Reply to: Let's hope for another mild winter

[CheeseSlice]

Had a quick look on gov.uk and we buy no nat gas from Russia. We buy some oil (not much but some) and the main thing we buy is coal. Most of our coal comes from Russia. (USA are even importing coal from Russia due to its high quality) Though some is used for industrial coking, we burn most of the coal in our power stations. Not sure if we've sanctioned Russian coal miners yet but we'd certainly lose grid power if we did.

[stek]

Here you to tovarich:

It's rather worrying too that Putin changed the Russian National Anthem back to the Soviet Anthem with the words changed a bit...

Spasibo Tvarishchu Zeitghostu.......

[fullyautomatix]

Suity, do you manage to sleep well at night ?

Reading zero hedge all day long isnt probably helping.

[Old Greg]

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.

YACNCOTBAC z

[stek]

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

Should be Gazprom Neft' to indicate the soft sign per by previous ochen' informative post....

[stek]

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

'Neft' 'Нефть' is 'Oil' in Russian language. I thank you.

The little ь is a soft sign, to indicate a little 'y' at the end, so 'ть' is sort of halfway between 't' and 'ch'.

Here endeth the first lesson. We'll all be speaking Russian soon...

[CheeseSlice]

Europe Goes "All In": Will Sanction Rosneft, Gazprom Neft And Transneft | Zero Hedge

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.

[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.

[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....

[BrilloPad]

Eugh... a suity hug now I feel unclean

His ebola is all clear.

Not sure about his STDs though.

[Troll]

That did help

Eugh... a suity hug now I feel unclean

[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

[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]

Straight jacket would be better for Suity surely?

Careful chucking those stones.

[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.