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Offline NorthumBryan

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The joys of winter...
« on: December 11, 2022, 03:41:47 PM »
Yes, it's that time again, the cars a ball of ice (-5c overnight) and the 'leccy meter is moving so fast the last digit is a blur ! To be fair, that is all electric heating, cooking & lighting and 2 EV's charging as well. My PV system has managed only 42kWh this week but we've used nearly 800kWh...
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2022, 06:00:58 PM »
Blimey that does seem a lot😱 not that I know a lot about it  lol
It was -4 last night here I managed to get out for my walk this afternoon with my wife and me being on 2 walking sticks trying not to slip 😱
We have no gas in this area so we have an oil tank and a oil combi boiler we have a electric oven & a induction hob & a Smart meter which at the moment is currently around £7 per day we try to be as careful as we can as I can imagine everyone is 😭   We also have a wood burner which at the moment is alight most of the day,  my wife took some pictures of the frost on our walk today.

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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2022, 08:33:05 PM »
Nice, proper hard frost  :thumb:
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2022, 09:02:32 AM »
Is that £261 for a week? That's about 3 months gas and electric for me.
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2022, 04:18:07 PM »
Yup, a single 7 day period. That's charging 2 cars as well and no gas or any other fuel to pay for. I get 6 months a year free when the solar PV is in decent production so I can happily live with it. I came home to find the mrs had used a lot of electricity cooking these beauties, home-made sausage rolls.
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2022, 08:04:50 PM »
Ohhhh they look delicious enjoy  :thumb:
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2022, 11:09:52 AM »
 :thumb: lovely!!
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2022, 08:53:49 PM »
Quote from: NorthumBryan on December 13, 2022, 04:18:07 PM
I came home to find the mrs had used a lot of electricity cooking these beauties, home-made sausage rolls.

I'll let you know next time I'm in the area so she can bake some more  :stir:
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2022, 11:40:17 AM »
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2022, 12:06:29 PM »
Sorry to change the subject NorthumBryan

But you have got me in to Amyl and the sniffers after posting on the v-Strom owners forum ( what are you listening to )  they are so full of energy especially Amyl she is amazing and you are right reminds me of a 70s punk group love it cheers mate  :thumb:
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2022, 04:11:06 PM »
I can only apologize for corrupting your ears... I've also discovered 'The Chats' a very lively Aussie punk/rock band, also worth a listen, well to my mind anyway. Enjoy -



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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2022, 09:25:23 PM »
I like that a lot  :thumb:
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2022, 04:52:21 PM »
They've got quite a back catalogue, I like the fact they don't take themselves too seriously. For example -


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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2022, 04:03:48 PM »
It turns out last week wasn't that bad after all...
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Re: The joys of winter...
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2022, 08:59:47 PM »
 :wtf: bloody hell mate what the hell is Drawing all that !!!! 
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