shakey jake
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If a rat man from the fens can do it, so can you, dream bigBit jealous of that![]()
If a rat man from the fens can do it, so can you, dream bigBit jealous of that![]()
The ‘King’ they had in mind at KingspanIf a rat man from the fens can do it, so can you, dream big
Wet Solar panels (2m x 2m total) providing 300l of 60°C water at 57° North right now, assuming an hour and a bit of Sun during the mid morning to mid afternoon, which we have had for the past week for the most part. Every little helps.I hope so. I reckon that I can heat the house for 6-8 weeks in the oil I have and then do HW from immersion so, weather permitting, I can ride this out until October all being well.
Silly question, if crude oil has increased by 50% why has our heating oil doubled?
Below is a link as to how the USA heating oil market is reacting... it is already reversing and only max 50% increase which is now decreasing towrds 30%.
Heating oil - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News
Heating Oil fell to 3.91 USD/Gal on April 10, 2026, down 0.60% from the previous day. Over the past month, Heating Oil's price has risen 6.38%, and is up 89.27% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this...tradingeconomics.com
It gets even better mate, we are starting production off the Falkland Islands.If only we had our own oil somewhere like under the North Sea or something !
Heating oil is kerosene and there is a major shortage of that specific fuel. The terminals don’t have any and what they do have is going to airports for planesSilly question, if crude oil has increased by 50% why has our heating oil doubled?
Below is a link as to how the USA heating oil market is reacting... it is already reversing and only max 50% increase which is now decreasing towrds 30%.
Heating oil - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News
Heating Oil fell to 3.91 USD/Gal on April 10, 2026, down 0.60% from the previous day. Over the past month, Heating Oil's price has risen 6.38%, and is up 89.27% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this...tradingeconomics.com
Sorry to be the bearer of yet more bad news:Good points.
The cynic in me says this is opportunistic suppliers, to some extent
on Saturday at an esso pump on a main road location Diesel was at 1.57 /l , When the competitors nearby was £1.37. Not seen diesel that much since end of the pandemic. Pure fear driven that high a price at the time. (Will have likely gone up again today a whack!)

Yep! I paid £1.52 last week. Apparently BP, in particular, are being hauled over the coals for profiteering. People were lynched for that during the warCheapest Diesel near me £1:59*9 this morning,
Anybody else get cheesed off seeing that annoying * 9 sh#t?
These arses are charging even more if you only want 500 litres, my tank is just about a thousand when full, & will not include ullage, a driver is obliged to leave that amount of room in case of expansion.Ordered Fri 1000l, delivered yesterday invoice this morning 117.95 per litre so with VAT invoice total £1238.48.
Is what it is.
I only have a 1250l tank so a thousand litres is ideal, I also buy my machine diesel from same company but on a completely different account.These arses are charging even more if you only want 500 litres, my tank is just about a thousand when full, & will not include ullage, a driver is obliged to leave that amount of room in case of expansion.