Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Your assumptions re our oil use are uncannily correct. Not helped by most heating oil traders being reluctant to deliver less than a minimum of 500 litres, but yes approx 1500 litres between 0ct-March and minimal use - though max purchase - during the ‘summer’ months.

Your first paragraph though takes us back to where we began. Heating oil rapidly rose to more than twice its pre-war price following the initial attacks on Iran and I’m deeply suspicious that the oil being sold in early March wasn’t already here having been bought at the much cheaper pre conflict price.

At the moment then, what many in our position will have budgeted for might have totalled around 1k for oil for the year and that figure will currently have doubled to in excess of 2.5k and rising. We can, albeit reluctantly and grumpily, afford it. Many can’t but have no alternative method of providing heat and hot water. Thankfully Spring may be on the horizon.

I'm surprised you need to heat your home as you seem always to be on holiday!

[ramAnag]

Is your supply delivered by a massive tanker or a smaller vehicle?

Hardly ‘massive’. Standard size (18000 litres?) with a very long hose.

P.S. Haven’t been away since early October, GP. Can’t compete with Sith and AF.

[Andy_Faber]

Hardly ‘massive’. Standard size (18000 litres?) with a very long hose.

What I meant was, is the tanker of the size that it delivers just to you then refills. I’m told (based on marine practises but it may be similar) that such suppliers are themselves held to ransom a bit and just have to pass the cost on

[ramAnag]

What I meant was, is the tanker of the size that it delivers just to you then refills. I?’m told (based on marine practises but it may be similar) that such suppliers are themselves held to ransom a bit and just have to pass the cost on

Lol…Andy, if I had an 18000 litre tank I’d be Iran/Trump proof. My tank holds a fairly standard 1200 litres and the tanker is what Boiler Juice call a ‘standard’ 6 wheeler. It delivers, probably in 500-1000 litre deliveries, and moves on to the next of maybe twenty odd customers.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Hardly ‘massive’. Standard size (18000 litres?) with a very long hose.

P.S. Haven’t been away since early October, GP. Can’t compete with Sith and AF.

I thought you were in Spanish islands just recently? Query about petrol prices post war??

[ramAnag]

I thought you were in Spanish islands just recently? Query about petrol prices post war??

Still am, GP, but the weather has been so stormy since midweek that I’ve had time on my hands. I meant this is the first time we’ve been away since early October in response to your comment about me always being away and not having to heat my home.

[SithHappens]

Still am, GP, but the weather has been so stormy since midweek that I’ve had time on my hands. I meant this is the first time we’ve been away since early October in response to your comment about me always being away and not having to heat my home.

You had snow?

[ramAnag]

You had snow?

Que? No. Think they might have had in Tenerife. Not here, been nicer this afternoon.

[SithHappens]

Que? No. Think they might have had in Tenerife. Not here, been nicer this afternoon.

Yeah apparently lanzarote too

Good it's been better. Enjoy

[ramAnag]

Yeah apparently lanzarote too

Good it's been better. Enjoy

Cheers, Sith. Appreciated. Home on Tuesday anyway, hopefully.