Blimey! Frozen Fritz

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vetran replied

29 July 2022, 09:55
Now this stuff just got real!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ials-warn.html

Oktoberfest may be AXED due to Putin gas crisis, and Bavarian breweries told to stop making BEER as it’s revealed Germans must pay £1,000-a-year 'gas surcharge' ON TOP of bills and Hanover turns off hot water
Germany officials desperately trying to save energy as Russia chokes gas supply

Oktoberfest could be cancelled along with Christmas markets, politician admits

Breweries could also be shut down so essential industry can keep running

Germans told they will have to pay gas surcharge of up to £1,000 per household
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vetran replied

29 July 2022, 09:51
Seems they won't be the last we are on the edge apparently luckily we have the gas (we use little from Russia) but because of price we can't afford to use it. I predict Fracking becoming popular in Europe along with renewed green initiatives.
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Zigenare replied

29 July 2022, 08:25
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Trump had more sense on this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLZBVTid4I

They're paying the price now. Poor bastards.
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xoggoth replied

28 July 2022, 20:42
Trump had more sense on this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LLZBVTid4I
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d000hg replied

28 July 2022, 16:35
They get ~50% of their gas from Putin (how was that ever allowed to be the case).
AFAIK it's not that they don't have enough gas right now, but they are having to drastically reduce consumption to build reserves for winter when no gas will be dangerous rather than inconvenient.

Get those coal-fired stations on!
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vetran started a topic Blimey! Frozen Fritz

28 July 2022, 15:28
Blimey! Frozen Fritz
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...as-crisis.html

Germany turns off the hot water: Hanover becomes first big city to ban hot water in public buildings in response to Russian gas crisis
Hanover first big city to ban hot water and central heating in public buildings

Lights to be switched off at night on major buildings like museums and town hall

Germans told to expect higher electricity bills and sweeping gas rationing

Move is a response to Vladimir Putin's gas squeeze which has Europe panicking

Russian state energy giant Gazprom cut gas supplies to Germany to 20 per cent

Thought it was bad over here !
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