Is your heating ON or OFF?

debtmess

will be on alot of tomorrow, kids off school again, a lot of local buses suspended, will be popping out as its thursday to top up meters, moved thermostat to 15 tonight as i am slightly worried with more snow on way, im hoping my elderly neighbour is keeping warm, will pop in on her tomorrow

bluebag

Average electricity usage can all get a bit confusing, some people heat, heat water and cook with gas and so have quite low electricity consumption.

Obviously if your all electric the units will be a lot lot higher,but no gas bill.

Just worth noting.

bluebag

debtmess wrote: »

will be on alot of tomorrow, kids off school again, a lot of local buses suspended, will be popping out as its thursday to top up meters, moved thermostat to 15 tonight as i am slightly worried with more snow on way, im hoping my elderly neighbour is keeping warm, will pop in on her tomorrow

Just seen the radar image for your neck of the woods:eek: looks like you're in for a right pasting. Keep well.

debtmess

bluebag wrote: »

Just seen the radar image for your neck of the woods:eek: looks like you're in for a right pasting. Keep well.

we've been battered all ready lol but luckily still not as bad as some places

its just started up again, so will get out tomorrow for milk for freezer and to check on neighbour, im worried where she is on her own, its hard to get out now when your not so mobile it must be even harder

bluebag

debtmess wrote: »

we've been battered all ready lol but luckily still not as bad as some places

its just started up again, so will get out tomorrow for milk for freezer and to check on neighbour, im worried where she is on her own, its hard to get out now when your not so mobile it must be even harder

It's very kind of you to do that for your neighbour. My mum is a fairly sprightly 70 something but will not go outside the door for anything in snow/ice as she is terrified of falling.

Luckily, she is a long time OS'er and has milk and bread, candles, blankets, spare duvets, heaters, nuclear bunkers and a months worth of food stocked.:)

Went to the local market today to get DD's birthday present, normally packed with pensioners looking for the bargains... pensioner free zone today, even the market traders were packing up early..bitterly cold.

lostinrates

Hope everyone is ok this morning. we've got more snow, but nothing too dramatic. Its not cold in the house....I've set the boiler on 50 farenheit and its not clicking on. This morning is on of those when I'm in and out of the house to outside on the farmyard so having the heating on high would be appalling for my skin and make outside harder, but I''m mindful that temps may drop and I don't want the house to get back to ''frozen'' temps, so keeping on low is probably a good idea now.

debtmess

flat was freezing when i woke up, heating and fan heaters on

a lot more snow over night, comes up to the steps of my front door (have 3 steep steps)

snow over the tops of my snow boots, checked on neighbour and need to try and get her milk

told the boys to get dressed over there pj's for our trip to the shops, eldest will pull empty sledge for shopping (his choice) little 2 will be on a sledge pulled by me

stay safe everyone x

pollys

Feels quite warm in the house this morning. DH has gone to work. Teenagers still in bed, and little one sat in his new pyjamas wrapped up in a throw watching tv. I'm in pyjamas, dressing gown and houseboots it's really cosy and no heating on at the moment.

Keep warm everyone.

Pollys x

mrsr

First lot of proper snow this morning,not as bad as some of you have been getting but bad anough to stop me driving anywhere.Dogs thought it was great.Heat has been put on to get house warm,but switched off now I will see how it goes, if it gets to cold again i will have pop on again to bring temp up.Ds couldnt get to work this morning so he's upstairs in his bedroom i dont want him ending up frozen. Hope everybody is coping ok

guccigoo

more snow overnight whens it going to end?????????? House was 12c when we got up :eek: heating has been on since 8.30 and is going off soon, i cant afford to have it on all day. luckily i went to the supermarket yesterday so dont plan to go out today, so glad my mum gave me her electric wall fire as it really boosts the warmth when the ch is on.