The Retirement Thread

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jongooligan

jongooligan

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Location
Behind bars
Lurgy still has a howd of us; nose running like a tap and coughed up a gold watch this morning but it's a lot milder so I'm determined to get out on a bike today. Probably just a gentle 20 miles on the old railway tracks so that I don't have to tackle any steep gradients that will have me gasping.

Burns night too so when I get back me and the FiL will open a bottle of Lagavulin. We've no Scottish connections but any excuse will do.
 
Paulus

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
172traindriver said:
I have been looking into it previously as I had the email off Npower last week informing me that my 2 year capped deal was coming to an end in March, however if I wanted to benefit from a similar capped deal I had to register interest and would have to have a smart meter fitted.
As you said the majority of smart meters about or being offered are 1st generation ones that only work for the current supplier. If you move to another supplier they no longer work, and for that to happen you need the more up to date 2nd generation smart meter.
Also I have read the uptake of smart meters is well below expectation.
Again as you say you cant be forced by companies to take one but it is quite obvious what their agenda is. If you don't agree they wont offer you the better deals.
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That is the time to shop around. There are many great deals around from other companies that do not require you to get a smart meter.
IMHO smart meters are a con anyway. If you are doing all you can to reduce energy consumption through energy saving light bulbs, only boiling the amount of water in the kettle that you need etc etc, then by watching a smart meter telling you how much you are using is pointless. You are going to use the amount of energy that you require to live, even by being frugal there are only so many savings you can make.
 
subaqua

subaqua

What’s the point
Location
Leytonstone
Paulus said:
That is the time to shop around. There are many great deals around from other companies that do not require you to get a smart meter.
IMHO smart meters are a con anyway. If you are doing all you can to reduce energy consumption through energy saving light bulbs, only boiling the amount of water in the kettle that you need etc etc, then by watching a smart meter telling you how much you are using is pointless. You are going to use the amount of energy that you require to live, even by being frugal there are only so many savings you can make.
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Smart meters are a backdoor into variable pricing for peak demand . Which is going to disadvantage a lot of people .

They also have a relay in them so if the computer thinks you haven’t paid . Click . Off you go. Computer says no.
 
Dave7

Dave7

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Location
Cheshire
Overcast but not too bad. Definitely not good enough for a bike ride though.
Up at 08 20 and downstairs doing a few jobs while listening to Mrs D on the exercise bike (thats the bike, not Mrs D).
Coffee drunk and I fear I must now do my normal exercises of bike, weights & situps.......I am not looking forward to it:sad:
 
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