Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

E on are pushing the smart metters again here, saying it will reduce carbon emissions why scrap a good working metter for a new one that alone has added more carbon
They now send out email reminders on the 3rd then we get a bill 2 days later which is estimated another push to get you on a smart meter

 

I can remember years ago, we used to listen to medium wave radio, it was always very crowded and getting a good signal was very hit and miss.
Long wave was always crystal clear for those days, never understood why everything was crammed on medium wave.

 

The con with smart meters is that you are contacted to say your smart meter needs renewing. If you agree you could find yourself with a new provider. Check with your present provider by phone to see if they are replacing old ones in your area in the first instance. I have had this experience.

 

Don't get me started! They are a con! Dynamic pricing, which already exists in some forms, will be a nightmare for people on a budget or who can't change their routines to fit round the constantly moving goal posts.

Smart meters are great news for the energy companies, not for consumers in the long term. And it will be long term. There will be no going back.

 

Why does milk go off 4 days before use by date!!! yes fridge is upto temp and i use cool bags from shop to home, i smell something dodgy

 

Mine does as well, do you buy big bottles, as I find it goes off fast once opened, whereas unopened ones with the same date are still OK.

 

I buy Arla's BOB milk in large containers. The milk stays fresh for ages after opening. That's one of their selling points. Also the skimmed is quite drinkable and not watery.

 

I buy small, 1 pint containers, as we don’t have milk in drinks and don’t get through a lot. Once opened, I try to use it in two days, and sniff test before using it on the third day, even if well within the use by date. Conversely, I will use an unopened pint on the day after expiry, and it always smells and tastes fine. It seems that having been opened is what triggers the going off process?

 

I expect it's because once you've opened the bottle and used some, there's space for more air. Whether the bacteria that make it go "off" are in the air, or already in the milk but need the air to grow, I don't know. I wonder why they don't sell milk in something like wine boxes where the plastic bag collapses as you use it instead of letting air in.
We buy milk in 4 pint bottles and find that when it's down to less than an inch in the bottom, it will go off in the fridge overnight no matter what the use by date is.

 

I find pea milk (split peas) lovely on cereal and in coffee too. I use unsweetened soya in tea - have done for almost 40 years now - and it has got better and better over the years. Wasn't very pleasant at first though! Every time I go out where tea might be in order I take a supply with me.

 

As we are a long way from the shops i buy 3 4 pinters some times 4 so it's a pain when it goes off, don't remeber having this amount of problems years ago but things change and may be a bit of corner cutting going on i may just rattle the cage at the shops next time

 

Cost.

 

I began using "long life" semi skimmed milk when I spent time in both the UK and France. That way I could always rely on keeping some milk in each place. I did still buy "real" milk until the regular milk person went out of business. Once the carton ( 1 lt ) is opened, I keep in the fridge and never had any problems.

 

I was buying cravendale, similar to BoB I think.
It does last longer.
I have my own taster, Ben, he won't touch it if it's in the slightest off.