My 2 year fixed tariff ends in April so I thought I’d do a price comparison. 

Currently pay £220 a month and built up credit. Cheapest now is £560 !!!!!! That’s nearly £7k a year !!!!!! Fucking hell !

Fully insulated house, double glazing, all light bulbs are energy saving, smart radiator thermostats, modern boiler set to 22 degrees etc. Wife works from home but heating off and a fancy super efficient inverter heats the only room she’s in.

This is on top of the NI increases, council tax hikes etc. which are coming. Jesus. 

Has anyone else done one recently ?? I hope I’ve done something wrong otherwise that’s no fancy holiday for us this year and we’ll be some of the lucky ones. Some people are going to be fucked.

This countries going to have some serious trouble ahead and how will some cope ??

Is it true that 25% of the energy prices is “green tax” ??

Is it the Russians behind this ??

And this isn’t just a Tory thing - it wouldn’t be much different with any of them in charge. 

Does she have a sybian rider which she uses all day whilst I’m at work ?
 

 

13 hours ago, Sweep said:

It's only A-D getting it isn't it 🙄 -  means I'll be getting fuck all as usual

What’s jules band Z😀

Just now, Spider said:

Can you not just burn a few more servants to stay warm?

You must have a gamekeeper or scullery maid you wouldn't miss?

🙂

I wish...

However, my point does stand as to why the rebate isn't universal, it should be - a larger property (not that I have a large property) costs more to heat, so in reality, those in larger houses should be getting more than those in a pokey little one bed flat.

Just now, radcliffe white said:

What’s jules band Z😀

I dread to think -  I think he's had to turn off the pump that heats the moat recently, times are hard

21 minutes ago, Sweep said:

🙂

I wish...

However, my point does stand as to why the rebate isn't universal, it should be - a larger property (not that I have a large property) costs more to heat, so in reality, those in larger houses should be getting more than those in a pokey little one bed flat.

Downsize.

Why should my tax pay to heat your house when it's just empty rooms?

I am of course, being facetious, but the truth is that £200 is a bit of a shocker.

59 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I want a rebate. as everybody else is getting one, I don't see what the size/value of the property has to do with it at all

Gas & Electric is a household bill, therefore any rebate should be based on a household tax. Everybody is going to have to pay more, it's around affordability and help for those that don't have the discretionary spend available within their monthly budget to free up another 70 quid a month. The huge majority of these will live in properties in bands A & B, some in C&D, and hardly any above that. 150 million has been made available to local councils to apply discretionary rebates for those in Band E who may still struggle. Suggest you get onto the council and demand your rebate

14 hours ago, Winchester White said:

I thought we were band D, turns out band E. Bugger.

id rather be in band e or f whatever it is, than get peasants bonus 

seriously tho, wheres the help for folk with a nice house who are currently 'getting by'

 

just cos your re on a higher income with a nice house doesnt mean you should not be eligible for some support

Just now, Casino said:

id rather be in band e or f whatever it is, than get peasants bonus 

seriously tho, wheres the help for folk with a nice house who are currently 'getting by'

 

just cos your re on a higher income with a nice house doesnt mean you should not be eligible for some support

See my previous post

It's the poor sods on pay as you go that I feel sorry for. Our house had been out for rental before we bought it and took us months to get sorted away from having to go to the shop to top up. Rates on those are absolutely criminal.

Half the time your clearing the debt of previous tenants who were made to have the things installed in the first place. Four quid in the tenner usually servicing the debts.

I think if one goes six months without using emergency credit you can request a credit meter.

Edited February 4, 20224 yr by Youri McAnespie

All support should be means tested.

1 minute ago, Traf said:

All support should be means tested.

I do agree with this

38 minutes ago, Gonk said:

See my previous post

fair enough....im fine, lucky if you like, that this doesnt cause me any hardship

there does need to be support for the reasons outlined above and beyond 'poor' folk

37 minutes ago, Casino said:

fair enough....im fine, lucky if you like, that this doesnt cause me any hardship

there does need to be support for the reasons outlined above and beyond 'poor' folk

I'm not sure if it's "luck" that you're not going to be caused any hardship by this. 

