OBE Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Had the heating on some nights but didnt last night. Changed the duvet to the " winter" duvet but felt boiling last night. Cant win, The Inside of your hoose has seasons? Edited October 9, 2022 by OBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 Blasting it the night, Blasting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Had to put it on tonight. Noticed a lot more folk at work now coming back to the office now too rather than work from home in the cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Still mild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Bells Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Reminds me that I really must chastise the elderly couple downstairs, this year, for rather selfishly turning off their/my heating at 10.30pm each night over the winter. Absolutely toastie up until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 36 minutes ago, Jingle Bells said: Reminds me that I really must chastise the elderly couple downstairs, this year, for rather selfishly turning off their/my heating at 10.30pm each night over the winter. Absolutely toastie up until then. Junior enjoying similar perks in his upper flat!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Bells Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 23 hours ago, Jambof3tornado said: Junior enjoying similar perks in his upper flat!! Absolutely sweltering in my string-vest and underpants combo tonight, Tornado Glad to hear the Lad has landed on his feet too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Sat tonight in my sleeping bag, lovely and cosy. Determined to reduce our energy usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Bought one of those whooppee doo electric blankets for the static caravan (heat either side jobs). Followed instructions on Friday, turn onto 3 for 15 minutes before retiring then adjust to suit. All was well until I fell asleep in the chair. By the time I woke you could have fried bacon on it, needed another half hour in the chair to allow it to cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Bought one of those whooppee doo electric blankets for the static caravan (heat either side jobs). Followed instructions on Friday, turn onto 3 for 15 minutes before retiring then adjust to suit. All was well until I fell asleep in the chair. By the time I woke you could have fried bacon on it, needed another half hour in the chair to allow it to cool. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I've only had the heating on briefly in the mornings but the couch duvet has come out of hiding and the big Eskimo boot slippers are ready for use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 17/10/2022 at 22:37, Jingle Bells said: Reminds me that I really must chastise the elderly couple downstairs, this year, for rather selfishly turning off their/my heating at 10.30pm each night over the winter. Absolutely toastie up until then. My downstairs neighbour has stopped working nights. Absolute bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Still way too mild for heating. Get up, wash, get dressed and into office for shower and work. Gym after work, good workout and shower afterwards and still warm enough when I get home. If your working from home, wrap up well and get out for walk in early evening and that warms you up nicely. Sitting in house all day fretting about being cold only going to depress you and make you feel colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 It’ll be interesting to see how much (national) domestic energy consumption goes down over the winter. It’s a tough lesson (and maybe a deadly one) but in some ways it might be the kick up the a**e we needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingle Bells Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: My downstairs neighbour has stopped working nights. Absolute bonus Nice one, Dastardly. Tell them to be less inconsiderate in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Jingle Bells said: Nice one, Dastardly. Tell them to be less inconsiderate in future. She likes her heating on high 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 17 deg's, windows open, Son, burnt his toast, bluebottles buzzing & battering their heids of the patio doors...Bulb, aint getting £3.80 from me today... Edited October 27, 2022 by OBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briever Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 24/10/2022 at 10:36, FWJ said: It’ll be interesting to see how much (national) domestic energy consumption goes down over the winter. It’s a tough lesson (and maybe a deadly one) but in some ways it might be the kick up the a**e we needed. What's a few dead grannies if it means we meet some daft green target eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 24/10/2022 at 01:46, FinnBarr Saunders said: Bought one of those whooppee doo electric blankets for the static caravan (heat either side jobs). Followed instructions on Friday, turn onto 3 for 15 minutes before retiring then adjust to suit. All was well until I fell asleep in the chair. By the time I woke you could have fried bacon on it, needed another half hour in the chair to allow it to cool. get a smart plug and setup a program that you can switch it on for only 15 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, milky_26 said: get a smart plug and setup a program that you can switch it on for only 15 minutes Thinking about Hive or the likes just to put a bit of heat in the van from afar. Might be handy when the really bad weather comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 30 minutes ago, briever said: What's a few dead grannies if it means we meet some daft green target eh. If the green targets deliver their intention...then actually not very much in the grand scheme of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The wife and I had the sleeping bags on watching the telly last night. We can afford the heating to be on but are choosing not to, but I'd hate to be in a position of not being able to afford to sit in a warm comfy front room at night! We do have the heating on sometimes but a lot less than previous years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 After Jeremy's Award Ceremony last Thursday we have never had the heating off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 24 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said: The wife and I had the sleeping bags on watching the telly last night. We can afford the heating to be on but are choosing not to, but I'd hate to be in a position of not being able to afford to sit in a warm comfy front room at night! We do have the heating on sometimes but a lot less than previous years!! I sit on the couch with a duvet over me. Lovely and cosy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: I sit on the couch with a duvet over me. Lovely and cosy. Mummy style sleeping bag is where its at,had them in the cupboard from juniors camping days. Zip yourself in and its toasty central!!! The heating is going on but when it gets to 20°c its off. The new air fryer.....game changer. Fish and chips in it last night,cooked in the time it would have taken the cooker oven to preheat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Jambof3tornado said: Mummy style sleeping bag is where its at,had them in the cupboard from juniors camping days. Zip yourself in and its toasty central!!! The heating is going on but when it gets to 20°c its off. The new air fryer.....game changer. Fish and chips in it last night,cooked in the time it would have taken the cooker oven to preheat!!! Na, prefer a duvet myself. Leaves the hands free to munch on crisps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Dick Dastardly said: Na, prefer a duvet myself. Leaves the hands free to munch on crisps Aye,dont want crumbs in my