I think this is bettern the post wot you thought was the bestest wot I put up.Hilarious you aint ya haha well done
I think this is bettern the post wot you thought was the bestest wot I put up.
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With sky at the moment, which piggyback off o2 i think. No contact, if i recall, so no difficulty changingWho are they with?
I still have a UK phone, gonna change soon when I have time cos. Before Brexit roaming was never an issue for however long I was here. After that they put a new “fair play” or some **** clause in so it’s sort of averaged and after 3mths of not using in the UK they then charge.
I had a big chat before all this Brexit with them and “no no sir all will stay the same”. ****s
What I am saying is they may get away with it so check with their provider, mine begins with a V.
J
Western Slope Rover
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I just voted.
Mornin all.
Muchrainiwindiblow.
Muchrainiwindiblow.
Morning all, have a great day!
WhiskyLassie
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Morning folks. Only 2 more early rises til the weekend....
In the light of recent energy price rises I've been trying to get Xylia to use hot water bottles rather than the central heating on the grounds that it's cheaper to run a 2.2 kw kettle for a few minutes than a 15kw boiler permanently. However, the hot water bottles keep losing their caps. I've noticed that a lot of them are interchangeable, even for hot water bottles bought at different times. It's a funny sort of thread, very coarse and rounded. Is there such a thing as British Standard Hot Water Bottle thread I wonder? And is it governed by British Standards and ISO?
Anyway, it seems to be working. I've managed to keep the thermostat on13 C so far.
Anyway, it seems to be working. I've managed to keep the thermostat on13 C so far.
It's not too much of a problem in our house. Over a period of time there's some slight discoloration immediately over the shower and that's about it. These Victorian terraced houses of the kind I live in actually run quite efficiently at low temperatures. When Xylia was away for a long period of time a few years ago I kept the knob on 10 C all winter and the energy costs were very reasonable indeed. Our 19th century forebears probably would have done the same, as they typically wore a lot more layers - woollen underwear, waistcoats, corsets, crinolines and farthingales - and for heat they'd have a couple of bits of coal smouldering in the grate. It's only latterly that we've come to expect to be able to wear T shirts throughout the winter and that the situation has become so costly. Out of interest, here's the Met Office graph of average January temperatures
So as you can see, it wasn't hugely different around the time my house was built. In 2020 the temperature climbed to climate emergency levels of 5.5 C but overall, the year to year variability is a lot greater than the long term trend. People in the past knew a thing or two about keeping themselves comfortable.
Yep older houses are much healthier than new ones, not so air tight and often thicker walls which help the temp stay more constant
