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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2022 15:29:04 GMT
Similar story with porridge. Soaking over night reduces microwave time by half.
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Post by mogish on Sept 6, 2022 15:32:20 GMT
With all parties harping g on about green energy and how many homes a turbine or solar farm can power, then why are we still being charged for the gas/electric link? Surely the idea if dropping the standing charge and paying for what you use seems a great idea, makes people think about energy use and doesnt penalise customers who are using less or still being charged when you are on holiday etc..I cant think of any other supplier I use who charges a standing charge, except the government with road tax whether I use it or not.
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Post by keitha on Sept 6, 2022 16:42:52 GMT
How about giving every household a basic amount of energy at last year's price and then leaving the energy suppliers to impose an unlimited charge on extra units. For Electricity 6 units per day at 25p/kwh. No 5% Vat. 25p standing charge. Extra units would be very expensive. Call them luxury units and charge 20% Vat on these. The Basic units would be included in CPI, but Luxury units wouldn't. Pros: 1. It should encourage everyone to limit their usage. Environmentalists would love that. 2. It helps to keep inflation down. 3. The government washes their hands of the problem and passes responsibility to the suppliers. 4. The government gets a nice revenue from those who can afford it, or those who are stupid. 5. The Government doesn't need to subside energy. I'd like to see it averaged over a year say June to June, so that for example a pensioner could use 9 units a day in the winter and 3 in the summer and still get them all at the lower price.
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Post by keitha on Sept 6, 2022 16:44:42 GMT
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Post by bracknellboy on Sept 6, 2022 17:33:47 GMT
Similar story with porridge. Soaking over night reduces microwave time by half. chucking that Scots rubbish away and having something decent like cereal and fruit with yoghurt also works (I partly jest, but if I'm going to have porridge then I need to add some spices such as cinnamon and ginger, and texture and flavour with e.g. pecan nuts and raisins)
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Post by adrianc on Sept 7, 2022 7:22:46 GMT
Similar story with porridge. Soaking over night reduces microwave time by half. Soak them overnight, and you have "overnight oats" without even warming it up, thereby reducing the cooking time by 100%.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 7:42:29 GMT
The pedant in me would point out that the road tax ceased in about 1935 and none of us have ever paid it.
I have certainly paid club memberships where you pay a standing charge despite not consuming, see also gym memberships, insurance schemes, the AA etc etc.
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Post by bracknellboy on Sept 7, 2022 8:39:43 GMT
The pedant in me would point out that the road tax ceased in about 1935 and none of us have ever paid it. I have certainly paid club memberships where you pay a standing charge despite not consuming, see also gym memberships, insurance schemes etc etc. The pedant in me requires to point out that it was in fact 1937. No I didn't need to look that up Its just one of the scars I bear as someone who finds themselves constantly countering the 'but we pay our road tax' anti-cycling driver brigade.
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Post by m2btj on Sept 7, 2022 8:55:10 GMT
Similar story with porridge. Soaking over night reduces microwave time by half. Soak them overnight, and you have "overnight oats" without even warming it up, thereby reducing the cooking time by 100%. I don't recommend cold porridge on a winter's morning, especially if you are elderly. I soak my oats in cold water for just 10 mins, add milk & micro for 3 mins. A good bowl of hot porridge sets you up for the day!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2022 9:26:30 GMT
The pedant in me would point out that the road tax ceased in about 1935 and none of us have ever paid it. I have certainly paid club memberships where you pay a standing charge despite not consuming, see also gym memberships, insurance schemes etc etc. The pedant in me requires to point out that it was in fact 1937. No I didn't need to look that up Its just one of the scars I bear as someone who finds themselves constantly countering the 'but we pay our road tax' anti-cycling driver brigade. Don't get me started on "what is a vehicle". People think a bicycle isn't a vehicle, so it can't go into a council recycling centre (yes it can but it has to be ridden in through the gate) which is H&S gone mad.