sleeping bag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Rip off big time today, shareholders rubbing their hands, what a farce, feel sorry for low income families. my wife and i are lucky, if Nicola could work some low priced energy i might consider a vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 That's me relented, heating is on at night for 2 hours. Still sitting at around 16/17 during the day though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Anyone still thinking of not pushing the on button today It's Baltic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pap Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Just got a new boiler and radiators. New windows incoming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, Pap said: Just got a new boiler and radiators. New windows incoming Hope you don’t mind me asking but what’s the going rate nowadays for new windows? I know everyone will be different as some in a flat and not a house but does anyone know roughly how much a full house would cost to replace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, theshed said: Hope you don’t mind me asking but what’s the going rate nowadays for new windows? I know everyone will be different as some in a flat and not a house but does anyone know roughly how much a full house would cost to replace? I was quoted £5,300 plus VAT in August last year. That was for 8 windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: I was quoted £5,300 plus VAT in August last year. That was for 8 windows. My oldest daughter was quoted upto £1000 per window and she has 18 windows. Of course there is a story here. She lives in an old historic property, over 250 years old, that's just the current building as the foundations are way older than that, anyway there is only two companies licenced by Historic Scotland to carry out the work and of course it's all at a premium. She has managed to get 10 done so far and is getting another two done in January. Last year the place was freezing as the windows were all still the old single pained glass. It was a fixer upper in dire need of a very lot of TLC and money, it was the only way that she could have afforded such a place. Have you ever seen the film called 'The money pit' well it's a bit like that, however when they have done all the work it'll be worth a fortune, an absolute mint, mind they will have spent a lot on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Scraped ice off the car windows this morning. Was baltic. Heating on earlier. Was thinking about the gas bill the whole time though. Never done that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 6 hours ago, Pans Jambo said: Scraped ice off the car windows this morning. Was baltic. Heating on earlier. Was thinking about the gas bill the whole time though. Never done that before. i was over 9 pounds yesterday, joke, obsessed wi the wee meter now, and we earn decent money, ragin. Folk are losing houses now , country is in a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Mine hasn't been on yet. I want to give these ****ers less, not more, and if that means long johns and house coats then I'm wearing long johns and house coats. For now anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 9 hours ago, Pans Jambo said: Scraped ice off the car windows this morning. Was baltic. Heating on earlier. Was thinking about the gas bill the whole time though. Never done that before. I was scraping the ice off my pillows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 20/11/2022 at 08:52, Jambof3tornado said: The wife and I had the sleeping bags on watching the telly last night. We can afford the heating to be on but are choosing not to, but I'd hate to be in a position of not being able to afford to sit in a warm comfy front room at night! We do have the heating on sometimes but a lot less than previous years!! Really ? On 20/11/2022 at 09:18, Dick Dastardly said: I sit on the couch with a duvet over me. Lovely and cosy. Really ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Had my heating on for the last month. Not getting into the mindset of being paranoid about it being on . My health and warmth and comfort is more important . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Had it on periodically since I got back from Brazil a few weeks ago. Can't have the bairns going cold. I grew up in a high-rise flat where the damp and mould was holding the walls up, and suffered years of childhood bronchitus and subsequently asthma as a consequence. **** foisting that on the next generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 31 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Really ? Really ? Oh yeah. Feet up on the pouffe, dog curled up beside me. Duvet pulled up to my chin. Class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dirk McClaymore said: Had it on periodically since I got back from Brazil a few weeks ago. Can't have the bairns going cold. I grew up in a high-rise flat where the damp and mould was holding the walls up, and suffered years of childhood bronchitus and subsequently asthma as a consequence. **** foisting that on the next generation. Well that’s brought back memories for me of frozen windows , no heating in the mornings when I was a kid . No thanks . Ditto food . Plus I’ve got health condition so need to keep warm . I’ll worry about bills as and when I need to . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: Oh yeah. Feet up on the pouffe, dog curled up beside me. Duvet pulled up to my chin. Class There’s a joke in there some where but my saying nowt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: There’s a joke in there some where but my saying nowt ! After i set it up so nicely?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Dick Dastardly said: After i set it up so nicely?!? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Had my heating on for the last month. Not getting into the mindset of being paranoid about it being on . My health and warmth and comfort is more important . Same here, I have a heart condition and heart problems and the cold are not a good mix, besides we managed to build up a large buffer (credit wise) during the summer for the sole purpose that we can put the heating on as and when we want to, without having to overly worry about the cost, we made the sacrifices months ago so as to reap the benefits now. Can't go mad still need to go canny, but we've never been big users of energy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Same here, I have a heart condition and heart problems and the cold are not a good mix, besides we managed to build up a large buffer (credit wise) during the summer for the sole purpose that we can put the heating on as and when we want to, without having to overly worry about the cost, we made the sacrifices months ago so as to reap the benefits now. Can't go mad still need to go canny, but we've never been big users of energy anyway. Yes life’s too short to feel the cold ! I’ll economise in other areas if I need be . Also only have radiators on the rooms I’m in at that time . So mainly just living room . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Dirk McClaymore said: Had it on periodically since I got back from Brazil a few weeks ago. Can't have the bairns going cold. I grew up in a high-rise flat where the damp and mould was holding the walls up, and suffered years of childhood bronchitus and subsequently asthma as a consequence. **** foisting that on the next generation. Would you foist hundreds of billions of westminster debt on them, post independence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Smithee said: Would you foist hundreds of billions of westminster debt on them, post independence? Wouldn't be me doing the foisting, champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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