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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 16 August 2011, 20:21:05
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Infaltion at 5%:
Rail commuters are facing ticket rises of about 8% next year.
Energy company Npower is to raise gas prices by 15.7% and electricity prices by 7.2% from 1 October, it has said.
People don't have bottomless pockets. :(
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my electric bill went down this year! Glad I cycle to work too :)
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I'm glad that rail fares are going up. Why should those of us who cannot effectively use public transport have to subsidise those London people who can?
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Looks like I fixed my electricity at the right time (last month) :y :y
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Where is the regulator in all of this.
It is truly barmy allowing the rail companies to RPI plus x percent OR the energy companies to bust inflation by such ENORMOUS amounts.
When it comes to pensioners increases it won't be RPI plus anything.
Other European countries have to get increases signed off by the government and they don't sign off massive increases like those.
Slightly ironical that these pan European energy companies might see the UK market as a cash cow while they are stuck with small increases on the home market........................................
Wake up Cameron :y
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I'm glad that rail fares are going up. Why should those of us who cannot effectively use public transport have to subsidise those London people who can?
It's not only London commuter services that receive subsidies, TB.
http://www2.dft.gov.uk/about/publications/business/indicators/input-01.html
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
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I'm glad that rail fares are going up. Why should those of us who cannot effectively use public transport have to subsidise those London people who can?
It's not only London commuter services that receive subsidies, TB.
http://www2.dft.gov.uk/about/publications/business/indicators/input-01.html
Never said it was - we have a subsidised bus service here, more of which later.
But London is probably the only place in the UK that has a truely usable, albeit expensive to run, public transport system.
To 'tick the box' here, we have a single, subsidised bus service here. A bus leaves Bicester at 10am on Tuesday morning, comes to Brackley (9 miles), arrives at 11am, immediately leaves, arrives back in Bicester at noon. Needless to say, its always empty, as there is no way of getting back, unless you wait a week for next Tuesday.
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
Awaits the shouty one suggesting the box on wheels on your drive. ;D ;D
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We are a declining state, where all our systems and infrastructure can't be maintained, and we're becoming more irrelevant by the day. This is only one symptom of it. :y
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that three years ago now . Fitted two 14KW multifuel stoves at either end of the house. I'm surrounded by woodland so I pay the land owners a small sum to cut down a tree and then chop it up myself. Had LPG stoves prior to that ( Oil CH heating too ) but it became impossible to heat the rooms let alone the house.
Easily the best thing I've ever did. If you are able to install one do it.
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
Awaits the shouty one suggesting the box on wheels on your drive. ;D ;D
Not burning that (most of it's aluminium ::)) but the days of it being around are numbered ;)
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Not burning that (most of it's aluminium ::)) but the days of it being around are numbered ;)
I'll meet you there, Jaime. I'll bring my jerry can and some swan vestas. ;)
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my electric bill went down this year! Glad I cycle to work too :)
I walk, and I am so grateful for that. Saves so much money now times are getting tighter
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Not burning that (most of it's aluminium ::)) but the days of it being around are numbered ;)
I'll meet you there, Jaime. I'll bring my jerry can and some swan vestas. ;)
Shame they have put so many inhibitors into Mr Fothergills ::)
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I was listening to someone on the radio moaning about the cost of her season ticket from Hove to London costing £4000 a year or something silly. All I could think of was "why live in Hove and work in London?"
I used to be a freelance contractor, so on occasion it worked out that I had a substantial commute. But it was only for the duration of a contract - on average, that was about 6 months. The thought of having to do it daily for years absolutely horrifies me. I wasn't too happy about contracts that were too far to commute, either - that meant staying away from home during the week and a long drive at either end. But all this has to be considered as "lifestyle choices", so I don't have a huge amount of sympathy for the whingers.
On the other hand, the size of the energy price rises is just breathtaking - worldwide, oil prices (and hence electricity prices) have been going down for months, yet our energy companies are imposing 15% increases. I just don't understand. :( :( :(
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
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I was listening to someone on the radio moaning about the cost of her season ticket from Hove to London costing £4000 a year or something silly. All I could think of was "why live in Hove and work in London?"
I used to be a freelance contractor, so on occasion it worked out that I had a substantial commute. But it was only for the duration of a contract - on average, that was about 6 months. The thought of having to do it daily for years absolutely horrifies me. I wasn't too happy about contracts that were too far to commute, either - that meant staying away from home during the week and a long drive at either end. But all this has to be considered as "lifestyle choices", so I don't have a huge amount of sympathy for the whingers.
On the other hand, the size of the energy price rises is just breathtaking - worldwide, oil prices (and hence electricity prices) have been going down for months, yet our energy companies are imposing 15% increases. I just don't understand. :( :( :(
It's because we're subsidising windmills that don't work and for solar panels to be installed beneath our largely cloudy skies. >:(
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Shame people see Japan as a failure, rather than the success story it was, despite the incompitence of those running it. Then we could subsidise nuclear.
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/rail-bosses-pledge-to-improve-infrastructure-of-their-gigantic-houses-201108174204/
:D ;D
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/rail-bosses-pledge-to-improve-infrastructure-of-their-gigantic-houses-201108174204/
:D ;D
Like that. ;D ;D
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I was listening to someone on the radio moaning about the cost of her season ticket from Hove to London costing £4000 a year or something silly. All I could think of was "why live in Hove and work in London?"
