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  • Chloepad1
    Chloepad1 Posts: 126 Forumite
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    I'm tired of being cold and wet. It's meant to be summer. At this point I would be grateful for a single solid day of sunshine and warmth. I hate wet and cold weather. Roll on September when I will be sunning myself in Florida for two weeks.
  • amber03
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    Perhaps its a practise run for winter, which is fine as long as summer decides to appear very soon, like tomorrow.xx
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  • nicki_2
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    I've been so cold this past week I've considered putting the heating on! Waking up in June unable to feel your nose or feet is ridiculous. Looking at the long range forecast for here its going to be wet until at least the 11th, and not much more than 12c overnight. :(

    At least its spurring me on to get on with jobs. ;)
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  • Lucy5781
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    Whole new house to learn to prep!

    DH and I have both lived in flats for over ten years, we've just moved into our first house (not rented either!) with our first baby due in about ten weeks and DsS with us three nights a week.

    Right now the house gets quite warm upstairs but will have to wait and see what it's like in the winter!

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  • Eenymeeny
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    I find when I feel chilly and check the temp it's just under 20 degrees. Years ago I rarely had the heating above 15 degrees, maybe 18 in winter. I'm wondering if it's because of the clothes I'm wearing or do I just feel the cold more as I age?... :(
    At the moment I'm wearing tee shirts and cropped trousers but keeping warm cardi's and throws nearby. They used to be stored away for at least 6 months.
    I'm actually finding it hard to find a dry day when I can wash and dry 'heavy washing' like coats, quilts, pillows etc I don't think that it'll be worth storing in vacuum bags in the loft like I usually do...
    Still, I'm sure the sun will shine through soon and we'll forget this miserable spell. Maybe the summer will last until November when it eventually arrives? :)
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  • krustylouise
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    We've just moved into a new build house, the insulation is crazy in here but the house today and yesterday has felt really cold. I'm currently sat with a hot water bottle on my feet!

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  • Wednesday2000
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    It feels warm here and I'm watching Wimbledon so it feels strange to be thinking about winter. :D

    I just noticed some mould on my bathroom door so I need to get some vinegar to clean it off as bleach didn't work. I am buying a towel rail as I think (well, know) that the mould was caused by hanging my towel on the door. Not so much to do with winter, but I'm assuming it will be better to put the towels on a rail when the heating goes back on.
  • Margaret54
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    Hi Lyn and everyone :) I too am fed up with the rain and cold! I have been doing housework since I got up this morning at 7.30. I enjoyed my porridge which I eat several times a week summer and winter, as I love it. I have another wash on and have the first load on the clothes horse now. I love to hang my washing out but not a good idea while we have the rain like we are having and have had.:( It seems to lower my mood. I have also a cardi on today and the heating is on low too. We have the gas heating and it is great. We had topped it up, as we have a pre paid meter also for the electricity, and I was hoping to not have to put the heating on, however I need to dry the washing. I put a clothes horse in the hall next to the radiator, as it doesn't turn off until we shut the heating off, so makes sense to use it wisely for the drying. I long for sunshine again and to be able to cut the grass again:) It really does feel like winter here too.
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  • craigywv
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    hi Lynn i thought i would hop over from usual threads,i got my oil filled this morning to the brim so hopefully not being put on for good few months but its in !!!need curtains for back bedroom as i did it up and put voile panels in ,looks lovely but freezing shall trail charity shops for plain cream ones and have lining here. jams from garden will be made as and when they ripen.also got oh and son gloves and scarves in primark reduced to 20p each!!!!! price on scarves was 5 quid also grabbed some for other christmas presents. in my work i got bed socks and put them away 2 for a quid. on the subject of mould i was told a while ago to never put bleach near it it only bleaches the colour not actually take it away i use green bottle sprizt type from my work called mould and mildew remover and it works great this bottle will last many years hope that helps someone xxx
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  • Wednesday2000
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    craigywv wrote: »
    on the subject of mould i was told a while ago to never put bleach near it it only bleaches the colour not actually take it away i use green bottle sprizt type from my work called mould and mildew remover and it works great this bottle will last many years hope that helps someone xxx

    I have some of that stuff too,:) I thought I might have been confused about what to use on mould or mildew.
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