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Post by captainconfident on Sept 7, 2022 14:30:22 GMT
With all parties harping g on about green energy and how many homes a turbine or solar farm can power, then why are we still being charged for the gas/electric link? Surely the idea if dropping the standing charge and paying for what you use seems a great idea, makes people think about energy use and doesnt penalise customers who are using less or still being charged when you are on holiday etc..I cant think of any other supplier I use who charges a standing charge, except the government with road tax whether I use it or not. Here is a clear and concise explanation of why gas sets the price of electricity. www.goodenergy.co.uk/why-does-the-price-of-gas-drive-electricity-prices-including-renewables/
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Post by overthehill on Sept 7, 2022 15:38:57 GMT
With all parties harping g on about green energy and how many homes a turbine or solar farm can power, then why are we still being charged for the gas/electric link? Surely the idea if dropping the standing charge and paying for what you use seems a great idea, makes people think about energy use and doesnt penalise customers who are using less or still being charged when you are on holiday etc..I cant think of any other supplier I use who charges a standing charge, except the government with road tax whether I use it or not. Here is a clear and concise explanation of why gas sets the price of electricity. www.goodenergy.co.uk/why-does-the-price-of-gas-drive-electricity-prices-including-renewables/
A picture paints a thousand words. Flawed consumer pricing model with built-in greedy hidden profit for every generated watt when a single gas power station is online i.e. always.
Tell me it can't be.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Sept 7, 2022 17:16:06 GMT
The pedant in me requires to point out that it was in fact 1937. No I didn't need to look that up Its just one of the scars I bear as someone who finds themselves constantly countering the 'but we pay our road tax' anti-cycling driver brigade. Don't get me started on "what is a vehicle". People think a bicycle isn't a vehicle, so it can't go into a council recycling centre (yes it can but it has to be ridden in through the gate) which is H&S gone mad. Don't get me started on cyclists. Having got 'run down' (hit on the arm and knocked off my feet) by a fast travelling bicycle, which I didn't see coming, while on a light controlled pedestrian crossing, on green for pedestrians and for clarity I was more than halfway across so it wasn't, I stepped out suddenly in front of him, he was coming through whatever. I do not like the way many cyclists ignore the rules of the road.
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Post by bracknellboy on Sept 7, 2022 18:24:48 GMT
Don't get me started on "what is a vehicle". People think a bicycle isn't a vehicle, so it can't go into a council recycling centre (yes it can but it has to be ridden in through the gate) which is H&S gone mad. Don't get me started on cyclists. Having got 'run down' (hit on the arm and knocked off my feet) by a fast travelling bicycle, which I didn't see coming, while on a light controlled pedestrian crossing, on green for pedestrians and for clarity I was more than halfway across so it wasn't, I stepped out suddenly in front of him, he was coming through whatever. I do not like the way many cyclists ignore the rules of the road. So do I, it gives cyclists a bad name, and puts more vulnerable road users at risk. A handful of cyclists ignore the rules of the road and should be prosecuted for it. A fair number of drivers also ignore the rules of the road (just think speeding in urban areas which is pretty endemic). Strangely though, people don't then paint all drivers with the same brush - typically because they self identify with that group. One difference with bad drivers is that they are typically sitting in a 1.5 tonne vehicle or more, generally going at significantly higher speeds than cyclists, and are therefore going to cause serious accident and injuries when things go wrong. The reality is that very few deaths or serious injuries are caused BY cyclists, compared to drivers of motor vehicles. Which is why when cyclists are responsible it hits the news. On the flip side, cyclists (and pedestrians of course) are at much higher risk of death or serious injury (per person mile) due to driver fault than car drivers are. Those are the facts. What conclusions one chooses to draw from them is of course an individual choice. EDIT: It is worth mentioning that a number of people 'ride bikes' even though they might prefer not to. That might include those who have been banned from driving, those who have failed to pass their driving test or can't be a***d to take it, or can't get insurance etc. Whether one should give them the label of 'cyclist', or put them into a separate category of 'person on a bike shaped object' is a moot point.
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Post by mogish on Sept 7, 2022 19:12:10 GMT
Interesting stuff on the good energy site. No timescales mentioned as far as I can see for decoupling pricing.
On the matter of cyclists and drivers, i am both like prob most folks on here, unfortunately regardless of mode of transport, there are idiots in all camps. Luckily we dont get those electric scooters much up here but I believe in some cities they can be a real problem.
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