12-10-2023, 11:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-10-2023, 11:45 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
(11-10-2023, 07:53 PM)Chris Garner Wrote: ...unless your car's electric, in which case you'll freeze.
No Tony, the car's likely to burst into flames as several Porsches are now doing!
Well, there's an advantage. At least the dinner will be well cooked and, as these fires tend to burn for a day or two, at least you be warm then.
Excellent thinking. I'm not as well prepared but, when we had gas to the village (a trunk line runs just below it) we went for gas central heating. But, the house already had a back-boiler system, so we kept that as well (though thetwo are not linked). The result, in winter, is that we can enjoy an open fire and partial background heating to cut gas costs. Amusingly, when gas became available during privatisation, to boost the share price, the number of potential customers near trunk lines was listed. Our village was offered the option of a connection at £750 per property and most took it up. The farmer opposite, a likeable rogue, was always looking to save money and must have bribed a gas man to break into the supply. The result was no payment of £750 and 20 years of free heat. The scam was only discovered by his son when he died and the house put up for sale. The son took the course that land-owning Americans do when they find an "endangered" species has moved in and don't want the expensive hassle and endless bureaucratic nightmare of dealing with it - "Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up".