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(CNBC)   British consumers are buying blankets and canned goods in preparation for a long, cold winter of discontent   (cnbc.com) divider line
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1588 clicks; posted to Main » on 11 Oct 2022 at 3:10 PM (24 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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HugeMistake [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 12:56:44 PM  
The homeless can get some cheap camping gear to get them through the cold weather, for now is the winter of our discount tent.

/I'll be here all week
//No really. I'm retired and have nothing better to do
///Slashies
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 2:16:25 PM  
Did someone say "discount tents?"
 
gopher321 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 2:34:55 PM  

NewportBarGuy: discount tents


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steklo [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 3:14:50 PM  
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Obscure?

Hint, Piggy In The Middle.
 
Mrtraveler01
2022-10-11 3:15:26 PM  
Thanks a lot Biden.

(You know the paste eating crowd will blame Biden for something happening in the UK)
 
abhorrent1
2022-10-11 3:15:59 PM  
So it may get down to like 40 degrees? The horror!
 
fifthofzen [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 3:16:18 PM  
It was the blurst of times...
 
Clash City Farker
2022-10-11 3:16:30 PM  
Who says we are going to make it to winter before the nukes fly?
 
PirateKing [OhFark]
2022-10-11 3:18:15 PM  
Ah the brilliant 'Now' speech, from Richard III.

Now.... something something.

Fantastic.

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Dinjiin [BareFark]
2022-10-11 3:18:36 PM  
I wouldn't be surprised if there is an increase in carbon monoxide poisoning this winter as people attempt to use portable heating and cooking gear inside their homes.  Same thing happened in Texas during the big freeze.
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 3:20:13 PM  
Spam spam spam...
 
Qellaqan
2022-10-11 3:20:29 PM  

abhorrent1: So it may get down to like 40 degrees? The horror!


Is "it's a damp cold" the corollary to "it's a dry heat?"
 
Short Victoria's War
2022-10-11 3:22:05 PM  
I mean, it's no spotted dick, but...
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Subtonic
2022-10-11 3:30:46 PM  

Short Victoria's War: I mean, it's no spotted dick, but...
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If things get real bad, there are always unwanted Irish children to eat. See, I have this proposal...
 
Somaticasual [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 3:31:03 PM  
I swear, you give them an inch...

Pretty soon, they'll want Air you can breath too!
 
Stud Gerbil
2022-10-11 3:33:16 PM  
In related news, Texans are stocking up on generators and Floridians are buying lifejackets.   And they will still vote for the problem rather than for the solution.
 
oldfarthenry [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 3:34:30 PM  
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'allo allo allo! What's all this white stuff then?'
 
shinji3i
2022-10-11 3:36:36 PM  
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Madman drummers bummers [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 3:42:57 PM  

Clash City Farker: Who says we are going to make it to winter before the nukes fly?


Nuclear winter.
 
Madman drummers bummers [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 3:44:15 PM  
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Solty Dog
2022-10-11 3:44:39 PM  
From what I understand a party at 10 Downing makes the problem go away.
 
wildcardjack
2022-10-11 3:59:41 PM  

HugeMistake: the winter of our discount tent.


Darn you. Darn you all to heel
 
stuffy
2022-10-11 4:00:06 PM  
As long as you're not Prepping for Armageddon because your dog said it was coming. Nothing wrong with being ready.
 
wax_on [BareFark]
2022-10-11 4:01:05 PM  
I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'
 
anuran
2022-10-11 4:04:04 PM  

HugeMistake: The homeless can get some cheap camping gear to get them through the cold weather, for now is the winter of our discount tent.

/I'll be here all week
//No really. I'm retired and have nothing better to do
///Slashies


At the site where Dick III's body was recently found
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iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 4:04:33 PM  

wax_on: I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'


Cheaper to run than a full size oven.
 
anuran
2022-10-11 4:05:04 PM  
They should be buying torches and pitchforks. This is all on the Tories.
 
the voice of raisin
2022-10-11 4:11:13 PM  

HugeMistake: The homeless can get some cheap camping gear to get them through the cold weather, for now is the winter of our discount tent.

/I'll be here all week
//No really. I'm retired and have nothing better to do
///Slashies


you should do commercials
 
ObscureNameHere
2022-10-11 4:11:29 PM  

oldfarthenry: [Fark user image image 521x347]
'allo allo allo! What's all this white stuff then?'


In London, that would be cocaine.

/ so I have heard....
 
the voice of raisin
2022-10-11 4:14:24 PM  

abhorrent1: So it may get down to like 40 degrees? The horror!


40 degrees C is 104 F.  I'm not sure where you winter, but I'd hate to see your summers.
 
the voice of raisin
2022-10-11 4:16:33 PM  

Short Victoria's War: I mean, it's no spotted dick, but...
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well, that's one way to keep warm.

/and Paul McCartney even suggested it out in public on a street
 
BolshyGreatYarblocks
2022-10-11 4:23:56 PM  
Sorry yobs, strutting before a wanton ambling nymph is for Brexit non-closers.
 
Pointy Tail of Satan
2022-10-11 4:39:07 PM  

wax_on: I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'


Not only that, but the nutritional value of air is pretty low. Maybe they could add the scent of corn or carrots.
 
