We very rarely go to the cinema, in fact the last time was to see "Happy Feet" when it first came out and that was part of our wedding anniversary weekend break to Bath last year.
I have a decent home cinema system and prefer watching movies in the comfort of our own home and avoid the queues for the drinks/sweets/ice cream!
Over the last couple of years I have built up a collection of about 50 DVD's and when it comes to buying them I tend to look for the bargain buys and movies that I know I will watch more than once. The latter means I will get good value for my money. Likewise with a wish list for Christmas/Birthday, the list will only be of movies I will watch more than once.
Any movies that fall outside these criteria I will hire from the local library at a cheaper rate and for longer period ie: a week, than it would cost from a dedicated movie hire store.
If you looked at my collection you will see a wide range of genre. This years bargain buys include:
Dejavu - Denzel Washington
The Pursuit of Happyness - Will Smith
Premonition - Sandra Bullock
Blood Diamond - Leonardo DiCaprio
The Interpreter - Nicole Kidman/Sean Penn
Babel - Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett
The Constant Gardener - Ralph Fiennes/Rachel Weisz
X-Men, The Last Stand - Hugh Jackman/Halle Berry
Fantastic4 - Ioan Gruffudd
Happy Feet
Narnia
Saturday, 10 November 2007
Another burden for the UK motorist
Average petrol prices set a new milestone as UK motorists counted the cost of crude oil's surge towards 100 US dollars a barrel.
The average price drivers are now having to pay is 100.08p a litre for unleaded petrol, the AA said.
In London, Brent crude rose to more than 94 US dollars a barrel, supported by severe weather in the North Sea, which has shut down several oil platforms.
At the start of the year petrol was 88.32p a litre on average, with diesel at 93.68p a litre. This means that UK drivers are now spending an extra £8.08 million a day on petrol compared with the beginning of 2007.
The contrast with February this year - when the lowest average petrol price of 85.99p a litre was recorded - is even greater. Also, this time last year petrol cost 86.11p a litre. This means UK drivers are now spending nearly £9.61 million extra a day compared with the same time last year.
Individually, for a motorist with a typical 50-litre fuel tank, a petrol refill is costing £6.99 more than this time last year.
The average price drivers are now having to pay is 100.08p a litre for unleaded petrol, the AA said.
In London, Brent crude rose to more than 94 US dollars a barrel, supported by severe weather in the North Sea, which has shut down several oil platforms.
At the start of the year petrol was 88.32p a litre on average, with diesel at 93.68p a litre. This means that UK drivers are now spending an extra £8.08 million a day on petrol compared with the beginning of 2007.
The contrast with February this year - when the lowest average petrol price of 85.99p a litre was recorded - is even greater. Also, this time last year petrol cost 86.11p a litre. This means UK drivers are now spending nearly £9.61 million extra a day compared with the same time last year.
Individually, for a motorist with a typical 50-litre fuel tank, a petrol refill is costing £6.99 more than this time last year.
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Petrol Price Hike!!
Had to fill up with petrol this morning and was greeted with the sign at our local Shell garage - £1.09 for a litre of unleaded petrol!
I think a boycott of major suppliers is called for.
I think a boycott of major suppliers is called for.
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