I used to be a freelance contractor, so on occasion it worked out that I had a substantial commute. But it was only for the duration of a contract - on average, that was about 6 months. The thought of having to do it daily for years absolutely horrifies me. I wasn't too happy about contracts that were too far to commute, either - that meant staying away from home during the week and a long drive at either end. But all this has to be considered as "lifestyle choices", so I don't have a huge amount of sympathy for the whingers.
On the other hand, the size of the energy price rises is just breathtaking - worldwide, oil prices (and hence electricity prices) have been going down for months, yet our energy companies are imposing 15% increases. I just don't understand. :( :( :(
Depends on what you get paid and just how tolerable the journey is. For those paying £4000 a year to stand most of the way then it is just crazy but if there is no work where you live you have to do what you have to do.
I am lucky with my train journey plus I am away a fair bit so breaks it up and do not have to be in or leave at set times. Those who are not so fortunate seek to retire early from this treadmill.
The cumulative impact of price hikes mean that you have to keep doing it to keep your head above water and meet all your responsibilities.
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
Pretend to throw it.....and you'll be suprised what she will attempt to retrieve.. ::) ;D ;D
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
Pretend to throw it.....and you'll be suprised what she will attempt to retrieve.. ::) ;D ;D
Unless distracted by sausages....
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
Pretend to throw it.....and you'll be suprised what she will attempt to retrieve.. ::) ;D ;D
Unless distracted by sausages....
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Sorry, I was distracted myself then. Someone said sausages ::)
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Have a cup of tea and calm down.
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Have a cup of tea and calm down.
Can you dunk sausages in tea?
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I was listening to someone on the radio moaning about the cost of her season ticket from Hove to London costing £4000 a year or something silly. All I could think of was "why live in Hove and work in London?"
I used to be a freelance contractor, so on occasion it worked out that I had a substantial commute. But it was only for the duration of a contract - on average, that was about 6 months. The thought of having to do it daily for years absolutely horrifies me. I wasn't too happy about contracts that were too far to commute, either - that meant staying away from home during the week and a long drive at either end. But all this has to be considered as "lifestyle choices", so I don't have a huge amount of sympathy for the whingers.
On the other hand, the size of the energy price rises is just breathtaking - worldwide, oil prices (and hence electricity prices) have been going down for months, yet our energy companies are imposing 15% increases. I just don't understand. :( :( :(
Used to know a bloke who commuted weekly from Wales to San Francisco - by choice.
Claimed he got more than three times the UK salary over there, and a huge and beautiful house in the Welsh countryside that he couldn't otherwise have afforded. Worked four very long days a week. Flights booked months in advance so cheap, millions of miles on his frequent flyer card so upgraded almost every time and plenty of free flights as well.
He absolutely loved it, and had been doing it for years.
"People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Have a cup of tea and calm down.
Can you dunk sausages in tea?
Might bring tears to your eyes though. ;D ;D
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
Pretend to throw it.....and you'll be suprised what she will attempt to retrieve.. ::) ;D ;D
Unless distracted by sausages....
::) ::)
Hmmm... ::) ::)
Actually Holly Dog has gone veggie.....so she won't be interested in sausages at Newent ::) ;D
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just fitted a huge multi fuel burner in my lounge should keep most of the house warm as ive access to free wood, should help as my heating is gas, which has gone up again . ::)
I did that last year but my free wood has dried up :'( :'( :'(
Never mind, it's fitted now so I'll just have to go around my contacts for some good deals on firewood :y :y
You wanna have a drive around and see if you can see council 'tree cutting in progress' signs up...How it tends to work here....if you see them cutting down a tree or seriously doing some prunning....then it aint groing through the shredder....so they cut it up in about 6ft lengths, stack it up, awaiting to be taken away by lorry with a grab arm....here they have no problem with you helping yourself before the lorry gets there (which can a day or so later).....as apparently it only gets buried. :y :y
I was toying with the idea of having a wood burner in my living room......but not sure of the work involved, as the chimney breast has been taken out in that room.....but is still there upstairs :-/
You'll never get HollyDog to fetch stuff that big Dave. ;D ;D
Pretend to throw it.....and you'll be suprised what she will attempt to retrieve.. ::) ;D ;D
Unless distracted by sausages....
::) ::)
Hmmm... ::) ::)
Actually Holly Dog has gone veggie.....so she won't be interested in sausages at Newent ::) ;D
Yeah right. ;D ;D
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Actually Holly Dog has gone veggie.....so she won't be interested in sausages at Newent ::) ;D
'ere, Zok, can you smell something odd? Seems to be coming from TD's gob... ...smells of BS :P
Holly. Veggie. Like anyone could believe that.
(For newer members, Holly - a black lab - is the official OOF dog. And she likes sausages. Lots of sausages. At the meets, she becomes bob.dent's best friend ;D)
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Actually Holly Dog has gone veggie.....so she won't be interested in sausages at Newent ::) ;D
'ere, Zok, can you smell something odd? Seems to be coming from TD's gob... ...smells of BS :P
Holly. Veggie. Like anyone could believe that.
(For newer members, Holly - a black lab - is the official OOF dog. And she likes sausages. Lots of sausages. At the meets, she becomes bob.dent's best friend ;D)
As an old mate of mine used to say "More chance getting a "Hand Shandy" off the Pope. ;D ;D