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At last! We are finally going back to the 70's

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 16:28
by Lord Beria3
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... verty.html

Soaring energy bills are forcing one in four mothers to turn off their heating in the depths of winter in order to afford food for their children.
Fuel poverty is resulting in thousands of families resorting to wearing extra clothes and using blankets in their homes.

More than half of families turn off the heating in their houses when the children are out, while 45 per cent of adults keep warm using blankets or duvets during the day, according to a survey.
The Mail makes this out to be a bad thing but it actually good! Nothing wrong with wearing extra layers, we did it back in the 70's and before. Britain HAS to buck up.

And for those naysayers, in my house we spent most of the day without heating even in the winter. We adapt by walks around the lanes, more layers and a hot water bottle in the evening.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 17:58
by Snail
You are quite right. Layers, blankets, and hot water bottles are no bad thing. I've been having home-made soup all week, and it makes me so hot I have to take off my jumper to eat it.

I'd prefer this type of practical advice rather than the constant "turn up the heating" which just makes those who can't afford it feel even worse. "What, can't afford heat. Tough, for you're suffering from fuel poverty, and will surely freeze!"

But until there is some sort of bridging of the huge wealth gap, people will continue to feel hard done by and unhappy. Which is perfectly natural.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 20:11
by Tarrel
We had my middle son and his girlfriend up for Christmas. It wasn't particularly cold up here for Northern Scotland - around +6 degrees during the day, and above freezing at night. She just couldn't get warm, even with layers on. Went around the house practically shivering, even though we were running the Rayburn flat out and even turned the boiler on for assistance. OH and I were roasting!

Turns out her parents keep their large detached house at around 24 degrees. It's what you're used to I suppose!

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 20:38
by alex
Something I learned 50 years ago when as a 12 year old I used to collect driftwood off the beach for the fire.

With a log fire you get warm in 3 ways.

1 In the morning when you are out gathering the wood.

2 In the afternoon when you are sawing/chopping it.

3 In the evening when you are burning it.

50 Years ago this week and even the salt water rock pools had frozen.

Didn't do any of us any harm, and we didn't get power cuts either.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 20:45
by Tarrel
alex wrote:Something I learned 50 years ago when as a 12 year old I used to collect driftwood off the beach for the fire.

With a log fire you get warm in 3 ways.

1 In the morning when you are out gathering the wood.

2 In the afternoon when you are sawing/chopping it.

3 In the evening when you are burning it.

50 Years ago this week and even the salt water rock pools had frozen.

Didn't do any of us any harm, and we didn't get power cuts either.
Yep. Funnily enough, we were remarking this evening that, in the two weeks they and other son and GF were up, not once was the dog walked (except by us). That's 28 bracing, dog-walking warm-up opportunities missed! I wouldn't mind, but we have spectacular estuarine scenery just a couple of minutes from the house.

Posted: 06 Jan 2013, 21:41
by snow hope
Tarrel wrote:
alex wrote:Something I learned 50 years ago when as a 12 year old I used to collect driftwood off the beach for the fire.

With a log fire you get warm in 3 ways.

1 In the morning when you are out gathering the wood.

2 In the afternoon when you are sawing/chopping it.

3 In the evening when you are burning it.

50 Years ago this week and even the salt water rock pools had frozen.

Didn't do any of us any harm, and we didn't get power cuts either.
Yep. Funnily enough, we were remarking this evening that, in the two weeks they and other son and GF were up, not once was the dog walked (except by us). That's 28 bracing, dog-walking warm-up opportunities missed! I wouldn't mind, but we have spectacular estuarine scenery just a couple of minutes from the house.
You are not hitting them hard enough Tarrel! :lol:

Posted: 07 Jan 2013, 09:05
by Tarrel
snow hope wrote:
Tarrel wrote:
alex wrote:Something I learned 50 years ago when as a 12 year old I used to collect driftwood off the beach for the fire.

With a log fire you get warm in 3 ways.

1 In the morning when you are out gathering the wood.

2 In the afternoon when you are sawing/chopping it.

3 In the evening when you are burning it.

50 Years ago this week and even the salt water rock pools had frozen.

Didn't do any of us any harm, and we didn't get power cuts either.
Yep. Funnily enough, we were remarking this evening that, in the two weeks they and other son and GF were up, not once was the dog walked (except by us). That's 28 bracing, dog-walking warm-up opportunities missed! I wouldn't mind, but we have spectacular estuarine scenery just a couple of minutes from the house.
You are not hitting them hard enough Tarrel! :lol:
Quite. :)