What have you stopped doing or buying due to rising costs?

[NathanBB]

I would say getting 2 football magazines a week.

 

[Nozzle]

Coke

Nozzle

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Hot water.

 

[securespark]

Coke Nozzle

I find it easier drinking it through a straw.

 

[securespark]

Am considering a wood burner to reduce gas consumption but research tells me the particulates are bad.....

 

[Deleted member 18243]

Am considering a wood burner to reduce gas consumption but research tells me the particulates are bad.....

Some people who live on canal boats do this for heating. Never tried it meself...

 

[securespark]

I am going to have to get economical with meat. I don't eat it, but the other 4 do. Went for an Aldi shop recently and it's normally 130. This time it was 199.

I have noticed prices going up and pack sizes reducing.

So changes to the menu afoot.
Less meat, cheaper cuts slow cooked, that kind of thing.

Also going to run through all payments we make and see if we can do without things or pick a cheaper option.

Going to turn the heating down to 17°.

Ask kids to shower less and for shorter times.

Ban use of the tumble dryer.

Drive fewer miles.

Turn lights off.

I'm sure there's stuff I haven't thought of....

 

[noseall]

cheaper cuts slow cooked,.

Doesn't that defy the object of the exercise - i.e. slow cooking? Have you seen the price of gas.

 

[noseall]

Ban use of the tumble dryer.

I had the pressure washer out yesterday and stumbled upon the line prop tucked behind the shed. It's now all clean and waiting for the missus to rediscover a great British tradition.

 

[gas112]

Get a gas tumble dryer half the cost to run than an electric one

 

[JP_]

Some people who live on canal boats do this for heating. Never tried it meself...

That was on I, Daniel Blake.

A film everybody must watch.

 

[JP_]

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Am considering a wood burner to reduce gas consumption but research tells me the particulates are bad.....

In CZ, unless you live in one of the Commie era Panelak flats with district heating (majority of population live in these, especially in towns, cities), houses will likely have some form of solid fuel heating - usually wood. Obviously using SF made the winter air quality pretty bad. Also where I was (Moravia) they are still exploiting their large coal reserves and using large amounts in power stations. Quite often I would be waiting for a train when huge coal trains would rumble past my platform en route to the power station.

So I don't really understand our obsession with martyring ourselves to be greener than green when other European countries use large volumes of fossil fuels. Unless there are vested interests and large amounts of money to be made by a few.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Is Teaboyjim back in the room?

 

[Diver Fred]

Sold the Diesel car last year - bought a petrol one in it's place...

Now walking 2 to 4 miles a day instead of driving to the toyshop. It's just the speed freaks that concerns me about the speed they drive on route I have to take.