As it turns out, we’ve been burning quite a lot of gas to make electricity. About 29% of our gas is used for generating it here in my native UK. Also, 3% of all the gas we consume here comes from Russia, and since Russia invaded Ukraine that supply line’s been compromised. That happened during a period of soaring wholesale costs for energy sources created by sudden post-pandemic demand, and as a result it now costs about $10,000 to turn your oven on.
We just have to laugh, otherwise we’d cry. The cost of living is rising fast across the world, and let’s not be
