Preparing for winter IV

Frugalsod

I am expecting force 8 or 9 winds this weekend. I am going to seal myself in for the duration.

Ellidee

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565370/Calm-storm-Spring-sprung-tomorrow-Britain-faces-70mph-gales-months-rainfall-just-24-hours-SECOND-storm-moves-Atlantic.html

hollieinbloom

Thanks for the weather warning Kittie, it's a bit windy at the moment but we're in East midlands so won't get the wind as bad as most places will but it sounds bad as it's roaring down the chimneys! We made a large loaf of bread in the breadmaker last night but I think we'll do a smaller one tonight to pop in the freezer (after I've sliced it) just incase we have any power cuts or problems getting any. Just need to go find my torch as my 5yr old DD likes to use it in her room sometimes!. We've been putting candles on instead of the heating for the past few nights. DD goes to bed at 7 so we turn it off, put her in a onesie and nice thick socks with a hot water bottle and we sit in the living room with the door closed to keep the heat in. It's so lovely and warm so we're saving a few pounds on the gas bill. The one thing we don't have which I really need to buy is a flask. Me and OH take our tea the same and we've said we should put it in a flask in the evenings so we don't have to keep going to the kitchen and boiling it up every hour. Off to Amazon I go to find one! xx

southantrim3

Just wondering if it's time for someone to start a "Preparing for Winter V" yet?

I need to start building up a supply of wood for the old log burner. Especially if Russia starts thinking of playing silly games with the gas supply...

Butterfly_Brain

Looks like we could have a cold blast heading our way over the next couple of weeks, so cover up your tender plants, seedlings and fruit trees
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/arctic-blast-set-to-bring-snow-showers-and-two-weeks-of-nearfreezing-wintry-weather-to-britain-8945284.html

[Deleted User]

Not so much preparing for winter, but we prepare all year round whenever opportunity presents itself be it making extra jam to store, finding a warm coat or good pair of boots or a warm blanket in a summer sale or aquiring wood to split and store until we need to use it. Preparing is a way of life now and we always have a weather eye out for things to put into store for a snowy day ( big brother of a rainy day!). It's only common sense isn't it?

Tink2

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Looks like we could have a cold blast heading our way over the next couple of weeks, so cover up your tender plants, seedlings and fruit trees
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/arctic-blast-set-to-bring-snow-showers-and-two-weeks-of-nearfreezing-wintry-weather-to-britain-8945284.html

Eh? This was November last year?

Frugalsod

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Not so much preparing for winter, but we prepare all year round whenever opportunity presents itself be it making extra jam to store, finding a warm coat or good pair of boots or a warm blanket in a summer sale or aquiring wood to split and store until we need to use it. Preparing is a way of life now and we always have a weather eye out for things to put into store for a snowy day ( big brother of a rainy day!). It's only common sense isn't it?

I agree prepping for longer term problems is now essential. If the heating went for a winter I would cope. I have plenty of duvets and sleeping bags and thermals. Its the little things that we never consider that will be the key to serious problems like running out of toilet paper.

[Deleted User]

Is this the time to fess up that I have over 100 Toilet Rolls stashed in the storeroom, or does that make me sadder than ever?

muffin_man_7

100 wow i haven't had that many stashed since the kids were little only prob i have now is the more i buy the more gets used and ive tried alsorts of hiding places so i have given up but only temporary til the message hits home and there's none at all well except my stash just for me it was so much easier when they were little youngest will be 18 in december and is impossibe for instance if i buy extra of anything im not a preper im a hoarder how can a young person get it so wrong at this rate ive no chance till she moves out and with housing the way it is i could be in for a long wait ive already got a lock on my bedroom door to stop her throwing any more useful items aways what i call useful she sees as rubbish

If just yesterday got a stash of scarves reduced to 50p some will be joined together to make a wrap but i dread to think what sed say if shed seen them yep all12 of them i also go some dye that goes in the washer £2instead of £5 in wilkies only woodland brown but thats ok cos im dying all her bedding cos i cant get the cola /coffee/ gravy or ?? Stains out kidds oh to have the house to myself