The Winter of Discontent #3 Food, energy, transport, jobs, housing, cost of living etc

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Thank(space)you

Also in South West and agree with all of this
 
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Tatooine_legend1

Anyone here thought about moving somewhere warmer abroad? I have considered moving to Asia or Latin America, maybe Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Laos, etc. I do have savings that I could use.

I have no dependents, and I currently rent, so no big reasons to stay put. I am actually seriously considering it, even if it's just for a few months during the colder months.
 
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definitelydifferentbecca

Re fracking; we used to live in Lancashire not that far from a now disused Cuadrilla site, and the day after they registered a 2.9 earth quake in 2019 we found a crack in our garden wall big enough to fit the tip of your finger in.
We reported to Cuadrilla they came and checked the wall, they never formally accepted responsibility but wrote us a cheque for £400 (we never cashed). The visible damage to our property was relatively minor what concerned us most was the potential underground damage to drains etc that wasn’t visible and the affect on the water course.
We were very happy when they stopped fracking.
I understand the need for alternative options but don’t think fracking is a legitimate option in a densely populated country like England.
 
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emmer_moans

I'm starting to collect a few bits like LED torches, rechargeable candles and blankets just in case there is a power outage at some point. I agree with you a lot of us have not had to experience outages really but it does seem plausible that the supply could get a bit patchy.

Edit to add: for 3rd week running my local Sainsbury's had very little in the chest freezers, chips and frozen potato products seem to be in short supply. Fresh veg and salad produce seemed ok.
 
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HaggisInMyBin

We had a really short power cut the other morning when both of us were working from home. Only lasted for about 25 minutes but I was in the middle of presenting slides and my husband was in the middle of a meeting. We can’t tether our laptops to our phones as we don’t get decent 3/4/5G signals in our house so we were left ineffective with no power, internet or telephony. Both of our workplaces have backup generators and failover infrastructure. Call me a cynic but it made me think that a few weeks of regular short outages are a good way to get folk back into the office post Covid.
As a former senior manager, home/flexible working requests were the bane of my existence and having spent part of the past 2 years in a performance analysis role it’s very clear that the majority of people perform to a lower capacity at home than they do in an office in environment

* caveat to add that some go the other way and do too much which is harder to manage and often detrimental to that staff members well being.
 
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Thetruth123

I have to go and buy a tumble dryer today as mine packed up last night !
1) does anyone have any recommendations for a decent condenser one , budget no more than £400

2) anyone else feel appliances break after just a few years these days ….back when I was a kid my mum had her white goods for like over 10 years + easy per one! It’s like they do it on purpose
 
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SophSpinsSillyStories

I have this one, it’s really good - if you get it from boots you get advantage points too.

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Jc456

Heat pump are more economical than condenser, not sure of there's a price difference though
 
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Purrrrrrr

Being a prepper I have a lot of dried food in my store. not only the normal things like rice, pasta and flour but things like dried egg, dried cream and full cream milk powder, dried cheese, dried veggies that are great for adding to stews etc. as is dried tomato powder. Dried fruit not just raisins/ sultanas but all fruits. I buy them all in bulk,...

I used to dry my own but now I buy it but will still make my own fruit leather etc for the kids when people are giving away fruit that they have grown too much of.
 
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IfTheCapFits

Happy with our Beko dryer, not as good as our old AEG but that was vented at old house & can only have a condenser one now.
 
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Snowjoke

If you can get a cheap vented tumble dryer you can get the condenser box/hose kits for them on Amazon for around £13 if you don’t have the vent at home or for example if you wanted to put it in your garage etc… I personally prefer vented tumble dryers as I find them far more economical than the condensing types that seem to run so much longer
 
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Zulkraa

I remember my grandparents had a Junior vacuum cleaner that lasted forever!
 
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Jc456

Someone on here was saying they get lactose free milk and it was getting expensive. Aldi do 1 litre of lactose free for 85p
 
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rainbowlemon

*BREAKING* GAZPROM HALTS GAS SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE.

Russian gas giant Gazprom has officially halted all deliveries to Europe via the Yamal-Europe pipeline, a critical artery for European energy supplies.
 
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masterone

rainbowlemon said:
*BREAKING* GAZPROM HALTS GAS SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE.

Russian gas giant Gazprom has officially halted all deliveries to Europe via the Yamal-Europe pipeline, a critical artery for European energy supplies.
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"Gazprom Energy supplies over a fifth of gas used by commercial and public sector customers in the UK including companies like Siemens, McDonald's, local councils and hospitals. It does not offer services to households."
 
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Eggsandbeans

My gas/electric DD has increased by £50 per month, I shit you not. We are hardly in.

Soci
society isn’t designed to help folk without families (families to meet people with children). As a woman with no kids you get it tight both in the policy arena and in the workplace.
 
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bananabutter

I’ve just bought my first home by myself at 27 but I’m not going to pretend for a minute it’s an easy thing to do!

I’ve been saving six years for my deposit and my mortgage is going to be a bit less than the current rent I’m paying for a bedroom. The sting as you say is the additional costs of council tax, electricity, broadband etc which I’ve never paid myself before, it’s always been included in my rent. However, I’m no longer trying to save so much every month for a deposit so I’m hopeful it’s a case of swings and roundabouts but who knows I’ve definitely got a lot to learn.
 
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Saddlesoap

I dunno what you were on before, but a £50 increase sounds low compared to some. My friends has gone up £180 a month.
 
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Jc456

Just the standing charges increases the bill by £9.30 a month (south west). I've not been sent a new price yet, currently paying £84 which is what I was paying before the last price cap increase, my tariff ended in Dec
 
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