'supporting each other through really tough times'

kidcat

Pops - meant to say this earlier (thanks for the reminder 2T) you must put your heating on, extreme cold can damage more than just you, it can cause major damage to your household furnishings and electrical appliances, not to mention the pipework. Believe me the last thing you need is a burst water pipe.
Also part of your tenancy agreement will include a section that says you will keep the house in good order and well ventilated, heated etc.
If you did have a major flood or similar as a result of you not heating the place you could end up liable for all the costs.
I dont want to scare you but its really important especially when you live alone to have some regular heating on.

kezlou

Its true pops i said to you a while about ago about keeping warm.
You have the money right now so pay to switch the darn things on. I am forced into it for the sake of my health and i can't afford it
Also if the pipes burst and the council realise you haven't the heated house you could face eviction.Sorry to scare but its true. Also if the pipes burst and it spreads to your neighbours home you could be liable. I know fine well i'll be paying the gas bill throughout the year.

When i used to live with my parents our next neighbours pipes burst and spread into our house. The council went mental with them.

I know one thing i haven't been able to get warm all day, my feet are freezing. My partner came back and tried telling me off for not having the heating on, till he felt them and they were hot.
Think i might go into town and buy a convention heater, my friend D has got one and its briliant and warms the room really well.

Oh and got some good news today, well good business news anyway. DH went to a job today and while he was there he got asked a fit a new boiler when he was checking over they fire. So think he's doing that tomorrow . Apparently he said he did a good and they wanted it changing anyway. Never know they might spread our name about for more plumbing work.

Own_My_Own

Hi everyone,

No snow here, but it was -5 this morning. Took ages to clear the car.Thank goodness I have a cover for the windscreen, or I would still be there now.

Has anyone seen the new Sainsburys advert for using left overs. If I had a joint of meat the size they use, I would want it to feed us for a month not 2 extra days.

I am coping quite well on my no carb diet. But then it's only been a couple of days.

Hope everyone is warm and save.

OMO xx

kidcat

kezlou brill news over your OH and work, have you considered a heated throw instead or even a heated foot thingy? Both my boys are feeling the cold and if either was more reliable around electricity it would be the way I would go.

kidcat

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4441232.htm
this one looks quite good

or this one is proper comfy type but expensive

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4500881.htm

Softstuff

Happy Birthday to Savingqueen and Stiltwalker when you get up.

The talk of cold and snow, though nasty and inconvenient when I was in it, now makes me jealous. It's still stinking hot here, though people are happy that monsoon season is apparently on the way. They might be happy, but I'm not, I hate when I can dry my washing!

I woke up with an entirely pain free knee. I've discovered that if I don't move it at all for a few hours, it's pain free as long as I don't stand on it. Not practical, but I'm making the effort to be immobile.

OMO, I never understood ideas for "using up" roast meat. If I roast a joint of meat, it's sliced and used for roast dinner, then frozen in portions for another roast dinner. It's too precious to throw into other stuff!

kezlou

thanks for links kidcat, i'll have a look at them and see if they have any in stock.

OH just said to me your not going into town, so instead i'm going to stay in and carry on with the business paperwork. Theres a mountain of it to be done.

It must be really cold though, fat knacker i.e tom kitten, whos a total outdoor cat, has been using the litter tray. Got a shock seeing him use it today.

Happy birthday for tomorrow stiltwalker!

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Happy Birthday today to SAVING QUEEN hope you have had a lovely day and Happy Birthday tomorrow to STILTWALKER, have a lovely day Helen, with your oh so lovely family and enjoy the kiddlers. We have just won the pub quiz, with my lovely brother and sister in law and I am so proud of them, they are clever in so many ways - apparently including football and pop music, I take my hat off to them, I didn't understand a single word!!!!! No snow here as of yet, but it is cold and wet outside, so very nice to be back home in the warm and dry again, Night all, Cheers Lyn xxx.

grandma247

Lynn thanks so much for that. Do you find the suction is strong enough for it not move?

grandma247

Thanks maryb I will tell her.