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My partner is with one of those piggyback providers, giffgaff I think. She was going to Canada and wanted to check if her phone would work over there (just work, not be free) and they said yes via email. She got there and it didn't work, no signal at all, couldn't receive or make calls/SMS. No...

Wise brexers is an oxymoron in my opinion. The fact that you now get contracts that include "free" roaming at a markup and no roaming at a cheaper price, it means you're still indirectly paying for roaming. Or you can go to a piggyback network that make their profit by reducing costs on customer...

Far too many pages to read atm and unlikely I'll get round to it. My experience with people asking for proof over minor things like a roaming charge (I recognise that it's a privilege that I'm able to consider it minor after spending 1000 on a holiday) is that afterwards they claim any proof...

that old chestnut is it, "I wasn't there so it didn't happen" argument?

It's the definition of splitting hairs. The discussion is/was about paying a fine/toll, not health and safety or whatever other tenuous link you want to argue about.

you asked who paid roaming charges, not "who doesn't care about a couple quid here and there for roaming charges after spending 1000 on a holiday". Like I said, it doesn't break the bank but it's £20 I wouldn't have had to pay before and would have rather kept.

it is under data sharing but there's contention on who actually gets to keep the fine iirc. Some say it's the collecting country, others say it's the country that issued the fine. Basically a lot of admin for a fine that doesn't cover costs and hassle so a lot of the time they don't bother. I...

What's your point exactly? No-one likes the dartford crossing charge (which was initially supposed to be temporary) or speeding tickets. No-one would pay them if they had the choice, so why are people taking issue with people not paying when they don't have to? Jealousy? Envy? Just want to...

I paid the toll a couple hours late one time and they sent me a charge. I called up and explained I paid as the automated service still allowed me to despite being late. She found my payment and told me to make a "late representation" appeal. I did and the charge was cancelled and my late...

If you're on EE, Vodafone, or Three then you pay for roaming if you don't have one of their plans with roaming included, which costs more per month, so is it still "free" roaming? I found that out the hard way that "Zone A" for Vodafone isn't EU but Ireland, Isle of Man, Norway, and Iceland...

That's true. Peltier modules are designed as coolers but to the best of my knowledge, you don't see Seebeck Modules/TEGs being sold in the UK. They're normally sold as Peltier modules at places like RS Components since they can also use the seebeck effect to generate electricity. That's just a...

A stirling engine by itself is kinda expensive and difficult to DIY into a fan. Better to just buy one if you want the talking point and for it to be effective. Looks cool but crazy expensive. Side note, found this instructable so it's possible with a cheap peltier module...

So your plan would be to leave the light/heat source on all day for the few minutes you might be in there? It's not even a shower/bath room. Either you don't pay electricity bills or you got more money than sense. If your complexion is that delicate, a heated toilet seat would probably be the...

The modules need heat on one side and cooling on the other, you'll need to source a couple of heatsinks as well. The greater the difference, the more wattage is generated. Definitely get ones that will easily power a bank of low wattage PC fans but not sure what the general operating temps would...

peltier modules are designed to generate electricity from heat although I'm not sure if they can handle the high temps of a wood stove. They're cheap-ish and significantly easier than constructing a stirling engine

My duct is circular so it's neither here nor there. The regs say "jubilee clip or similar" so it's your choice what mechanical fixing to use. The regs specifically state tape alone isn't the way to do it. So the strength, durability, brand, type of tape, etc is irrelevant. The regs are to be...

Been doing some research on building regs for ducting and found this: So whether or not duct tape is suitable is irrelevant, tape alone is not according to regulation. When I pay a professional builder professional rates, I expect stuff to be done to regulation. If I wanted cowboy, I'd pay...

I share the same thought but at the same time, I cannot say "I'm not paying for that mess and I'm also not giving you a chance to fix it" either. I assume I got to give them a chance to fix it or remove the rubbish at the very least. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say the blue fan...

Mainly because ownership of the roof is shared so I can't go making changes easily without consulting all the neighbours. Plus, a vertical exit shouldn't be a problem either if it's done properly. I thought the photo's were viewable by all. I only uploaded to an image hosting site because they...

I would have preferred if the original ducting went horizontally and exited via the eaves with a slight decline instead of vertically via the roof but I can only make do with what I have. Insulating the pipe is probably going to be annoying, expensive, and unable to prevent condensation either...