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Old 01-10-2022, 09:52   #1369
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Re: The energy crisis

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Originally Posted by Tinky View Post
I remember before central heating became the norm, we had ice on the inside of the windows in the winter, and we relied on parafin stoves to keep the house warm. We've got too soft.

Yesterday our energy supplier surprisingly lowered our monthly payments from £150 to £136, and we had the central heating on for the first time too.
Back in the day paraffin was about 30-50p per gallon now it's circa £12 for 4 ltrs
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