I get deeply annoyed, on a fairly regular basis, by this fat knacker who drinks down our local club who is constantly papping on about how "lucky" people are that they can go on holidays or have nice cars or a nice houses etc......she doesn't work, obviously  -  in the main, it's fuck all to do with luck, and more to do with working hard. (I do appreciate some may get a lucky lottery win or inherit some wealth)

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

I do agree with this

Nice in principle, though it would take that bloody long folk would be dead before they got owt.

Oh, er, hang on...

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

get deeply annoyed, on a fairly regular basis, by this fat knacker* who drinks down our campsite bin fire who is constantly papping on about how "lucky" people are that they can go travelling or have nice 4x4s or a nice caravans etc......she doesn't tarmac drives, obviously  -  in the main, it's fuck all to do with luck, and more to do with thieving. (I do appreciate some may become a Heavyweight champion).

EFA.

* Knacker is derogatory to your own people - a knacker was someone who disposed of dead livestock, and this was often the domain of gypsies. The term 'tinker' refers to the fact a lot of them were travelling utensil menders - using tin, probably shoddily tbh.

Edited February 4, 20224 yr by Youri McAnespie

8 hours ago, Spider said:

Can you not just burn a few more servants to stay warm?

You must have a gamekeeper or scullery maid you wouldn't miss?

he dont live in Horwich

7 hours ago, Traf said:

All support should be means tested.

Sounds great in principle but a lot of the time the means testing costs more than the saving.

On 03/02/2022 at 23:24, Traf said:

 

This post should be removed by the Mods.

26 minutes ago, captainmed said:

This post should be removed by the Mods.

Aye

No doubt someone will be along in a mo to tell you you're just being a snowflake and anyone has the right to poke fun at the Holocaust. 

1 hour ago, London Wanderer said:

Aye

No doubt someone will be along in a mo to tell you you're just being a snowflake and anyone has the right to poke fun at the Holocaust. 

Or is it OK to take the piss out of bad things that folk do?

The Jimmy Carr debate now in full swing.

A discussion about just this last night on the news, with the hideous gallows humour used by troops in the trenches. As much as anything, a means of coping.

Not worth getting exercised about.

22 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Or is it OK to take the piss out of bad things that folk do?

The Jimmy Carr debate now in full swing.

A discussion about just this last night on the news, with the hideous gallows humour used by troops in the trenches. As much as anything, a means of coping.

Not worth getting exercised about.

I'm not exercised about it mate.

Sometimes there's just a line. Being pissed off about your energy bills is different to making jokes to cope with life in the trenches.

But it's complex. Everyone's line is different. Didn't make me laugh in the slightest, but each to their own.

Let's contact his work and get him cancelled 😉

On 05/02/2022 at 10:18, captainmed said:

This post should be removed by the Mods.

No need, I've removed it myself.

There's an option on every post for you to report it to the mods rather than doing it publicly, but you probably knew that anyway.

21 hours ago, London Wanderer said:

I'm not exercised about it mate.

Sometimes there's just a line. Being pissed off about your energy bills is different to making jokes to cope with life in the trenches.

But it's complex. Everyone's line is different. Didn't make me laugh in the slightest, but each to their own.

Let's contact his work and get him cancelled 😉

23 hours ago, London Wanderer said:

Aye

No doubt someone will be along in a mo to tell you you're just being a snowflake and anyone has the right to poke fun at the Holocaust. 

I apologise if my off the cuff attempt at "humour" caused offence, it was my never my intention.

Stephen Ogden (Thogdad) will obviously be coughing up with the rest of us

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05886534/officers

8 hours ago, Dimron said:

Stephen Ogden (Thogdad) will obviously be coughing up with the rest of us

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05886534/officers

One of those directors is called Nikolay Millionshchikov

Thats just taking the piss