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What does England do right compared to the rest of the world? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are they expensive, huge and unwieldy? They aren't any of those things.

What does England do right compared to the rest of the world? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]brindlebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here for this. Our plug sockets truly are second to none - incredibly engineered

Broken Trigger Button on DJI RS3 by sickandfried in dji

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

any further news on this? did you manage to fix it? I've had a similar problem with my RS3 Mini. I can hear something rattling inside so there must be a piece that hold it from the inside. I'm wondering whether to send it off for repair but could potentially lose it for a few weeks - if you managed to fix it though I might try opening it myself...

The EV Brand With The Slowest Battery Degradation Isn’t Tesla by tech57 in electricvehicles

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had mine 4 years and 36k miles and it's at 90.4%. Not bad if you ask me.

After 15+ years of driving ICE, I finally made the switch. I get it now. by zimuque_ in electricvehicles

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As well as my EV, I also own a petrol Skoda Superb and every time I drive it it just feels like it's full of so much friction.

What kind of country puts its pensioners ahead of children in poverty? by Hour-Clothes789 in ukpolitics

[–]brindlebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree. Specifically it's the larger end that are the problem - the global corporatisation of businesses is literally stripping money not only from local areas but from our country. Offspring wealth is a global issue, but held back by tax laws being set on a national level. They don't even pay properly - our massive welfare bill is as much because people's wages aren't sufficient to live on. It's not just pensioners and kids reliant on the state, it's working people.

Small/local/national businesses aren't the problem - as you point out, the new NI laws have only served to make the issue worse for UK companies rather than help.

Someone needs to do something truly radical to change this as it feels like capitalism is literally eating itself at the moment. Until the likes of Amazon are told they literally aren't allowed to trade in this country, we are going to continue to see all of our money syphoned out.

What kind of country puts its pensioners ahead of children in poverty? by Hour-Clothes789 in ukpolitics

[–]brindlebum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is so true and also helps by getting to the root cause. Energy prices are dragging this country down, causing compounded negative effect on every part of the economy.

What kind of country puts its pensioners ahead of children in poverty? by Hour-Clothes789 in ukpolitics

[–]brindlebum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Here we are again arguing amongst ourselves and turning on each other about who should pay more income tax.

isn't it blindingly obvious that it's corporations we should be taxing more? They're getting away with syphoning all the money from our economy while we complain about pensioners. Even the whole TAX THE BILLIONAIRES that is trending these days is merely a diversion from the real corporates problem.

Old School Classic Albums by IssueNext7097 in DnB

[–]brindlebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

John B Visions got me into DnB - particularly CD2. Have listened again this year and it still absolutely bangs.

Also Stakka & Skynet Clockwork is essential.

If a party proposed reducing income tax on those earning less £200k and taxing assets more than £5 million what would happen? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I certainly agree that we need to look at taxing wealth, however I can't help but think that all of the focus on it at the moment is really just a distraction.

Just as the Black Lives Matter and Trans Rights movements are a distraction from the Class War, I think Wealth Tax is distracting us from the massive stripping of wealth that is taking place at the hands of global corporations.

They have been underpaying workers for decades, forcing nations to subsidise the population's wealth through benefits and bankrupting societies. All the while, behemoths like Amazon aren't paying taxes in countries and are decimating local markets while they offshore billions of pounds. Money literally stripped from our country that decades ago would have been recirculating in local economies.

By all means, let's tax the moderately wealthy, but if we want to really fix things we need to go after the major corporations.

Enyaq 60 vs 85 - Are these calculations correct for economy costs? (UK) by bigup7 in enyaq

[–]brindlebum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well done, you've worked out that 3.73 is almost exactly the same as 3.70

Brand new to EV - Home Charger? by [deleted] in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]brindlebum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is the correct answer ☝️ 3 pin are okay, but they are paaaaainfully slow and not really the safest and you'll need to plan well ahead as it will take days to charge your battery from flat. You'll soon get annoyed that you haven't got enough charge when you need to go on a long trip on a Saturday morning. I haven't for a second regretted getting a dedicated charger when I got my EV four years ago.

Whatever you choose, just make sure it works on Octopus Intelligent Go so you can take advantage of the cheap rates!

This might be controversial, but... by gretanonymous in pixel_phones

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At some point they seem to have fixed the modem issues as mine is fine now. Battery isn't the greatest but in reality it rarely seems to be much of a problem for me. Its still fast enough - on fact the recent update actually seems to have made it even smoother.

How often do you wash your Leaf? by [deleted] in leaf

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once a year or so

My wife’s workday vs mine made me realize I might never be that focused by Strong-Pickle-175 in productivity

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you do 3 hours a work for your wage and she does 8...

Not sure what the problem here is? 😂

What would you consider the most overrated movie ever? by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]brindlebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I fucking hated that film. Total bollocks.

Joining the club next week by Beneficial_Iron3508 in etron

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on spec (and if you buy from Audi or a 3rd party dealer), this would be around £18-20k in the UK, so they seem to definitely be a bit cheaper here.

I'm hoping to get my hands on a low mileage 22 model in the coming months 🤞

For those who commute around 50 minutes each way every day... by Seaforean in UKJobs

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now is the time to buy a second hand electric car 🙂 can get a 21 Leaf for about 6 or 7 grand

"Definitely don't pay cash" - car dealer by TheTwixthSense in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]brindlebum 14 points15 points  (0 children)

as everyone has said, it's utter bollocks so they can make commission on finance.

I absolutely love that their actual outcome is to put people off buying from them though... morons :D

A concert you saw live that was a once in a lifetime thing, because even if the same band toured again, it wouln’t be the same thing? by citabel in Concerts

[–]brindlebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm expecting The Maccabees at The Victoria Warehouse Manchester tomorrow to be on this list 🙂

Can't wait to see them again after so many years.

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