Yippeeeeee!

I'll bet there aren't that many people who jump with joy when they receive their electricity bills, but that's just what I did today. Mine is paid every month by a direct debit but since the start of this very cold weather which has come much earlier this year, I must admit that I have been very frugal with the heating just in case there is another long, cold spell in the New Year at the time we usually get it.
The reason I was so happy is that I have built up quite a bit of credit and so the electricity company want to reduce the payments. I rang the customer services and asked them to keep them at the same level because it means I can turn up the heating without having to worry about having a huge bill at the end of the next quarter. Besides, the temperature is supposed to drop to an all time low tonight so I will need all the storage heaters on. It will also mean that I can put on the fan and convector heaters in the evenings when the temperature gets low because by the evening, there isn't any heat left in the storage heaters.
The lady in the customer services sounded a bit surprised to have a happy customer on the phone for a change but at least I can look forward to a warm Christmas and snug winter without having to worry about the cost of turning on additional heating.