Money in, money out

The refund of overpaid direct debits has come at a handy time. OH likes one place when we go on holiday, so I need to get in early and get it paid before someone else snaffles it, and he really needs the holiday. I may speak to him later and see if he fancies anywhere else, but to be fair, it is a really good base for a holiday. To put it into context, the holiday will be for October Half Term 2012!

In addition there is the saga of the winter tyres. Most of OH's journey to work is on main roads that are automatically gritted and generally have a reasonable flow of traffic. That does not apply to the first few yards away from the house, and it does not apply to a steep hill B road, on the edge of the Dales, exposed to the wind across the fields, with very little traffic, which is his only way into work and the last leg of his journey there. It is the down side to the working in amazing natural surroundings. I also have vivid memories of coming home a day early from our last but one holiday at the end of November last year - the same place as we are about to go this year and probably the same place we are going next year. Sitting with my hands gripping the seat as we went down a steep hill in fresh snow is a very strong memory indeed. I have pushed for winter tyres. Kwik Fit do them, and they do storage for £50.

OH has sourced the winter tyres from a very reliable garage, at £30 less per tyre. But no storage. We have no garage. We have no secured outside storage. I am going to have to store the tyres under the bed!

Actually, once we get back from holiday we can probably store at least one in the boot. However I am clutterbusting this week to make a space downstairs to store four summer tyres, and then later to store four winter tyres. If I get an attack of housewifery I shall make a gingham cover to go over them. Otherwise they can stand in their glory!