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Not Heard Much About The Impending Power Cuts Lately
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Is it still a possibility?
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I don't know about the rest of the UK, Tilly, but our power supply has become so unreliable that I have begun to take it very seriously already. We were cut off for over 3 hours a few weeks ago, starting just as it got dark. Not the first cut this year.
No I've not heard much officially, but I have bought 3 camping lanterns (battery operated) as candles could get dangerous in bedrooms. When we moved here (E.Yorks Wolds) I bought a small 2-ring camping gas stove. It has languished in the garage, but I am now in the process of getting it operational.
So, longish cuts are always a possibility here and I rather suspect that they will become more widespread and 'normal'. Successive govts. have ignored the need to be self-sufficient in power and food (which we couldn't believe, surely WW2 gave them an idea) and it behoves us to take precautions. I shall also stock up on canned meat.
No I've not heard much officially, but I have bought 3 camping lanterns (battery operated) as candles could get dangerous in bedrooms. When we moved here (E.Yorks Wolds) I bought a small 2-ring camping gas stove. It has languished in the garage, but I am now in the process of getting it operational.
So, longish cuts are always a possibility here and I rather suspect that they will become more widespread and 'normal'. Successive govts. have ignored the need to be self-sufficient in power and food (which we couldn't believe, surely WW2 gave them an idea) and it behoves us to take precautions. I shall also stock up on canned meat.
The weather has been so mild recently that gas demand has dropped. Apparently lots of liquified gas carrying ships have anchored up waiting for the prices and demand to rise. The result is we have a form of gas storage in the North Atlantic, meaning the danger of Europe running out of gas has receded.
No power cuts.
No power cuts.
This, from a fortnight ago, covers it well:
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Basically it means that power cuts are unlikely but can't be totally ruled out. I've got a couple of these though, just in case:
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(The light output is quite impressive. B&Q sell them as well, for just 50p extra)
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Basically it means that power cuts are unlikely but can't be totally ruled out. I've got a couple of these though, just in case:
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(The light output is quite impressive. B&Q sell them as well, for just 50p extra)
GROMIT, "The UK imports very little energy, and only in the depths of winner when it is very cold."
"The UK imports around 50% of its gas from the international market and most homes in England and Wales are heated by mains gas supply. Gas is also used to fuel around a third of the UK's electricity generation"
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"The UK imports around 50% of its gas from the international market and most homes in England and Wales are heated by mains gas supply. Gas is also used to fuel around a third of the UK's electricity generation"
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be aware this is from the daily mail.. lol
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Why stress out about a vague possibility? We remember and lived through the rolling power cuts of the early 1970s and we lived in an all-electric flat. We had candles and a single burner camping gas which served us fine. Now we have the same camping gas and candles and the bonus of a real fireplace and loads of firewood so would be living in luxury should power cuts actually happen.
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