Amen to this. In so many industries for people to progress they are expected to leave an area theyβre good at/love and move into management.
We see in STEM careers many leave and set themselves up as consultants rather than go into management.
@oburbidge.bsky.social
Retired scientist, now working in medicines manufacturing sector. Interested in renewables, ASHP and EV owner. Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Views are entirely my own πΆπ³οΈβπ he/him
Amen to this. In so many industries for people to progress they are expected to leave an area theyβre good at/love and move into management.
We see in STEM careers many leave and set themselves up as consultants rather than go into management.
What I canβt understand is how hybrids will be charged?
An EV you can go from the odometer. But does PHEV record how much time itβs in electric only mode?
And people wonder why thereβs a productivity issue.
If something as simple as asking for the correct prescription takes ten calls and all that wasted time
The UK is such an outlier.
We have to close the spark gap. Sooner rather than later.
Given this is a policy change, government should be able to act relatively quickly.
Oooooh do tell all?! What make is the pan?
30.11.2025 19:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I find Your Party's frequent use of AI very illuminating. Because when they talk about workers, they clearly do not include in that a large number of Arts sector and 'knowledge' workers. I suspect they regard them with contempt. Which is one of the many reasons they are not going to get far.
30.11.2025 12:38 β π 201 π 40 π¬ 13 π 8Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra Β£208 per month will βruinβ his retirement.
Letβs take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a βpoor pensionerβ scrabbling around for penniesβ¦
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Do it!!!
Kitsch retro is the way forward!
Currently running at 4.22 since installation last December.
Have adjusted our DHW schedule in June which now should improve efficiency even more.
Plus solar being added in Jan/Feb so even lower costs.
Currently sat around Β£600 for the year. Entire house is 21C.
Boilers suck. ASHPs rock.
Ooft. That doesnβt sound like fun. glad to hear youβre ok apart from a few bits of fabric.
29.11.2025 16:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Enjoy the future!! π€©
29.11.2025 14:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A screenshot of Open Energy Monitor yesterday COP was 5.10 (so the ASHP was 510% efficient yesterday, on November 28th)
This was yesterday!
Bloody love heat pumps.
A photo taken of a front garden. A low wall is currently being built and is covered in plastic. A hedge in front of it has been cut down low. All the cut off branches are to the right on the lawn
A close up photo taken of a front garden. A low wall is currently being built and is covered in plastic. A hedge in front of it has been removed and the garden bed dug over.
A photo of a group of hedging plants cut down, removed and thrown on a lawn
Today is a sad day.
We planted this hedge two years ago..
I made a mistake when choosing it & opted for blackthorn (thinking oooh sloes. Love them in gin).
Itβs dangerous by the footpath & it suckers & spreads. Plus itβs preventing me building the new wall.
So today I started taking it out
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Yes but (and please donβt take this the wrong way as Iβm also an EV driver curious how this will be implemented)
Petrol VAT = 20%
Public charging VAT = 20%
Home electricity VAT = 5%
Home solar charging VAT = 0
They have to do something. But the mechanics I donβt think is well thought out.
Baa-rly awake at this time of the morning
29.11.2025 07:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ugh I hate how people just donβt seem to be concentrating. Glad it wasnβt too bad
28.11.2025 19:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh no nightmare. Iβm sorry to hear.
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Hope the car isnβt too badly damaged
Impulse purchases at the market today.
4 mangos.
A bunch of fresh methi
Will dehydrate both overnight for long term storage
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Hahaha! This wasnβt even anything mainstream - which I think imho makes it even worse
Itβs grim isnβt it.
I was listening to Spotify and a track came on which I thought sounded good. But wasnβt an artist I recognised.
Googled them. Turns out they were AI generated. π€¦ββοΈ
Itβs soul destroying.
6 I think is just a little too bright I think.
28.11.2025 12:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is what we do every year now!
Itβs such a fun day. Last year we took four people in & had a Christmas dinner fondue together π
We ate with an Iranian asylum seeker, a 59yr old antiques dealer, a 68 yr old lady whose dad was in hospital, & a young Canadian guy who recently moved to Newcastle.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So this manifesto pledge is ok to be broken.
But Reeves canβt possibly raise tax or scrap the triple-lock pension because she would be breaking manifesto pledges.
Right. Gotcha. When it benefits workers too bad. When it benefits businesses or non-workers, fair game
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
at Β£45 it was an absolute steal!
Better than the ikea kallax that itβll be replacing
A mahogany drinks cabinet placed against a green wall. Inside is some wallpaper.
A piece of wallpaper stood up against a green wall. The wallpaper is green and blue flowery swirls
Wallpaper 7
27.11.2025 18:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A mahogany drinks cabinet placed against a green wall. Inside is some wallpaper.
A piece of wallpaper stood up against a green wall. The wallpaper is light blue, with pink birds of paradise flowers and green BOP leaves on it
Wallpaper 6
27.11.2025 18:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A mahogany drinks cabinet placed against a green wall. Inside is some wallpaper.
A piece of wallpaper stood up against a green wall. The wallpaper is dark blue with a light yellow birds and leaves on it
Wallpaper 5
27.11.2025 18:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A mahogany drinks cabinet placed against a green wall. Inside is some wallpaper.
A piece of wallpaper stood up against a green wall. The wallpaper is dark blue with tree branches and pops of orange and pink flowers
Wallpaper 4
27.11.2025 18:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A mahogany drinks cabinet placed against a green wall. Inside is some wallpaper.
A piece of wallpaper stood up against a green wall. The wallpaper is black with vibrant blue, yellow, purple and green leaves
Wallpaper 3
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