Turn On, Tune In and Go Out (leaving your house looking like Blackpool Illuminations)

You may or may not have heard about the 'energy gap'- the forecast that in 20 years time or so, Britain will have 20% less energy available than it would like to use. Well, due to a heatwave in America and the increased air conditioning usage that has caused, this has already started to happen over there! It's not like them to act first and think later, is it? Shall we learn from their errors or copy them again?

In Britain, I'm interested to see whether or not the energy gap will make those "I want the power but not the power station" people finally accept that their back yard IS the best place to build 40 wind-harnessing fans. Personally, I've already accepted that I will only be able to leave four of my five televisions on constant standby in a few years time, and if a windfarm was proposed for construction on my doorstep, I'd welcome it. I'm sure some of the unsavoury folk who densely populate my neighbourhood would have a few choice expletives to hurl at The Big People Who Control That Sort Of Thing, so I'll leave them to it.

Look forward to my next update, unless you're in America because you won't be able to switch your computer on.

Current music: I've Got the Power
Current mood: Energetic