The south - everywhere else divide

[plumb bob]

Better start learning to speak French, as they own Centica (B/Gas and a whole lot more) and Southern water, and have you seen the vans with EDF on the side? they used to be the electricity board, now they're Electricite' De France!

This county is fecked, start moving to the south asap.

[Albannach]

as long as poss, as somthing needs to be done

100% with you there, will be worse if BP go on strike later this year. Same issues, bigger impact.

[sledge]

And those who know about it; how long do you reckon the petrol/diesel/domestic gas supplies will be disrupted?

as long as poss, as somthing needs to be done

[Albannach]

if we hadn't ummed and errred on the energy issue for so long we could have had nucleur/neuclear (however the hell its spelt) power and wouldn't have to buy it off the french.

trouble is the word association thing. alot of folk still think of nucleur power as very dangerous because nucleur weapons are. totally different things but most people aren't rocket scientists and the politicians with the propaganda during the cold war screwed us up for this - hence the association that its bad.

On the back of this, how many of you (except the Scottish contingent) are aware that Ineos in Grangemouth are going on strike for 2 days next Sunday?

And those who know about it; how long do you reckon the petrol/diesel/domestic gas supplies will be disrupted?

[logey79]

if we hadn't ummed and errred on the energy issue for so long we could have had nucleur/neuclear (however the hell its spelt) power and wouldn't have to buy it off the french.

trouble is the word association thing. alot of folk still think of nucleur power as very dangerous because nucleur weapons are. totally different things but most people aren't rocket scientists and the politicians with the propaganda during the cold war screwed us up for this - hence the association that its bad.

[nero279]

damn right it smells rancid down here - although that may have just been the dog farting

[da SLUG man]

i must have been too far north to smell anything!...


it's cos the BBC are in London and don't give a toss about anyone else!...

[Albannach]

The news tonight decided to spend 3 minutes telling the whole country that a few folk on the sout coast can smell european $hite. Well whoop-de-fluckin-doo.

They forgot to mention that unless something is sorted out pretty swiftly, 28% of our gas and 20% of our fuel will vanish on Sunday.

What's the most important to you?