't mean turn the laptop off too... I need you!!!:rotfl:

mardatha

Our power was off when I got up at 8am this morning and just went back on 20 mins ago!! I was in internet withdrawal! I HAD TO TALK TO THE HUSBAND!!

Thriftkitten

mardatha wrote: »

Our power was off when I got up at 8am this morning and just went back on 20 mins ago!! I was in internet withdrawal! I HAD TO TALK TO THE HUSBAND!!

Oh well all is forgiven... no woman should have to resort to that!!! Unless of course he is being used as a source of heat:rotfl:

Thriftkitten

mardatha wrote: »

Our power was off when I got up at 8am this morning and just went back on 20 mins ago!! I was in internet withdrawal! I HAD TO TALK TO THE HUSBAND!!

Was that caused by the snow Mardatha?? or the winds as we have had it pretty blowy down here on the other end of the map!

mardatha

Wind - few places had gusts over 100mph. We had some snow today but it vanished again.

Thriftkitten

mardatha wrote: »

Wind - few places had gusts over 100mph. We had some snow today but it vanished again.

Oh wow, didn't realise it was that bad, hope you fared ok

mardatha

Yes we fine, apart from no phone service all day and my daughter is quite ill in hospital and I couldn't call to see how she was. But a coal fire and a calor gas cooker work in powercuts and we were fine, ty

southantrim3

Anyone still here?
I know it's now winter though, so fair enough I guess but it seems a bit too quiet on the thread.
Is it my imagine or do we seem to spend more money on food in the winter and if so, how many put money aside during the summer in the run up to it?

toozie_2

I not really cold yet!
Must be my age!

It is hard to get clothes dry on the line as the air is so damp. Have got a load of washing out, there is some wind, but it's not drying well.
I have one of those indoor pull lines in my utility with about 4 lines on one. So it'll have to come in there later. Then every body will moan because they have to fight through the washing to get anything -it's only a small room, and I refuse to use the dryer unless it's life or death!

I think I spend less on food in winter, because I use the slow cooker more, and make piles of "bolognaise" etc to use with lasagne, chilli and so forth.
I'm also bad at buying salad in winter (smack on hand)
I also tend to buy masses of carrots cheap & a sack of potatoes.
The sack of spuds costs £7.00 and lasts for ages & ages, as long as I keep it in the shed, in the cold & dark with the top folded over. I just bring in enough for 3 or 4 meals at a time-don't like the shed in the dark!!!

Where is the "worst freeze for 100 years"?:)