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Barking Mat
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I need to go to work, shopping etc.
Living in the country.
Luckily shops 8 km one way, work 8 km the other way.
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Mine comes in 25 kg bags, one of those will last 4-5 days, they produce a lot of heat and reduce wood consumption massively, I’ll throw in around a dozen lumps of smokeless fuel then a log on top, won’t need topped up again for a couple of hours.
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Not really an option when people need to travel for work etc.
premmington
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It is an option - the problem is: It is an option you won't/can't afford to take.
But: In the long run - taking it earlier en mass - maybe easier and cheaper in the long run (the long game!)
"Sanctions - are best made by the housewife!"
The above is not a derogatory statement - it means. Whatever governments do - spending is decided by the people.
Barking Mat
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Alright, I'll stop going to work, and stop going shopping.
Losing my home and starving, losing my job, ruining my families life, that'll teach Putin.
Like what's happening in Ukraine.
Can't really see where you're going with this argument.
Yeah I could cycle, but that's not really an option.
Serious question - What about cycling two or three days per week?
Kayos
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Could you get a week's shopping for a family of 4 on a bike?
Barking Mat
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Two kms of hill out of mine, basically up a ridge, along a flat, then down again.
I cycle reguarly, once or twice a year, along canal paths.
Yeah, I could walk.
Push bike up hill, cycle along flat, coast down the last bit.
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Yeah it would do me a world of good, really.Push bike up hill, cycle along flat, coast down the last bit.
But I'd have to get up at half five instead of half six.
@premmington , yeah, can't be a bothered to pee people off, so excuse me.
Peace, and all that.
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I could, absolutely, be wrong but, if you can hold off, I reckon oil prices will come down again. (Not really an option in cars but heating oil or bulk diesel).
There are X amount of oil wells in the world and X amount of consumers/demand. The West getting funny about Russian oil will be forcing them to lower prices to whomever will still buy it - China and others. That'll free up oil from the middle East. It'll come a bit further and I guess be a bit more expensive because of that but global supply/demand won't have changed. Oil is really transportable. Less so with gas.
There are X amount of oil wells in the world and X amount of consumers/demand. The West getting funny about Russian oil will be forcing them to lower prices to whomever will still buy it - China and others. That'll free up oil from the middle East. It'll come a bit further and I guess be a bit more expensive because of that but global supply/demand won't have changed. Oil is really transportable. Less so with gas.
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My thoughts too. It's all happened in two short weeks, so panic may be premature. That having been said, according to the news the panic buyers are once again running the fuel pumps dry.
I feel that Blobber is on to something here with the idea of creating a wood.
Filling it with fast growing pine trees could have an additional benefit beyond growing firewood.
Whenever I visit a DIY shop for timber, it is always pine .There is a massive demand for pine timber. Whether it is a few pieces of 4x2, new joists for the flooring, or timber roof trusses and other aspects used in the construction industries.
Imagine the area full of mature trees, and an outbuilding closeby with a sawmill inside. If you just consider the four sides that are cut from each tree that results in a large oblong shaped log worth £££s. Even the four side off-cutts from each tree would provide lots of 'wood fuel'. Not just for himself, but a decent amount sold on at a profit, plus all the thick branches chopped in to logs.
If the trees are cut down near to the ground (coppicing) they will regrow again. What's not to like?
Coppicing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Any ideas how much land you would need to grow trees on to be come self sufficent in timber to heat an average 3 bed detached?
Obviously from a bare field its going to take a while, but once you can start harversting in rotation?
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I took down a couple of trees around 30 ft tall in order to make space for my workshop, the wood I got from them lasted an entire winter season. Here’s a pic of one of the stumps to give you an idea of the diameter.
i know a guy who planted willow. it was initial to be mixed when they burnt coal way back i think. it was down at locerbie
he now harvests it in rotation and burns it
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Someone did mention 3 acres don't know if that's right, we've 3 different types of willow and they all grow quickly but some burn nicer than others, we've got a lot of big blackthorn which burn great and dry quickly
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That is the problem "it is always easy to do what is easy - but more difficult to what is hard and still have an opinion".
People vote with their feet - there spending habits. Then other people don't vote...
Gracefully withdrawing from this...
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