The parts of a boat have funny names to a landsman. Many of the names go back hundreds of years and their origins are often lost. Some make sense only if you know something of sailing ship construction in the 16th century.
Cheap dreams, expensive realities. In the dawn of the nuclear era, cost was expected to be one of the technology's advantages, not one of its drawbacks. The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Lewis Strauss, predicted in a 1954 speech that nuclear power would someday make electricity âtoo cheap to meter.â.
If you are on a standard tariff from any of the main electricity suppliers then you are paying too much. This is always the most expensive tariff for non pre-payment meters. There are easy ways to switch from your current provider and if you pay by direct debit you should see savings of between 10-20% per year.