Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

silvercar

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Skiing is actually not that hard. I am really uncoordinated and it works. However, I don't see it being any use as a family holiday. Sliding down the slopes is a means to get to the bar and then get rancidly drunk by about 7pm. Obviously this appeals to a limited audience of philistines.

Given the kids in my family are 18 and 21 year old boys, it is probably has a lot of appeal, though possibly not with their parents in tow.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

I think I need new glasses - or to wear the ones I've already got more often.

Have been having trouble for a while reading threads exactly as they are written, but this morning read the title of one as "Britain to offer 100 year old gits".

I keep doing that, hence my cake instead of coke error two days ago. I think 100 year old gits would have made for better reading... as would cake -v- coke. I think our way is the right way

lostinrates

I would now how many 100 year old gits, or if its a hundred precocosious year old gits.

LydiaJ

silvercar wrote: »

I have a electricity monitor, courtesy of British Gas.

Suddenly DS is switching off lights and shouting "does that make a difference"?

Background electricity with some lights and all these gadgets and appliances always plugged in, gives us a reading of 1.2-1.4kw.

michaels wrote: »

Sound very high for nothing on - I would have said we are mega users and do about 675 units/month according to our monitor from eon, so an average of about 0.9kw so our 'base load must be lower than this, I think about 0.5?

Edit - mega users for those who have gas heating - obviously electric water/space heating and usage would be much higher.

Seems high to me too. We have had a daily average of about 12kWh over the winter, so base load must be less than 0.5kW.

I had one of those monitors a while ago but got fed up with it. The stuff that was beyond my control - like the freezer thermostat switching it on and off - seemed to make a lot more difference than turning lights and computers and things on or off. I do track weekly usage though, as part of analysing the effect of my solar panels. (Which generated 18kWh on Sunday )

chewmylegoff wrote: »

It's not my fault, her signature made me do it.

:rotfl:

chewmylegoff wrote: »

PS if I'd taken the time to write a long and well reasoned post I'd want to know that it had been read and digested otherwise what's the point of the effort.

Thank you. I appreciated your comment.

Davesnave

Bit of news in the other place regarding our garden sale.

It's not good!:(

There's always someone who wants to pull a fast one. :mad:

silvercar

Playstation and plasma TV on standby use a lot of electric.

Computer when switched on is using 0.3kW.

Base level with no lights and no computer is about 0.3kW

Max noticed so far is 4.2kW but that was hoover (henry) and kettle.

I'm getting nerdy, I'm sure the novelty will wear off, if not feel free to ignore me.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Playstation and plasma TV on standby use a lot of electric.

Computer when switched on is using 0.3kW.

Base level with no lights and no computer is about 0.3kW

Max noticed so far is 4.2kW but that was hoover (henry) and kettle.

I'm getting nerdy, I'm sure the novelty will wear off, if not feel free to ignore me.

I enjoy it too silvercar.m i have had mine a while and its fun.

PasturesNew

I've never seen an energy monitor, but I'm guessing you don't just bring it into the house and stick it on the side like a pot plant and read figures off the screen - I'm guessing, at some point, somehow, you have to touch/attach something to some wires somewhere near "all that electricity meter stuff that's scarey"... I'll not be getting one of those then.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've never seen an energy monitor, but I'm guessing you don't just bring it into the house and stick it on the side like a pot plant and read figures off the screen - I'm guessing, at some point, somehow, you have to touch/attach something to some wires somewhere near "all that electricity meter stuff that's scarey"... I'll not be getting one of those then.

Yes and no. Once in operation you do stick it on the side and look at it.

If you can shut a padlock, you can do all the meter stuff.

Your electricity meter has 4 fat wires going into it. the sensor looks like a plastic covered padlock that clips around any of the wires. Really easy to do, its not even a tight fit.

SingleSue

Think I am starting to rue the day I set up a carrot and stick approach with an inbuilt treat system, to gently push James into trying harder in his GCSEs. It would be unfair not to do it for the other boys and now the chickens are coming home to roost with them competing against each other for the best results and the highest amounts of treats!

Mind you, the results are nice and it has certainly worked an absolute treat, they try their best because the thought of an ear bashing (verbal I hasten to add) at a poor result is enough to spur them on.....plus the thought of a treat outside of what I can usually get them is ample incentive, so they work harder.

Am I a bad mummy for doing that? Hmm, not sure really...they don't seem to appear pressured, just more motivated.

Edit - The treats are not for huge amounts but get enough treats 'saved' up and it can provide a fairly decent treat.