Oil Prices

[wellie]

Trousers and I have oil-fired boiler to heat radiators, then direct oil to Rayburn that heats water..
Recently back from celebrating Trousers's 50th, so will take time to read all of your posts here before responding propply.X

[wellie]

RADIO 2.... The Only Radio Station that I Listen to....

....had a Jeremy Vine Programme a few weeks back about the theft of heating oil from people's oil tanks from right under their very noses, and how one could 'shut the stable door after the horse had bolted'.

And short of electric fences, granade-fired padlocks and armoured tanks surrounding your Thousands Of Litres of Liquid Gold, there was precious little that could be done to keep that fuel for yourselves, and the warmth of your loved ones.

When Trousers and I came to live here, that was one of my many concerns, being on oil, for that very reason.

I listened to his programme a few weeks back, and thought to myself: "Oh No, this is becoming so very real again."

Today, sadly, I attended the funeral of a hugely respected Villager, following on to attend at the Crematorium afterwards, and further invited to attend the wake.

Not finding it easy to express myself through my tears, I telephoned this evening to say how moving and lovely the service was, and it was a real honour to be invited back after the services...
Only to be told that whilst we were saying our fond goodbye's to her husband, she believes that their oil tank has been drained of its' contents, allegedly leaving no heating this evening for her, her family and house-guests.

With their oil tank sounding 'hollow' and no heating, that could well be the cause, unfortunately.

I'm well aware that these numpties follow oil tankers to their delivery destination, I'm an intelligent girl, but honest to god, are these people so cruel as to rob from those burying their loved one?
I truly hope not....

[wellie]

TROUSERS SPEAKING, but not logged in:

swalec is are leccy supplier £1000 per year
oil this year £1200....its 64p a litre at the mo..
free wood from work and the woods for the fire.
its all relative..they put the prices up when they know people need it, swalec baffle you with the stupid billing system..that says what you owe not the usage..oil suppliers play the game...of giving you a price...i always play them off each other..thanks for the time to rant...aka trousers..

Over And Out.

[shirlthegirl43]

Dear goodness Wellie and Trousers that is truly despicable!

I have been thanking fate lately that our house has mains gas and is therefore a little harder to rob of the heating - other than what they charge for gas of course!

Hope the culprits are found for the theft in the village but sadly doubt it.

[chris]

terrible wellie - where abouts do you live? I must admit oil heating would put me off a house purchase, I wouldn't even consider it as that would be one of my main concerns... without bricking it up and access in via the house (how much £?) locking it down will be a struggle.

[Two_Sheds]

their oil tank has been drained of its' contents

Despicable. I guess they didn't just get lucky, that they actually knew where the tank was and that the house would be empty? Disgraceful

[wellie]

I know for a fact that thieving numpties scan the columns in the papers for funeral arrangements, because it happened to my maternal grandfather. Whilst we were burying my Granny, someone broke into their house and stole all her jewellry. Luckily they were so thick, they dumped most of it in a nearby field, believing it to be 'costume jewellry', rather than the real deal that it was, so thanks to a waterboard official who stumbled across it, we got it all back, and it makes me smile every time I wear Granny's pearls now

(Sorry to go slightly off topic folks, but it's a lesson to be learned in these times of Facebook, Twittering and T'Internet, obviously). So no, I'm sorry, I'm not going to tell you where we live