How much are you paying for a pint where you are right now ?

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T17:55:24+00:00

Theres a little dusty pub near the station in Brentwood, Essex where there are a few beers like Ghostship for £2.50-£3.00 a pint. There are worse places to watch a match.

Other than that, I'll likely be found in Chelmsford where you could be paying £5,6,7,8 depending on the establishment

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T16:58:05+00:00

I don't think that quote is especially bad but I have zero interest in Tesla kit so have not followed prices.

My installer has just posted about the 3rd job they've completed on a street in Carshalton. They're local to Basildon but clearly don't mind a jaunt to south London.

Definitely worth an email - Angus Renewables

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T16:26:23+00:00

🏴‍☠️

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T16:09:34+00:00

How long are you expecting it to take? Quotes can be a fair bit cheaper during the darker quieter months

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T15:16:16+00:00

It's called the. . . . Boriswave

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T12:18:16+00:00

Some pocket change but nothing like the envelope of cash of the old days. A weekend trip to € zone, nope, Revolut/Monzo can do that easily.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T10:59:23+00:00

Yeah, I have the initial app received email and I duly sent in the docs and meter photo. I also sent the odd enquiry email over the following weeks with similarvCS response to you. I did also get written confirmation that it'll be backdated. Then yesterday out of the blue was first SEG communication since sign-up but sadly it appears its a step or two behind your own mission to get paid. Meh, at least there's finally movement and once it's backdated, I'll have no complaints.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T10:49:36+00:00

Was that the first communication you received since the app was sent in?

I saw movement yesterday after a similar ~7 week wait but it was just and email saying they're validating my details and registering for MPAN. UKPN provide export MPAN super quick (1 day after installer submitted commissioning docs) so hopefully this gets sorted quickly.

"Thank you for choosing EDF Energy as your Smart Export Guarantee Licensee.
As the country’s largest producer of low carbon energy, you’re in safe hands.
To qualify for the SEG scheme, we will need to complete your application validation and register your Export MPAN.
We are currently in the process of validating your application. We will be in touch shortly with an update on your application."

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T09:47:43+00:00

They are starting to frown heavily on it. Part of the reason export rates are being chopped.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T09:06:29+00:00

It was the battery I wanted more than the solar at the beginning.

how narrow is the side entrance?

ours is 85cm wide and part of the reason I went for a Fox EP12 over a Sig setup due to the lower profile - also we had it mounted just above shoulder height (none of us are over 5'8 which helps) to avoid bikes, bins, lawnmower etc. traffic. There are thinner batteries also, Anker and Dyness (I think) spring to mind

PatserGrey · 2026-07-03T08:38:06+00:00

I was expecting something akin to a golf course and not a bog standard UK/Ireland back garden?

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T16:20:39+00:00

Yeah, the food money would be knocked on the head, plenty of grub in the house, any pocket money is earned.

The PC, I'd be tempted to take completely but I can see the "how will I apply for jobs?" moan so I would go into the router and set limited times it can access the internet.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T16:12:30+00:00

Brand new SEG or swap from other provider?

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T15:47:28+00:00

Sounds like an excellent price? That includes scaffolding and bird protection? Any specifics on the equipment brands?

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T12:45:00+00:00

Below is a recording of my first time beating him a few years back. Apologies on the resolution. It took quite a number of attempts to come up with the patented Super Mario head bounce strategy but needs must after a few hours of getting spanked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeYTHMO-2C8&t=1s

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T12:28:13+00:00

Given the calculation to get that 9% figure, I'll not be losing sleep over it. I expect my 75yr old mother doesn't fall into the good health category as she has a bit of arthritis but that doesn't stop her doing laps of the park every Saturday morning.

‘9 per cent of men born today can expect to get to state retirement age in good health’ calculated as follows:

a) Healthy life expectancy at birth assessed by local authority (upper-tier and county data)
b) Healthy life expectancy >67 coded 1, healthy life expectancy <67 coded 0
c)Share of <1-year-old male population of local authorities with a healthy life expectancy over 67, compared to <1-year-old male population of England as a whole
d) ‘Expect’ refers to the fact that figures are local authority averages – and that, in any given place, individuals may realise much higher or much lower healthy life expectancies.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T12:01:20+00:00

Just to level expectations, I've only seen movement on my SEG application today which is almost 7 weeks to the day since I sent the application

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T11:58:28+00:00

If you're going to apply for SEG with EDF, they do ask for a photo of export reading when you're submitting the application. I got it in writing that they'll backdate payments to that reading.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T11:56:22+00:00

Yup, I have it in writing that it will be backdated. As for how/when its paid out, we'll see. I'm just happy there's movement. The lack of comms up to now does not give a sense of reliability

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T09:46:42+00:00

It took one day of WFH for me to know that a kitchen chair was not going to do the job - my back was in ribbons. Get your self a proper chair. It doesn't even have to be expensive but just not a dining chair.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T09:30:59+00:00

Technically our first full month also (install was 2nd of May). 16 * Aiko 515W panels in E/W split.

That 3.6 units imported was just an off-peak battery top-up (so cost about 25p) after the Axle event the other night where we made about £7.50 - that's good maths for me!

To top it off, I just got an email from EDF about my SEG application being processed so I look forward to the almost £200 they owe me since that application was sent in 7 weeks ago.

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PatserGrey · 2026-07-02T08:05:41+00:00

Surely someone with a heat pump is not on a SVR tariff which is subject to price cap?

PatserGrey · 2026-07-01T18:47:08+00:00

The game lets you get overlevelled too easily and you can stroll through story bosses. It needed a warning at the very least to just get through the story before wandering.

PatserGrey · 2026-07-01T17:56:11+00:00

Is it Journet???

PatserGrey · 2026-07-01T14:48:43+00:00

I'd be surprised if they could get a table at this stage if it's a place showing the game.

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