Foreboding long range weather forcast

[NorthernRaider]

If we are going to get another of those bloody cyclic period of either seven or eleven years of shit weather the energy companies are going to have you by the reproductive organs and squeeze hard. If possible you folks should try and get as self reliant on heat and light as possible, Look at most posts about wood / multi fuel stoves for heating and cooking on, and look at Wet & Colds superb articles on smallscale PV arrays and low voltage power systems.