Davkaus Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 53 minutes ago, mrchnry said: Got a flyer for this tonight. Interesting campaign but I doubt it's going to take off. dontpay.uk Having money troubles? Well, why not further tank your credit with a CCJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 7 hours ago, mrchnry said: Got a flyer for this tonight. Interesting campaign but I doubt it's going to take off. https://dontpay.uk/ I dunno, any excuse for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 9 hours ago, bickster said: 193.9 I got some diesel at yesterday, saw ASDA was 195.8 tonight. Definitely the signs of a downturn in pump prices Asda down from 197 to 195. Sainsburys over the road 197 down from 199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchnry Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 56 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: I dunno, any excuse for some. To be fair everyone is complaining and the first sign of rebellion and we all go cynical about it, me included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 6 hours ago, Genie said: Asda down from 197 to 195. Sainsburys over the road 197 down from 199 Tesco still £1.99 weirdly, usually the first to drop, take a little more profit while they can probably. We will be thinking it's cheap when it comes down to £1.90, but it'll never be back to where it should be, around £1.20-£1.30. If it came down to £1.50 we would think it's cheap, when in reality it's still nearly a pound more a gallon more expensive than 12 months ago, takes the piss really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted July 9, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2022 If we invest in this , tidal power , we could be at the front of a new era of power. It's the future Gerry..... By Thomas Moore, Science correspondent @SkyNewsThomas Friday 8 July 2022 19:27, UK Strong tides along UK coast could create electricity for less than cost of nuclear power The UK has the second biggest tides in the world after Canada, peaking in the Bristol Channel, and along the coast of north Wales and northwest England - but it still hasn't seized the use of tidal power. https://news.sky.com/story/strong-tides-along-uk-coast-could-create-electricity-for-less-than-cost-of-nuclear-12648308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 The trouble with renewables is 1 kilometre down isn’t always warmer, and the tide doesn’t always come in. There is rarely an offshore wind, and there is absolutely no possible way of storing energy from PV. Better to stick with the tried and tested safety of Chinese nuclear reactor technology. Or better still, address the very current energy crisis and global warming by promising to invent a new sort of town hall nuclear reactor to be rolled out at some point in the future just after personal jet packs and cars that run forever on a cup of water. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted July 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2022 25 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: The tide doesn’t always come in. I'm not sure what you mean by this, can you explain when the tide hasn't come in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I thought he was laying it on a bit thick, but maybe we needed a neon sign 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, tinker said: I'm not sure what you mean by this, can you explain when the tide hasn't come in? Durrr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 1 hour ago, tinker said: I'm not sure what you mean by this, can you explain when the tide hasn't come in? Apologies, it’s my cheap sarcastic style. It annoys the hell out of me, so it must properly piss off others to see the same lazy trick turned out constantly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Apologies, it’s my cheap sarcastic style. It annoys the hell out of me, so it must properly piss off others to see the same lazy trick turned out constantly. The one. That's making me so angry is not going big on land based wind turbines. Its the quickest, easiest AND CHEAPEST way we have of making electricity but because some Tory party donors don't want their view spoilt we're not building them Insane. Edited July 10, 2022 by sidcow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 19 minutes ago, sidcow said: The one. That's making me so angry is not going big on land based wind turbines. Its the quickest, easiest AND CHEAPEST way we have of making electricity but because some Tory party donors don't want their view spoilt we're not building them Insane. This is where it’s much simpler in places like China, no consultation, it’s just happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 I’ve seen on hot uk deals that one or 2 petrol stations are doing big drops (seemingly as isolated promo’s) which will hopefully catch on. Petrol 179.6p in Wolverhampton Petrol 176p in Yeovil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Quote Domestic energy bills will rise faster this winter than previously forecast by the energy regulator Ofgem, its chief executive has admitted to MPs. Jonathan Brearley said in late May that a typical household would pay £800 a year more from October. But, while giving evidence to MPs, he said it was "clear" that estimate for winter bills now looked too low. The original figure was used by ministers when deciding how much to pay in direct assistance this winter. One industry analyst has predicted a rise of more than £1,200 a year in October. Cornwall Insight said that the typical domestic customer was likely to pay £3,244 a year from October, then £3,363 a year from January. Link At least it looks like the rise between October and Jan is only another ~£100… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 It’s not a crisis though. Definitely not a crisis. No siree no. Only Ukraine is a crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ingram85 said: It’s not a crisis though. Definitely not a crisis. No siree no. Only Ukraine is a crisis. Not for the people in power who will be recovering all of their gas, electric, petrol and diesel costs back. Or if you’re the likes of JRM or Sunak so wealthy it doesn’t matter. Edited July 12, 2022 by Genie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 a large issue with the fuel costs is the strength of the Dollar against the pound. $70 a barrel is around what we've normally paid between 2015 and 2021 (excluding the collapse in prices during Covid). Just over a year ago the exchange rate to Dollar was $1.40 to the pound and now it's $1.2 to the pound. Oil rose to $120 in June this year. That's a 70% increase in oil price from the $70 is was just over a year ago. But when you factor in the exchange rate change it's a 100% increase. The strength of the dollar is damaging and causing even more inflation in other countries as a result. We're being doubly hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, CVByrne said: a large issue with the fuel costs is the strength of the Dollar against the pound. $70 a barrel is around what we've normally paid between 2015 and 2021 (excluding the collapse in prices during Covid). Just over a year ago the exchange rate to Dollar was $1.40 to the pound and now it's $1.2 to the pound. Oil rose to $120 in June this year. That's a 70% increase in oil price from the $70 is was just over a year ago. But when you factor in the exchange rate change it's a 100% increase. The strength of the dollar is damaging and causing even more inflation in other countries as a result. We're being doubly hit Thank god we haven't done anything recently to destabilise the pound then as that would be like some form of self harm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Inflation in US hitting new highs. Things are going to get worse before they get better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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