Comments on Nelson Daily Photo: CO2 Emission

Exactly, Gerald. No backup. Even though Nelson d...

2007-09-11T12:59:00.000+12:00

Exactly, Gerald. No backup. Even though Nelson doesn't get too cold even on the coldest days, (it never snows on the flat part where we live), chilly mornings are tough on the old bones, so I'm thinking, the fancy wood burners... Besides, logs are still pretty inexpensive here.

But our house, when we moved in in 1997, still had these two concrete "boxes" in the garage for coal storage. The house was built in '61, I think, so at least they used coal heating in the 60's around here.

I can't believe that the 60's are so far away from where we are now; it was a long time ago in terms of my life, but in lifestyle and technology, it doesn't feel that drastically different.

We'd be lost without our gas central heating which...

2007-09-11T12:38:00.000+12:00

We'd be lost without our gas central heating which rarely goes off. Most of the UK went smokeless about the 60s so we're well past the teething-trouble stages.

we changed the boiler to a more-efficient one a few years back but our bills are still pretty expensive.

I wouldn't go all-electric as then you've no back-up if one goes off.

Good luck with the change-over whichever way you decide to go.

Sue, this is just one big headache for me!

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2007-09-11T08:20:00.000+12:00

Sue, this is just one big headache for me!

JB, got out the wrong side of the bed, did you?

If you have a problem with gas, maybe you should c...

2007-09-10T23:01:00.000+12:00

If you have a problem with gas, maybe you should change your diet.

Oh.
I see.

You mean gas as a FUEL....!

My aim is to be as independent of external energy sources as possible. We're stuck here in Europe at the mercy of the ratbag Russians (who cut supplies by 50% last week because....?) and the ratbag Saudis.

Woodburner for me and solar panels for hotwater

It sounds like you have a dilemma about what to do...

2007-09-10T18:46:00.000+12:00