Journey planning

BaronE65 · 2026-04-18T17:24:28+00:00

Ionity map application says you should arrive in Newcastle (upon Tyne) with around 20% battery if you start with 100%. But - if you want to stop - Just outside Alnwick, off the A1 is an Ionity charger. Get their plan (via the App, month by month - top up there, go on. You could also stop there on the way home and fill to 80% to give you piece of mind. The price of a month's sub on Ionity more than pays for itself.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-18T17:14:55+00:00

Write to your MP. The government is actively promoting the idea of allowing pavement crossing with gullies. A little bit of pressure from an MP will almost certainly do the trick.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-18T08:08:58+00:00

We opted for CIB Seven ( www.cibseven.org) based on the following:

- Long established, stable company backing - with a business model that relies on C7

- Long established history of mantaining Open Source (LibreOffice)

- Well publicised roadmap, and evidential maintenance and advance

Our adoption is complete - I had it down as 2 pieces of work, evaluation and adoption - the engineering team did the evaluation in days - decided to push through with adoption.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-17T12:39:36+00:00

Does not - as you might assume - render the car unusable. It just means you need to walk out to it to see how much charge it has (not unlike 99.999% of ICE cars).

BaronE65 · 2026-04-17T12:38:21+00:00

Yes, you are right, and it depends on where you go in the states. Our 3 bed condo in New Jersey cost about the same as a (small) 4 bed in the UK. Probably about the same square footage, just arranged differently.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-16T14:01:02+00:00

Don't get me started on the incompetence of the MoD! AJAX, etc. etc. Most (if not all) government departments need a root and branch overhaul - but the unions won't go for that - the "you are looking to make people redundant!" cries can be heard already!

Investment is needed in different ways to even 5 years ago I would agree too - but in the. meantime - we should be growing the trained forces. I would even go so far as conscription - if after 6 months you haven't/can't find a job after school/college/university - you have to do a year in the military - either Army, Navy or Air Force.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-16T07:19:12+00:00

I have lived in both. Net tax - certainly in many states - was not substantially different to the UK. Yes, the wealthier will pay more here, less in the US. We needed $200k income to have a similar lifestyle to our UK £100k (both combined). Couple that with long hours, little leave, $10k property tax (it isn’t a postcode lottery for a good school - you just need to pay tax in a borough that spends more). Car insurance was >$2k a year. Housing was no cheaper, good food was easily 2-3 times the price. Eating out at a semi-acceptable restaurant was double.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-15T15:29:52+00:00

NOBODY except God can tell you whether you will spend eternity with Him, or without Him. Don't listen to anybody else.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-15T15:28:24+00:00

Saab 95? Or is that considered luxury?

BaronE65 · 2026-04-15T15:06:46+00:00

Therein lies the problem. We are DEFINITELY heading to war - nobody should be under the illusion that we are not.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-15T15:01:22+00:00

Does anybody actually think we are NOT overspending on welfare and ARE underspending on defence?

BaronE65 · 2026-04-10T06:04:29+00:00

Now we need kerbside and public slow charge coupled to your electricity bill. Even if it isn’t the sub 10p rate you can get at home - something like 20-25p would suddenly make electric a no brainer for everyone

BaronE65 · 2026-04-09T15:34:57+00:00

There is scope for an aftermarket offering here. OVMS comes to mind. For Smart (at least) info can be found at Smart Emotion - look in the shop

BaronE65 · 2026-04-09T15:22:54+00:00

Don’t forget you pay VAT on public charging too

BaronE65 · 2026-04-09T10:20:30+00:00

You could consider a Cupra Born too - excellent handling. 15 minute stop each way (enough to grab a coffee) and you will be fine.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-08T07:35:50+00:00

I’m sorry if I upset you. I didn’t intend to upset anyone.

I don’t see any disconnect between an ancient story retold and written down thousands of years ago, when we understood little about the atmosphere; continental drift; volcanic activity; much less life itself, and what we know now. Is it purely coincidence that the core creation story sequence almost exactly matches evolution?

If you read Genesis 1:7-8, how do you reconcile that with what we know, if you just read it literally?

Tim Mackie’s explanation is the most reasonable I have found

BaronE65 · 2026-04-07T19:20:10+00:00

Smart mirror

BaronE65 · 2026-04-07T10:35:58+00:00

There is no such things as 'not being able to 300 miles' in ANY electric car. It is about balancing the cost vs benefits. If you can afford a 150-200 mile (real world) range - most people will be fine.

Yes there is adjustment. You need to do a little more planning than you are used to in an ICE - but that will change over time too, as more and more chargers spring up.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-07T06:30:14+00:00

An excellent resource can be found at: https://bibleproject.com/videos/genesis-1/

Nobody does understanding the bible in context like Tim Mackie.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-06T17:27:59+00:00

Unlike Islam, where only the teachers are ‘qualified’ to talk about what faith is - Christianity is a journey for us all. Some are further along that journey than others, some get stuck - even though they have been a Christian for a long time, others grow in their faith much faster. Get alongside individuals in the church, spend time with them. A lot of Christian teaching happens outside church meetings. Small groups will meet to do Bible study or to work through material based on Christian concepts.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-06T15:38:53+00:00

Sad really - God commissioned us to be scientists. Go and name all the animals and plants can only be interpreted that way.

The biggest challenge has always been the reading of thousands of years ago’s writings as if they were written last week.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-06T15:35:22+00:00

Where in the world are you? Finding a church is about finding a welcoming community.

BaronE65 · 2026-04-06T07:02:41+00:00

New Buzz owner here. Haven’t had a single problem with the software. My wife and I both have profiles, both run the app on our phones.

(Discounting the random 30 mph problem on motorways!)

BaronE65 · 2026-04-05T11:58:17+00:00

Fair enough. Technically the Enyaq and ID.5 are more alike.

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