Preparing for winter IV

cutestkids

Princess_kate wrote: »

Do you have anywhere you can put a curtain up? My downstairs loo is next to the front door & the hall is quite narrow at that point, it widens after the loo & that is where I have put my curtain up, lined with fleece on an extendable shower curtain from argos. I have a space of about 2 metres from the front door to the curtain, plenty of room in your case for the cat to get through the cat flap & can push its way around the curtain.

Don't know if this is possible in your set up but it works for us. Can really notice the difference the other side of the curtain if you pop to the downstairs loo in the evening. Our hall is single story, quite large & open up the stairs & landing & can be quite chilly. Having a curtain up at either end (front & back door) has really made a difference to make it feel much cosier in there!

HTH

Hi that might just work as our hallway is T shaped so I could try a curtain at the junction part so that we can still get to the bathroom and bedrooms downstairs without too much problem,(we are a bungalow with two bed downstairs and then an attic conversion for the third bedroom upstairs but where I would be able to put the curtain will mean that everywhere is still easily accessible.

Fruball

I went out to tackle some of the mess in the garden (kids toys still left out and furniture blown around) and it started raining!

Got about 1/3 of the jobs done but it is a start

bossymoo

My shed door was open :eek: so all around the doorway is wet. I have shut it but need to remember to open it during the week to allow it to dry out...

Thankfully I tackled my garden last month so everything is away and tidy.

We have been using some bits out of the storecupboard so I'll have a recci and replace what we've used. It's also my Xmas store for the kiddies presents so another month and it will be a lot emptier :eek:

^!£$&

Scary time with the floods in stafforshire the lakes near me have burst their banks and the fields surrounding me are now lakes with ducks swimming on them! The water line is now only about 15 metres from my front door eeekkk, luckily enough I'm on an incline so I should be safe! It was scary driving about today though, the roads are so dangerous and like rivers!

Rainy-Days

It is forecast to get allot colder next week with daytime temperatures not getting above 5 degrees!

rising_from_the_ashes

snowbrow wrote: »

Scary time with the floods in stafforshire the lakes near me have burst their banks and the fields surrounding me are now lakes with ducks swimming on them! The water line is now only about 15 metres from my front door eeekkk, luckily enough I'm on an incline so I should be safe!

Oh my :eek: just watching the news just now & can't believe how bad it is in places ... hope you're OK.


Question can anyone remember where the links to the posts about the emergency car kits & what to put in them are?

I thought they were on the front page but can't find them..... I found them a while ago for someone else too!:o

Think I'm just about there but just wanted to double check it

lucy_lemon

In case anyone is still looking for card torches - they had some in Marks and Spencer in the Xmas gift section.

marmiterulesok

I'm not sure quite where to put this-one way of staying warm in winter is to wear layers,but in particular using silk garments,as these are wonderfull insulators.Easy to do as most silk garments are not bulky.

I went out today wearing a pair of thin silk trousers with my tights and was fine.I also wear a silk blouse under my woollen jumpers.

I posted this last year as well.Hope it's of use to someone.

2tonsils

Heaviest of the rain now moving away from the South West, although still some heavy rain around Somerset.

The areas at greatest risk during the early hours of tomorrow and during the day tomorrow are;

Central parts of Yorkshire
York
North East England

Latest Live Rainfall radar can be found on this link;
http://www.ukweatherforecast.tv/rainfall-radar/

Latest Weather Warning can be found:
http://www.ukweatherforecast.tv/weather-warnings/

2tonsils

My friend who is a forecaster in the states says he sees more heavy rain for the UK over the next few days then a very cold spell with freezing temperatures and snow near the end of the week.