Energy Prices

[johnsusername]

35 minutes ago, DalyanPete said:

Over from Turkey and boy are we feeling the cold. Guessing most families here are like mine heating not going on? 

This country is fucked, how the fuck are the less well off going to survive this winter? I would expect more depression and suicides unless something drastically changes.

How did the voters get fooled by these gobshites? 

England is really fucked mate. Empire, monarchy, civil wars, extreme poverty, extreme riches, bullying our neighbours, world wars, class - hundreds of years of madness all crushing down on a collection of weird psyches. It's a confused place. And it all seems to be coming to a head. There'll be riots before Christmas. 

[SasaS]

3 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

England is really fucked mate. Empire, monarchy, civil wars, extreme poverty, extreme riches, bullying our neighbours, world wars, class - hundreds of years of madness all crushing down on a collection of weird psyches. It's a confused place. And it all seems to be coming to a head. There'll be riots before Christmas. 

That is just horrible. It has barely been 400 years since the last civil war.

[Anubis]

1 hour ago, DalyanPete said:

…how the fuck are the less well off going to survive this winter? I would expect more depression and suicides unless something drastically changes.

Probably a happy benefit for them.

[Elite]

Pipes freezing will be on the increase over the winter which will again lead to even more hardship. You'll simply have no choice to put the heating on at times when it's freezing.

[No2]

On 29/09/2022 at 11:48, Rico1304 said:

 

Does she say energy pills there? Used to be called yokes.

[DalyanPete]

1 hour ago, redinblack said:

done to them.

Sure they'll get by with a little help.....

[DalyanPete]

43 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Probably a happy benefit for them.

Easy way out for some.

[DalyanPete]

1 hour ago, johnsusername said:

England is really fucked mate. Empire, monarchy, civil wars, extreme poverty, extreme riches, bullying our neighbours, world wars, class - hundreds of years of madness all crushing down on a collection of weird psyches. It's a confused place. And it all seems to be coming to a head. There'll be riots before Christmas. 

Grim reading that.

When God divvied the benefits out he gave turkey sun and water it can grow anything even when no rain for months because the underground water tables are so high.

This all gives me the benefit of free well water, free hot water for most of the year via solar panels. 

Once the season ends the locals will do any job to get by. I've never seen any sleeping on the streets here although I'm sure it happens in Istanbul and other major cities. The Muslim faith is to help all living things and people in need.

Can't wait to get back next Thursday.

[Anubis]

HM Treasury embarrassing themselves. Worth clicking in to the Treasury tweet to see them getting eviscerated.

 

 

[dockers_strike]

Submitted my usual monthly meter reads to Octopus on 20 September. After they billed me and my 125 quid DD hit the account yesterday, I was 52 quid in credit.

 

Sumitted last nights reads this morning and my dashboard is now showing £6.93 credit! We've used 12 units of gas and 98, leccie since 20th.

 

The bill for October and beyond is going to be big but thankfully, not as big as the intended Ofgem permitted increase.

[Rico1304]

3 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Submitted my usual monthly meter reads to Octopus on 20 September. After they billed me and my 125 quid DD hit the account yesterday, I was 52 quid in credit.

 

Sumitted last nights reads this morning and my dashboard is now showing £6.93 credit! We've used 12 units of gas and 98, leccie since 20th.

 

The bill for October and beyond is going to be big but thankfully, not as big as the intended Ofgem permitted increase.

Thanks for the update.  Greg will no doubt be over the moon.  

[Skidfingers McGonical]

I put our readings in, then they took into account how much our account was in credit and our monthly payment came down by £60 odd quid from the predicted one (£190ish). Thats G&E combined.

 

That meant it took our monthly payment to just over £10 more than what we were paying before all this panic. I can't help think we have done pretty well there. Expecting an increase of £60 for the winter readings, but still don't feel that's too bad either. 

 

 

 

 

[Harry Squatter]

On 30/09/2022 at 09:19, Anubis said:

Telegraph now running with the tax cuts will be paid for from benefits, which will not rise in accordance with inflation but be capped at just over 5%.

This means that the poorest in society face rising fuel bills, rising general cost of living, and will see an effective reduction in their available funds.

 

Rich people will get a nice £50k bonus.

 

Its like a reality TV show in which a section of society get the involuntary experience of what it was like to live in the east end of London under Queen Victoria.

You still get all these smug retired well off people who never seem to get affected by any of this telling people to tighten their belts/suck it up/tough it out or live on a 30p bag of pasta a week.  I really hate some of the people who live in this fucking country. 

[A Red]

On 30/09/2022 at 12:06, DalyanPete said:

Grim reading that.

When God divvied the benefits out he gave turkey sun and water it can grow anything even when no rain for months because the underground water tables are so high.

This all gives me the benefit of free well water, free hot water for most of the year via solar panels. 

Once the season ends the locals will do any job to get by. I've never seen any sleeping on the streets here although I'm sure it happens in Istanbul and other major cities. The Muslim faith is to help all living things and people in need.

Can't wait to get back next Thursday.

Hows the inflation doing?

[DalyanPete]

14 hours ago, A Red said:

Hows the inflation doing?

About 11% I think but exchange rate of 20 lire to the pound negates that for us locals not so much.

[Gnasher]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rico1304]

On 29/09/2022 at 13:56, Rico1304 said:

That’s because it is a fucking price cap you daft bastard.  It’s NOT a bill cap.  
 

The price of the unit is capped, the amount of units you use isn’t.  

They stole that from me! 

[Mook]

Anyone know how quickly the £66 refund will be paid back into our bank accounts.

 

I paid Scottish Power today and am looking a bit skint for the month ahead.

[Elite]

3 minutes ago, Mook said:

Anyone know how quickly the £66 refund will be paid back into our bank accounts.

 

I paid Scottish Power today and am looking a bit skint for the month ahead.

They'll probably post you a cheque to be awkward.

[Creator Supreme]

The £66 should just be coming off your direct debit!

[Mook]

1 hour ago, Creator Supreme said:

The £66 should just be coming off your direct debit!

The e-mail I got from the in August said it would be refunded within a few days of the direct debit going out. The e-mail my wife got from Scottish Gas said the same.

[halewood pete]

[Harry's Lad]

4 minutes ago, halewood pete said:

Tragically that's a stark reality for more than a few desperate mums who will be forced to resort to that to feed their kids and keep them warm this winter.

What a time to be alive.

 

[Rico1304]

Truss STILL won’t back a campaign for people to use less energy.  Absolutely crazy. 
 

Although it looks like TOU tariffs are going to be pushed through Suppliers - so if you’ve got a smart meter you may be able shift some of your usage to save money.  If you’ve been a dinosaur and said ‘I’m not having one of those in my house’ I’m afraid you are unable to benefit. 

[littletedwest]

My step son has taken the attitude they use what they use. Clearly not been checking his bill this month they've taken 544 quid off him ( it'll drop to 520 next month) 

He can't get hold of them on the dog but is now chasing the kids around to make sure lights are switched off