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They will all be out on the streets marching at that point
Assuming they organise it before they run out of battery
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Gas lighter ftw. The old fashioned way. It'll be the young 'uns that fall to pieces when their button doesn't work.Gas cookers still use electricity for the ignition don't they?
You'd have to get the matches out, think you could try get away with it then if careful![]()
You could even get one of the small folding camping stoves and a canister, smaller and more efficient than the briefcase type imo.Yeah, I may even be tempted to use at the allotment when its cold, ive got a nice large greenhouse (twin wall) so open a window a bit and I am sure it would warm up nicely, and have abrew at the same time
We do have a small "kitchen" but its minging as you would expect so I dont use it
Of course, if your phone runs through the internet...I believe the telephone companies run on a seperate power to domestic houses.
I could be wrong, but think so.
Probably get you enough to run some electronics. I think they are talking about 4 days of blackouts in the worse case scenario. Top some batteries up and ride it out.Doesn’t work very well in the winter.
4 weeks would be crazy. Hopefully we get some notice beforehand. Will at least give me a chance to download loads of movies and games. If they are just doing this based on gas supply then they could turn the electric back on when demand is lower such as overnight and then at least things can charge up.I dunno why but a 4 day prediction?
Probably 4 weeks!
About 13p in October and 15p in January.Annoyingly my gas fix ends on October 4th at 3.77p a unit, what am I looking at after the price cap rise, 4-5x that?
DooooomI dunno why but a 4 day prediction?
Probably 4 weeks!
I'll be down the allotment with a pitchfork stopping anyone nicking my leeks.Yeah, I may even be tempted to use at the allotment when its cold, ive got a nice large greenhouse (twin wall) so open a window a bit and I am sure it would warm up nicely, and have abrew at the same time
We do have a small "kitchen" but its minging as you would expect so I dont use it
I'll be down the allotment with a pitchfork stopping anyone nicking my leeks.
Ooof! Thanks 200sols. So I’ll be in the weird situation where my electricity will be fixed at 11p a unit for the next year and I’ve got a wood pellet stove to heat the downstairs, I’m guessing it might be worth getting a couple of oil based electric radiators to cover the two bedrooms in use and use that cheaper electricity?About 13p in October and 15p in January.
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I'll be down the allotment with a pitchfork stopping anyone nicking my leeks.
Of course, if your phone runs through the internet...
old key, if it was a smart meter the prices would have updated on 1st april to current prices.Out of interest - are you on the old key meter or a smart meter?
It's relatively green and as long as you're planting at least as many trees as you're burning it does balance out to an extent.It seems it's just convenient to ignore all the other emissions burning wood gives off and just focus on CO2 to say it's "green" that doesn't include the fact you have to cut the tree down to get the wood, otherwise the tree would live for years not decomposing because it's still alive
Yea well it all goes through the fibre, so provided you can power your modem/router in theory should still work assuming the telecom infrastructure is on a seperate power supply to domestic homes, again not 100% on that but assume so, and highly doubt the would cut that. I mean even during power cuts your "landline" still works, I can't see that being any different to a fibre connection provided you can power your end
Your "landline" is hard wired back to the BT exchange which will have 3-phase power and backups in place. ADSL works in the same way.
VDSL, Virgin Media and full-fibre are connected to powered cabinets on the street. Those are almost certainly not 3-phase and will be linked to the same grid as street lights etc.
[Edit] If we're talking doom mongers, your best hope there would be Starlink or similar. No requirement for local grid power then