Has Anyone Started to Review Their Energy Usage?

[klondike]

Sounds like even just retaining BST isn't an attractive option for you. Those hours mean primary school children just about manage daylight each way but anything else would mean starting out in the pitch dark when people are heading to work.

Double summer time would actually suit us in the south quite well and maybe save some energy. Perhaps they should look at different timezones as changing school hours would be too much of a disruption.

[Raven]

We're kind of used to it up here.

[Scrumpy]

Today I started my shower every other day routine..
I brushed then stuck my unwashed hair behind my ears. I stood at the sink and started at the top and worked down.. Blimey !!.. I can still lift my leg up and stick my foot in the sink..

It bought back memories of my childhood.. We only had a bath on Sunday ready for school next day.. We had strip down washes at the kitchen sink .. no heating..
My mum used to call it the three 'Fs'  Face.. Fanny.. Feet.. 
All the kids around us were the same.. Tide marks everywhere.. !! and horrible Gibbs tooth powder.. (pink)...

[Raven]

OOOOHHHH I remember that pink tooth powder, my Nana used to use it. She was the only one in the house that used it, I remember trying it once and spluttered for ages afterwards.

[Sheila]

I was amazed today when Paul ordered a fleece outfit with hoody to wear at home.  This is a man who won't wear pyjamas and doesn't feel the cold.  Looks as though he is getting prepared!

Neither of us will cut down on our morning shower.  We've got quite a big house so maybe we will have to use fewer rooms and shut the rest off.

We have a halogen cooker which we have been using more often and make 'proper' chips in an Actifry.  I've not really thought about trying to save costs before but it looks as though I may have to start.

[Alex]

I tried to order a new airfryer, a larger one but delivery from Amazon is October !

[Countryman]

Scotland will soon be an independent country, no doubt, so let them have their own time to suit their needs. Issue solved!

[klondike]

I'm not certain about the "no doubt". Independence is for the heart and I can understand the passions for it. I'm not  at all sure that the practicalities stack up though. Then it becomes a matter of persuading more than 50% to take the chance and that will be tough going. At least I think it will.

[Raven]

I won't be using our leisure centre (not that I ever have or ever would), especially at £5 a pop.

Most of us daily users have a membership of one kind or another. Mine is £46 a month. That gives me 7days a week access from 6.30am to 10.pm.
Swimming Pool.
Steam Rooms.
Saunas.
Jacuzzis.
Gym.
Showers.
Cafe.

[GrannyMac]

Raven, mine is only £26. Discount on food and drink in the cafe too. Bargain.

[Raven]

WOW, I don't know how they can do that. When I was still a member of the Perth Pool I was paying £25.50. 15 years ago. It's gone up a good bit too according to a pal in  Perth I was swimming with on my last trip down there. Still it works out around £11 a, week and for 6 visits a week it's under £2 a time, so I won't grumble. 😉

[Diasi]

It bought back memories of my childhood.. We only had a bath on Sunday ready for school next day.. We had strip down washes at the kitchen sink .. no heating..
My mum used to call it the three 'Fs'  Face.. Fanny.. Feet.. 
All the kids around us were the same.. Tide marks everywhere.. !! and horrible Gibbs tooth powder.. (pink)...

Gibbs tooth powder, yuk, everyone rubbing their toothbrush in the same tin & then there was breathing in some of the powder.

At least your Mum got the three F's advice in a reasonable order. 

[Scrumpy]

... and we all shared the same flannel.  !! 

[klondike]

... including the dog 

[Michael Rolls]

who owned it in the first place!