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[Kevin Wood]

Most of these people probably have oil fired heating. You only need to add a generator and a jerry can of fuel to be self-sufficient as long as you don't let your tank drop too low at winter (which is just common sense).

Failing that, a log burner and a shed full of wood?

Camping gas bottle, camping stove and a SuperSer?

I think I'd have all of the above tucked away if I lived anywhere remote. I've got most of them as it is!

Problem is, people get so used to "modern" life that when the Ocado bloke can't get to them every couple of days, they're stuffed.

[Nick W]

Most of these people probably have oil fired heating. You only need to add a generator and a jerry can of fuel to be self-sufficient as long as you don't let your tank drop too low at winter (which is just common sense).

Failing that, a log burner and a shed full of wood?

Camping gas bottle, camping stove and a SuperSer?

I think I'd have all of the above tucked away if I lived anywhere remote. I've got most of them as it is!

Problem is, people get so used to "modern" life that when the Ocado bloke can't get to them every couple of days, they're stuffed.

Yes and if they need external help to survive the experience, then they should go straight to the top of TB's cull list.

[TheBoy]

My stupid sister ran out of heating oil last week...  ...serves the stupid specimen right for letting it go that low before ordering any, which then couldn't be delivered due to the weather.

Hopefully a week on the sofa (as the only room with a fireplace) will knock some sense into her, but I doubt it.


And I bet not even our Lord Opti would offer to keep her warm.

[chrisio]

My stupid sister ran out of heating oil last week...  ...serves the stupid specimen right for letting it go that low before ordering any, which then couldn't be delivered due to the weather.

Hopefully a week on the sofa (as the only room with a fireplace) will knock some sense into her, but I doubt it.


And I bet not even our Lord Opti would offer to keep her warm.

I do that regularly!  the oil tank is out the back and round the corner and makes checking the level to much of a bother!  luckily we ran out the week before the cold hit us in Penrith and I was able to get the oil in time..  I wasn't flavour of the month I can tell you!

I really should buy one of the remote level indicators but never seem to get round to it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Running out because it's 'a faf' to check suggests that you deserve to freeze.

[chrisio]

Yep.  I would agree with that

[STEMO]

Yep.  I would agree with that

Nah! In Newcastle they don't even put a shirt on till it drops below -7°. 

[Kevin Wood]

Yep.  I would agree with that

Nah! In Newcastle they don't even put a shirt on till it drops below -7°. 

A supply of heating oil is always useful for lighting the barbie, though.

[chrisio]

Yep.  I would agree with that

Nah! In Newcastle they don't even put a shirt on till it drops below -7°. 

That's exactly right - t-shirt weather is this 

that said I now live in Penrith even Newcastle has gas central heating - they haven't quite discovered gas here just yet.

[STEMO]

Yep.  I would agree with that

Nah! In Newcastle they don't even put a shirt on till it drops below -7°. 

That's exactly right - t-shirt weather is this 

that said I now live in Penrith even Newcastle has gas central heating - they haven't quite discovered gas here just yet.

The fact that you put Newcastle in your sig is slightly misleading, then. 

[Shackeng]

My stupid sister ran out of heating oil last week...  ...serves the stupid specimen right for letting it go that low before ordering any, which then couldn't be delivered due to the weather.

Hopefully a week on the sofa (as the only room with a fireplace) will knock some sense into her, but I doubt it.


And I bet not even our Lord Opti would offer to keep her warm.

My daughter tells me of a friend who has a contract gas supplier who have a wireless level reminder, but still didn't bother to fill it for them. Mind you, I wouldn't rely on such a system anyway, as once a company has your contract, why would they bother to do what they are paid for?
And my daughter has stupidly had a gas tank sunk under their garden with a remote wireless level with the supplier, but she has no repeater so has no way of checking the level!!!

[chrisio]

Yep.  I would agree with that

Nah! In Newcastle they don't even put a shirt on till it drops below -7°. 

That's exactly right - t-shirt weather is this 

that said I now live in Penrith even Newcastle has gas central heating - they haven't quite discovered gas here just yet.

The fact that you put Newcastle in your sig is slightly misleading, then. 

Oh I agree but I was born and brought up there and only just moves moved to Penrith a little while ago and I have been a member here longer than I have lived in Penrith and just never thought to change it.  I shall change it soon.

[STEMO]

Penrith? No bigg market there. 

[STEMO]

More snow! Thought we'd seen the last of it. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Nah, summer isn't until June...