This year, Grandpa and Grandma will no longer be relegated to the kitchen with their share of the log.
They will huddle together, under a plaid, near the fireplace.
The tree will no longer be lit up with flickering garlands;
"
a few packaging or old newspapers, ribbons or strings
,
suggests the Ademe (Agency for the environment and energy management)
, may be enough to make balls and other wonders"
.
We will have taken care to consult the Ecowatt app,
“the electricity weather forecast”,
and to
“shift the machines”
(washing machine and dryer), according to government recommendations.
We will pray that
'electricity production and demand'
will continue to
'align'
, at least until midnight mass.
As for the cousins of Clermont-Ferrand, we do not yet know if they will be able to take a train, between the risks of "shedding" and the "days of action" of the railway workers... After two years under the sign of the Covid, this New Year's Eve Christmas will be marked by the purchasing power crisis and threats of blackouts...
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