Flappyhead
2022-10-11 4:49:47 PM  

anuran: They should be buying torches and pitchforks. This is all on the Tories.


Hell, they should be eating the Tories.
 
Trevt
2022-10-11 4:56:43 PM  

wax_on: I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'


Compared to an oven, it kinda is.
 
ctighe2353
2022-10-11 5:01:13 PM  
Scratch the sad tag and call up the hero tag.   They could be marching in the streets demanding gas and oil from Russia, calling for the Ukraine to fold but they are not.  They are preparing for what's ahead and taking one for team Ukraine... or more likely against team Russia.
If they make it through this winter unscathed it deals a permanent blow to Russian influence over the area as the will have shown we don't NEED you.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 5:14:24 PM  

ctighe2353: Scratch the sad tag and call up the hero tag.   They could be marching in the streets demanding gas and oil from Russia, calling for the Ukraine to fold but they are not.  They are preparing for what's ahead and taking one for team Ukraine... or more likely against team Russia.
If they make it through this winter unscathed it deals a permanent blow to Russian influence over the area as the will have shown we don't NEED you.


It's also a recognition of who our biggest enemies are. It's people doing stuff like this:

Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms

All their policies appear to come directly from Tufton Street and oil companies.
 
QuickDirtyOS
2022-10-11 5:14:53 PM  
NO groundhog day quotes??!!
Well! I am leaving FARK.com!
 
Diocletian's Last Cabbage [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 5:32:47 PM  
The Brits are stocking up for the Great Lyndon LaRouche Toad/Frog Massacree.

Obscure?
 
Shakin_Haitian
2022-10-11 5:43:10 PM  
So much for climate change, amirite?
 
jtown
2022-10-11 6:11:37 PM  

Trevt: wax_on: I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'

Compared to an oven, it kinda is.


Or a gas oven when they run out of gas.
 
Priapetic [BareFark]
2022-10-11 6:54:07 PM  

QuickDirtyOS: NO groundhog day quotes??!!
Well! I am leaving FARK.com!


In Groundhog Day, Phil quoted Chekhov, not Shakespeare.  Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
 
thornhill
2022-10-11 6:59:08 PM  
In the winter I've always set the thermostat to 65 in the evening and wear a patagonia fleece pullover. At night I'll go down to 60 and sleep with a down blanket.
 
Carter Pewterschmidt [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 9:28:35 PM  

wax_on: I'm unclear on how an air fryer is an 'energy saving appliance'


It heats a smaller area and cooks faster. I sometimes buy the part baked bread rolls. Instructions say preheat oven and then bake for 10-12 minutes. My air fryer doesn't need preheating and bakes the rolls in seven minutes and the heating element is half the wattage of my oven. It uses a quarter of the electricity.
 
Carter Pewterschmidt [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 9:33:59 PM  

anuran: They should be buying torches and pitchforks. This is all on the Tories.


Then why are Germany, France, Spain etc all planning for rolling power cuts, restrictions on heating etc etc this winter?
Short showers and limited heating: Germany prepares for possible power cuts this winter (msn.com)
France faces power cuts of several hours a day in worst-case scenario: Operator (aa.com.tr)
Spain readies system of flexible energy use in peak hours | Reuters

I never realised the UK Tories were so powerful across Europe....
 
Carter Pewterschmidt [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 9:36:15 PM  

iron de havilland: It's also a recognition of who our biggest enemies are. It's people doing stuff like this:

Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms


Keeping farmland for food production? Makes sense to me. Haven't Farkers been saying for years that the UK will starve because we can't grow enough food to feed ourselves? And you want productive farmland taken out of use for solar farms when they could go on brownfield sites, on people's roofs, commercial buildings etc?
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 9:38:07 PM  

Carter Pewterschmidt: iron de havilland: It's also a recognition of who our biggest enemies are. It's people doing stuff like this:

Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms


Keeping farmland for food production? Makes sense to me.


Solar Farms Produce Power-and Food

And cheap electricity.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 9:41:06 PM  
Seems like Carter's got his Tufton Street talking points, though, and is happy to tell us all about them.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-11 9:48:50 PM  

Carter Pewterschmidt: anuran: They should be buying torches and pitchforks. This is all on the Tories.

Then why are Germany, France, Spain etc all planning for rolling power cuts, restrictions on heating etc etc this winter?
Short showers and limited heating: Germany prepares for possible power cuts this winter (msn.com)
France faces power cuts of several hours a day in worst-case scenario: Operator (aa.com.tr)
Spain readies system of flexible energy use in peak hours | Reuters

I never realised the UK Tories were so powerful across Europe....


Have their governments been as useless at dealing with the crisis as the UK's?
 
Carter Pewterschmidt [TotalFark]
2022-10-11 10:07:04 PM  

iron de havilland: Seems like Carter's got his Tufton Street talking points, though, and is happy to tell us all about them.


Based on comparisons between the two plots of crops after one year, the researchers have gathered their first insights into how well the system is working. Some crops, it seems, are faring better than others. For instance, clover grass experienced only a 5.3% dip in productivity under the solar panels, whereas for potatoes, celeriac, and wheat, the losses were higher-hovering around 18 to 19% as a result of the shading.

Almost 20% loss of production for wheat and potatoes? That's a big hit.
 
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