The energy crisis currently blighting the lives of so many around the world is taking its toll on some of the most fundamental activities of life. When Fifield goes to the kitchen to make dinner, for example, she rarely puts the oven on – the air fryer consumes less energy. Fifield also worries about whether she"ll be able to charge up her mobility scooter enough to get about. She likes to go to the swimming pool four times a week, since that helps her pain – and because that"s where she can get a hot shower.