SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, pocster said: No , no , no . I like the same questions over and over again because even I can get to answer some . I then appear knowledgeable and experienced. That then inflates my low self esteem and perceived worth . To take this away and have pages of “ answers to common questions “ would leave me wanting 😞🥲 I can create a page of relaxing, but muscle enhancing, images just for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: I can create a page of relaxing, but muscle enhancing, images just for you. Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Rebel that I am, I'm not sure I've ever read any forums FAQs, welcome page etc. I'm just not made that way. Dive straight into etc. Same with TV instruction books. "BE SURE TO READ HERE FIRST!" just doesn't compute with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 33 minutes ago, Onoff said: Rebel that I am, I'm not sure I've ever read any forums FAQs, welcome page etc. I'm just not made that way. Dive straight into etc. Same with TV instruction books. "BE SURE TO READ HERE FIRST!" just doesn't compute with me. You would follow a link if asked to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldDoItUpper Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Whilst I completely agree with insulating, the problem isn’t (IMHO) the lovely old buildings in this country, but the mass construction of poorly created houses from 1950s onwards. issues with insulation and draft proofing then lead to an increase in damp and mould. Insulation has to happen with ventilation so isn’t always so straightforward to just bung a shedload more insulation in and plug all drafts. However, back on topic, what price per kWh are we expecting in oct, or what are we expecting the price cap to be and how that equates to a kWh price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Rebel that I am, I'm not sure I've ever read any forums FAQs, welcome page etc. I'm just not made that way. Dive straight into etc. Same with TV instruction books. "BE SURE TO READ HERE FIRST!" just doesn't compute with me. A TV should not need an instruction book. If it is so badly designed that it is not possible to use it without reading the manual it is a fail. "If all else fails, rtfm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: However, back on topic, what price per kWh are we expecting in oct, or what are we expecting the price cap to be and how that equates to a kWh price? And related to that, just how long can the energy companies continue selling to consumers at a loss thanks to the cap? How long before none are left or we are back to one nationalised CEGB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, ProDave said: And related to that, just how long can the energy companies continue selling to consumers at a loss thanks to the cap? How long before none are left or we are back to one nationalised CEGB? SSE Are going to be next according to my smart meter this morning. It says I'm still paying 11.98p/kWh Obviously it's not had an OTA update but I take exception to this kind of sloppiness. If that was a petrol pump or Taxi meter and it showed one measure of what I was buying - then I was actually charged twice as much when it came time to pay I would not just let it pass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Radian said: SSE Are going to be next according to my smart meter this morning. It says I'm still paying 11.98p/kWh But that in room display is really just a toy, it is not the official meter (though some people think it is) Talking of SSE, I have not yet received my FIT payment for the meter reading sent in January, and looking at other forums neither have a lot of other people. Something about being taken over by ovo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 25 minutes ago, ProDave said: But that in room display is really just a toy, it is not the official meter (though some people think it is) In some ways yes, but the information displayed is otherwise very accurate - the meter reading and current/daily/monthly/yearly figures are verbatim digital copies of the data relayed to the supply company. Whatever, I still think it's incredibly sloppy... in other financial situations such looseness would not be tolerated. 1 hour ago, ProDave said: Talking of SSE, I have not yet received my FIT payment for the meter reading sent in January, and looking at other forums neither have a lot of other people. Something about being taken over by ovo? SSE were subsumed by OVO Energy in 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 hours ago, ProDave said: But that in room display is really just a toy, it is not the official meter (though some people think it is) Talking of SSE, I have not yet received my FIT payment for the meter reading sent in January, and looking at other forums neither have a lot of other people. Something about being taken over by ovo? I get my FIT with SSE and never have a problem I just email them the info. generation meter read and info emailed last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, TonyT said: I get my FIT with SSE and never have a problem I just email them the info. generation meter read and info emailed last night! January reading was due. Submitted. Then they asked for a photo of the generation meter as they had not been for 2 years. submitted and acknowledged. Nearly 3 months later and no payment. I can;t complain just yet as their contract states they will pay "within a quarter" That will be up soon (and the next reading due) then I WILL be complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 01/04/2022 at 11:47, Radian said: Not many people living in Purbeck. Tyneham Village village is deserted. The ridgeway hill continues on to the West between Weymouth and Dorchester. Miles of lovely deserted hilltop. Gorgeous location, nice place to be! