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Hoping for solar and wind in the long term, luckily studied this at uni so I'm a tiny bit ahead of the game, but finances are a problem. My mate will stump up for the electric if its cheaper, its just the time scale at present. Think I'll be roughing it for a few weeks! Got calor cooking and lamps (...

the electric connection quote was £10K!!!! Shopping around for cheaper but at this time of year the contractors dont want to do it, something to do with wet clay soil, driving rain and gales I suppose! And as you've probably guessed from my weather description, yes I live in the UK.

ahhhh, I just knew some-one would notice! The caravan, acres etc are rented from a mate. The horses live there, however at present there is no planning permission for me to live there. So I rent a property and the owner wants the house back so... it's the leaky, draughty caravan! (or a b and b, been...

Hi everyone. Is this site the answer to my prayers? I hope so! A little bit about me... I have arthritis, Fibromyalgia and will be homeless in six weeks. I also have 7 acres, 3 horses, 1 dog, a dilapidated caravan, water but no phone or electric. And a cash flow problem. However I do have an enormou...