Is your central heating on yet

It's not Christmas Day yet so why would it be on?
 
Heating on yet?
No but I did put the 4.5tog duvet on the bed last night [up from 1.5]
 
I bet a high percentage of people on MF grew up with ice on the INSIDE of their bedroom windows in the morning and the phrase central heating wasn't invented.
Do we NEED to put the heating on yet?
Did we have a deprived upbringing without central heating?
Are we a lot of wussies and not "hard' like our ancestors?
With the power companies and market traders stealing billions from us it is time to think about these questions.
Just think if every house hold turned off their heating the price might come down.

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Off, and it's staying off for as long as possible. We intend spending the winter in wooly jumpers with the heating on the frost setting when necessary.
 
Clangers said:
I bet a high percentage of people on MF grew up with ice on the INSIDE of their bedroom windows in the morning and the phrase central heating wasn't invented.
Do we NEED to put the heating on yet?
Did we have a deprived upbringing without central heating?
Are we a lot of wussies and not "hard' like our ancestors?
With the power companies and market traders stealing billions from us it is time to think about these questions.
Just think if every house hold turned off their heating the price might come down.
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Do we really want to go back to living like we did 50 or 60 years ago. What happened to progress?
 
Clangers said:
I bet a high percentage of people on MF grew up with ice on the INSIDE of their bedroom windows in the morning and the phrase central heating wasn't invented.
Do we NEED to put the heating on yet?
Did we have a deprived upbringing without central heating?
Are we a lot of wussies and not "hard' like our ancestors?
With the power companies and market traders stealing billions from us it is time to think about these questions.
Just think if every house hold turned off their heating the price might come down.
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That was our house too but we had a coal fire with a back boiler and Mum got up at 6:30 to rake out ashes and start the fire. Nightwear was kept in the warming oven next to the fire so both dressing and undressing was done in front of the fire.
Distance adds fondness but I wouldn’t be without central heating now.

Ours is on for an hour first thing and at tea-time.
 
The Wino said:
Do we really want to go back to living like we did 50 or 60 years ago. What happened to progress?
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Totally agree with you, managing costs for energy consumption is not the same as not using it. Everyone’s situation is different and whilst I could cover the costs of our energy consumption managing the cost means still being warm 19-21c and have halved our electric costs. This year there will only be lights on the Xmas tree but not the normal multi festive lights around the house. The air fryer, the slow cooker all are helping.

I appreciate not everyone can cover the costs of the increased energy costs let alone increase in food and will be donating to charities that are helping those who have little.
 
Coolcats said:
Totally agree with you, managing costs for energy consumption is not the same as not using it. Everyone’s situation is different and whilst I could cover the costs of our energy consumption managing the cost means still being warm 19-21c and have halved our electric costs. This year there will only be lights on the Xmas tree but not the normal multi festive lights around the house. The air fryer, the slow cooker all are helping.

I appreciate not everyone can cover the costs of the increased energy costs let alone increase in food and will be donating to charities that are helping those who have little.
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We're volunteers on the village hall trustees. We're looking at opening the hall more in the winter as a warm space that people can visit and save heating bills plus have a social day out. It's going to take some organising if we do it as there would need to be some activities and careful wording of what's on offer as "if you're too poor to heat your home come to this" would probably put almost everyone off.
 
The Wino said:
We're volunteers on the village hall trustees. We're looking at opening the hall more in the winter as a warm space that people can visit and save heating bills plus have a social day out. It's going to take some organising if we do it as there would need to be some activities and careful wording of what's on offer as "if you're too poor to heat your home come to this" would probably put almost everyone off.
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Absolutely no shaming should be there but social meet-up and people will come

And that is a really kind thing for you and your village to organise

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AnnieB said:
I usually start with my underwear and work my way up to a warm jumper 😂😂😂
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Already half-dressed I sleep in my underwear, T shirt and leggings so I am ready to take the dogs out as soon as I wake up, quick swig of mouthwash and ready to go:giggle:(y)

Gina.
 
No heating on yet but like others I grew up in a house without central heating, we had a Yorkshire range in the kitchen and a coal fire in the living room in the evening, the bedrooms were freezing and we had a paraffin heater in the bathroom. I have fitted smart heating controls and an air to air heat pump hopefully helping to keep the bills down but I'm not going back to being cold in my home.
 
Put a fleece on today to go out side, house temp is sitting at around 21c with no heating. But I'm sure it wont be long before Cornwall starts getting cold.
 
What's central heating?:LOL: None here .
We basically have what I grew up with a fire.
jumar said:
In the north of Spain van heating on for past week....off home tomorrow to Murcia... Air Conditioning will be chugging away...as will chilled San Miguel....,
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supposed to be back up to 33º at the weekend again.
PaulyP said:
I’ve just had an email from octopus to say this months DD will be £33 instead of £100,
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Why ? A DD is for variable amounts that is why they were in vented .standing orders are for fixed so I can't see why they'd be telling you it was less?
Garfields said:
The van would go before I would stop putting on heating.
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For me everything would go before any vehicle.
The Wino said:
Do we really want to go back to living like we did 50 or 60 years ago. What happened to progress?
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how can it be progress if you can't afford to turn it on?
The Wino said:
r as "if you're too poor to heat your home come to this" would probably put almost everyone off.
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I doubt it .It doesn't put off those with iphones ,newish cars, sky tv, etc,etc, from queuing at the food banks?

If the house is well insulated as all ours in the UK were & paid for by us, as well as being more or less hermetic , then leaving heating on all the time controlled by thermostat should not be a problem?
I would guess that most people want windows open from what I have observed in the UK & I have no idea why?
One thing we have never done. In fact I don't think I have ever opened a window except when it has been far too hot inside?

