Newsflash

This may be my last week of loafing unemployment.

More tomorrow.

Earthquake

[01:09] fj: geezus, 18 months in LA and I felt nothing, 1 month in London and I wake up to the house violently shaking.
[01:09] jpeace: :3
[01:10] jpeace: god is telling you to farm wheat
[01:10] jpeace: in kazaksthan.
[01:10] jpeace: ktaahlzhzlt
[01:10] jpeace: SLOVENIA

Money. Mouth.

In the UK, you can actually select which power supplier you use for gas and electricity. Your stuff still comes off the grid normally, it is not like anyone needs to bury a new cable to your house; the consumer's choice is basically which company you give your money too and comes read the meters, while the companies pay the grid for transport and supply it with chunks of gas and electricity.

There's a gazillion plans, but fortunately fool.co.uk allows for comparisons and filtering to find one. And of course the numbers it compares on are yearly, so they look big. And they allow you to select 'green' plans only, from companies who promise to offset carbon usage or use only renewable energy and all. So you can see how much that costs extra. Per year. Ulp.

You know, I will pay 50 cents more for some recycled item, but to then see that 130 pound sterling difference per year, while you still have no income coming in, does make you seriously wonder about your commitment...