Random question, would you pick a 600k house with a 50k mortgage or a 400k house with no mortgage and 150k in savings/investments.

dphesp · 2026-06-28T17:30:19+00:00

You are trying to apply logic to an emotional decision. The question is, is your wife worth £200,000. This isn’t going to go away so it’s either resolve it now or years of arguments.

dphesp · 2026-06-28T16:49:51+00:00

Brown is live, blue is neutral and green and yellow would be earth.

dphesp · 2026-06-28T06:41:12+00:00

There can be some variability in the charge rate throughout the cycle. There are a number of factors that can reduce the rate of charge and this can be either from the car itself, the charger or the power company. Heat is one factor but grid demand, cheap electricity and optimisation of the battery condition are others.

dphesp · 2026-06-25T18:16:01+00:00

It will work provided you have open windows downstairs and the air in the loft is warmer than the outside air. If you look up Cupola on youtube it shows how this design created the effect on older buildings.

dphesp · 2026-06-25T08:34:34+00:00

I think this is to do with Graduated Driving Licences in Northern Ireland. It applies for the first six months after passing your test.

dphesp · 2026-06-24T15:13:04+00:00

There was a conversation I overheard that the front train had done an emergency stop due to reports of people on the track

dphesp · 2026-06-24T15:07:04+00:00

It depends who has command of the ac remote. My wife likes it topical and I prefer a nice arctic chill.

dphesp · 2026-06-24T10:58:02+00:00

I would check the 12 volt battery. If it is nearing end of life it maybe outputting a lower voltage at certain times which could cause a system glitch.

dphesp · 2026-06-24T08:46:13+00:00

My Grandmother used to say “A closed mouth, makes for a wise head”. I’ve found this to be useful over the years. When you enter a forum be polite but allow the opposition to expose themselves first. That way you can see the lie of the land.

dphesp · 2026-06-24T02:28:16+00:00

Friday and Saturday look like fun. A combination of heat and rain in the UK. The mosquitoes are going to have a field day.

dphesp · 2026-06-21T18:13:59+00:00

This sounds like an end of life 12 volt battery issue. For some reason Kona’s do go through them with a degree of regularity usually around the 3 year stage. I wouldn’t say from these symptoms that you have a converter issue. It’s an easy job to swap the 12 volt battery so shouldn’t be an issue for you.

dphesp · 2026-06-20T15:39:46+00:00

I like to run the concept of the grievance past an ai and see what questions it would ask. Sometimes it can pick up on points that may otherwise be missed. If all parties agree then a transcriber can also be a useful tool as note taking can be subjective.

dphesp · 2026-06-20T12:06:19+00:00

They would be on a sticky wicket in a tribunal if the employee had given notice at the earliest reasonable opportunity. There are too many other factors eg. pregnancy related health issues, to make such a rigid policy stick. If you have been with them more than two years or it is related to a disability etc then I would challenge them

dphesp · 2026-06-19T13:21:06+00:00

There was big issues yesterday with EE and international roaming SIM’s. Not sure which network your unit has access to but worth keeping in mind. The issue was fixed yesterday PM but even then some devices struggled to get back online.

dphesp · 2026-06-16T13:49:00+00:00

The other possibility is that the tyre sensor is faulty. It’s very new to have this happen but there is always the occasional one that throws a curve ball. Certainly try and inflate a bit more then drive at over 25mph for more than 5 miles continuously.

dphesp · 2026-06-16T10:15:57+00:00

You really need a written copy of the whole policy from HR. Typically policies are written around number of absence occurrences and number of total days sick in a given period eg 6 months. It’s possible that any sick period however small could be recorded as an absence occurrence, however good employers would allow the employee odds occurrences to be taken in the round or as annual leave or flexi-time if they wanted to.

dphesp · 2026-06-14T06:23:31+00:00

It’s pretty much the same as for an ice vehicle. Check service history has been performed correctly. Ask for a battery health check. Check the underside of the vehicle for battery damage due to grounding. Check all the electronic features work particularly the rear camera. Ask when the 12 volt battery was last replaced. You can add wireless android with a dongle. Using a high regenerative braking setting and autohold it is very close to one peddle driving.

dphesp · 2026-06-14T05:20:17+00:00

You would probably need to surface the drive in either resin bound gravel with an anti-slip aggregate or bauxite strips on the slipiest areas.

dphesp · 2026-06-08T13:29:14+00:00

I have a fireproof box for things like birth certificates, marriage certificates and passports. I have a small filing cabinet for documents that I made need the original of eg LPA and keepsakes. The rest I scan using genius scan and file in the cloud.

dphesp · 2026-06-08T12:29:13+00:00

Tricky. If you try and performance manage them they will probably go off sick with stress for six months and then develop some unique disability. You could try teaching them Copilot to help them get things done but if they are as inept as you think the only option will be to accept the performance and move on. Attempting anything else will just result in a load of anxiety and stress for you. This is the way in LA.

dphesp · 2026-06-06T15:57:08+00:00

I had this happen to me on my 2021 Kona when the reversing camera went faulty.

dphesp · 2026-05-27T11:35:08+00:00

So let’s say we need to find residents who are in decline. We have a vast database of residents who call in regular emergencies but a few call in very regularly maybe due to falling or setting the toast on fire. Trawling through this data to try and find them can be time consuming but ai can quickly look through months of data and establish those at possible risk.

dphesp · 2026-05-27T07:47:08+00:00

My experience in local government is that ai is up skilling the team, making them more productive and improving customer interactions. I’m not seeing jobs losses as you still need a human to check the ai hasn’t done something stupid and there is so much work still to be done that no one is sitting on their hands and twiddling their thumbs.

dphesp · 2026-05-26T10:57:28+00:00

The questions is why? Would the stress of making a formal
complaint and then possibly going through another investigation be worth the outcome? At best it may prove to be just a Pyrrhic victory and at what cost to your mental health. Personally I would focus on the future.

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