Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

redofromstart · 1 March 2018 at 9:53AM

That's good news, and I agree about being friendly paying off.

WannabeFree · 1 March 2018 at 10:38AM

Great news about the scan

It's still snowing here

I think town looks clearer on main roads though so the airport should be okay fingers crossed!

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HairyHandofDartmoor · 1 March 2018 at 10:49AM

beanielou wrote: »

Still snowing as I type.
Glad DH got the all clear for blood clots :j :j

doingitanyway wrote: »

Good hospital news

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

good news from hospital. bitterly cold here but thankfully no snow lying

Thanks all

HairyHandofDartmoor · 1 March 2018 at 10:50AM

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

Great news from the hospital. Thick, thick snow here and still coming. Both schools shut and police advice is only make a journey if you really have to :eek:.

abba1772 wrote: »

That's good news about hubby's heart hairy xx

redofromstart wrote: »

That's good news, and I agree about being friendly paying off.

Thanks all

HairyHandofDartmoor · 1 March 2018 at 10:58AM

WannabeFree wrote: »

Great news about the scan

It's still snowing here I think town looks clearer on main roads though so the airport should be okay fingers crossed!

x

Thanks Wannabe

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We've got more snow forcast for today but it will warm up a bit tonight and start to rain. We'll have to drive carefully to collect DS2. He's going to feel cold here after Louisiana :eek:.

We thought we'd take food, drinks, blankets and a shovel on the journey just in case we get stuck on ice or snow.

DS3's college has a snow day today and we have no plans to leave the house. We're lucky we don't have to.

The news is saying the UK is running low on gas after high demand on Wednesday :eek:. We've got our heating on low but I've got my outdoor fleece on, fingerless gloves and I'm sitting under three blankets. We can't afford our gas bill to go up any higher :eek:.

I hope you're all keeping warm out there

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redofromstart · 1 March 2018 at 11:05AM

I've got my plug in oil heater on, my hot water bottle and many, many clothes but my fingers are freezing even with the fingerless gloves on. I don't want to boost the heating, the trouble with a smart meter is you can see exactly what it cost!

[Deleted User] · 1 March 2018 at 11:21AM

No mains gas in this village so we rely on oil for central heating and hot water backed up by a couple of halogen heaters when absolutely necessary. OH never feels the cold so refuses to have the main heating on a lot of the time:(. Even today (with snow outside so deep it's over the tops of my wellies) after a couple of hours with it on when I got up at 6 and put it on, it's now off and I'm freezing even with a small halogen heater in the small room I'm in and trying to keep habitable. He, meanwhile is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and no jumper while I'm muffled up in as many layers as I can manage:eek:.

I used to think meanness played a major part in his refusal to have the central heating on (he pays for the oil and I pay the electricity bills:eek:) but I now know he genuinely has a problem regulating his body temperature. Sadly, he isn't prepared to put up with a bit of discomfort to enable me and visitors to be even reasonably warm. It's been the source of zillions of arguments over the years:o. My mother would never visit us at all in winter months although admittedly her own house was unbelievably warm!

Our oil supply is running very very low indeed and with roads impassable I dread to think when we might get a delivery even if I can nag OH into placing an order today.