keitha
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Post by keitha on Dec 20, 2022 11:44:21 GMT
The 5 cold days we just had cost me nearly £50 in heating.
£10 a day, last years highest was £2.75, the year before £2.20.
bear in mind also I have the heating running more efficiently by using a lower flow temperature, and rejigged insulation in the loft ( Lol put it back where builder kicked it aside ).
seriously though, I don't think I have my heating high at 18/19 degrees.
I'm running at an average of about 55kWh of gas, this due to changes I've made is 10% lower than previous years.
this means my cost for comparison should be increased by 10% so £11 a day compared to previous £2.75.
We are talking a factor of 4.
I personally know pensioners round here who were paying over £125 for gas last year this year it will be £500 !
I know they get the winter fuel and the addition, and the £400 reduction like the rest of us but lets say there are 4 cold months
Last year It cost them £500, this year £2,000. an increase of £1,500, take off the £500 winter fuel boost and the £400 government support they still have £600 extra to find over 4 months State Pension is £179.60 a week. Over that 4 months (13 Weeks ) they have to find £600. £600 is 1/4 of their pension income over 13 weeks, anyone who thinks pensioners have £40 a week spare is deluded.
yes I know it affects everyone, but pensioners are generally on a fixed income.
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Post by mogish on Dec 20, 2022 12:28:26 GMT
We have relatives staying just now so cant be as frugal as usual.
Checked bulb account yesterday averaging about a fiver a day. That's on top of oil and logs.
Worries me that potentially we could be spending 300 a month just to keep warm.
No wonder folk are going to library's to keep warm.
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Post by bracknellboy on Dec 20, 2022 13:54:37 GMT
The 5 cold days we just had cost me nearly £50 in heating. £10 a day, last years highest was £2.75, the year before £2.20. bear in mind also I have the heating running more efficiently by using a lower flow temperature, and rejigged insulation in the loft ( Lol put it back where builder kicked it aside ). seriously though, I don't think I have my heating high at 18/19 degrees. I'm running at an average of about 55kWh of gas, this due to changes I've made is 10% lower than previous years. this means my cost for comparison should be increased by 10% so £11 a day compared to previous £2.75. We are talking a factor of 4. I personally know pensioners round here who were paying over £125 for gas last year this year it will be £500 ! I know they get the winter fuel and the addition, and the £400 reduction like the rest of us but lets say there are 4 cold months Last year It cost them £500, this year £2,000. an increase of £1,500, take off the £500 winter fuel boost and the £400 government support they still have £600 extra to find over 4 months State Pension is £179.60 a week. Over that 4 months (13 Weeks ) they have to find £600. £600 is 1/4 of their pension income over 13 weeks, anyone who thinks pensioners have £40 a week spare is deluded. yes I know it affects everyone, but pensioners are generally on a fixed income.and are more likely to be in their own homes all day. And feel the cold more and typically need to have the ambient temperature higher. over this cold snap our daily gas usage has been running between £10-£13 per day. Yes we have a reasonable size detached house. But rooms that aren't typically used or used very transiently have the rads off.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Dec 20, 2022 14:12:59 GMT
Weird how a comment brings back memories.
Back in the 70s I can remember my grandfather telling mum who was a nurse that his legs were sore.
She got him to take his trousers off and I was shocked he had huge blisters all down his shins he was feeling the cold and had banked the fire up and pulled his chair nearer, he had 3rd degree burns right down his legs, as I remember it took several months to heal properly
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Post by bracknellboy on Dec 20, 2022 19:06:02 GMT
Weird how a comment brings back memories. Back in the 70s I can remember my grandfather telling mum who was a nurse that his legs were sore. She got him to take his trousers off and I was shocked he had huge blisters all down his shins he was feeling the cold and had banked the fire up and pulled his chair nearer, he had 3rd degree burns right down his legs, as I remember it took several months to heal properly Jeez That is extreme.
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Post by michaelc on Dec 20, 2022 20:15:19 GMT
Yeah. Reminds me of my Ukranian brother-in-law who is currently staying with us has cold showers (and I mean cold mains water without any hot added). God knows why - something to do with having resistance to falling into frozen lakes where he goes fishing.
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Post by adrianc on Dec 20, 2022 21:16:46 GMT
The 5 cold days we just had cost me nearly £50 in heating. £10 a day, last years highest was £2.75, the year before £2.20. What's your gas unit price compared to last year?
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Dec 20, 2022 21:34:45 GMT
9.92P compared to 3.76 last year and 2.93 the previous year and 2.84 the one before that
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Post by bracknellboy on Dec 21, 2022 7:12:59 GMT
Yeah. Reminds me of my Ukranian brother-in-law who is currently staying with us has cold showers (and I mean cold mains water without any hot added). God knows why - something to do with having resistance to falling into frozen lakes where he goes fishing. Cold showers, exposure/immersion in cold water: it's currently 'a thing'. Keep up.  [though I'd posit it is difficult to 'keep up' when its cold...] (Wim Hof, the Iceman, being the ultimate exponent of such things).
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Post by adrianc on Dec 21, 2022 8:25:26 GMT
9.92P compared to 3.76 last year and 2.93 the previous year and 2.84 the one before that So there y'go. 2.63x more expensive. So your £10 day would have been £3.80 last year, £2.95 in 2020, £2.86 in 2019. A £2.75 day last year would have been £7.23 this year.
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Post by ozboy on Dec 21, 2022 22:48:51 GMT
Yeah. Reminds me of my Ukranian brother-in-law who is currently staying with us has cold showers (and I mean cold mains water without any hot added). God knows why - something to do with having resistance to falling into frozen lakes where he goes fishing. Cold showers, exposure/immersion in cold water: it's currently 'a thing'. Keep up. [though I'd posit it is difficult to 'keep up' when its cold...] (Wim Hof, the Iceman, being the ultimate exponent of such things). When I visited Alcatraz back in the day (tourist, not inmate ) the Guide asked us whether the prison provided hot or cold showers. Most answered luke warm to cool/cold and he said " Nope, hot as they liked, and for as long as they liked." The reason being that they wouldn't fare very well swimming in the icy San Francisco Bay if they tried to escape. 
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Post by jonno on Dec 22, 2022 10:03:52 GMT
Cold showers, exposure/immersion in cold water: it's currently 'a thing'. Keep up. [though I'd posit it is difficult to 'keep up' when its cold...] (Wim Hof, the Iceman, being the ultimate exponent of such things). When I visited Alcatraz back in the day (tourist, not inmate ) the Guide asked us whether the prison provided hot or cold showers. Most answered luke warm to cool/cold and he said " Nope, hot as they liked, and for as long as they liked." The reason being that they wouldn't fare very well swimming in the icy San Francisco Bay if they tried to escape. So you visited Alcatraz on your jollies?  Were you feeling a bit homesick or what?? 
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Post by registerme on Dec 22, 2022 12:28:58 GMT
My electricity bill:-
April - June: £97.43
June - September: £68.10
September - December: £123.35 taking into account the three payments from the government for a credit of £199, so without those it would have been £322.35. Nearly a fivefold increase.
What
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Dec 22, 2022 13:49:54 GMT
let me look
April to June 10.86 - export of £174 so £-163
June to September 26.41 - export of £360 £-334
October to date £33 - export £28 £+5
I guess that thrashes your 5 fold increase
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Post by ozboy on Dec 22, 2022 19:11:53 GMT
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[though I'd posit it is difficult to 'keep up' when its cold...]
Were you feeling a bit homesick or what?? 
