Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

So basically only the hob works without electric?

 

We have gas CH which is no good in a power cut and everything else is electric. We’re stuffed!

 

I don’t have anything that works in a power cut! I do always have a hot water bottle on the go, so that would give me a couple of hrs’ warmth. Then I would have to go and lie in the car, engine on and heater blasting!

 

I've recently installed an induction hob and booted out the gas hob but we do have a wood burning fireplace in the adjacent dining room and I have a Rangemaster with gas hob out in the annex. Other than that we do have masses of candles and there's one in every room along with some matches, just in case.

 

I've got a rechargeable floodlight and a couple of lantern type lights that I can run on rechargeable batteries, plus a few candles, somewhere?

 

What, and put the electric blanket on?

Does anyone still have a gas fridge?

 

Get a couple of cats. Or dogs if you prefer. Make marvellous hot water bottles and provide great entertainment in lieu of broken internet or rubbish tv.

 

Totally agree, I have 2, both fluffy cats, the bigger thus hotter one does not always want to sit on my knee, you try getting cats to do what you want, but the smaller one is parked regularly on me. Used to have Kerry Blue Terriers who were also great hot water bottles and gosh shock horror were parked at the end of my bed. I miss the “ lumps” but getting somewhat ancient to deal with quite “ tricky” dogs!!!

 

I just have the immovable object who always wants to get where I'm going before I do, one problem being he dont know where I'm going so just keeps stopping dead in front of me when I'm walking anywhere.

 

At the top of the stairs? That’s a favourite in this house.