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gus-lopez said:
What's central heating?:LOL: None here .
We basically have what I grew up with a fire.

supposed to be back up to 33º at the weekend again.

Why ? A DD is for variable amounts that is why they were in vented .standing orders are for fixed so I can't see why they'd be telling you it was less?

For me everything would go before any vehicle.

how can it be progress if you can't afford to turn it on?

I doubt it .It doesn't put off those with iphones ,newish cars, sky tv, etc,etc, from queuing at the food banks?

If the house is well insulated as all ours in the UK were & paid for by us, as well as being more or less hermetic , then leaving heating on all the time controlled by thermostat should not be a problem?
I would guess that most people want windows open from what I have observed in the UK & I have no idea why?
One thing we have never done. In fact I don't think I have ever opened a window except when it has been far too hot inside?
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The reason mine is less this month is that the remaining amount is payed by the government, apparently this will happen for the next couple of months.
 
PaulyP said:
The reason mine is less this month is that the remaining amount is payed by the government, apparently this will happen for the next couple of months.
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A slightly more accurate answer is yours is less because the government decided that everyone had to pay for their energy on tick in a couple of years time ( after all the only money they have is ours!)
 
gus-lopez said:
What's central heating?:LOL: None here .
We basically have what I grew up with a fire.

supposed to be back up to 33º at the weekend again.

Why ? A DD is for variable amounts that is why they were in vented .standing orders are for fixed so I can't see why they'd be telling you it was less?

For me everything would go before any vehicle.

how can it be progress if you can't afford to turn it on?

I doubt it .It doesn't put off those with iphones ,newish cars, sky tv, etc,etc, from queuing at the food banks?

If the house is well insulated as all ours in the UK were & paid for by us, as well as being more or less hermetic , then leaving heating on all the time controlled by thermostat should not be a problem?
I would guess that most people want windows open from what I have observed in the UK & I have no idea why?
One thing we have never done. In fact I don't think I have ever opened a window except when it has been far too hot inside?
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Hi Richard, rest assured, we have returned to base Murcia this morning.... don't suppose we will need the heating until mid December...looking for the Air conditioning remote just now..
Our car has 10mm of dust on it...as does everything else we touch... we've had the painter in while we've been away...he decided the kitchen cupboards would look better in light grey...not what we asked for...but he was right...just as well we are easily pleased..Phew...it's hot...
 
gus-lopez said:
It doesn't put off those with iphones ,newish cars, sky tv, etc,etc, from queuing at the food banks?
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Very uncharitable ?
I'm sure there are a few who are like that but there are a lot that are really struggling and there will be many more over the winter.
Did you read this in the Daily Fail ?
 
Heating on yesterday, sunbathing today, what’s going on with this weather?, 🤣🤣😎😎

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Garfields said:
Very uncharitable ?
I'm sure there are a few who are like that but there are a lot that are really struggling and there will be many more over the winter.
Did you read this in the Daily Fail ?
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It’s also hard to buy or pay for anything without a piece of technology. So in many ways in modern Britain you would be handicapped by not having one

People will often buy cheap phones from the likes of CEX
 
Coolcats said:
It’s also hard to buy or pay for anything without a piece of technology. So in many ways in modern Britain you would be handicapped by not having one

People will often buy cheap phones from the likes of CEX
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gus-lopez In addition, many folk have long term contacts that they could afford before they lost their jobs or their bills went up so much. Hence, there could be folk with newish cars, mobile phones etc but are eligible for food banks. They could have had enough savings to survive for a few months without work but are struggling now.
 
MattR said:
gus-lopez In addition, many folk have long term contacts that they could afford before they lost their jobs or their bills went up so much. Hence, there could be folk with newish cars, mobile phones etc but are eligible for food banks. They could have had enough savings to survive for a few months without work but are struggling now.
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It’s very costly to come out of a PCP car contract, having said this a friend was paying £350 per month for a ford ranger the contract came to an end and a new ranger was around £500 per month the dealer was desperate to get the truck off him but the contract allowed my friend to pay a balloon payment and then via his company and in his wife’s name it’s now a pcp for 6 years at £120 per month.

But imagine someone had a PCP @ £500 per month lost thier job…. Or the Mortage is going sky high
 
Coolcats said:
It’s very costly to come out of a PCP car contract, having said this a friend was paying £350 per month for a ford ranger the contract came to an end and a new ranger was around £500 per month the dealer was desperate to get the truck off him but the contract allowed my friend to pay a balloon payment and then via his company and in his wife’s name it’s now a pcp for 6 years at £120 per month.

But imagine someone had a PCP @ £500 per month lost thier job…. Or the Mortage is going sky high
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A friend of mine gets a car allowance. I'm not sure of the details but the contract had an option to pay a final amount at the end and own the car. With the jump in second hand prices he got quotes to sell it to other dealers and bought it and sold it on the same day at a decent profit. I've always treated vehicles as a depreciating item tend to buy used 6 months old and keep them 7 or 8 years. Our current Octavia diesel estate still drives great at 82k miles I suspect it's going to be around a good few years yet
 
The Wino said:
A friend of mine gets a car allowance. I'm not sure of the details but the contract had an option to pay a final amount at the end and own the car. With the jump in second hand prices he got quotes to sell it to other dealers and bought it and sold it on the same day at a decent profit. I've always treated vehicles as a depreciating item tend to buy used 6 months old and keep them 7 or 8 years. Our current Octavia diesel estate still drives great at 82k miles I suspect it's going to be around a good few years yet
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Sounds like your friend had a good deal 2nd hand low milage is a good way to go. I had a car allowance and it does depending how long you have it build up a decent investment in a vehicle if you choose wisely
having said this I know account director who has an old BMW which he does Stella miles and keeps the allowance.

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