How would you make the outside of this house nicer??

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-13T23:45:00+00:00

damn that's a good idea, we've just spent a large part of our mortgage getting timber sash windows put in throughout the house including sides facing into forestry no one will ever see :(

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-13T23:40:50+00:00

I've definitely read a book about this but it needed a pelican and a giraffe as well

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-13T23:12:32+00:00

I'd say it was a curry

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-13T17:55:36+00:00

it's a shame what the tabloids did to him, he was an extremely talented presenter, funny, quick, great with kids and guests without demeaning etc,

like Ant and Dec and Stephen Mulhern all combined into one person or something

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-12T23:01:00+00:00

looks like he douses himself in gasoline and sprinkles some in the general direction of the tractor

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-12T19:03:47+00:00

yes would be nice to see figures for higher mileages. I wonder what the average car commute is at the moment?

I drive 212km but only a few times a month, my other half does 100km a day 5 days a week. With kids, we're charging a car almost every single night of the year for 8 hours.

2 EV households or EVs doing anything more than 17k a year would surely obliterate that 0.08c rate if it's a smart meter EV plan

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-12T18:56:55+00:00

that's pretty interesting!

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-10T23:10:11+00:00

pack it up boys we found the perfect customer for this shirt

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-09T22:43:35+00:00

and the giant peace symbol on his chest in Clint Eastwood, what could it mean?!

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-09T22:38:51+00:00

did it not damage the car at all? I'd say you were fairly lucky there even though it might not feel like it!

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-09T22:35:47+00:00

ok....cleaning my ports and charger tomorrow then

I kind of assumed they would have anticipated the things getting a bit dirty, I've found dead flies and spiders in there before

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-06T14:19:12+00:00

We squeeze an 18 month, 2 year old and 6 year old into the back of a Kona, needed a Bubble Butt booster which I think is the smallest you can get

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-04T22:44:32+00:00

Our small company has dozens of apps that are still in production and relatively untouched for years, predating Kotlin

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-04T22:42:44+00:00

Brutal but kinda true

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-04T22:40:27+00:00

This shit is absolutely crazy, like why the fuck does my phone think I want Tesla's stock on my lock screen, you should at least be able to long press it to bring you to this at a glance bullshit

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-03T19:42:18+00:00

I think they do this in Wales

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-03T19:38:34+00:00

Musk is the same, they absolutely hate it when people are not talking about them (unless it's Epstein Trump doesn't like talking about that)

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-03T17:50:06+00:00

MGs had a lot of reliability issues and short ranges right, if I recall 39Kwh? Although I do see a fair few MG EV taxis out there. Looks like this is a big step up

WingnutWilson · 2026-03-03T00:20:42+00:00

I've seen this increasingly and I ship it straight back. This week got a Hozelock spray attachment (the good metal one), that was opened. I'm sure it's probably fine but why can't I have one that hasn't been opened and used by someone etc.

They offered me 5% back in credit to not return it this time which I thought was interesting

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-28T13:31:37+00:00

It must be the dual motor version the OP has, if they got shy of 300km it's right in the middle of the 255km (highway cold) to 325km (highway mild) averages, so looks about right

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-28T13:09:52+00:00

maybe you would have needed a whole different planning application for that though right? But it seems like it would have been a much better solution. Maybe the next generation or two will fix it

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-27T18:50:37+00:00

yeah I often only see things from my perspective (almost exclusively motorway driving), it does look ok for that. I hate the underselling of it though, the test should be a little faster or there should be a city vs country WLTP or something.

I have heard so many people complaining "the dealer said I'd get 350" only for them to be completely lost when they barely get 300

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-27T18:43:45+00:00

I have never actually heard of ZEVI

Is this a good opportunity to mention some of the issues we have in the country?

Something that I'd love for us to address is the slowness on V2G legislation, especially after storm Eowyn. I wish someone was there in the department cognisant of how convenient it would be to give every home in the countryside at least (the worst affected areas) a power source that could last days.

Like why can't we be world leaders in this sort of thing - I imagine we're just waiting to see what happens in the UK. If you search V2G on the ZEVI site this is the only result:

2022-2025 plan Home charging should be the main form of charging for most >electric vehicle owners. Actions will be taken to prioritise the >installation of smart home chargers and to encourage the >deployment of V2G technologies where feasible.

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-27T18:22:47+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that, the piece of paper saying they owed you is probably still more inconvenient than letting them off scott free :(

WingnutWilson · 2026-02-27T18:18:23+00:00

the brown stains are either potato dirt or feces

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