Making the news today....

[difflock]

We got our quarterly bill just lately, nominally £200.00 for the 3 summer months.

Which worked back to about 400W/Hr

I dont think it is much worse in the winter months, since we dont use electric heating.

Hoping to make it through the winter months wthout buying any more kero.

Fingers crossed.

[Steve Bullman]

Something certainly has to change, it’s a job to see where it’s all heading

 

not good news for ev drivers though 

 

Electric cars will be more expensive to run than petrol

APPLE.NEWS

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Cost of travelling long distances will be much higher under the new price cap

 

[Steve Bullman]

6 hours ago, Macpherson said:

As far as the drinking water discussion goes I've got to say that I've not used tap water for drinking or cooking for many years and I feel much more clear minded for doing so.

 

I've several times posted the list of noxious chemicals that are added to Scottish drinking water in order that it's 'safe' to drink.. and I don't believe any of it.

 

Most of the time I collect my untreated water from one of several natural springs locally and when in town I buy spring water at around £1 a gallon..  collecting either is a pita compared to turning on a tap but the difference is very noticeable especially when you accidentally taste tap water.

 

In Glasgow at the moment there is a push on to Fluoridate the drinking water,  something that was thrown out after a vote many years ago but I'd suspect that the dolts in power now are far more susceptible to being led by the nose and steered in any direction... no matter how stupid or corrupt.

 

I mean it's more than 100 years since it's been known that the Halogens interfere with brain function causing a dumbing down of intellect and emotions and in general a more pliable populous   yet most folk willingly accept 2 doses of Fluoride every day in their toothpaste.. as regularly and heavily advertised by GSK on tv every night.

 

ffs

Heard of these?

 

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[Woodworks]

13 minutes ago, Big J said:

 

That's absolutely bonkers. Our electricity bill here in Sweden is currently running at about £80/month, and that's with us using the AC too.

Guessing you are in the northern part of Sweden as the wholesale price further south is not far behind the UK or is the government subsiding it? 

[Stere]

The  the oil & gas companies must be a making record profit margins

 

 

 

UK Natural Gas - 2022 Data - 2020-2021 Historical - 2023 Forecast - Price - Quote

TRADINGECONOMICS.COM

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UK natural gas futures were trading around the 650-pence-a-them mark, close to their March peak, underpinned by...

 

[sime42]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

The  the oil & gas companies must be a making record profit margins

 

 

 

UK Natural Gas - 2022 Data - 2020-2021 Historical - 2023 Forecast - Price - Quote

TRADINGECONOMICS.COM

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UK natural gas futures were trading around the 650-pence-a-them mark, close to their March peak, underpinned by...

 

They are. That's partly why we're going to be paying so much.

 

"Between April and June this year, Shell reported worldwide profits of £9.4bn while BP made £6.9bn, more than triple the amount it made in the same period in 2021."

 

[Mark Bolam]

[Big J]

2 hours ago, Woodworks said:

Guessing you are in the northern part of Sweden as the wholesale price further south is not far behind the UK or is the government subsiding it? 

 

No, we're in the south, but the house doesn't use much electricity and we're on about 14p/kwh at the moment. It'll go up in winter (it reached about 30p/kwh last winter, but it'll be more than that this year) but our house is extremely well insulated, so hoping that with a woodburner too, it'll not be too expensive to heat.

[trigger_andy]

2 hours ago, Woodworks said:

Guessing you are in the northern part of Sweden as the wholesale price further south is not far behind the UK or is the government subsiding it? 

But Brexit? 🤣

[5thelement]

3 hours ago, Woodworks said:

Guessing you are in the northern part of Sweden as the wholesale price further south is not far behind the UK or is the government subsiding it? 

Have you fact checked these figures? 
I saw the exact same map showing completely different values on last week, the UK being considerably higher than the rest of Europe.