Bills rise again!!

Gas prices are likely to soar, then remain high, it was reported tonight.

 

Channel Four News said it had seen an internal report for the company Centrica which suggested gas prices could rise by 70%.

Jake Ulrich, managing director of Centrica Energy, told the programme: “I think it is going to hit people hard.”

He admitted that gas price rises were likely to lead to a “potentially significant” rise in the number of people in fuel poverty.

And he predicted people would have to change their habits to deal with higher prices.

“I do think we will see people change their behaviour, I think people will use less energy and I hate to go back to the Jimmy Carter days in the US but maybe it’s two jumpers instead of one.

“I think people will change the temperature they keep the house, they’ll be more cognisant of energy waste, they’ll buy better appliances.”

Gas prices are likely to remain high in the foreseeable future, he said.

“The pressure is going to be upwards on prices for some time.”

And he added: “We’re part of a world economy and I don’t think we can rely on UK production or cheap gas, cheap energy of any sort any more.

“I think it’s a reality not only in the UK but in Western Europe and North America - energy is going to become relatively much more expensive in the future

quoted from Today’s Independent Newspaper!

So many bills are set to rise once more We do have gas central heating, but we also still have the original open fire place in our lounge and thank goodness we do, as the thought of having central heating as our only source of staying warm is frankly quite frightening!!! eekkkk!

 What with prices soaring through the roof, along with food and petrol I have been researching other ways of staying warm this winter.

I am seriously considering investing in one of these paper log makers

 

Thats the environmentally friendly log maker to recycle your waste paper into logs. To burn on open fires, wood burning stoves, chimineas and solid fuel fires.

Help to conserve forests, reduce landfill and save on heating costs by using newspaper, junk mail, shredded paper, cardboard, wood chippings, and wrapping paper as fuel.

• Soak old newspapers or magazines etc, in water
• place them into the machine and press out the excess water
• eave the paper brick to dry thoroughly
• The logs can be used as your regular logs and burn for long periods (approx 1-2 hrs)

ok, I am off to do some more research……………..