Financial "crisis"

Sput · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 16.52

YAY you're turning your expert knowledge to me! It's economy 7 and set up as such but it's the boost that appears to ignore me, unless it refuses to boost with the water cold.

Pete · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 18.23

I think I might enquire at my landlord, I can't seem to actually get to my immersion as its hidden behind a wooden door that won't open. I don't think thats right.

marksi · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 22.17

Sput wrote:YAY you're turning your expert knowledge to me! It's economy 7 and set up as such but it's the boost that appears to ignore me, unless it refuses to boost with the water cold.

Doesn't sound right, it should allow you to boost at any time, I'd get someone to look at that.

And if you're economy 7 presumably you do all your washing and drying overnight...

Sput · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 22.24

I don't do no dryin'

I do washing overnight now though. E-On were clever with their stated price rise of 12.5% - it's ACTUALLY 12.5% averaged over their various rates, so it's gone from 25 to 33p/kWh in the day for me (for the first 900, and I use little more than that really), and stayed at about 5p at night. I'm thinking about becoming nocturnal. I have actually moved my morning [electric] shower 15 minutes earlier so I catch the end of E7, because I'm being THAT tight and it takes me 20 minutes of hot water to the face to wake me up.

Stuart* · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 22.50

Sput wrote:...it takes me 20 minutes of hot water to the face to wake me up.

20 minute shower

, that's rather excessive. I suspect a 2 minute cold shower would wake you up even quicker, and save you money if you're on a water meter!

Pete · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 22.57

StuartPlymouth wrote:water meter!

whats one of those then?

Stuart* · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 23.05

Hymagumba wrote:
StuartPlymouth wrote:water meter!
whats one of those then?

See this page on uSwitch. Most new properties have them installed at the time of construction, but they certainly make a difference to your water bill if you live alone, like me.

Pete · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 23.06

StuartPlymouth wrote:water bill

whats one of those then?

Stuart* · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 23.16

Hymagumba wrote:
StuartPlymouth wrote:water bill
whats one of those then?

Aww, does Mr Hyma handle all the finances and bill payments at Metropol's Technical HQ?

Chie · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 23.24

StuartPlymouth wrote:20 minute shower , that's rather excessive. I suspect a 2 minute cold shower would wake you up even quicker, and save you money if you're on a water meter!

I shower for 20 minutes twice daily.

Pete · Fri 10 Oct, 2008 23.33

StuartPlymouth wrote:Aww, does Mr Hyma handle all the finances and bill payments at Metropol's Technical HQ?

don't wink at me.

i was referring to the fact that we don't have water bills due to it being part of council rates, and what with me being a student, being exempt, therefore not having to pay for water

Chie wrote:
StuartPlymouth wrote:20 minute shower , that's rather excessive. I suspect a 2 minute cold shower would wake you up even quicker, and save you money if you're on a water meter!
I shower for 20 minutes twice daily.

that's probably why you have no colour in your skin.