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Where to retire to on a budget of less than $1,000 (£612) a month
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostWest coast of Scotland and the South East of England are 2 different planets where weather is concerned.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostDo they get any Gulf Stream at all in Western Scotland out of interest?
Local. Hero. Best. Film. Ever.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostDo they get any Gulf Stream at all in Western Scotland out of interest?
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Where to retire to on a budget of less than $1,000 (£612) a month
Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostI don't think the gulf stream makes the place warm, only a little less cold.Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostYes. This makes the ubiquitous rain pleasantly warm to the touch.
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostAt some point in the next 10 years the plan will be to move to a new build house that requires little or no energy input to sustain a comfortable heat level.
I'm in a 110 year old house that was designed to use coal for heat, then they fitted radiators for gas heating, probably got another 20 years of gas so it is a good time to get out.
We're currently quite low on energy use, but the house was not planned with that in mind from the getgo, so we're now looking at a small holding.
If, and it's a big if, climate change does mean the weather changes for the worse (colder winters), then I do not want to be reliant on foreign companies, like Russian gas companies, who can stop supply on a whim (Look at the Ukraine), and raise costs. Nor do I want to rely on French/Japanese companies building nuke stations. So we're looking at ground source geothermal devices, we already have 2 acres of willow, which regenerates, and we'll expand that, we'll get our own water bore hole dug from the aquifiers (not illegal just yet) and invest in more efficient solar/wind generators.
Also looking at plots with a watercourse, as with mroe rain, we'll get better flows, and cheaper power.
I think if you have a house paid for, and energy in check, if you're frugal, just like a drink everynow and again, then £200 is easily manageableComment
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