What Preps are you doing this week? Part 9

[Yorkshire Andy]

And I thought I was mad having car washed in this thick fog
Got the last lot of blackout vertical blinds to put up ..done the whole house now keep heat in and other side of them keep cool in summer ..a long way to go before they get turned round
Been and stocked up the 2nd store with tinned meats corned beef stewed steak chicken breast etc before all the prices go up again
May have added a bottle of baileys for me but ..you know keeps you warm so its prepping

Got to keep the car clean drove back from the NCM museum on Saturday wasn't enjoyable due to the streaky windows. Not noticeable in daylight ... Likewise the lights tend to work better when clean ,, and a mucky numberplate tends to attract nmthe attention of pc plod ..

a good coat of "wax" helps the muck drop off not looking forward to this winter if the hose pipe ban doesn't get lifted the mid week blast with the pressure washer is usually a god send to get the thickest of the muck off.. I'll have to get the wife to do it she is exempt with her blue badge

[diamond lil]

Use Greased Lightning andy

[GeeGee]

Ha I just mentioned to Mr GG about his blue badge he now has that we can get the hosepipe out for the car but I'm on a water meter and tight
We must have passed on motorway..I noticed the streaks on the windscreen coming back from Featherstone Saturday a stones throw away from where you were really
My family worked down the pit in Wakefield Featherstone and surrounding
Hope the little ones enjoyed it
Been back into home bargains tonight and grabbed some more torches and lamps good prices ..a load of batteries ..keep thinking I will stop now but I have this torch fetishism or something I think !

[jansman]

No fishing or shooting today,as the wind is brisk,and it’s raining.The forecast tells me it’s gonna lag down all day! Never mind… My neighbour,a woodworking chap, has put out a load of ‘scrap’ for me. It’s actually oak off cuts- which will go in the fire wood pile. Saves him wastage collection money,and saves me an obvious too.

I have to fill up with petrol,where it’s next door to the coal merchant,so I’ll pick up 80 kg of fuel whilst there. It’s not crucial,but I am working on the thought that in Winter 23/24 it will be dearer and worse still,scarcer , which will make it dearer!

It’ll be a steady day in the workshop…

[diamond lil]

Forecast bad here too, so it'll be a day on the knitting. And reading. And eating cake or sweeties. All essential preps obviously
Spent yesterday ordering the shed and working out what's going where in next year's garden. Def going to fit in some veggies. Also got a nice butchers order to fill up the freezer. We come off a 2 year fix tomorrow with Octopus so that should be interesting.. watch this space and wait for the squawking

[jansman]

Forecast bad here too, so it'll be a day on the knitting. And reading. And eating cake or sweeties. All essential preps obviously
Spent yesterday ordering the shed and working out what's going where in next year's garden. Def going to fit in some veggies. Also got a nice butchers order to fill up the freezer. We come off a 2 year fix tomorrow with Octopus so that should be interesting.. watch this space and wait for the squawking

Later,when I’ve done stuff,I am writing down plans for new kitchen. Better to plan twice and do it once!

[Frnc]

We come off a 2 year fix tomorrow with Octopus so that should be interesting.. watch this space and wait for the squawking

Damn, that's gonna be a big increase. I'm checking my kWh now every day. My electricity varies from about 4 to nearly 8 but I'm not sure what causes the higher days. The oven is used very rarely these days. We mainly use the mini oven and microwave. Trouble is it takes a couple of days to get the figures and by then you can't always remember. Anyway, October's total electric was about 5% down on last year. Gas was way down, nearly 50% as I resisted putting the heating on. Total spend on gas and electricity was £62, down from £73 for Oct 2021.

[Rusty74]

Good spot. £2.85 for the same product in Tesco
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /258859585

What's the betting they have none in stock and that you spend £20 on other miscellaneous tat

more like £50 with me lol,i sometimes wounder if they put these on there website to get you in store to spend on other things lol

Don t know what you mean ohh look

https://www.homebargains.co.uk/products ... dlamp.aspx

£6 in our local one £15 on Amazon.... I've now got err 3

been looking at a rechargeable one in screwfix for £8.48 but guessing a home bargins trip is on the cards today lol

[Yorkshire Andy]

more like £50 with me lol,i sometimes wounder if they put these on there website to get you in store to spend on other things lol

Don t know what you mean ohh look

https://www.homebargains.co.uk/products ... dlamp.aspx

£6 in our local one £15 on Amazon.... I've now got err 3

been looking at a rechargeable one in screwfix for £8.48 but guessing a home bargins trip is on the cards today lol

Is that the lurico (spl) lime green jobbie? They are good

[Rusty74]

Don t know what you mean ohh look

https://www.homebargains.co.uk/products ... dlamp.aspx

£6 in our local one £15 on Amazon.... I've now got err 3

been looking at a rechargeable one in screwfix for £8.48 but guessing a home bargins trip is on the cards today lol

Is that the lurico (spl) lime green jobbie? They are good

yep thats the one pal,though i never found any cheap corn beef today i did come home with the ever ready head torch