Gas & Electricity

[nellyonthewing]

I don't normally plan my home life like I plan work, but this year was different. I built up a £350 buffer (surplus during April-October). With the government giving me £66 a month leaving me with a £200 a month bill and turning down the thermostat a degree or so, I should get to the end of winter OK.

I’ve always lived that way - just habit I guess from growing up with a paraffin heater and ice on the inside of the bedroom windows. I think the days of cheap energy have gone for decades. We’ll all learn to turn things down or off and wear layers .

 

[Blue Maverick]

My Gas before I turned it on was 35p (on smart meter) after 3 hours it went to 89p

Know this as it’s first time I put it on out of interest

Check again after 30 mins, I put the fire on yesterday after half an hour it said 4p, turned it off, 10 mins later the smart meter jumped up to 37p!

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Is anyone else finding more mould in their house? We’ve tried to limit the heating so far this year, the downside seems to be mould in the bathroom and kitchen every few days.

I know it sounds counter intuitive but you really need to keep an eye on ventilation this time of year.
It’s tempting to keep all the windows closed all the time, but this just leads to condensation which in turn leads to mould.
Try to let some fresh air in, especially the bathroom and kitchen areas when you’re producing steam.
Dry air is cheaper to heat too

 

[BlueAnorak]

Major UK deal with the US on liquefied gas incoming.Should dramatically reduce UK energy costs by Spring.

 

[splinter]

Major UK deal with the US on liquefied gas incoming.Should dramatically reduce UK energy costs by Spring.

This defo

 

[stevemacca]

Major UK deal with the US on liquefied gas incoming.Should dramatically reduce UK energy costs by Spring.

Couldn't happen pre Brexit


Massive scramble for tin hat and bullet proof vest

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Couldn't happen pre Brexit


Massive scramble for tin hat and bullet proof vest

Really?

U.S. LNG exports to Europe on track to surpass Biden promise

When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism.

www.reuters.com

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Really?

U.S. LNG exports to Europe on track to surpass Biden promise

When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism.

www.reuters.com

Wonder if we will pay the same price as the EU?

 

[hampshireblue]

Couldn't happen pre Brexit


Massive scramble for tin hat and bullet proof vest

I'll bite-why not?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'll bite-why not?

I assume he didn’t realise the rest of Europe were getting the US gas and jumped in believing we’d actually found a brexit benefit.

 

[bluethrunthru]

 

[kaz7]

Hairdryer on today and i am thinking how much is this costing , madness !

 

[splinter]

Hairdryer on today and i am thinking how much is this costing , madness !

Towel?

 

[Blue Maverick]

I think drastic things have to be done, I’d say every house that’s built must have solar panels, not one or two in the row, everyone. High rise buildings similar.

 

[kaz7]

Towel?

i spilt a load of water on the carpet and it was smelling so took up the top layer and had to dry it out a bit , raining so couldnt put it out , never worried about how much a hairdryer costs to use before

 

[Centurions]

Hairdryer on today and i am thinking how much is this costing , madness !

Shave your head, I love drying my head with one swipe of the towel. Admittedly I'm male and bald(ish) so YMMV.

 

[Centurions]

The second cost of living payment just went in. Anyone waiting on it, check your banks.

Mine went in today. That's the 7th and the 9th of the month so far with a DD date of the 1st each month (presuming they're linked).

 

[kaz7]

Shave your head, I love drying my head with one swipe of the towel. Admittedly I'm male and bald(ish) so YMMV.

I shaved my head once for charity , i liked it , keep my hair really short since then , i look like a lesbian but never mind , lol

 

[bluethrunthru]

I think drastic things have to be done, I’d say every house that’s built must have solar panels, not one or two in the row, everyone. High rise buildings similar.

said it for years - instead of house builders putting in downstairs bogs and utility rooms and instead put panels on the roof and put in rainfall capture to use grey water to flush our bogs - its mad we use water purified to a status that is drinkable to flush shit away

 

[Centurions]

I shaved my head once for charity , i liked it , keep my hair really short since then , i look like a lesbian but never mind , lol

Oh Kaz!!! That's stereotyping, I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

Mind you, you live in Brighton so there were various jokes going through my head but I thought better of it :)