Eeyore wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:

Eeyore said:
geoff wrote:
Mary Fisher writes
"Jim" wrote
"Eeyore" wrote
Mary Fisher wrote:

Ours cost us £2000 two years ago. Our gas bills (the only other
water heating we had) were reduced by almost £300 in the first year.
So you were paying OVER £300 a year for gas to provide hot water only ?
That's a LOT of hot water.
Some people bathe quite a bit. Even when not necessary..... Or wear
clothes for one hour and wash the hell out of them!
Some hardly bathe at all, thus not spending much on gas. And some people
don't eat at home so don't need to wash dishes, pans etc.

And of course the price of gas differs from place to place, but that fact
might be a trifle obvious for someone determined to attempt being smart.

So how did you even manage to spend the amount you claim to have SAVED
on hot water in the first place ?
This was what puzzled me too.

Graham
Look, it's the *cause* that matters. The facts are unimportant.

With respect to the 'green religion' that is so, so true. They don't want to be
encumbered by mere facts when belief will suffice.

The genuinely sad thing is that most allegedly 'green' ideas for alternative
energy actually have a net negative impact when compared with a more measured
scientific approach of equivalent cost. It's the classic story of the road to
hell being paved with good intentions.

Graham


Once I met a fat girl turned thin. And pretty gorgeous with it.

"Whats the secret?"

EAT LESS. came the response.

No fancy diets. Just eating less.

We burn fuel because we can afford to.

And its easier to burn it than do the efficient thing.

Make fuel more expensive, and we will find ways to save it.