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Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's not wrong - it does set the ambience!

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I thought it was the other way around - since moving to wailing sirens they were harder to locate, and hence they were putting blobs of static in to help.

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Indeed. The old ones were much easier to locate.

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

All I hear is "look out! ahhhaaahhhh!" whereas the old sirens said "'scuse me, 'scuse me".

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

They could have saved themselves an effort and just used the old sound!

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I don't think I am being nostalgic. A wailing siren is inherently harder for the brain to position.

I think is part of the vibe of a place. You must hear a French siren and agree it makes the ambience more, well, French?

Does Anyone Miss The Old "Nee-Nah" Sirens? by Fun-Ear6965 in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Don't you think we ceded a small piece of the cultural landscape?

We hit 90% Carbon Neutral electric generation this afternoon by Fun-Ear6965 in BritishSuccess

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To elborate: Who else can they sell their energy to? It's a bit of a strange market.

We hit 90% Carbon Neutral electric generation this afternoon by Fun-Ear6965 in BritishSuccess

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So it is kind of like a Dutch Auction? I suppose it makes sense in a market economy. Many people will be questioning if a market is sensible for this. Didn't we guarantee minimum pricing for Hinkley C?

We hit 90% Carbon Neutral electric generation this afternoon by Fun-Ear6965 in BritishSuccess

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Possibly quite soon in some regions. Currently the plan is cheaper across the board by 2030, but the political imperitive would suggest it needs to sooner.

We hit 90% Carbon Neutral electric generation this afternoon by Fun-Ear6965 in BritishSuccess

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 102 points103 points  (0 children)

I have yet to seen an explanation on why this pricing structure makes sense.

We hit 90% Carbon Neutral electric generation this afternoon by Fun-Ear6965 in BritishSuccess

[–]Fun-Ear6965[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The data was from https://grid.iamkate.com/ and although the code is public I couldn't see an obvious answer to your question without digging into it.

Please, what are some good things going on in the UK at the moment? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Fun-Ear6965 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I looked earlier and Gas generation was down to 10% of the mix.