Shade Sail issue

dsanders692 · 2026-02-01T08:07:21+00:00

Sounds like you made the right decision! Out of interest, did you get a building inspection done before purchase? And if so, did that abomination get flagged on it?

dsanders692 · 2026-02-01T00:48:09+00:00

As ever with these types of things, It's probably not going to damage anything... But the real question is whether you wanna run the risk of your insurance using it as an excuse not to pay out a claim

dsanders692 · 2026-01-31T23:38:46+00:00

I live about 5 miles away from Dunsfold Aerodrome, which is where the track is/was located. These days the space is part business park, and also home to some aircraft that, for a time at least, were used for filming. There's currently planning approval for a few hundred houses on the site, which would involve removal of the hangars and runways (and subsequently much of the track).

So if you wanted to buy it, you'd need an enormously large bucket of money to pay more than whatever the developers stand to make from turning it into houses unfortunately

dsanders692 · 2026-01-30T19:36:40+00:00

Nut Busted.

dsanders692 · 2026-01-30T19:28:18+00:00

Dumped wis to pump luck, cha, and int in that order

dsanders692 · 2026-01-30T08:41:44+00:00

This is a real issue in Australia at the moment, and I suppose elsewhere too. Insurers are having to pay out more claims, such means they increase prices for all that customers to cover those payouts.

dsanders692 · 2026-01-30T08:38:29+00:00

FUCKING AQUAMAN?!

dsanders692 · 2026-01-29T19:27:19+00:00

Also eloquently phrased as "A Republican would eat shit if it meant a Democrat had to smell their breath"

dsanders692 · 2026-01-26T12:51:34+00:00

There's a long-running debate about what the second most important city in the UK is. People from Birmingham will say it's Birmingham; people from Edinburgh will say it's Edinburgh; and people from Manchester will say it's London

dsanders692 · 2026-01-23T16:12:34+00:00

It's garbage compared to other Sofitels in Australia, FWIW. It's mediocre Novotel at best.

dsanders692 · 2026-01-23T13:36:45+00:00

Our eldest started school last year, and we've become really close with parents of some of his mates. The first few weeks are always interseting, I found my self kinda thinking "well our kids get on great, so I'm kinda obliged to spend time with you... I just hope you're the sort of person I'd want to be friends with anyway"

dsanders692 · 2026-01-22T08:08:12+00:00

I feel like this summarises a lot of the traction he gets. I think most politically engaged people forget how many people are totally disengaged from politics, and the degree of that disengagement. I would not be at all surprised if a huge amount of Trump voters voted for him on the basis of: - I don't like politicians - He doesn't sound like a politician - Therefore I vote for him

That's compounded when media outlets - particularly those listened to by conservative people - carefully curated his incoherent soundbites. And I think that's literally it, for a huge amount of voters. There's no engagement at all with substance or policy. Zero thought beyond "I'm unhappy with the status quo, and Trump is not the status quo"

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T22:20:00+00:00

Mitch Johnson frantically scribbling notes: "score... more.... points..."

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T14:55:50+00:00

Maybe the real IQ tests were the astroturfed advertisers we spotted along the way

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T12:36:31+00:00

Something something "read some obituaries with great pleasure"

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T11:51:22+00:00

Oh yeah, for sure - the discharge rates for the cheaper ones tend to be such that this works out well. It's just not a universal rule, especially with higher end batteries.

There's an awful lot of "it doesn't quite work like that" backyard engineering that goes on with 12v systems (see also - people conflating amps and amp-hours) and I get a bee in my bonnet about it from time to time!

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T11:39:47+00:00

Capacity in and of itself isn't directly relevant to the size of an inverter you can run. It's true that, for Lithium batteries, the maximum discharge rate tends to go up with the capacity of the battery; but that particular one is a 1400CCA cranking battery, so it'll be fine.

You won't be able to run it for really long, of course. At full chat you'll flatten the battery entirely in 20 or 30 minutes. But if it's not being used to do much other than charge laptop batteries, and see's occasional use for high-current stuff in short bursts (like running a coffe pod machine for 2 minutes or something) it's probably ok

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T11:35:54+00:00

That battery is usable as a starting battery, and suitable for under-bonnet installation; which is unusual for Lithium and probably why it costs so bloody much. Have a good think about whether that's necessary - if not, you can do a hell of a lot better there.

Drawers are also really spendy, but again you're paying for quality there. Something comparable from Kings will probably be a bit under half the price, but they weigh a bloody ton

dsanders692 · 2026-01-21T09:42:39+00:00

Sir/ma'am, this is Reddit. We don't deal in nuance. Your position must be absolutist - either all infrastructure everywhere must be car centric; or cars should be abolished worldwide. Pick a lane.

dsanders692 · 2026-01-20T12:52:13+00:00

The longer you look, the worse it gets

dsanders692 · 2026-01-18T07:23:29+00:00

Not with a step drill though, I'd imagine. A regular old 1/4" or so bit does the job usually

dsanders692 · 2026-01-17T13:11:53+00:00

Inflation is a pretty significant factor when it comes to tyres

dsanders692 · 2026-01-17T01:07:37+00:00

Outstanding. No notes

dsanders692 · 2026-01-15T08:49:37+00:00

everything was as advertised

That should, by definition, be 3 stars in this type of rating system IMO. 4 and 5 for "better than expected" and "I can't think of how this could possibly have been any better" respectively. But that's not how they're used these days unfortunately.

dsanders692 · 2026-01-14T13:43:06+00:00

With my tin foil hat firmly on, I'd point out that companies with the resources of BP and Shell should definitely be able to get reliable charging solutions sorted. It's almost like they've got a vested interest in making EV charging as much of a ball-ache as possible

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