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

elsien

My bedroom had ice on the inside of the window this morning because it’s not double glazed. And that’s with the central heating on low, not turned off overnight. 

Floss

sarahj1986 said:

Where I live is supposedly very affluent so maybe it’s reflected in the price but they seem expensive round here. Even in my hometown which is still reasonably affluent is expensive. I mainly look for things for my daughter. £3 for a plain pair of leggings. I can get a set of 3 brand new from Asda for £6/7. Even tops are £4-£4.50 each, again I can get a 3 pack for less than a tenner. Toys seem to be all over the place. I got some puzzles from one 75p and 99p each. A similar puzzle in another charity shop was £2.49

I guess it depends if you want to re-use or buy new.

in_my_wellies

elsien said:

My bedroom had ice on the inside of the window this morning because it’s not double glazed. And that’s with the central heating on low, not turned off overnight. 

I had ice on my bedroom windows this morning too. I have secondary glazing which I had opened to release a large wasp and forgot to close the sliding window. Rarity these day, I wish I'd taken a photo 

Tink_04

It’s so cold I have the kids wrapped up in bed and extra blankets on. It hit 11 degrees at 11pm and I have put the heating on for 20mins to try and boost the house for overnight before the heating comes on at 6am 😐 … I can’t do much more to keep us warm. It’s -3 outside and bitterly cold up here.

CKhalvashi

Floss said:

sarahj1986 said:

Where I live is supposedly very affluent so maybe it’s reflected in the price but they seem expensive round here. Even in my hometown which is still reasonably affluent is expensive. I mainly look for things for my daughter. £3 for a plain pair of leggings. I can get a set of 3 brand new from Asda for £6/7. Even tops are £4-£4.50 each, again I can get a 3 pack for less than a tenner. Toys seem to be all over the place. I got some puzzles from one 75p and 99p each. A similar puzzle in another charity shop was £2.49

I guess it depends if you want to re-use or buy new.

But also, affluent area doesn't necessarily mean expensive. I tend to find that we have a lot more choice compared to 'less affluent' areas when this shouldn't really be the case.

Quick update to the heating situation;

We'd left the heating on 15 degrees to come on for an hour twice a day, got home just after 10am to find the thermostat not even registering 8 degrees even though it felt warm. Finally managed to get the house up to around 18 and turned the heating off now.

I fell this morning on the walk from the station to home and have a really painful shoulder. Everything moves as it should, but please stay safe out there. I'm officially known by OH as 'Sliderman' today.

walkers60

Returning to the pud discussion - I'm always late to the party - I love custard but I also use natural yoghurt a lot.  I think it is delicious with most of them. . . even custard and yogurt.  Or yoghurt and ice cream.  Or yoghurt, custard and ice cream. 

London_1

When I was a little girl we would travel up to Glasgow to one of my aunts and I would sleep in the tiny 'hole in the wall' bed that was in the kitchen next to the range, and was always toasty and warm.
 It was like a small bunk bed built into the wall of the kitchen and I would drift off to sleep listening to my Mum and Aunt chatting away in the kitchen There was a small pair of curtains that were closed when I was put to bed and it was a fabulous place to sleep in the cold winter time, wrapped in my winceyette PJs.:) and a tiny hot water bottle on my feet.the matrees was a feather one and there were a couple of thick tartan blankets tucked around me as well I was never cold when I slept there

ladyholly

London_1 said:

When I was a little girl we would travel up to Glasgow to one of my aunts and I would sleep in the tiny 'hole in the wall' bed that was in the kitchen next to the range, and was always toasty and warm.
 It was like a small bunk bed built into the wall of the kitchen and I would drift off to sleep listening to my Mum and Aunt chatting away in the kitchen There was a small pair of curtains that were closed when I was put to bed and it was a fabulous place to sleep in the cold winter time, wrapped in my winceyette PJs.:) and a tiny hot water bottle on my feet.the matrees was a feather one and there were a couple of thick tartan blankets tucked around me as well I was never cold when I slept there

Sounds wonderful. Can I have one like it?

Gers

London_1 said:

When I was a little girl we would travel up to Glasgow to one of my aunts and I would sleep in the tiny 'hole in the wall' bed that was in the kitchen next to the range, and was always toasty and warm.
 It was like a small bunk bed built into the wall of the kitchen and I would drift off to sleep listening to my Mum and Aunt chatting away in the kitchen There was a small pair of curtains that were closed when I was put to bed and it was a fabulous place to sleep in the cold winter time, wrapped in my winceyette PJs.:) and a tiny hot water bottle on my feet.the matrees was a feather one and there were a couple of thick tartan blankets tucked around me as well I was never cold when I slept there

A still common feature of 19thC tenements. Nowadays given over to shelving (like my late DM's) or dining bench. Have a look online at flats for sale, they are useful spaces. My DM also had her washing pulley in there. 

RobM99

Sounds like a kid's "den" and - what fun!