Britain it is Gail.
Darn nuisance these electric grids that use electricity! :-)
I know what you mean though.
A cold winter in Europe could see the cuts start this year.
Still, we have Gordon Brown on the case - or 'the revenge for Culloden' as he should be called.

Interestingly, it was the 'prudent Scottish bankers' who lost perhaps half of the money the country possessed in the Darien scheme, with a little help from perfidious Albion, and got bailed out as part of the terms for the Act of Union.

Somehow I doubt the EU will want us.

Yes, I'm starting to feel cold just thinking about this winter.

The Russia - Ukraine dispute may cause a crisis in Europe this time, and I heard somewhere (probably here) that Russia are also diverting some of their gas to electricity generation to replace the reduced output from their hydroelectric generation.

I'm only thankful I'm not in Ireland, which is even further away from the source.