It's gonna be a hard winter

Sandy_123 · October 2021

I only wish I was in a ? that would be my dream home( back to reality) lol that's the increase my provider has hiked to.

janer1967 · October 2021

@Sandy_123 did you watch Martin Lewis money show tonight if not watch on catch up he gave lots advice about this and what % increase you should expect and to challenge if you don't agree

Some companies are increasing to prevent them going under

nannymaroon · October 2021

More info here

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/07/risk-of-uk-power-cuts-this-winter-has-increased-says-national-grid#amp_tf=From %1$s&aoh=16337094632881&csi=0&referrer=https://www.google.com

Dragonslayer · October 2021

I have not heard of there being power cuts and hope they don't happen. I remember them at the same time as the three day weeks, which were bad enough. I also remember the winters of years ago. Trudging through deep snow to get to work ECT. The last few winters have been fairly mild they say because of global warming. I hope this one is as mild as the last.

woodbine · October 2021

TheAlien said:

Its not just technology that a power cut now would impact, in the 70s most people had a coal fire, some with a back boiler for hot water very few houses had central heating, and we didn't rely on freezers as much for storing food either.

I'll be keeping my mobile tech fully charged just in case. If we do have power cuts I'll be left with no heating, not hot water and no means of cooking. Plus I live in a cold damp council flat.

My dad ripped the coal fire and back boiler out and replaced it with central heating around 1968/9, and i remember we had a freezer by 1970 in the garage.

TheAlien · October 2021

@woodbine, we were in a council house, we didn't even have a car let alone a garage. It took us until 1982 to get a house with central heating.

nannymaroon · October 2021

TheAlien said:

@woodbine, we were in a council house, we didn't even have a car let alone a garage. It took us until 1982 to get a house with central heating.

Same here the I only knew central heating in my late 20's. And it felt like magic that the whole house could be warm not just one room. Constant hot was the work of the Gods to my primitive mind.

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