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Cost of 'LIVING'?Was up at 4.30 this morning..
 was coughing well (damn cigarettes) and just couldn't get back to sleep so got up to make meself a cup of tea  and have a fag..that cured the cough  ...lol...What better way to use up the extra time than write a blog I thought, I just haven't had the inspiration to go on the comp much lately. Apart from just checking e-mails and a quick flick through a few spaces I have been using the extra daylight hours (It was the 1st day of
 Summer yesterday + the longest day) to sort out some of the stuff in my garage. I have done a couple of 'boot fairs' over the past few weeks to try and get rid of a lot of the 'surplus to requirement' stuff but there is so much of it!!!The garage is still full to the brim ... as I get rid of some of the 'stuff' from there, I replenish it with even more 'stuff' from my attic....which is also filled to the rafters!!!.
Surprising how much 'stuff' gets accumulated over the years!!. One of the reasons for selling some of this stuff is to raise a bit of cash..not for anything special but just to help keep my 'head above water' as they say.. Prices of almost every necessity have been increasing almost daily over the last few years. It annoys me to think of all the things I do to save the environment and to save money and still seem no better off at the end of it... Just a few examples follow...
ELECTRICITY...I only fill the kettle with as much water as is needed (plus a little bit coz I don't like the thought of all that 'chalk' sediment at the bottom), I do not leave electrical items on 'standby' I use gas for cooking, I have 'energy efficient' light bulbs in most of the light sockets, I have 'timer' switches on things that need to be turned off at certain times, I have my immersion heater set to the lowest temperature that will give hot enough water for household chores, I have a shower rather than a bath.. and still my bills have never decreased!!!??? there has always been some sort of 'price rise' that takes care of that.
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GAS.... I have no central heating only a gas fire in the front room..I have installed 'Cavity wall insulation...Loft insulation..double glazing'.. I put on a jumper if I feel cold..Again..I have never seen a decrease in the bill!!??.
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WATER... Kettle water applies to this one as well.. so does 'shower instead of bath'.. I collect rain water for use in the dry weather to water plants and garden, I have one of those 'limiters' in the toilet flush system ( I will also admit that I do not flush every time I just have a 'wee' ) I do not have any dripping taps, I do not leave the tap running when I clean my teeth, I hardly ever wash my vehicle...lol... Again... the annual bill increases every year!!??.
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RUBBISH.... I recycle every possible item that can be recycled, paper, cardboard, cans, tins, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, carrier bags...I also compost any compostable materials (potatoe peelings and the like).. you name it and I will recycle it if it can possibly be recycled. I also have an issue to add here because, in their infinite wisdom, our council have stopped issuing our '1' black plastic bag a week and replaced it with extra recycle bags to try and make people recycle more!!! SO!! I am being punished for being conscientious about my recycling (by having to buy my own black sacks
). I used to put out any extra recycling in carrier bags (which are recyclable anyway) so now the council are having twice as many recycle bags made just so they can recycle them again!!! no environment issues or money saved there then!!.. the shops are now selling twice the amount of black bags that they used to...and have my 'rates' ever gone down??...lol... don't make me laugh!!.* * * >< * * *
Well.. that's that off me chest!!..and just to think..I could have been visiting all my friends on spaces instead of wasting energy doing this blog...lol...
Darts, Football and Homelife will be updated as soon as anything exciting happens!!!.
 Best wishes. Happy Birthday!!Found these new Birthday cake candles in the £ shop
I was well impressed!!!
Camera work isn't great and Grandson got in the way when blowing them out
but it was certainly a highlight of the evening.
The petals actually go round and the candle plays Happy Birthday
but on this occasion one of the petals got stuck and the candles didn't revolve.
It was still great entertainment though.
What a Wonderful Birthday cake Candle
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