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.

1 minute ago, Spider said:

That was just in horwich

6 fingered gloves aren’t cheap 

45 minutes ago, royal white said:

6 fingered gloves aren’t cheap 

Artisan gloves round here mate.

Don’t sell gloves down your way I expect? Surprising, considering most of the locals use their left hand to wipe their arses.

 

5 minutes ago, Spider said:

Artisan gloves round here mate.

Don’t sell gloves down your way I expect? Surprising, considering most of the locals use their left hand to wipe their arses.

 

Not in this neck of the woods! Gold plated bogs around here. We are safe for the time being, a couple of miles in certain directions though and it starts to get messy. 

Just now, royal white said:

Not in this neck of the woods! Gold plated bogs around here. We are safe for the time being, a couple of miles in certain directions though and it starts to get messy. 

I bet they all have mock Roman columns either side of their front doors an all

1 hour ago, Spider said:

I bet they all have mock Roman columns either side of their front doors an all

The pillars of Islam......

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1691922/energy-crisis-national-grid-offshore-wind-milestone-renewables-record-breaking-cheap-power/amp

Gradual, but good.

8 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1691922/energy-crisis-national-grid-offshore-wind-milestone-renewables-record-breaking-cheap-power/amp

Gradual, but good.

Very good news for octopus customers…

22 minutes ago, Spider said:

Very good news for octopus customers…

Please explain why that would be the case

26 minutes ago, Spider said:

Very good news for octopus customers…

I'm hoping to be with them soon, even though their prices have had to rocket up peak times.

4 minutes ago, Breightmet Boy said:

I'm hoping to be with them soon, even though their prices have had to rocket up peak times.

https://octopus.energy/quote/?postcode=BL1
 

Hopefully you’ll be luckier than me 🥲

8 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

Please explain why that would be the case

If you’re on their renewable tariff, the price fluctuates according to demand and any surplus energy on the grid as a direct result of input from renewable sources (wind, nuclear, wave, solar).

For example, a few months ago, the price per kwH dropped from 24p to tuppence as they needed to offload surplus storage when the wind farms were at full capacity.

If you have smart devices in the house, some can even talk to Octopus and automatically detect the cheap periods and recharge batteries/hot water whilst the cost is lowest.

2 minutes ago, globaldiver said:

https://octopus.energy/quote/?postcode=BL1
 

Hopefully you’ll be luckier than me 🥲

I should add that this is for particular tariffs and I believe they aren’t taking new customers just yet, but that will change

1 minute ago, Spider said:

I should add that this is for particular tariffs and I believe they aren’t taking new customers just yet, but that will change

Thanks! Summat to look forward to!

Octopus is a quality company for me.

The only gripe is that as a customer, when logged in to my account, it can be difficult to access details of new/alternative tariffs.

That said, the honest information (as illustrated above) is to be respected. 

They're making all sorts of efforts with regards to renewables.

2 hours ago, globaldiver said:

https://octopus.energy/quote/?postcode=BL1
 

Hopefully you’ll be luckier than me 🥲

I may have to take a step back and listen to one of their Customer Service employees when my system is put in.

Wifes been off all week as she's not well..

£50!!! in one week!!

Had the heating on during the day! 

Must admit I don’t much interest in the shopping however went along today

£4 for weetabix £7 for big box fish fingers

WTF

7 hours ago, radcliffe white said:

Must admit I don’t much interest in the shopping however went along today

£4 for weetabix £7 for big box fish fingers

WTF

Do fish have Fingers ???

Anyway i thought they where a £1 a box 

£7 do you get 100 in a box 

Just now, little whitt said:

Do fish have Fingers ???

Anyway i thought they where a £1 a box 

£7 do you get 100 in a box 

Big box yes so cheaper alternatives

£1 maybe at Iceland about 10 years ago 

The amount of dough we haemorrhage on casual shopping is ridiculous. A quick nip to the shop for a few bits is £10 minimum every single day. Money goes nowhere. 

Legged it to shop last night for some milk and did £8 and Im not even sure what I bought other than milk

 

21 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Legged it to shop last night for some milk and did £8 and Im not even sure what I bought other than milk

 

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

The amount of dough we haemorrhage on casual shopping is ridiculous. A quick nip to the shop for a few bits is £10 minimum every single day. Money goes nowhere. 

Legged it to shop last night for some milk and did £8 and Im not even sure what I bought other than milk

 

Get one of those Aspen cards or 2.

1 minute ago, tomski said:

Get one of those Aspen cards or 2.

With those, you just ring the shop and they deliver it all to you for free. I know this to be true, as I read it on facebook.

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

The amount of dough we haemorrhage on casual shopping is ridiculous. A quick nip to the shop for a few bits is £10 minimum every single day. Money goes nowhere. 

Legged it to shop last night for some milk and did £8 and Im not even sure what I bought other than milk

 

That's why we have carried on with the gusto/hello fresh stuff..

Yes it's more expensive, but we do one other shop a week and maybe nip out for bread/milk occasionally. Was proud of myself yesterday walking into Tesco for cough syrup, and coming out ... with just cough syrup. Probably spending about 50 quid a week on food (we have packed lunches), and then 50 quid on Gusto which does us for 5 of those nights. 

 

We don't "struggle" for money, but my wife seems to have this ability to not be overly frugal unlike me. Boxes and boxes of kids clothes that have been worn once. Last time I bought some new clothes was about a year ago.. 

 

 

10 hours ago, radcliffe white said:

Must admit I don’t much interest in the shopping however went along today

£4 for weetabix £7 for big box fish fingers

WTF

£4 for Weetabix??  Can only assume you're buying branded?  Fuck that.  It's just wheat!

Just get home brand for half of that.

My missus is an absolute mug for buying branded stuff.  Granted, their are certain things that one shouldn't scrimp on, but there are plenty of others where own brand is exactly the same.

Edited November 7, 20223 yr by DazBob