The first tank of petrol I ever bought was 46p per litre, early 90s (I was a late starter learning to drive).
These days I usually fill up whenever I'm shopping at a supermarket with a petrol station (which is variable but not every week by any means, more like once a month or so) to avoid extra trips. It'll be Tesco this week because they've sent me a decent money-off voucher and the car is not far off the reserve so it's good timing.
I'm permanently home working now so that saves about 300 miles a week, although I did do supermarket, DIY etc. shopping on the way to/from work so those are special journeys now. I pass Aldi and Morrisons on foot two evenings a week so I often pick up a small shop then, saves taking the car out so often (one or two bags that I can carry for a 15 minutes walk). I use the car to visit my parents and friends in different towns without feeling guilty about it, and when I need to carry more than I can manage on foot, and to go into the town centre (I should say city centre now). Bus still costs more than petrol plus parking, and the service has been cut back a lot.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
@KT53 a friend said that it's better just to have half a tank but it just wouldn't be practical up here and I couldn't possibly drive a round trip to fill up, it's all factored in with shopping, and appointments etc. It's my choice to live here so I have to grin and bear it. This area more than makes up for inconveniences anyway.
This morning the press promised those of us in East Anglia some stormy weather, with heavy rain with a potential for flash flooding of homes and businesses around 6 this evening … we’re still waiting …what I want to know is, which one of you lot has pinched our rain ??? 😠
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We had a bit of rain yesterday evening so it might have been me The 3m x 3m sun shade probably caught enough to fill a watering can but things will still need watering in the morning.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
We didn't find a water meter made much difference to our bills, if anything, I think it was cheaper to begin with but that was some years ago now. If you take a reading before putting your sprinkler or hosepipe, you can check how much it uses and calculate an approximate cost.
Our water meter made a huge difference. Only two of us at home, and we have always been sensible with water use. Previously our bill was calculated using our rateable value which was very high. Couldn’t believe how much less we are paying now it’s just based on our actual usage.
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Living in Scotland makes up for many things.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.