Thanks again for your input. I'm lucky to work in a warm building so the days are fine. A good friend brought over a heater, I'll use it tomorrow to blow warm air into the bathroom - the morning shower will be less of an ordeal(plugged in outside the bathroom)

Kendall - the friend who checked out my heating is a corgi registered plumber and has offered me a good deal when the funds arrive - he is not in a position to do a freebie. I'm sure he checked everything and the age of the system goes against it. Its my own fault I've known for some time that it was on its way out.(hard lesson)

I'm sat here with silk thermals, tee-shirt, PJ's - cotton, big fluffy dressing gown, socks, and big furry slippers and a red hat.
We might have snow tonight - that might bring the temp up.

I think I've taken a basic need like warmth for granted in the past. I hope I will treasure it when I get it back.

Now today would have been my Dads birthday, I will warm up with the many happy memories and lots of Scottish folk music, luckily my house though cold is detatched, the volume will be on high!

Mild weather hopefully is on the way - monday a high of 10 - I'll get the bikini on then...........maybe not

love

Pat x