Preparing for Winter

Erme

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5004104/Trail/searchtext%3EWIND+UP+RADIO.htm this looks a good buy in case of power cuts..

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wssla00

Broomstick you have just reminded me! Last christmas my dishwasher cold water pipe froze over!!! I must get some of that lagging stuff. I think it looks like polystyrene? I don't want that again!!!

northwest1965

wssla00 wrote: »

Broomstick you have just reminded me! Last christmas my dishwasher cold water pipe froze over!!! I must get some of that lagging stuff. I think it looks like polystyrene? I don't want that again!!!

That happened to out washing machine, its out in the old 'out house'. We had to buy a new washing machine.! I'll be ready this year

Dustykitten

We went skiing in Czech earlier in the year and at the bedroom windows they had the fleece IKEA blankets, cream with hole puched pattern. They used these that IKEA to hang them. They looked so cosy (even though the windows in such places are so well double glazed their is not draught :rotfl:). I want to do some for DS3's room now.

I've made my sausage dog to go along the front door from a remnant from the living room blinds and an old cushion inner - all thanks to this thread.

zippychick

Hi Richard

As there is an existing thread running on preparing for winter and this has dropped down the board, I have merged this to keep the two to keep the discussion together .

This helps future users find the advice all in one place. :j

Thanks
Zip

honeybun16

we dropped again so posting to bump

NualaBuala

I can't remember if this has already been mentioned on this thread but I've heard in a few different places that there has been a poor wheat harvest so I guess we can expect flour prices to rise. Being able to make my own bread when the weather was too bad to get out was a real help last winter so I'm thinking of stocking up a wee bit on flour. Plus I get a discount if I buy in bulk! :j

mardatha

I've heard this too NB, and also animal feed went up 30% so meat is likely to rise as well. Good fun innit ?

sb44

Broomstick wrote: »

Thank you so much sb44. Looks like you've solved a problem for us!

B x

Great, I'm glad it will be of use to you.

It is a bit fiddly at first trying to get the tension right, it feels like nothing is happening. If you make the pole too long you nearly give yourself a hernia trying to squeeze it in to fit in the alcove, just extend it one bit at a time and keep trying it!

sb44

Regarding stocking up on flour, is the best way to keep it to transfer into freezer bags and freeze it?

I dread getting beetles in there even if it is unopened in the cupboard.