Alchemausterity II

Karmacat

Alchemilla said:

savingholmes said:

Irritating about unwanted advice. Nice to get out and about though. Trying to make myself go for a day trip to somewhere new. Hard to make myself go but will probably love it once there.

Sometimes getting out of the door is the hardest bit.
Definitely, nowadays at any rate  

The toasties were AMAZING. Oh my goodness. That's enough food for today I think!

Oh my!  They sound good 😎

newgirly

Glad u got ember finally, very nice! 

Alchemilla

newgirly said:

Glad u got ember finally, very nice! 

Thanks NG. 

Didn't go to bed until 2am, oops! Went for lunch with the 'rents, it was supposed to be soup but turned out to be a three course extravaganza with wine. No wine for me as driving but DH now sleeping it off. 

Kids are doing the big muck out of the piggies (who are twittering on the sitting room rug).

I've been out to pyjama the ponies and give them hay because it is coollld.

Bit gutted the boiler carped out, it was only 34!!

Apparently there is a boiler shortage. I blame Brexit.

NSD Except for replacing a humane mouse trap that Daughterofsatan ate.

greenbee

Maybe now's the time to get solar panels and air source heat, given the issues with energy supply and prices. Or possibly get the ponies and guinea pigs generating power for you? 

Alchemilla

greenbee said:

Maybe now's the time to get solar panels and air source heat, given the issues with energy supply and prices. Or possibly get the ponies and guinea pigs generating power for you? 

I did look into putting solar panels on the barn but the projected output was disappointing given its size.

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

Karmacat

Alchemilla said:

greenbee said:

Maybe now's the time to get solar panels and air source heat, given the issues with energy supply and prices. Or possibly get the ponies and guinea pigs generating power for you? 

I did look into putting solar panels on the barn but the projected output was disappointing given its size.

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

I'd really like to see that 

savingholmes

Karmacat said:

Alchemilla said:

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

I'd really like to see that 

Me too - sounds a real winner

greenbee

Alchemilla said:

greenbee said:

Maybe now's the time to get solar panels and air source heat, given the issues with energy supply and prices. Or possibly get the ponies and guinea pigs generating power for you? 

I did look into putting solar panels on the barn but the projected output was disappointing given its size.

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

Might be worth looking at solar again (PV & thermal) if you're going to have to replace the boiler. It might be more worthwhile if you're putting in airsource heat. Mind you, it would depend on whether your current radiators would work with it. 

We had solar thermal when I was little, and even those old-fashioned panels (which lasted about 40 years) cut the bills significantly. I don't know how long they took to pay for themselves, but if you're planning on staying long-term, investing in the infrastructure is worthwhile. It might even offset the cost of running Ember

apple_muncher

Could you bring the ponies and piggies inside and have them downstairs generating heat for you humans upstairs???

Alchemilla

Karmacat said:

Alchemilla said:

greenbee said:

Maybe now's the time to get solar panels and air source heat, given the issues with energy supply and prices. Or possibly get the ponies and guinea pigs generating power for you? 

I did look into putting solar panels on the barn but the projected output was disappointing given its size.

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

I'd really like to see that 

savingholmes said:

Karmacat said:

Alchemilla said:

I could get the guinea pigs a tiny dynamo rigged up to a hamster wheel!

I'd really like to see that 

Me too - sounds a real winner

Not convinced it would pass animal welfare tests!!