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[chrisgixer]

Heating oil is also expensive.

About £600 for 1000 litres the last time we bought some.

Again......shop around.

How long does that last in Opti mansions, Opti?

[chrisgixer]

Indeed. A member here has no street lights outside their house, it's quite a shock to realise you can't see your hand in front of your face until your eyes get used to the dark. iPhone torch to the rescue.

...and before certain members scoff at the iPhone torch, I've been offered "a proper torch" on occasion when rummaging around engine bays and couldn't see a damn thing with it.

They have a little switch on the side for that.. and there's no "app". 

...I seem to remember some excuse about the batteries being flat the iphone flash is much brighter on constant, and yes there is no app. Your quite right.

One day Mr Wood might try one. (Yeah right )


....and to add, due to the depth of the device, it fits in places conventional torches can't. ....oh lord, that'll set Esta off again.

[Rog]

Big softy . . . . 

Country Living =

Toilet/Sewage = spade to dig a hole
Heating = put a coat one
Cooking = Open fire with sticks and kindling
Broadband = learn semaphore and get some pigeons
Entertainment = Reading (as in reeding) and The Mrs (yours not mine )

[chrisgixer]

Very useful info here though gents thankyou.

ESP interesting re gas prices and fuel output

http://www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/page?_pageid=75,59188&_dad=portal

[humbucker]

Chris,

I live in the arse end of nowhere, no street lights, no gas etc. It's perfect (no people! ).

We have a septic tank, oil fired heating etc. Water is unmetered, costs about £12 a month iirc. That's awesome considering the size of the garden, the constant washing of cars etc.

Septic tank emptying is £60, maybe once/twice a year. Oil costs nothing during summer months, we probably use 1500 litres of oil over winter (depending on severity of temperature), but it's a 250 year old house and not the most energy-efficient. You might end up spending less. Electric is reasonable, although I installed pumped electric showers which are a bit juicy. Then again, we're not forking out for gas. Swings and roundabouts etc.

[Varche]

just dont do the townie thing of putting lots of outdoor lights up the first week, cos its dark in the outback..

you soon get used to it.

When you live in the town & get used to street lighting etc, you don't appreciate how dark it gets at night in the sticks.

Indeed. A member here has no street lights outside their house, it's quite a shock to realise you can't see your hand in front of your face until your eyes get used to the dark. iPhone torch to the rescue.

...and before certain members scoff at the iPhone torch, I've been offered "a proper torch" on occasion when rummaging around engine bays and couldn't see a damn thing with it.

That is the funniest thing I have heard all month. Softies

No lights= great views of the stars and comets
No neighbours = peace

Our water costs about £30 every six months (and that is in a country where it doesn't rain for months on end)

[humbucker]

The only drawback that we have found is online data streaming due to a puny broadband connection. Our jobs are both 'net dependent, but we can happily tolerate slower download/upload speeds as we don't play online games etc. If you watch a lot of Netflix then you might need to reconsider the move!

[chrisgixer]

The only drawback that we have found is data streaming online. Our jobs are both 'net dependent, but tbh we can happily tolerate slower download/upload speeds. If your life revolves around online gaming or Netflix then you might find yourself throwing the TV out of the window 

No none of that nonsense. We've just cancelled sky movies so only iplayer will suffer. Her job is internet dependant working from home, but it's just data, so no biggy. 2meg will be ok as long as its a stable line. If not, there's always Varches solution.

[chrisgixer]

I think I've asked this of someone here before, but can USED engine oil be burned in an oil fired boiler? I think the answer was no.

[humbucker]

I think I've asked this of someone here before, but can USED engine oil be burned in an oil fired boiler? I think the answer was no.

Home heating oil and engine oil are not compatible. There are some heaters and tanks made specifically for recycling used engine oil, but afaik you still need to filter and dilute it to such an extent that the costs of such a system would make little financial sense. Home heating oil is usually something like Kerosene 28. Get yourself a quote:

http://www.boilerjuice.com/

[Gaffers]

Small village, 2meg phone line connection max, and water is about the only things connected up.

Moving to Aldersh!t then?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Heating oil is also expensive.

About £600 for 1000 litres the last time we bought some.

Again......shop around.

How long does that last in Opti mansions, Opti?

One banquet.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Small village, 2meg phone line connection max, and water is about the only things connected up.

Moving to Aldersh!t then?

Moving closer to Wakefield perhaps?.....

[TheBoy]

My little bro has oil fired boiler. Its a (very large) 3 bed bungalow, I'll get some costings when I next speak to him.

The key, he says, is to buy the oil in the summer when its cheap, else you will get raped on price in a cold winter. He ensures his is brimmed towards the end of the summer, and keeps it brimmed until the prices shoot up, so hopefully in a mild winter can get through without top ups, or just get raped once for a small amount is the winter is a bit harsher.

The price is a bit volatile though.

[TheBoy]

I think I've asked this of someone here before, but can USED engine oil be burned in an oil fired boiler? I think the answer was no.

You can get more industrial oil fire heaters that can run on used engine oil, but I'm sure my bro said his boiler wouldn't, despite the simplistic nature of oil fired boilers.

So, keep the engine oil for a heater to warm your big garage...  ...if you move, you have to have a big garage