Three words..........."Its only money" you can shave a fortune off the costs,I lived in the mountains without electricity,bit of an adventure but not something that would appeal to me long term,some people have no option,but something Jim said struck a chord because its 110% true "Emergencies never stop" Thats fact,and actually looks to get worse as prices and population over there continue to rise,10 years time you will look back with rose-tinted nostalgia at 2009 and remember it as the days you only sent £200 a month back