Travelling On

themadvix

Bear in mind that all the  extra stuff equates to fewer mpg/mpkWh too.

Karmacat

Thank you both and yes, I was wondering about the effect of all this *stuff* on mileage!  And whether a hybrid car actually needs jump leads - absolutely no idea right now 🤣

I'm determined to get out and about in a little car - as public transport here has got worse and worse, it's becoming essential.  It's still not bad in the town, but there are very few places I want to go further than 20 minutes walk, so that's not really an issue.  I've sacrificed my convenience in the name of environmentalism for a long time, but even my Green Party councillor friend reassured me that I wasn't an evil person (I'm paraphrasing a *lot* 🤣).  

Anyway, lunch is happily digesting, the cat is asleep, dishwasher's finished, the sun is out, my M&S deliveries are ready at the store (I'll go first thing tomorrow, stores are too busy now), I think it may be time for a bit more weeding.  Or self care, for my complexion.

Baileys_Babe

We always keep ice scrapers, first aid kit and blankets in the car. The blankets are hand if you are cold but also when you decide to have an impromptu picnic 😄

I also carry a folding shovel in winter as well as insisting that everyone has a decent coat and pair of good footwear with them when they get in the car.

badmemory

Is there even the remotest possibility that you will leave home in a car when snow is likely?  I know I wouldn't these days.  De-icer certainly.  A car with heated seats, wing mirrors & screen, well I have.  Mine is almost 8 years old now & I've had it since new & is one of the smallest cars around.  Even in summer my DS turns my heated seat on as he knows how much my back can ache & how much difference it can make.  Small cars tend to be a lot easier to park, don't get silver.

I would love an EV but until they produce one that is even close to my current car size that is not going to happen.

Cheery_Daff

Good point about driving in snow. I'd certainly not choose to go out, but occasionally find myself out nd having to get back home 😂 But I live in the middle of nowhere very high up, and I imagine that's far less likely to happen to KC!

Karmacat

Baileys_Babe said:

We always keep ice scrapers, first aid kit and blankets in the car. The blankets are hand if you are cold but also when you decide to have an impromptu picnic 😄

I also carry a folding shovel in winter as well as insisting that everyone has a decent coat and pair of good footwear with them when they get in the car.

That's good to know!  Those are definitely the basics, I agree.  And I have a blanket all ready, the car blanket we used with our first car in the family when I was 9 years old 🤣

badmemory said:

Is there even the remotest possibility that you will leave home in a car when snow is likely?  I know I wouldn't these days.  De-icer certainly.  A car with heated seats, wing mirrors & screen, well I have.  Mine is almost 8 years old now & I've had it since new & is one of the smallest cars around.  Even in summer my DS turns my heated seat on as he knows how much my back can ache & how much difference it can make.  Small cars tend to be a lot easier to park, don't get silver.

I would love an EV but until they produce one that is even close to my current car size that is not going to happen.

I know what you mean ... but the weather turns.  And there are emergencies, like the death of my niece.  I agree with you about EVs, I won't be getting one, but I will get a hybrid, with its tiny petrol tank.

Cheery_Daff said:

Good point about driving in snow. I'd certainly not choose to go out, but occasionally find myself out nd having to get back home 😂 But I live in the middle of nowhere very high up, and I imagine that's far less likely to happen to KC!

Very true, Cheery 🤗 but it just might happen - off the main roads round here, the conditions are surprisingly ... rural 🤣   £12 on a 600g foldable spade isn't a massive commitment, and I'm sure I'll do something like that, along with my childhood-era woolly blanket 🤣

As for how the unexpected happens ... my sister and her daughter are on holiday in New York (Manhattan) right now, trapped in their hotel by a rainstorm, authorities advising people not to travel, the subways are flooded - I've been watching videos on Twitter, and in one you can see that the force of the water has pulled off the manhole covers, and the floodwater is creating mini-whirlpools  

beanielou

I have never ever had a shovel in my car!  

Karmacat

beanielou said:

I have never ever had a shovel in my car!  

And I'd never heard of it myself, beanie, I promise, except in post-apocalyptic fiction, but there it is in black and white in the Highway Code!

Cheery_Daff

Better to have it and not need it than the other way round! And at that price, I might even get one for each car 😊

Karmacat

Cheery_Daff said:

Better to have it and not need it than the other way round!
Yep, that's the quote, nice one  

And at that price, I might even get one for each car 😊

Well, exactly!  It can get a bit over-complicated sometimes - at that price, it won't be the sturdiest, but plenty sturdy enough for once a year work  

I went to the shops this morning!  Unheard of for me, and I acted like a complete prat when faced with paying over the counter, its as if I've forgotten how to do it 🤣 though I think the three times my cc has been through my washing machine probably haven't helped 😮

Anyway, I picked up the M&S orders - they're a part-duplicate, because when you order from M&S via a guest account, they don't have a "thanks for your purchase" page, which is a really unpleasant way to get more subscribers.  But their collection setup is a million times better than it was, wow wow wow.  And I even went to Poundland - some branded (cheap) toothpaste, Asda's own doesn't cut it.  A big notebook - I'm going to divide it into months to plan out garden work.  Two small boxes of milk chocolates for my sister, to thank her for the work she did on my curtains.  Some more Dreamies (I'm a bit profligate 🤣 but its such fun to see him eat them).  Something else too, but heaven knows what.  Total £10, total bargain.