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 27 minutes ago, SimonD said: nice place to be Tis since I moved away in 1983. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Tis since I moved away in 1983. Was it one of those place that had to be escaped in youth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, SimonD said: Was it one of those place that had to be escaped in youth? No, went to university there, though back then it was Wallisdown college of HE. After a decade away I bought a holiday home in Weymouth. Who would have thought that a decade later the Olympics would have arrived in town. Class mate of mine had a girlfriend whose father was the owner of the Corrie Hotel in Swanage. We used to call her Tricia Yates as she had the same hairstyle. Edited April 3, 2022 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Seeing as there's absolutely zero prospect of resolving the question in the OP I'm staying firmly off-topic as well 😊 6 minutes ago, SimonD said: Was it one of those place that had to be escaped in youth? That's quite amusing to me. I've been around here all my life and have always appreciated the surroundings to the extent of making a conscious decision to stay put. I've travelled around and apart from a few exotic places overseas have never been tempted to move elsewhere. Many of my friends moved away during that youthful escape phase but seem to have a certain nostalgia for the area. 4 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: We used to call her Tricia Yates as she had the same hairstyle. In 1983 everyone had that hairstyle - including me 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Radian said: Many of my friends moved away during that youthful escape phase but seem to have a certain nostalgia for the area. The early 80s recession hit Dorset quite badly, why I went to college. Never thought that financial services would become the local industry. Or that Sunseeker would start to make multi million pound boats. Or Penske would make some truly great cars (was offered a job but it never materialised, so went to Tiga). A workmate, who had been a special FX man in the movies (Ray Hanson) said, "live in a nice place, work where the money is". Not a bad thing to do. I am currently sitting in the sun, looking at an empty harbour. Edited April 3, 2022 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkettle Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Another pretty picture from the usual source. You can multiply zero (left graph) by a 1000, but you will still get... not much. Unless a conversation/text about GW, renewables etc. starts with "we recognise we can't even talk about not using FF anytime soon" I personally won't listen as the speaker simply lies to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 😮 how dare you imply building a few more turbines won’t solve the energy crisis, cure the sick, home the homeless, save the penguins and make the roses smell nicer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldDoItUpper Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Given scare tactics of this bbc article, anyone got any real idea what’s likely?!? Warning energy bills to hit over £4,200 a year in January https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62475171 and also what consumption is this calculated on? Trying to work out an approx £/kWh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: Given scare tactics of this bbc article, anyone got any real idea what’s likely?!? Warning energy bills to hit over £4,200 a year in January https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62475171 and also what consumption is this calculated on? Trying to work out an approx £/kWh Yes, this annoys me no end. They must start to learn to work in percentages - but that wouldn't give them the scare tactic headline. Ejits. My monthly bills were no where near the national average before the hikes and are still less than £100 a month for gas and electric, so even if my bills went up to £200 (over double current prices), I would be on £2400 a year - so telling me bills "could" be £4200 really doesn't help me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Someone once told me that the max safe income you can draw from investments is around 4%. So a £millionaire could draw around £40k per year. If energy bills rise to >£4k that would mean even a millionaire could technically meet the definition of someone in fuel poverty (More than 10% of income spent on energy). Not that they need sympathy but its an amazing state of affairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: Given scare tactics of this bbc article, anyone got any real idea what’s likely?!? Warning energy bills to hit over £4,200 a year in January https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62475171 and also what consumption is this calculated on? Trying to work out an approx £/kWh It's not just the BBC. The £4,200 figure is being quoted in most of the mainstream media. The Telegraph says £4,400 in January. iNews say £4,700 in April. Mirror and others suggest £400/m or £4,800/y. Edit: I think I heard on the radio today that there are a few more days (weeks?) of possible wholesale price rises to go before Ofgem can tell us the October cap. Edited August 9, 2022 by Temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) It is from a report by Cornwall Insight. They do seem to be being qute extreme with this one. https://www.cornwall-insight.com/price-cap-to-remain-significantly-above-3000-a-year-until-at-least-2024/ Edited August 9, 2022 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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