Recent content by StephenStephen

It's slightly bizarre, this British nationalist obsession with a Greek man who never visited the UK... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George

You mean envious, not jealous... There are, I believe, a growing number of very rich people starting to voice their concerns about the need to tax the wealthy more... ...which makes it clear that it is possible to seek more equitable taxes without being motivated by envy ...

Many Jewish people have been taking part, and continue to take part, in the marches against the Israeli state's genocide in Palestine, all over the world. "He added that “every major pro-Palestine demonstration in London has included a large Jewish bloc which has received nothing but support...

Here's another view: Since October, we have organised an unprecedented series of demonstrations giving voice to the overwhelming majority in Britain who wish to see an end to the genocide that Israel has unleashed upon the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Pro-Israel groups have repeatedly...

My experience is that it doesn't do a lot of damage to raspberry bushes, even though they prefer a more acid soil... ...and it has its uses: https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/wood-ash-using-in-garden

I really like my slopey level - shows level, 1/100, 2/100, 3/100, 4/100 I can't remember what such a thing is called...

Would you not use something to spread the load of those little pads?

They certainly did a year ago, they've been doing so for us for longer than that. Did you ask to be billed monthly in arrears for your usage?

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I'm inclined to believe these people: We are very grateful for the expertise, rigour and dedication shown throughout by the volunteer Coordinating Lead Authors and Lead Authors, working across scientific disciplines in each chapter of the report, with essential help by the many Contributing...

... bureaucracy or politics or late-stage capitalism or whatever else you want to call it contributes greatly to the difference in cost between gas and electricity - not physics!

I'm in a similar position, in that I have a solar immersion diverter which I never use. I've also always assumed that (in my case gas rather than oil) is cheaper to heat the water than solar electric, but also never actually done the maths. In our case the boiler is about 3 feet from the...

In terms of grid export later in the day in the summer: You could do the maths to see if the 50% deemed export at 4p/kWh is worth as much as the much higher export rate you'd get for the smaller amount of actual export later in the day. If you've not done so already, you might consider a TOU...

In terms of the kettle, I've had one of these for years - it draws less power, (and is much more efficient) so would likely not import from the grid in your setup:

If it was mine, I'd do it as soon as I'm sure there are no birds nesting in it - the longer you leave it, the further the other trunk will lean out. It'll also only get more difficult to do the longer you leave it.