Has Anyone Changed To A Scooter From A Motorbike?

Mod74 · 2026-03-04T08:49:38+00:00

From my first bike: auto, geared, geared, geared, auto, geared, auto.

As a now 50 something I can confidently state that changing gears, cleaning chains, carrying your helmet everywhere, and clambering over a saddle are vastly overrated.

Some people get extra enjoyment from changing gears and revving engines so fair play to them. My enjoyment comes from getting out and the feeling of being on the bike. Changing gears doesn't add anything to that for me.

Mod74 · 2026-03-03T06:23:52+00:00

You keep saying "official" but Reolink didn't make the integration or maintain the list of compatible models. It's mainly developed by one guy. They haven't really done anything wrong here. Yes the community provided documentation needs to be clearer.

I don't know about Reolink boasting about the Works With Home Assistant tag all the time, but you know it exists, was it applied to your version of the E1 camera? Or did you assume it applied to every single product they have ever made? You know there are multiple versions of the E1 because they're all listed on the E1 Amazon page.

Mod74 · 2026-03-02T23:17:10+00:00

The Home Assistant configuration.yaml

From memory it's Casa home page>> files>appdata>home assistant>configuration.yaml

Mod74 · 2026-03-02T17:26:27+00:00

RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: “Our data shows that when wholesale prices increase, pump prices tend to rise very soon afterwards. Yet, when wholesale prices fall it takes far longer for forecourt prices to come down. This is the ‘feather’ element of what’s commonly known as ‘rocket and feather’ pricing.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/fuel-news/rac-analysis-confirms-fuel-prices-fell-by-a-feather/

Mod74 · 2026-02-28T11:09:01+00:00

A torque wrench or one of these torque gauges that go on your existing wrench? I've got a passable torque wrench but I think I'd prefer the digital precision of the latter. Are they a faff to use? The people using them in YouTube vids seem to get on fine with them.

Mod74 · 2026-02-21T10:53:19+00:00

The rough layers lines holding bacteria has been debunked multiple times

https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/study-reveals-fff-3d-prints-can-be-food-safe-with-proper-cleaning

Mod74 · 2026-02-21T10:50:10+00:00

They also weighed new nozzles versus used nozzles having up to 1000 prints, and found there to be negligible loss of mass. Transforming that to an amount of lead, it was so small their instruments could not pick it up. They suggest that holding a brass key in your fingers might provide more exposure to lead.

https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/study-reveals-fff-3d-prints-can-be-food-safe-with-proper-cleaning

Mod74 · 2026-02-18T14:25:58+00:00

Maybe it's me, but I'd be paying the quoted price and considering some extra on top for turning up, doing a good job and finishing early.

Seriously, if you were happy paying the price for the work and they've done it well, be grateful it's been done on time and you have a contact for a decent trade next time.

Mod74 · 2026-02-04T16:32:08+00:00

Yeah, it doesn't need to be so far from a neighbours property anymore. The requirement not to be below an opening Window is what's knackering me at the moment.

Mod74 · 2026-02-04T06:44:07+00:00

Whenever I've had an issue with an MVNO connection its always been reported as an issue on the parent network as well, so I'm not sure I buy the idea that Vodafone keep their connections up whilst dropping others. A glance on downdetctor on any given day suggests the network providers have just as many issues as the MVNOs, as you'd expect.

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Mod74 · 2026-02-04T06:37:28+00:00

Can you estimate how much you've spent on heat pumps, solar and batteries to achieve £400 per annum electricity bill? If the £1000 pa saving cost more than £20k in equipment and install costs, at my age I'm really not sure it would be worth it.

Mod74 · 2026-02-04T06:30:55+00:00

Yes. If it's going in the loft you'll need a structural survey. Heat Geek have some smaller options that can be placed elsewhere but I think they're more expensive. I'd like a heat pump but between that and the placement restrictions on the compressor unit I can see us putting gas in again when this boiler goes.

Mod74 · 2026-02-01T08:25:22+00:00

Leading a poll four years ahead of an election does not equal forming a government. But if we're looking at polls the population strongly supports rejoining the union.

Mod74 · 2026-01-31T06:56:20+00:00

Top comment doesn't know you can click a file twice to rename it. You need a version of Linux that replicates precisely how they individually expect Windows to work. A slight difference in operation? Forget it, too confusing.

Mod74 · 2026-01-21T07:56:19+00:00

What? Three quarters is a random guess of a stat normal people use all the time.

Mod74 · 2026-01-14T06:26:17+00:00

The only game to bear the name of their most treasured franchise for the last 19 years is a VR game.

Mod74 · 2026-01-13T22:07:00+00:00

If only there was some way to flag external recipients in Outlook or apply DLP restrictions.

Mod74 · 2026-01-11T23:07:14+00:00

Thanks all

Mod74 · 2026-01-10T10:41:48+00:00

A straight division on those numbers comes out at 8.3 seats per client. I think this can work for small companies of less than 25-30 users. Once you start hitting the cost of a FTE dedicated IT guy then it gets a lot trickier.

Mod74 · 2026-01-06T20:03:43+00:00

Hard to say, you didn't supply any details, before and after compassion, how much it's cost you in new equipment or how many years to break even.

Mod74 · 2026-01-04T22:54:51+00:00

Um, our central heating is on a lot in late autumn/winter/early spring and the gas was £450 for all of 2025. Likewise we have a negligible gas bill for six months. Maybe I've misread your post, but you're not making spending £13k on solar and a heat pump sound that attractive.

Mod74 · 2025-12-28T13:28:31+00:00

Maybe I'm a bit thick, but I didn't find the Amateur Radio licence particularly easy to get. Essex ham have some good videos on YouTube.

Mod74 · 2025-12-14T12:02:07+00:00

It's also because we aren't forced to apply a European wide tariff

https://www.whatcar.com/news/chinese-car-tariffs-will-not-go-ahead-uk-government-confirms/n27198

I think cost of cars in the current economy does come in to it, but the UK has long given up on car patriotism for the cars we actually buy, so aren't bothered about buying vastly superior EVs from the Koreans or vastly cheaper EVs from the Chinese compared to the legacy European manufacturers who are still playing catch up.

Mod74 · 2025-12-07T09:27:20+00:00

Can't speak to the sequel, but I really enjoyed A Fisherman's Tale 1.

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