@MattW I saw you and Flatlander discussing head torches. I've always used Alpkit ones as cheap and cheerful - it's the one bit of kit I'm guaranteed to lose on a regular basis. (View Post)

That lesson is entirely dwarfed by the primary one we should draw from this: we must with the greatest expedience possible reduce our consumption of oil and gas. To put your lesson into perspective -… (View Post)

I hope he doesn't - wouldn't want him to end up on the wrong side of the law. (View Post)

That would help the cost of living (if we take that phrase literally) by reducing demand in the very short run. Doesn't help with the medium term increase in fossil fuel prices. I get a sense th… (View Post)

Which is pretty marginal given you're already putting a roof on it. But I don't think solar should be compulsory in the north of England, Scotland because we already have so much electricit… (View Post)