Why we want oil heating back

by time news

AWhen we were younger, we lived in a bigger house. This had a longer driveway with two exciting features. The father drove to the garage every evening after work. If we sped out fast enough, we were allowed to drive. On the lap because our little legs didn’t reach the pedals, we were about four years old the first time. There was also a bracket in the floor on which you could put a concrete cover. That worked later than driving a car, because of the strength. Connections crouched underneath, then came Henninger.

Holger Appel

Editor in business, responsible for “Technology and Engine”.

Henninger had a nice yellow truck with the inscription Shell, he filled the tank with 10,000 liters of heating oil, which was enough for a couple of cold wars and, just a little bit illegally, for the Mercedes Diesel. Now we’re hooked on gas, which was sold to us as more modern and eco-friendly and reliable, and we want oil heating back. Then Putin might like to have us. And the colleague in the neighboring office finally stopped grinning. Because he still has oil. For two winters. We, on the other hand, freeze into October, the heating stays off that long, it’s time to get together, and so are the energy bills. And we are not alone.

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After Winfried Kretschmann’s washcloth, the Frankfurt climate officer now lends a helping hand: if you shower for only three minutes instead of five, you only need 60 percent of the warm-up energy. According to reports, you don’t even need any energy if you take a shower for zero minutes, so there’s still something in it. Turning down the heating saves 60 euros, colder washing machine loads bring 75 euros, the town hall knows it exactly. That’s a good thing, because it depends on everyone, and everyone takes part.

Even the public television companies save where they can, after all they have to make do with our measly compulsory contribution. That’s why only ARD broadcast the British Queen’s funeral. And ZDF. And phoenix. Federal Finance Minister Lindner promptly grumbles about waste, how petty is that? We’ll quickly get the contribution back in by following the advice of the Federal Environment Agency, which thinks as cold as a dog’s snout, and seal the cat flap. Well, Miezi, you freeze better with the second one.

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