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.

Very worst case scenario 

3 hour power cuts 

BBC News - Homes face winter power cuts in worst-case scenario, says National Grid

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63155827

18 minutes ago, Zico said:

Very worst case scenario 

3 hour power cuts 

BBC News - Homes face winter power cuts in worst-case scenario, says National Grid

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63155827

That’s grim. Hopefully not the case. @Spider called this a while back

22 minutes ago, tomski said:

That’s grim. Hopefully not the case. @Spider called this a while back

Worst case scenario- apparently users are to be offered money back for using leccy at night when demand is low. Makes sense. 

Not sure they will happen, but perhaps it's a way of getting folk to be a bit more energy smart to ward off issues.

Also, maybe a lot of businesses and organisations need to look at their unnecessary lighting- places having lights on all night for example, and things like electronic advertising boards.

Generators have shot up in price 

I bought 2 new battery lanterns and torches a few weeks back in readiness

Did you all stock up on candles and power banks ….?

 

13 minutes ago, Spider said:

Did you all stock up on candles and power banks ….?

 

by stock up, if you mean "pilfer from work" then yes, I've got plenty of power banks - all fully charged up at the office before I brought them home 😀

15 minutes ago, Spider said:

Did you all stock up on candles and power banks ….?

 

Scavenging fire wood is free. 😀

Pig fat from the local farm and jute string from the local garden centre. 

And some bleach to get the smoke rings off the ceiling. 

they better hurry up with my Hybid Solar System if this happens.  I've not put the heating on yet, tonight might be the night.

21 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Scavenging fire wood is free. 😀

 

Technically its theft.

29 minutes ago, Nowack said:

Technically its theft.

Not if it’s alreDy fallen to the floor…

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Not if it’s alreDy fallen to the floor…

It is still the property of the landowner so it is still theft. Some common land like Epping Forest you can but in general someone owns the land in this country so taking it without consent is theft.

14 minutes ago, Nowack said:

It is still the property of the landowner so it is still theft. Some common land like Epping Forest you can but in general someone owns the land in this country so taking it without consent is theft.

Up the revolution 

1 hour ago, Nowack said:

Technically its theft.

Not if you've already spoken to the land owner, or applied for scavenger rights.

Or of course, if you get it through your job.

Edited October 6, 20223 yr by Tonge moor green jacket

Just had £66 back off scottish power - it is supposed to go back into my bank account but they have just added it as a credit to electricity instead 🤷‍♂️

Just now, burnden said:

Just had £66 back off scottish power - it is supposed to go back into my bank account but they have just added it as a credit to electricity instead 🤷‍♂️

My mum is on a British Gas PAYG smart meter. Yesterday, her Electricity balance got anonymously topped up by about 60 quid. No change to the Gas though.

9 minutes ago, burnden said:

Just had £66 back off scottish power - it is supposed to go back into my bank account but they have just added it as a credit to electricity instead 🤷‍♂️

Aye, it stays on your account.

My lot suggested dropping payments if I wanted, but I'm still in debit so I'll build it up for a bit.

I mean 'occasional' three hour power cuts as a 'worst case scenario' with 24 hours warning, doesn't really sound that bad to me?

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, it stays on your account.

My lot suggested dropping payments if I wanted, but I'm still in debit so I'll build it up for a bit.

I pay mine DD , on the SP website it says  

Im glad I know fuck all about the bills and the wife sorts it all out

4 minutes ago, burnden said:

I pay mine DD , on the SP website it says  

Lucky you. Mine just stays in the energy account. 

 

 

6 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I mean 'occasional' three hour power cuts as a 'worst case scenario' with 24 hours warning, doesn't really sound that bad to me?

Especially of its at night. Might have to adjust the cooker and microwave time though. Drat.

1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Lucky you. Mine just stays in the energy account. 

 

 

That is the point i was trying to make mate i am supposed to get it refunded to my bank account but they have just put it in my energy account .

I'm with EDF, got my refund in my bank today