Well done for believing the doom mongers!!!

carolt

It's snowing here - typical - no warning from the weather forecast.

And just on one of those incredibly rare days when little one is in nursery and I'm not working and thought I could actually go out and spend some enjoyable time browsing shops unencumbered.

Oh well. Instead I shall be reduced to sitting here, freezing despite heating full on, clutching a hot water bottle, browsing the net.

Boring. Want summer. Now.

hethmar

harryhound wrote: »

Have you any figures and links on this one? (cos I don't believe you unless you really do mean "reduce by 1/10th" rather than "reduce to 1/10th";) )
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The big advantage of ash wood is that it can be burnt green, while all other trees need at least 12 months to dry out for a nice clean burn.

You don't want creosote gunge clogging the chimney and making a mega fire hazard.

Harry, I wasnt actually using literal terms, just saying there would be a huge saving over other systems :rolleyes:

Yep, we have been in the solid fuel business for 25 years, so we do have some knowledge of heating. I would add, we have some split oak logs in our garden which have been seasoning for 3 years now and we still wouldnt use those because of the amount of resin and moisture they still contain.

neverdespairgirl

harryhound wrote: »

NDG - how old are mum & dad?

My mother's 61, my Dad's 58. I forgot to say, they do also have two wood-burning stoves, and use coppiced wood from the trees already mature.

neverdespairgirl

carolt wrote: »

And just on one of those incredibly rare days when little one is in nursery and I'm not working and thought I could actually go out and spend some enjoyable time browsing shops unencumbered.

Oh well. Instead I shall be reduced to sitting here, freezing despite heating full on, clutching a hot water bottle, browsing the net.

Jumpers, coat, gloves and hat, and away you go!

It's very cold here in London, but also sunny and lovely.

harryhound

pickledpink wrote: »

Try sleeping on silk sheets - they keep you lovely and warm.

Cashmere sheets are warm too - but are a bit costly.

I sleep on silk sheets and even with no clothes on I always stay warm as toast.:A

Electric blanket?

It is very important to get outside in the sunshine and build up you serotonin and regulate your melatonin (jet lag anyone?)

Unfortunately not everyone in London has easy access to south facing slopes bathed in sunlight, but even external light is many times brighter than the average indoor stuff.

So if you stay indoors you may get "SAD" and if you read too much of these links you may get neurotic :rolleyes:: conversion of serotonin to melatonin.[40] A similar effect is obtained by spending more time in natural sunlight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin

Harry

Wood, given its "low" thermal content per unit of weight, is not a particularly cheap option if these prices are anything to go by.
http://www.uglysticks.co.uk/
but it is traditional and homely and I quite like the smell

Remind me, what was this thread about:D

Austin_Allegro

Tsk tsk children, it is not 'global warming' anymore, it is 'climate change' - rather too many people were asking awkward questions, er, I mean, getting confused about the former term, so it was changed.

For anyone who's cold, I recommend long thermal underwear. It gives you a sort of 'second skin' feeling and completely gets rid of that 'chilled to the bone' feeling.

harryhound

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

My mother's 61, my Dad's 58. I forgot to say, they do also have two wood-burning stoves, and use coppiced wood from the trees already mature.

Ah just a bit younger than me then, and now I know why there is a waiting list until next Easter for log stoves.

I wonder if these two threads are converging
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=17317579&highlight=Pile#post17317579

I always remember visiting a comparatively wealth relative of Mrs Hound, when we were newly married. It was "great uncle Bulgaria", who took us round to see his 30 something younger generation in their new moorside south facing home.
Hawk eyed Harry quietly remarked that not every large double garage was built with a pitched roof, double glazed windows, lightweight concrete blocks and cavity fill.
I got a wink and the information that it was intended for his dotage.

Must ask Mrs Hound if he ever got to use it.

neverdespairgirl

harryhound wrote: »

Remind me, what was this thread about:D

The price of fish?

neverdespairgirl

harryhound wrote: »

Ah just a bit younger than me then, and now I know why there is a waiting list until next Easter for log stoves.
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What, all my parents' fault?:j