Energy prices.

[fizzy]

Still I am more than happy to put up with all this if it helps bankrupt Russia

 

[Richiew]

We've not had fuel any shortages round my neck of the woods as far as I can tell. Always been able to fill up without issue.

 

[Munkul]

When I worked in Cincinnati 20 yrs ago, local township had banned all external washing lines - so you had the bizarre sight of driving home, in the middle of summer, some real heat, with people with washing hung inside garages or running dryers . . .

I still can't get my head around this, I was gobsmacked when I first heard of such clothesline bans. As I understand it, most of them were put in place by housing associations and based purely on "we don't like the look of clothes lines" lol

 

[prepman]

Ours is set to 18 during day time, 21 for evening and off during the night, even cheaper

Fitted a programmeable thermostat about 15yrs ago, which I suppose gives the same sort of control as the 'Hive'. Set all the TCVs for each room as required and the radiator at the thermostat location purposely lower than the 20C programmed. Otherwise it would control the thermostat. A 15C min base rising to 20C mornings at 5am to 9am then down to 18C during the day and winds up and a way in the evenings 23C from 5pm til 9pm. This lets the TCVs control individual rooms.
Did try zoning upstairs rooms in a previous property 30 yrs back but it wasn't worth the effort.
Use about 1,000ltr/yr oil for heating and hotwater. Stone farmhouse extended.

 

[Morrisman]

I still can't get my head around this, I was gobsmacked when I first heard of such clothesline bans. As I understand it, most of them were put in place by housing associations and based purely on "we don't like the look of clothes lines" lol

They even have rules about the age of the car in your drive, what car/bike work you can do in your drive, restrictions on what colour you can paint your house, what you can grow in your front yard, etc.

I used to work with a guy who lived in one such 'institution', he didn't stay there long.

Mind you, seeing the way some people use their drive as a scrapyard, come workshop, service centre oil dump, I can see why some people prefer to have rules.

 

[Munkul]

They even have rules about the age of the car in your drive, what car/bike work you can do in your drive, restrictions on what colour you can paint your house, what you can grow in your front yard, etc.

I used to work with a guy who lived in one such 'institution', he didn't stay there long.

Mind you, seeing the way some people use their drive as a scrapyard, come workshop, service centre oil dump, I can see why some people prefer to have rules.

Yeah it seems the American way. If they don't have hard and solid rules about something, then some people tend to swing totally the opposite way. It's always seemed like a very black or white country, from H&S to politics etc.

 

[Wozzaaah]

BP garage at Gemini Warrington this morning, petrol £1.60.9, diesel £1.70.9. How long before £2/ litre?

This was my local BP garage the week before last, no idea what it is now. Suffice to say I never fill up there.

 

[fizzy]

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This was my local BP garage the week before last, no idea what it is now. Suffice to say I never fill up there.

I always buy the cheapest I can find. Tesco/Asda in Swansea around £1.61 for diesel at the moment but will hopefully come down around 5 to 10p soon.
Yanks are ignoring Biden and extracting more shale oil and it looks like they will take Venezuela off the sanctions list.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Yeah it seems the American way. If they don't have hard and solid rules about something, then some people tend to swing totally the opposite way. It's always seemed like a very black or white country, from H&S to politics etc.

I seem to remember reading that in Germany it's an offence to wash you own car

 

[Greeves246]

Had to fill up from almost empty, cost me nearly a fiver. Mind you it only has a 3.5 lt tank but it will do about 150mpg. Honda C125 Super Cub.

 

[bricol]

I still can't get my head around this, I was gobsmacked when I first heard of such clothesline bans. As I understand it, most of them were put in place by housing associations and based purely on "we don't like the look of clothes lines" lol

Pretty much.

Luckily no rules where I am now in the UK . . .

 

[R Kraft]

If the price of fuel is really proportional to the price of oil, we are in deep trouble and we have seen nothing yet.

 

[Onoff]

oil

Slippery slope then.

 

[Farside]

Yeah it seems the American way. If they don't have hard and solid rules about something, then some people tend to swing totally the opposite way. It's always seemed like a very black or white country, from H&S to politics etc.

Problem is, you get control freaks creeping into such organisations, then they progressively make it harder for normal people.
I'd hate to live in such a place. My front yard would give them conniptions, and when they see the back - smelling salts are available.

 

[bricol]

Problem is, you get control freaks creeping into such organisations, then they progressively make it harder for normal people.
I'd hate to live in such a place. My front yard would give them conniptions, and when they see the back - smelling salts are available.

Same seems to happen here - a mate of a mate - had complaints from the neighbouring static caravan that the cables to the back of his computer were untidy . . . they could see through the window . . . and someone thought it warrantied a letter . . .

 

[addjunkie]

Yeah it seems the American way. If they don't have hard and solid rules about something, then some people tend to swing totally the opposite way. It's always seemed like a very black or white country, from H&S to politics etc.

Not just the American way, not uncommon on lease hold housing estates. I used to live in what was origionally marketed as an executive estate when build as all the houses were detatched. These were originally lease hold and some-of the clauses included.

No company type work vans allowed over night.
No conservatories unless approved by them
No additional trees/ hedges to be planted in front gardens

There were a few more, its incredible they sold any

 

[premmington]

Had to fill up from almost empty, cost me nearly a fiver. Mind you it only has a 3.5 lt tank but it will do about 150mpg. Honda C125 Super Cub.

I have 2014 Honda AFS110i 3.7ltr tank - genuine 132mpg . I do weigh the full 99kg - same as the dry weight of the 99kg bike.

 

[prepman]

Same seems to happen here - a mate of a mate - had complaints from the neighbouring static caravan that the cables to the back of his computer were untidy . . . they could see through the window . . . and someone thought it warrantied a letter . . .

Beauty is in the eye of the snooper?

 

[Edward Teach]

Same seems to happen here - a mate of a mate - had complaints from the neighbouring static caravan that the cables to the back of his computer were untidy . . . they could see through the window . . . and someone thought it warrantied a letter . . .

I know what I would cover the cables with,
There has been a picture of a large black man floating around the 'WhatsApp' groups for the last couple of years

 

[prepman]

So looking forward to buying 2000L of heating oil this week...not.

On Monday it was up 9p/ltr from Friday.

Buy the minimum and wait?