Energy Bills

[wolfie1]

its free in scotland, and in some parts it does just what you say seriously, i used to live in a village in the west coast and after a downpour your water was brown and had bits of peat floating in it and in winter a tap had to be left on at the end of the village to stop the pipes freezing!

[TiddlesRX7]

I can understand the pipe freezing thing. Its a major PITA for the maintenance side of things (me actually!). But I can\'t see any of the water companies  sending out untreated water to any customers.

[Aceman]

its free in scotland, and in some parts it does just what you say seriously, i used to live in a village in the west coast and after a downpour your water was brown and had bits of peat floating in it and in winter a tap had to be left on at the end of the village to stop the pipes freezing!

Try living down the end of a 1 mile dirt track, at an address Royal Mail refuse to believe exists, with pipes that are over 40 yrs old and installed by a DIY enthusiast..

A tiny hint of frost and it\'s all hands to the local tescos for bottled water, and to friends houses to fill up the jerry cans (water versions!) so can wash, drink, give the horse water etc!

Mind you, water bill is only £6 a month, so can\'t complain too much!!!

[Skifledanabit]

hell, I\'m happy when the fuel goes down a penny, let alone back down to £1.05, those were the days, sub £1 a litre.

[B.Martin]

I hate the fuel prices, it\'s sickening to think the us pay less than the uk. Then you look at the middle east and it\'s like 5p a litre! It\'s a bit cheaper here than uk, but not a lot.

[wolfie1]

funny you say that about organisations not believing things exist, i was mot a 2004 audi a4 convertible sport which had a 2.5 turbo diesel engine in it (from the factory) and the database wouldnt let me pick out the cars details saying that combination didnt exist but it did, it was right in front of me!
 
 thats harsh every winter, at least i suppose its nice and quiet where you stay