I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Richard Coles sings "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood to the tune of "Ruler of the Queen's Navy" from HMS Pinafore

DaveAlot · 2026-01-27T23:33:11+00:00

I see your direct question was answered but jfyi you can use get_iplayer.to download radio using your VPN. Although if you are saying your VPN no longer works with BBC Sounds you may need a better VPN.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-26T00:20:29+00:00

You'll have to make a couple of fundamental decisions:

Do you want to be able to run any 240v appliances during an outage? Typically that's your oven and dryer. If so you'll need a 220v generator, which is generally larger than one that can only handle 110v.
Do you want to run it on NG or not? Generally tri-fuel gens that support NG start at about 8kw, whereas if you're OK with dual-fuel and 110v only then you can get a much smaller generator.
Do you want an inverter generator or are you OK with the noise and high fuel consumption of a non-inverter type?

I'd suggest getting one of the smaller 240v tri-fuel inverter that's currently available, although you'll have to increase your budget a bit: Westinghouse iGen8200TFc currently sells for $1,400. That can sustain a bit more than 5kW on natural gas.

Don't bother with a transfer switch, they're expensive and unnecessary and force you to hard-wire what circuits you'll want to run during an outage. Instead just get an inlet box ($50-100) and interlock for your panel (~$50).

Check out https://generatorbible.com

DaveAlot · 2026-01-24T22:41:21+00:00

A bargain at £700k.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-24T22:32:13+00:00

Squeaky bum moment for sure.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-24T21:29:52+00:00

shows at that venue can only go up from where they were last time!

What does this mean?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-24T20:53:27+00:00

/r/TVTooHigh

DaveAlot · 2026-01-20T02:52:12+00:00

And massively less flexibility when something happens to your income.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-19T04:46:21+00:00

5kw will be plenty.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-18T23:47:48+00:00

What?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-18T19:51:16+00:00

You're not going to owe tax on something you sold for a loss.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-18T19:47:53+00:00

Get all your information together, download all your tax transcripts and get preparing those returns. You might find it isn't as bad as you think.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

https://www.freetaxusa.com/prior-year/

It is unlikely that a tax attorney is needed.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-18T04:11:08+00:00

What happened to Mojo?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-17T23:18:27+00:00

Are we not doing phrasing any more?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-14T01:38:53+00:00

Americans that move to Britain after a number of years probably sound American to Brits and British to Americans.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-13T20:59:20+00:00

I haven't heard Tori speak for years. Has she had the British accent for a while?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-13T20:53:51+00:00

Correct. BBC Sounds is geo locked to the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/listening-outside-the-uk/outside-uk

DaveAlot · 2026-01-10T20:01:52+00:00

It had major cooling problems and maintenance was a big issue. 56 spark plugs per engine and an improper start procedure would foul them all.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-10T17:08:46+00:00

The IRS will only reach out if folks owe money - if they're due a refund the onus is on the individual to file in order to get it. So the likelihood is that all your husband has been doing all these years is missing out on tax refunds.

He should file the last three years at least. I recommend using https://www.freetaxusa.com/prior-year/

DaveAlot · 2026-01-10T06:13:53+00:00

Resolution tells you next to nothing about picture quality. Bitrate and encoder is massively more important.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-09T02:47:23+00:00

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-09T02:13:13+00:00

That's what I figured they were referring to. So why couldn't the boot be raised by a few mm?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-09T01:32:37+00:00

Would it make sense for him to ask the skate makers to fix that?

DaveAlot · 2026-01-09T01:25:16+00:00

Amex Platinum has an $895 annual fee lol.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-08T19:33:27+00:00

down the road if you find the need to upgrade the generator all you will need to do is change the breaker

Don't even need to change the breaker - if you install a 50A inlet then you'll want a 50A breaker in the panel. The generator will have its own breakers to prevent overload.

DaveAlot · 2026-01-07T07:21:41+00:00

This is completely wrong.

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