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David Cameron has said domestic energy bills will tumble once everybody's house is a pile of rubble.

Stressing the country has about eight weeks left before it loses its collective shit and takes it out on everyone within a half-mile radius, the prime minister believes comparative energy shopping will become less of a priority.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/envi ... 110184433/

Eight weeks? As long as that??

RenewableCandy wrote:Eight weeks? As long as that??

That's eight weeks from October 18 RC

Personally I think it'll all hold togeather until after Christmas Or rather until after the *ankers bonuses are set

So I shall have to face the Apocalypse and the January Sales at the same time...that's a tough ask!

RenewableCandy wrote:So I shall have to face the Apocalypse and the January Sales at the same time...that's a tough ask!

Rather than 'No Shopping Day' I'm declaring January No Shopping Month

I'll treat it as a dry run for the collapse and see what I've forgotten

Such an extremist! Better would be to have every day a not much and wherever possible a second hand shopping day. That should put a stop to the economy.
I bought a guitar last week but it was second hand so did not involve the global corporate industrial system too much.

biffvernon wrote:Such an extremist! Better would be to have every day a not much and wherever possible a second hand shopping day. That should put a stop to the economy.
I bought a guitar last week but it was second hand so did not involve the global corporate industrial system too much.

Now that's a really good idea. It would be less gimmicky, far more effective and easier to maintain interest.

My comment was a bit tongue in cheek but I will definately buy as little as possible. Already realised that my stockpile only had one box of matches and a lighter that doesn't actually work.

January's a tough time to test yerself out. Talk about going Cold Turkey

biffvernon wrote:Such an extremist! Better would be to have every day a not much and wherever possible a second hand shopping day. That should put a stop to the economy.

Concur +1.

Going through my stuff, it's reassuring how little is bought new, the exception being some food we don't grow ourselves and some appliances which we bought on the basis of having second-hand for many years - but now could save up for some top-notch ones which could, with care, last for twenty-five years or more.

The car, one of the bikes, the dogs, the house, the bed, the Mac, the table, the chairs, the clothes, even the kitchen sink and taps, plus loads of other stuff, all pre-used.

I think the only real exception I'd make is in the underclothes, socks and shoe departments. Everything else should be a candidate for second- (or third-) handedness.

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biffvernon wrote:I bought a guitar last week but it was second hand so did not involve the global corporate industrial system too much.

Had the seller given up playing, or did the global corporate industrial system make him a new one?