Izzy V

Cold snap means we've been using more heating oil... got worried we may run out, so ordered some using £180 payment for a bit of land my husband's family own between them (£180 twice a year) & Boiler Juice tank account fund we pay into each month - was being delivered Fri 30th Dec. Went to visit my parents 24th, came home Boxing Day as son wasn't sleeping as we changed room he stayed in now he's older/bigger (he has ASD & ADHD); got home to freezing house, with no hot water! Yep, heating oil had completely run out. Had to spend afternoon & night moving little heaters round the home to keep warm & filling bath with kettle about 15 times to wash. Put hot water bottle in son's bed for him, he cuddled it to sleep. We have electric blanket this year (given to us by my in-laws) which really helped. Heartbroken. Had to leave for in-laws early on 28th, meant to be going on 30th. Thank God we had somewhere else to go... sat in Spoons having a meal for 2.5 hrs on Tues 27th, so we could keep warm! We would have just bought the oil earlier, but we can never afford it until we have that land money, every Dec & June. Its ridiculous, we're both education professionals with 20 years experience each! We earn around 18k each a year.