winters on its way.

[Geordie_Rob]

I've got provisional permission for a multi-fuel stove to be installed in my council home. Got the guy coming to do a survey & estimate tomorrow evening. Got to be defra approved though otherwise I could've got a nice one for £200. The stove I've seen is £400 & the twin wall liner is between £350 & £400 so I'm at £800 already without labour or materials for the fireplace converted from it's current gas fire offering. I'm expecting a bill of around £2k overall

I've got plenty baked beans from the other week & I leave my basic winter kit in the car all year round. I'll have to hunt out my ski pants (never been skiing in my life) & put them in the boot incase we have a bad day & I get stuck in the car. Same for my wellies, snow grips & wooly socks. I'll need to replace the water sachets in my winter kit as I opened the pack last week while waiting for the RAC to come. Before I get slated, I can change a wheel if need be & have the gear in the car. But for £112 a year, they can earn their money & change it for me.

Calor gas bottles will be exchanged next payday (1 in each of my fires plus 1 in reserve). Hopefully we wont rely on these as much if we get the burner installed. If we don't get it put in on time, I'm buying one of those frontier stoves. Been thinking about it for a while & I have a bad feeling about this coming winter.

Obviously need more winter clothes for the ever growing kids, but other than that I think we are sorted as best we can.