The weathermen have just given a climate change warning for the north and eastern England, predicted minus 15 and lots of snow by the weekend from the north east.

The Apprentice wrote:
Fixed it for you

What's winter like in Greece?

oioioi wrote:
lol

The Apprentice wrote:
fuckinell, that's an extra 20 quid on the gas card this week then

It's been so mild around here that some things are budding too early. A cold spell now will bugger everything up!

diamondgeezer wrote:
With this new house and no bloody stove I've so far forked out €1000 on heating oil.

andyh wrote:
I would have thought a gaff like yours out in the sticks would have fireplaces?

I'd demand them, first thing I'd look for.

What's the the weather like in Portugal in our winter?

I think that I mentioned the value of a arctic bedroll several months back , hope everyone handles the winter without much personal distress and be safe if a blizzard happens get supplies and hole up, like a hobbit

jhado wrote:
In the south, very similar to that of southern Spain I believe. In central/northern Portugal, mild and wet.

Thinking of joining me?

andyh wrote:
Kinell H it must be a big spot, we have just fitted a heavy curtain at the bottom of the stairs to stop all the heat in the hall where the stat is fitted, the small rad in the hall was simply never coped with all that space and kept the systems whacking away. With the curtain fitted the much smaller ares warms up fairly quickly and has knocked a fiver a week off the total already.

The new Worcester Bosch condenser boiler is running at 89% efficiency on gas.

Its back to basics for some older ideas, wooden shutters on the inside, that makes a world of difference to the huge DG unit there.

To stop the heat going updtairs ee fitted loft insulation between floors.

Our total heating bill for the year last year was 550, hopefully less this year.

We let our dog sleep in the bedroom which helps keep it warmer.

In the style of Viz Top Tips:

Cut down on extortionate heating bills by never getting out of bed.

wake_up_bomb wrote:
Steppewar sent that one in

diamondgeezer wrote:
Actually, that is exactly what I was thinking.

Rick wrote:
I love doing this

psketti wrote:
If we get icy roads or snow covers the road around here people are dangerous driving, they don't know how to drive in those conditions, most years we go through with maybe a day or two of snow, ice the same thing, I think this year may be worse.

If it does ice up it paralysis things, schools close, roads close, people jobs don't open and things are in a mass of confusion

you have to hole up or be injured by some idiot

The Apprentice wrote:
5 bedroom georgian style house its a few thousand sq foot lol.
Believe it or not I've spent less than the neighbor, its shocking but normal.
Its roughly a euro a litre at the moment, it has VAT ofc and its errr office heating cough cough lol :p

Heats the water aswell as the rads mind.

diamondgeezer wrote:
It does actually, not much kop though, no draft on the bloody thing sheesh lol.
No back boiler either

Ours aint got a back boiler either... its still ace in the winter