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Ali Express is fine , but you do need to get used to its quirks. Like the dodgy river site over here, it is a marketplace for many sellers rather than one seller. A common "trick" is the clickbate of low pricing for an item (just like ebay) where you might be buying say the adapter or stan...

I can usually tolerate chilly temps , and living in a rented mobile home , its normal for most of the rooms to go below 10C during the winter and 5C at night, wearing layers and adjusting to the temp/work being done is the key. The heating is an electric boiler (only 9kW) that is normally switched o...

The problem with the "Truth" is that in most cases the basis on which the truth is calculated is based on incomplete understanding and various levels of subjectivity and it is foolish to believe that any of us have the "One Truth". Outside of a mathematical formula what is actual...

BMW has not quit production in the UK , the Cowley plant is currently still expected to be producing mini's until 2030, a new model is still scheduled to start production at Cowley in 2025 . BMW are moving the production of electric mini's to China and a new electric model of the countryman will be ...

General election is now looking like the most likely outcome. Truss will be gone by the end of next week, and the obvious replacement is Sunak. Sunak then has to choose between trying to limp through 2 years of painful political choices or taking advantage of a slight honeymoon effect and the credi...

It's a rare occasion that I would disagree with Adam , but I don't like D cells as I see them as outdated tech and much prefer LSD rechargeable AAA or AA for small portable devices( I have multiple chargers that do not require mains input) and love 18650's (I have thousands of them that I got for 11...

Completely General election is now looking like the most likely outcome. Truss will be gone by the end of next week, and the obvious replacement is Sunak. Sunak then has to choose between trying to limp through 2 years of painful political choices or taking advantage of a slight honeymoon effect an...

As far as I know smart meters use the mobile phone frequencies to communicate ( I think most still use 2G) I agree with Adam that it will not be the smart meter system that is used to for the rota blackouts (if required) , much easier for someone in the control room to press the button/click the mou...

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I will not be holding my breath, ignoring the fact that at present no one has a proven design for a working fusion power plant , the article states it should be operational sometime in the 2040's so given the usual delays that will be in the 2050's so plenty of time for a UK government to have chang...

Nadine Dorries calls for a general election in the Telegraph: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F10%2F03%2Fnadine-dorries-calls-general-election%2F# And she backed Truss in the leadership election. Still think I am being naive, AnotherExLurker? I don't thi...

Even a VONC doesn't automatically lead to an election. Which is exactly what I stated. You seem to just be ignoring what I am saying. If you are a tory MP who has already concluded the tories cannot win the next election, and all you want to do is preserve your own seat, then the best way of doing ...

I do agree that the PM might not be able to pass the legislation to get the mini-budget done , and talk of possibly cutting back the welfare state to help balance the books , whilst in the "middle" of a cost of living crisis makes the tax cuts for the rich seem even more stupid and in my ...

And nearer home, this report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63118574 Suggests a "significant risk" of a UK gas supply shortage in the coming winter. That is one of the most doomerish OFFICIAL reports that I recall. As well as gas shortages resulting in power cuts, the report notes th...

Europe's gas reserves are are reasonable state, with suitable conservation, and reasonable weather it might be 'okay'. However, *next* winter might be much worse. It's not clear storage will be refilled. That has been my concern since the pipeline "incidents" , from memory none of the Eur...