nacho:
'swap…?' nah, not enough suck!
Ermmmm changing the subject quickly…… do you have a contract with anyone or simply ring round for cheapest?
we've a contract with Watsons, so we pay £x per month and ring up when low. We used to ring round and go for cheapest, but it often was Watsons and using a contract means it's like any other utility. Friends are on 'top up' so whenever they pass they top it up. That's ok but you pay whatever the daily rate is per litre. Our delivery man said it was a lottery at present, and was delivering to people who'd run out. If you've no loyalty, try ringing round to see who can get you some – even if it's only a couple hunded litres to get you through. Runnning out has all sorts of problems, like having to re-prime the boiler etc….. ( hope you get some.)
CG: yes it is 'fun' but always worth it. Seems to be a big city/rural divide happening at moment. When the news screams at 'pavements not being gritted…..gas getting low…' the townies seem to get hot under the collar whilst we yokels all chuckle. Yesterday a small gritter came around the village. One villager said it's the first time in over 30 years we've had our roads gritted, and no one for miles on gas, hence need for logs and oil. Townies don't know their born 🙄
When our rural schools can't open because they can't get the kids in from rural areas ( not teachers! ) there's outcry. Currently friends debating this point and getting quite warm under collar, town v country as we had to decide whether to run/cancel a ceilidh running in town. We've just cancelled due to weather, for the first time ever. People like my oil lorry and gritting team both said beyond the main roads, it's a skating rink, sheet ice in lanes for miles, and in Devon, steep lanes!
Ice + lanes + steep = 😐
….but yes, it's worth it!!!!
keep safe
Q