Gas prices - Where is gas still affordable?

that cost us more than Russia.

On which factors could you determine that?

In addition, there is the mentality and endurance of the Russian people.

Yes, that exists. However, it is by far not as pronounced as it once was. But surely, whoever has nothing also has nothing to lose.

I seriously fear a very, very difficult domestic political situation in autumn/winter.

No, it will take longer before the Russian people get off the couch. After all, they have put up with everything for over 20 years now.

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No, it will take even longer before the Russian people get off the couch. After all, they have put up with everything for over 20 years now.

I fear that meant our domestic political situation

This negative mood here is almost depressing.
Yes, of course, everything is shitty right now, but we all understand the background and why it was and is necessary.

But personally, as a rather young person, I am actually quite glad that we are now addressing all the energy problems. It's a shame that it took a war for that, but the path toward renewables is the best and cheapest way we can take.
The next few months might be difficult, but in the long run, all this will benefit us and we will become much more independent and cheaper. Besides all the current problems, climate change is also something that often gets forgotten. Hopefully, with the current changes, we will solve that in the long term as well.

We must not forget that the CDU drove this into the ground in recent years and now we have to pay the price for it. I think blaming the current government for it is wrong. They have accomplished more in the last few months than the CDU did in the last 16 years.

I am also worried about how things will look for me in the next months/years, but mostly because of the uncertainty. Especially since I am still at the very beginning and we are currently still waiting for the building permit.
At the beginning of Corona, we were all quite similar there. Everything was new and we didn’t know what was coming. In hindsight, that wasn’t a big problem either and we are all hanging out in this forum and were even able to afford property. Germany is a strong and above all wealthy country. I have a bit more trust in us. We are not doing well without reason.

Spreading panic and getting upset (even though we Germans like to do that) doesn’t help. We have taken the path and now have to get through it. So just wait and see what happens.

Maybe we should rather return to the topic here and think about how and where to save gas most cheaply.

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We must not forget that the CDU drove it into the wall in the past years and we now have to deal with the consequences. I think it is wrong to blame the current government for that. They have achieved more in the last few months than the CDU did in the last 16 years.

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Um... there was something... - right! Wasn't the SPD in the government during the time you mentioned? And isn't it still part of the current government? ;-)

Um... there was something... - right! Wasn't the SPD in the government during the time you mentioned? And isn't it still part of the current government? ;-)

Yes, but let's be honest. They are just followers. They never spoke up back then and even now nothing comes from them. The SPD is simply always there just to be there. Scholz only became Chancellor because he never stood out. The only difference to the CDU is that the SPD does not obstruct and is not so backward-looking. That currently benefits us a lot.

By and large, I agree except here:

We must not forget that the CDU drove this into the ground in recent years and now we have to pay the price for it. I think blaming the current government for it is wrong. They have arguably achieved more in the last few months than the CDU did in the last 16 years.

The fact is that other parties, which are currently also in power, have been significantly involved in the energy crisis and dependencies, not only in the last 16 years but long before that. I would just mention the approval of Nordstream 1 alone.

The SPD is just always there, to be there.

Well, you really have some catching up to do. We owe a lot to the SPD. As far as all our lives here in Germany are concerned (e.g., the Hartz IV chaos, Nordstream, etc.).