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Creeping paperlessness
To be honest I’m not even sure if paperlessness is a word – I suspect it is not. However, it describes what is happening. Bit by bit companies are snidely sliding towards the cost-saving exercise of arbitrarily deciding that bills … Continue reading
A Luddite
It’s been a strange old week – yet more power cuts. I’m afraid it has led to some grumpiness, more from me than HBTW. I really am grateful for the quality of life we have in Scotland, but not having … Continue reading
Two new hobbies
Today I bear the stiffness and aching limbs of having been overly-paso doble’d at Dance Class. Such fun and such laughter. However, some of us are not so young and the thought of being the bullfighter, the cape or the … Continue reading
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Electricity
Now what I don’t understand is how different tariffs apply from different companies, or indeed from the same company. A bill came in this morning from the current electricity supplier – Him Behind the Wheel – has spent the last … Continue reading
Economy
Like many other people I have been trying to be careful about how much fuel and electricity I use. On checking the electric bills between this time last year and the current period, it appears that there has been a … Continue reading
Storm
Scotland was hit by an unexpected fierce storm yesterday. We had no electricity until lunchtime. Thankfully, we have an emergency gas heater and a gas hob, so it was a case of thermals and staying in the kitchen end of … Continue reading