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Preparing for Winter V
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Two winters ago I heard about the experiments done in the Manchester research place that showed a reduction of up to 10% of heat loss achieved by putting up a door curtain across an external door. We bought an over long pair of curtains from a charity shop, £5 for the pair and hung them both on a rail. As the front hall where they were placed was directly onto the lounge (a door on which we’d put a home made double draught excluder that slides with the door), we noticed an appreciable improvement in the heat retention of the house in that area. “Up to 10%” is the figure given with the proviso that there are many variables in different situations.11
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Topher said:Two winters ago I heard about the experiments done in the Manchester research place that showed a reduction of up to 10% of heat loss achieved by putting up a door curtain across an external door. We bought an over long pair of curtains from a charity shop, £5 for the pair and hung them both on a rail. As the front hall where they were placed was directly onto the lounge (a door on which we’d put a home made double draught excluder that slides with the door), we noticed an appreciable improvement in the heat retention of the house in that area. “Up to 10%” is the figure given with the proviso that there are many variables in different situations.6
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Just visited my parents (late 80s) and very struck by how chilly their beautiful but old house is… they each have lap-blankets, and thank heavens a few years ago they finally sensibly got a Chimney Sheep and a good electric fire… after forty years of lugging coal upstairs and ashes downstairs (sitting-room on first floor, traditional in many Scots houses), very good to see how cosy they can now be once settled on the sofa- but jings, you get frozen going out of the room to the loo or kitchen!!!
glad to be back home in our cosy little flat and ironically sitting with the window wide open because we’re so overheated after five days of their central heating!!!2025 remaining: 37 coupons from 66:
January (29): winter boots, green trainers, canvas swimming-shoes (15); t-shirt x2 (8); 3m cotton twill (6);
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2025 second-hand acquisitions (no coupons): None thus far
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2025 needlework- *Reverse-couponing*:11 coupons :
January: teddybear-lined velvet jacket (11) & hat (0); velvet sleep-mask (0);12 -
It’s is lovely coming home to a cosy flat. I can’t imagine living in a big old house again. I definitely would never go back to one. I don’t think people realise how cold and drafty they are because they are used to it. I know I was.Current debt approximately 5000
Goal- Zero debt by mid 2025
Savings in 2026- an emergency fund of 50005
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