It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

Prudent

Woolsery said:

Prudent said:

I was in Poundstretcher today and they had a pack of six halogen (?) light bulbs reduced to £1. They are the right size for my kitchen lights and after the 50% reduction worked out at less than 10p a bulb. I did notice most prices were extremely inflated though.

Errr.....https://www.downlights.co.uk/faq-halogen-bulb-ban.html

You are quite correct, thank you. I have checked the box and they are LED. I had a niggling feeling halogen was not right hence the ? after halogen.

littlemoney

Purple_kitten said:

JackieO, apologies if this has already been asked but what make is your heated throw? I am looking at buying one as a gift for FIL, 94 feeling the cold. I have been looking at a Brook stone one but it has very mixed reviews.

I have had a Dreamland one for over 8 years and it's been excellent. It is heavy but it can keep me warm without the heat on at times. I got mine from Lakeland. https://www.lakeland.co.uk/25246/Dreamland-Alaskan-Husky-Faux-Fur-Heated-Throw

Other dreamland ones are https://www.dreamlanduk.co.uk/uk/overblankets-throw.html?p=2

I see Argos also sell them.

London_1

Purple_kitten, my daughter bought it for me from Amazon if you go on their site and enter Electric heated Throw on there they have quite a few.Well worth it.Mine has 9 separate heat setting and is brilliant and very cheap to run and Martin says heat the body not the home
JackieO xx

Tardis4

Costco has heated throws for £25 online if you know anyone with membership. We have 2 from Lakeland, one Beurer? and one Dreamland? and are happy with both. But they were more expensive.

Tanya12345

Sending warm thoughts to everyone ! Tis freezing here ...... unexpected frost last night - hope all the Polytunnel residents survived ! r
Went on a rag basket making course yesterday afternoon, it did cost £22 but was fab and I think will mean I can make gifts aswell as useful home stuff - no T shirt or bedsheet will be safe in this house now....
Loving the bargains on here and hanging washing in the greenhouse is a genius idea, sometimes the wind here is so ferocious that stuff doesn't stay on the washing line.
Sorry to hear about your foot Sammy, hope it's healing well.x

Flugelhorn

re drying stuff - couple of years ago we downsized and hadn't sorted what to do with the tumble dryer yet so I got a spinner similar to  this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montpellier-MSD2800W-Freestanding-2800rpm-Gravity/dp/B08WM22MWD/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B08WM22MWD&psc=1 
even though we now have the garage I use the spinner as it gets much more moisture out of the washing before either hanging them on a drier or TD'ing them

joedenise

That's a great idea @Flugelhorn for anyone with the space, unfortunately I don't as no cupboard or even shed here!  

I know years ago when I had a twin tub the washing was always much drier than it is out of the auto machine.  It also seems to be drier when I use a launderette on holiday as they are upright machines rather than front loading.

Flugelhorn

it is just like that - mother had a twin tub and stuff came out of the upright spinner much drier than the front loaders, gets up much more speed. Often looks at the amount of water in the bowl and am glad that isn't hanging round the house or taking ages to dry elsewhere

euronorris

Sorry to hear about your foot Sammy! Glad you got it sorted and didn't have to wait in A&E too long. I heard some poor woman in Gloucester waited 14 hours, with a broken pelvis, due to the pressures that hospital is under. I can only imagine how painful that must have been. Hope the foot is healing well for you.

On the subject of drying clothes. We have neither a tumble dryer, nor a heated airer. We've been in this place for over 7 years now and have had 0 problems drying stuff. I line dry as much as possible. Other stuff is hung indoors, and we just open windows occasionally to keep the humidity from rising. It's a new build and well ventilated anyway.

sammy_kaye18

Thanks for all the foot concerns. It seems to be healing up alright although was very tender yesterday. Not helped by my 11 year old who seems to have developed a thing for gardening and who wanted to be out in the garden all day planting things! She's also been up since 7am waiting to go and check in the greenhouse! 
Doesn't feel too bad this morning though but I'm hoping Ill have an easier day!

On the clothes drying subject, Im still on the hunt for a bag of postcrete. I will find some and get this washing line up. It looks like it will be a nice day today though so I will try and get some light bits dried outside. 

Im also going to be finally getting round to making soup today too and I have promised Holly we will bake a cake for pudding later too. She also wants to do some Easter crafts so we are going to make an Easter tree and Ill print some egg templates out for us to colour in and hang on it and she has found a craft to make pompoms using forks so we will be having a busy day I suspect!