Anyone felt the pinch yet?

Notice a good proportion of my hotels are quiet this week. But with the jubilee round the corner and pride the week after maybe folk are simply saving their trips for that.

Cant help but feel the media are driving a lot of it. They seem hell bent on us heading into a recession. Making people panic and stop spending.

They should be telling everyone its all gravy.

Only area Ive felt it is diesel. £154 to fill my van the other day. That's taking the piss.

17 minutes ago, L/H White said:

has martin lewis suggested we all cancel our direct debits, or is this just the facebook monsters without fuck all else to do?

 

I wouldn't have thought that he'd recommend that

4 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I wouldn't have thought that he'd recommend that

I would have not thought he’d not recommend not doing that. 🤔

1 hour ago, Traf said:

After the rise, my gas/elec will be more than my mortgage, which is also rising at a fair speed.

See, prepare to fail... just get yourself an eyewateringly high rent and then your fuel bill looks fine.

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

has martin lewis suggested we all cancel our direct debits, or is this just the facebook monsters without fuck all else to do?

 

Pure stupidity

if folk can’t afford then I’m sure payment plans can be made, otherwise long run it won’t end well 

3 hours ago, Ani said:

Our utility company had advised us to increase payments for £240 per month to £420. 
 

My retirement pot is not index linked but is invested in the falling stockmarket. I may have to get a job at this rate. Missus is genuinely worried about how her mum will pay her bills with just a state pension. 

I pretended none of this was happening

but the other half is now on the case and looks like we're going in fixed at aroudn the same £420 which has more than doubled

she mentioned something about 2 more increases after October

but there's no notice period/exit fee on this fixed term, so if things weren't as bad as expected, we can shop around

well, she can shop around

I'll just pretend it's not happening or anything to do with me, and wear extra jumpers when WFH

I’m thinking wife packs in part time job which would just about cover the fuel cost here in UK and spend winter in Spain where I won’t need the gas and electricity so much. I won’t gain financially but won’t be any worse off and the wife gets to pack in work and we will be in a decent climate. 

Edited August 30, 20223 yr by Mounts Kipper

1pm kick offs for Saturday games on the cards for EFL games.

 

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

1pm kick offs for Saturday games on the cards for EFL games.

 

I can't see anybody not being happy with that - I think it'd be excellent

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’m thinking wife packs in part time job which would just about cover the fuel cost here in UK and spend winter in Spain where I won’t need the gas and electricity so much. I won’t gain financially but won’t be any worse off and the wife gets to pack in work and we will be in a decent climate. 

Article earlier about Spain. Hugely suffering from a water shortage in some areas, which is impacting on food production (tomatoes for example).

Someone interviewed from the country explaining that they need a huge review and change to their water management. 

You might be warm, but you might be thirsty!

11 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

 

You might be warm, but you might be thirsty!

No way, €1 pints of Fosters all day, every day

26 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Article earlier about Spain. Hugely suffering from a water shortage in some areas, which is impacting on food production (tomatoes for example).

Someone interviewed from the country explaining that they need a huge review and change to their water management. 

You might be warm, but you might be thirsty!

Just had 3 weeks over there… no issues with water, only issue was shortage of ice in the supermarkets. 

1 minute ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Just had 3 weeks over there… no issues with water, only issue was shortage of ice in the supermarkets. 

Give it time.

Just like everywhere at the moment; climate playing havoc. Sierra Leone, Pakistan, China just three places on the news being fucked over by flooding. 

The Spanish lady was extremely concerned over the impact it was having on a major industry of there, and what the future would present to them.

57 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Give it time.

Just like everywhere at the moment; climate playing havoc. Sierra Leone, Pakistan, China just three places on the news being fucked over by flooding. 

The Spanish lady was extremely concerned over the impact it was having on a major industry of there, and what the future would present to them.

Saw news article yesterday Spain spending on new desalination plants, not the cheapest way to produce drinking water but I suppose it’s needed as a back up if all else fails. 

3 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

I’m thinking wife packs in part time job which would just about cover the fuel cost here in UK and spend winter in Spain where I won’t need the gas and electricity so much. I won’t gain financially but won’t be any worse off and the wife gets to pack in work and we will be in a decent climate. 

No brainer. Get gone mate 

25 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Saw news article yesterday Spain spending on new desalination plants, not the cheapest way to produce drinking water but I suppose it’s needed as a back up if all else fails. 

Indeed. Then begs the question, where does the energy come from to do that?

Kinell, here the authorities are having to plan for insufficient electricity this winter because of Norway's good weather. Its made their hydro electricity supply vulnerable which means they may have to use their own gas instead, which in turn may mean reduced supplies to customers. 

Meanwhile the short termists bang on about fracking as if its a panacea. 

5 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Indeed. Then begs the question, where does the energy come from to do that?

Kinell, here the authorities are having to plan for insufficient electricity this winter because of Norway's good weather. Its made their hydro electricity supply vulnerable which means they may have to use their own gas instead, which in turn may mean reduced supplies to customers. 

Meanwhile the short termists bang on about fracking as if its a panacea. 

Spain ok for gas got underwater pipeline from Algeria. 

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Just had 3 weeks over there… no issues with water, only issue was shortage of ice in the supermarkets. 

You do know what ice is?

😀

55 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Spain ok for gas got underwater pipeline from Algeria. 

That's the point- energy security issues together with mounting costs.

Not a solution for future needs.

21 minutes ago, CambridgeBWFC said:

You do know what ice is?

😀

No idea! But when it melted it turned to water. 

3 hours ago, Sweep said:

I can't see anybody not being happy with that - I think it'd be excellent

Be shite. I'd have to get up before dinner for starters.

5 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Article earlier about Spain. Hugely suffering from a water shortage in some areas, which is impacting on food production (tomatoes for example).

Someone interviewed from the country explaining that they need a huge review and change to their water management. 

You might be warm, but you might be thirsty!

Saw this 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62707435.amp

Their worst ever drought 

Olive oil to be affected 

Plenty of water in Pakistan, you could move there 

13 hours ago, royal white said:

No brainer. Get gone mate 

Agreed

16 hours ago, gonzo said:

1pm kick offs for Saturday games on the cards for EFL games.

Won’t make much difference in reality during the winter months. When I’ve worked 12pm women’s games the floodlights have still been on. 

13 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Saw news article yesterday Spain spending on new desalination plants, not the cheapest way to produce drinking water but I suppose it’s needed as a back up if all else fails. 

My dad’s claim to fame was selling sand to Arabs. The company he worked for at the time were water purification engineers producing mainly sewerage treatment equipment but also desalination plants. The sand required had to be river sand, not the very angular sand found in their deserts.