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arista · 18-09-2021, 02:39 AM

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Alf · 19-09-2021, 01:38 AM

"Who can we blame for the mess we've created?"

"Russia is the usual avenue we take" .

"Quite right, let's pin it on Russia"

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 07:59 AM

FFS My energy bills already went up 40% last month when my fixed tariff ended

. Though my bills are like 80% electricity. We seem to use like 2x the average for a house of the same size

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Cherie · 19-09-2021, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

FFS My energy bills already went up 40% last month when my fixed tariff ended

. Though my bills are like 80% electricity. We seem to use like 2x the average for a house of the same size

.

Playstation...and streaming...are the culprits

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Cherie

Playstation...and streaming...are the culprits

I think it's actually the heated airer... it's on 24/7 from October - late April... the stream of clothes that need drying is endless though. ENDLESS. It doesn't make sense, I'm convinced we wash more clothes than can possibly be being worn.

James · 19-09-2021, 12:45 PM

What I pay is going up 40% soon also.

Compare the Market didn't help much this time.

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I think it's actually the heated airer... it's on 24/7 from October - late April... the stream of clothes that need drying is endless though. ENDLESS. It doesn't make sense, I'm convinced we wash more clothes than can possibly be being worn.

I use a washing line whenever possible now. Apparently you save 60p each time.

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by James

What I pay is going up 40% soon also.

Compare the Market didn't help much this time.

I use a washing line whenever possible now. Apparently you save 60p each time.

I had to do a switch even to get just a 40% increase - my old supplier was wanting to double it!

parmnion · 20-09-2021, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I think it's actually the heated airer... it's on 24/7 from October - late April... the stream of clothes that need drying is endless though. ENDLESS. It doesn't make sense, I'm convinced we wash more clothes than can possibly be being worn.

Its cause they've got to many clothes..

Sign of the times I suppose.

Toy Soldier · 21-09-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by parmnion

Its cause they've got to many clothes..

Sign of the times I suppose.

You're quite right to be honest, we need a good clearout as half of the youngest's stuff doesn't even fit her very well at this point. The local recycling centre just got those big metal deposit bins for clothes to go to charity so I might convince my wife we should bag a load of stuff up and just jam it all in those.

Redway · 23-01-2023, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

FFS My energy bills already went up 40% last month when my fixed tariff ended

. Though my bills are like 80% electricity. We seem to use like 2x the average for a house of the same size

.

Who’s your provider?

Soldier Boy · 23-01-2023, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Redway

Who’s your provider?

One of the crappy little ones that will probably go bust. Everywhere has the same rates currently so I don't think it matters all that much.

I solved the electricity usage issue though, started using the heated airer only during the day and turning it off over night since it was probably a massive fire hazard anyway, and stopped leaving the desktop PC on all day, switched to laptop for work. Those two changes cut our electricity use by 2/5 ...

... I don't really want to think about the money I've been throwing down the drain for years.

Gas bill is through the roof though

. Paying on receipt of bill, not spreading it with Direct Debit... and it's been a cold winter. Still - it means my summer bills should be pretty nice, we barely use any gas from April to November.

arista · 19-09-2021, 08:08 AM

First Subject On Marr
Newspapers

Gas Firms going Under,

Alf · 19-09-2021, 12:48 PM

Get cold up in Scotland, does it?

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Alf

Get cold up in Scotland, does it?

My house is well insulated but that’s half the issue for clothes in winter. Can’t put them outside because it’s too cold/wet, but if I have the central heating on for more than a couple of hours the house gets too hot, so so can’t dry stuff on radiators either. So the heated aired is the only option and I think it probably costs a fortune. Like £50/month

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bitontheslide · 19-09-2021, 01:21 PM

electricity has increased massively over the last few years. I used to blaze out the old 60w and 100w lightbulbs all over the house without a thought. Now i have led lighting everywhere and my electric is still 3 times the cost of my gas

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

electricity has increased massively over the last few years. I used to blaze out the old 60w and 100w lightbulbs all over the house without a thought. Now i have led lighting everywhere and my electric is still 3 times the cost of my gas

Lighting is cheap as chips these days (with the 5 to 10w bulbs), like £10/year if you had a main light on 24/7. In my house it's things like desktop PC, Playstation, TV, other electronics constantly on charge (although things like laptops and phones don't use all that much usually) and the dreaded heated airer. Plus the washing machine itself tbf which runs like 2x a day

. We've also had massive industrial-sized fans running all summer.

arista · 19-09-2021, 04:03 PM

[Both Utility Point and People's Energy have
announced they have gone bust
Over half a million customers are told
to wait whilst a new supplier is found]

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...sit-tight.html

Sept 14th

Toy Soldier · 19-09-2021, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by arista

[Both Utility Point and People's Energy have
announced they have gone bust
Over half a million customers are told
to wait whilst a new supplier is found]

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...sit-tight.html

Sept 14th

I keep going with small suppliers, and they keep going bust, and they keep getting transferred to ****ing EDF. I was with EDF before I started switching to small suppliers! They tried to tell me my annual Gas & Electricity combined estimate was £4000+ a year, for a family of 4 in a semi-detached

and set my direct debit as something like £370 a month! I don't want to be with bloody EDF!

Why are they forcing me to always go back.