Let's hope for another mild winter

[BrilloPad]

Buy a jumper.

Straight jacket would be better for Suity surely?

[BrilloPad]

We apparently survived the harsh winter of 1947 with reduced supplies - perhaps as a nation we just need to mtfu

They were fit back then. Due to war rationing. It needs to be bought back for the public good.

[suityou01]

Straight jacket would be better for Suity surely?

Careful chucking those stones.

[barrydidit]

They were fit back then. Due to war rationing. It needs to be bought back for the public good.

I hope contractors would be excluded from what otherwise sounds like a very sensible suggestion. I can't imagine 'Yes! We have no bananas' being an overly popular sentiment around these parts.

[suityou01]

We apparently survived the harsh winter of 1947 with reduced supplies - perhaps as a nation we just need to mtfu

If it happened then options appear to be:

Shut off your water supply and piss off to somewhere warmer for the duration

Get a source that's off the grid to produce heat / hot water installed i.e. wood/ hippy burner

Install private genny to provide electricity (£1200 ish for a 5kw diesel jobby - bonus legitimate reason to buy red diesel for your car)

Accept that we are not a big importer of gas so would only be affected by rising prices rather than loss of supply (in which case buy shares in Centrica BG etc)

HTH

That did help

[Troll]

That did help

Eugh... a suity hug now I feel unclean

[BrilloPad]

Eugh... a suity hug now I feel unclean

His ebola is all clear.

Not sure about his STDs though.

[SueEllen]

This. And coats on your beds.

In the olden days they use to, and rough sleepers learn to, put layers of newspaper between layers of bedding or clothing.

So the free newspaper they put through your letter box have some uses....

[SueEllen]

Considered this. Log burners are quite expensive to install. Plus you need a lot of wood to heat a 3 bed semi for a whole winter.

You only need to keep one room warm.

Or haven't you heard the advice given to older people.

In regards to the kids they can all sleep in one bed with any pets you own on top.

[CheeseSlice]

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So if there are disruptions to the gas supply, or the threat of such, I can see Joe public going out and buying up ever fan and convector heater going.

Then a cold snap comes and everyone plugs in, the grid can't cope and were all sitting in dark cold houses.

Now I know Luton isn't Siberia, but I do have little ones and I worry.

The first thought that came to mind was to get a portable gas heater. But then again IIRC the gas bottle only last a week, and by this time will be scarce.

So, how will you prepare for a long cold snap if there is the threat of no gas and no electricity?

And no smucking fart replies about fires from the nuclear strikes, I'm being serious.

Gazprom Neft is the 'oil' subsidiary of Gazprom. Natural gas is probably avoided by these additional sanctions.