How can you stay warm when...

[Aladdin]

I have no layers on my bottom

Be seriarse please.. weltweit

 

[hash tag]

I have no layers on my bottom

Just the odd err wrinkle perhaps.

 

[Aladdin]

Could be another way to stay warm if they all stayed on the bed at the same time..

 

[weltweit]

Going to be cold in the morning.

Perhaps the first bit of winter we had so far.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I really hate any kind of heat. It’s like kryptonite. I’d sooner warm myself with a duvet, jumper or jacket than a radiator. I fucking hate the sun.

 

[xenon]

I guess I'll put a jumper on, maybe a jacket as well if it gets really cold.

I'd rather be a bit chilly than too hot anyway.

 

[Calamity1971]

miss the smell of pete briquettes burning

(( Pete))
Pete Briquette - Wikipedia

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I should add that you do probably need a base level of warmth from radiators; letting your pipes freeze will lead to hassle.
But some folk want places to feel like the equator. It’s horrible for me personally.

 

[weltweit]

..
I'd rather be a bit chilly than too hot anyway.

I would rather be warm.

 

[xenon]

Nah. It's easier to wear more clothes, put an extra blanket on the bed and the like. I've never not been able to get to sleep due to it being cold.

 

[SpookyFrank]

We've only got electric heating so if that goes, we're fucked. I'll be filling up thermos flasks in the staff room at work and bringing them back for hot water bottles.

Still, at least I can't see any wind turbines from my house. That's the most important thing.

 

[friendofdorothy]

supplimenting the heating with menopausal hot flushes.

 

[Aladdin]

37% so far have granny's fur coat at the ready..
I have one and in the bitter winter of 2010 I threw it over the bedclothes.
It was extremely warm.

 

[weltweit]

4C here ..

Got my dressing gown on which keeps my thighs warm.

 

[mx wcfc]

Ours is a wood burner, rather than an open fire. It has been good, when the electric has been off.

 

[Ax^]

I would rather be warm.

don't ever visit Ireland in winter if that's the case

 

[Saunders]

I've plenty thermals.
And if the electricity is not cut and gas cut off we would be fine.
It's when the electricity is cut off that I'm most worried about.
The governement and electric Ireland are saying there will be cuts because 2 of the power plants are closing. And the wind energy created is not enough to beidge3the gap.

If electricity goes...we have gas for cooking and heating.
Thermals.
Wooly jumpers.
Layers...all grand.
And we can stay in the kitchen and sittingroom.

The concern would be that gas is cut at the same time as electricity.

In that case there wont be any heating. And it'll be bloody awful.

Gas and electric cut off throughout the winter sounds rather challenging. What you’re saying does sound like a worst case scenario. Those little camping stoves are quite useful. Especially if you get a few extra bottles of gas. Are you worried about you or worried about other people?

 

[Aladdin]

Gas and electric cut off throughout the winter sounds rather challenging. What you’re saying does sound like a worst case scenario. Those little camping stoves are quite useful. Especially if you get a few extra bottles of gas. Are you worried about you or worried about other people?

I'm worried about my elderly parents who are in their 80s
Both have heart failure. They need to be warm. Usually the place is cosy ... probably a lot warmer than I can stand but they find it just right.

I am probably worrying too much.
Hopefully there wont be a need to cut electricity this winter.

 

[WouldBe]

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Could be another way to stay warm if they all stayed on the bed at the same time..

Mittens tend to stay in place better.

 

[WouldBe]

layers.

Laywers burn better.

 

[Saunders]

I'm worried about my elderly parents who are in their 80s
Both have heart failure. They need to be warm. Usually the place is cosy ... probably a lot warmer than I can stand but they find it just right.

I am probably worrying too much.
Hopefully there wont be a need to cut electricity this winter.

Oh gosh they do sound like a worry, but I do also think you might be worrying too much.
Do you really believe that the gas and electric will be cut off where you live this winter? Are they able to tell you what they would do if there was no gas or electric?
In my limited experience, old people have lived through an assortment of privations and have lots of useful advice. My mum was full of opinions; my husbands dad not so much as he had dementia.

 

[Aladdin]

Oh gosh they do sound like a worry, but I do also think you might be worrying too much.
Do you really believe that the gas and electric will be cut off where you live this winter? Are they able to tell you what they would do if there was no gas or electric?
In my limited experience, old people have lived through an assortment of privations and have lots of useful advice. My mum was full of opinions; my husbands dad not so much as he had dementia.

Its the first time since the 70s that there are warnings about shortages and power cuts. And this time its because the government closed the peat burning power stations and coal burning station. Whilst relying on 2 other power stations and wind farms. The demand for electricity is huge. And they are now saying that there will be cuts.
They have said they will prioritise hospitals and homes.

Hospitals and homes prioritised over industry in event of power shortages

Prioritisation plan says data centres and large energy users would go off line first

www.irishtimes.com

But that doesnt guarantee they won't cut electricity at maybe off peak times.

And then you read about issues with natural gas which will impact on Ireland

Ireland squeezed by rocketing gas prices as Putin intervenes

Ireland could be facing gas shortages into next year as the price of the natural resource continues to be squeezed by low stockpiles, choked supply and international competition.

m.independent.ie

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Whilst relying on 2 other power stations

There are only two power stations in Ireland?

 

[Ax^]

their are more than 2

but the plan was to build a new nuclear reactor before decommisoning some other old coal and peat fired ones


so the second part happened before the first

 

[Aladdin]

There's one hydroelectric power station..
Peat is gone...pretty much. Oil on the way out. Coal gone.
There are more than four but some are being decommissioned because they burn coal and oil and the government signed up to cutting those...climate change etc.

Unfortunately they didnt think to look at consistent alternatives. Wind is just not condistent enough despite massive expenditure.

The recent problems seem to be because of technical problems / breakdowns. And decommissioning.

Eirgrid confirms outages at three power stations

amp.rte.ie

Ideally a nuclear power station would be a solid option.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is interesting - the overall demand is a lot lower than the UK - Ireland currently running around 4.3GW, while the UK about 31GW. UK is exporting small amounts of power across the Irish Sea.

Explore the Smart Grid Dashboard

Explore energy data in real time for the island of Ireland. See how much energy is being generated, where it's coming from, and how much demand is on the system.

smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com

UK grid dashboard

G. B. National Grid status

gridwatch.templar.co.uk

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Ideally a nuclear power station would be a solid option.

Nuclear waste does keep you warm, granted. Just look at Sellafield and it's forests of palm trees.

 

[Ax^]

it also if the united kingdom has a shortage of gas

who is closer to europe

 

[Puddy_Tat]

If electricity goes...we have gas for cooking and heating.

although if it's a gas central heating system then it needs the electric to be on for it all to work...

 

[Aladdin]

although if it's a gas central heating system then it needs the electric to be on for it all to work...

Shit.
Didnt think of that..