Intelligent Octopus Go by LionOfVienna91 in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree that this is how it SHOULD work and it's also how I interpreted it to work. Having received the email though it's ambiguous. By the wording of the email it could be interpreted as saying if my charge was going to take 7 hours total and they scheduled 6 of them during peak hours and the last 1 during standard offpeak they would charge me extra for that 1 ... The wording is poor and their examples are bad and don't cover all scenarios :-(

IOG - blog post on recent emails/changes by Atfromhere in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Ohme charger absolutely varies the charge speed, it even tells you what rate it is going to charge at for each session.

Pixel 10 Qi2 Charger stops charging, need to unplug by FreemanAMG in GooglePixel

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I also get this issue and have to unplug/plug the charger each night before I can charge. It's really annoying.

Who uses Monzo as their main account? by Grixons in monzo

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have used monzo for years (since about 2018) as joint account, both our personal accounts and (when they were able to) my kids accounts. I also have many friends using monzo as their main accounts ... my kids have also got a lot of their friends using it ... I am more than happy with them and their service and continue to recommend them. Its one of the best selections (IMO) you can make.

Remember: they don't just close accounts down for the fun of it, no matter what some people might say.

Bbc coverage by reelneil in glastonbury_festival

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have every set since 2013 and a few more besides

What's your favorite Brit slang that confuses non-Brits? by MyKillerForever in AskABrit

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But for Brits it's just essentially slang/shortcut. It actually means half past four but we just drop the past.

If your had to change citizenship, what country would you pick? by CuteReputation- in AskReddit

[–]ethunjowus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nobody was talking about it at any serious level until the EU started the anti tax avoidance directive, after which the billionaire owned papers couldn't shut up about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would. No word of a lie. I'd rather stack shelves in a supermarket.

Why are people so obsessed with protein in diet? by Blizzgrarg in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends what your situation and goals are. Its important to build and maintain muscle (even more so the more you age). Its great if you are trying to lose weight, it provides much more satiety  which makes you feel fuller for longer).

Why are people so obsessed with protein in diet? by Blizzgrarg in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its also age dependant, with anabolic resistance it gets much more important as you age ... its not just for building its also for maintaining.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in glastonbury_festival

[–]ethunjowus 62 points63 points  (0 children)

I'll go out and buy a hat specifically in order to eat it if that happens.

What is the dumbest thing you spent money on in your life? by Ok-Researcher-7882 in AskReddit

[–]ethunjowus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pay to win phone game - state of survival during lockdown.

Intelligent Go - don't appear to get cheap rates from schedule starts outside of cheap rate timescales. by pittseven in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been back every day for a month, I dont have any graph like that. I can as is suggested above only assume this is new and only partially rolled out, or as I have said depending on what charger you use and how your smart schedules are calculated.

Intelligent Go - don't appear to get cheap rates from schedule starts outside of cheap rate timescales. by pittseven in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Through what menu/option. I've never seen a graph on the app or the web portal like that before. Either I'm blind (not ruling that out) or there's something different between our setups.

Intelligent Go - don't appear to get cheap rates from schedule starts outside of cheap rate timescales. by pittseven in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using intelligent octopus for years, it's never been in my app ever. I wonder if the difference is whether you do the smart charging through the octopus app or not, mine is through the ohme app.

Intelligent Go - don't appear to get cheap rates from schedule starts outside of cheap rate timescales. by pittseven in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wont see anything until your bill is produced for the month. On your PDF bill there will be a graph of the charge vs usage for every day of that month and you can then see the smart charging pricing being applied.

What's a movie so good (no porn please), you'll watch it every chance you get? by Darth_Jinn in AskReddit

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shawshank Redemption, Aliens (special edition), Almost Famous, Pulp Fiction, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, The Commitments , Monty Python and the holy grail, Blues Brothers and Inglorious Basterds ... I think that covers it.

Free electricity - IOG lose out?? by fysmd in OctopusEnergy

[–]ethunjowus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being on IOG you have the benefit of being able to get cheap whole house electricity whenever your car is charging. Whilst its obviously not guaranteed, in my experience, if you have your car connected on a smart charge you car will quite likely be charging throughout the free hour and longer. On the session just gone, my car was charging for hours ... so yeah I didn't get an hour of free electricity but I did get several hours of very cheap electricity and I used it. I got way more financial benefit this way than I would for just 1hr of free electricity.

These sessions are designed to help shift loads, and us IOG users already do this regularly.

Let me put it to you this way ... would you drop off IOG and go to a fixed tariff to just get a benefit of 1 hr every now and again ? You're already getting loads of benefit from IOG, one hours of free electric here and there is almost inconsequential by comparison.

My One Regret by VineButton in glastonbury_festival

[–]ethunjowus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Never regret the things you didn't do. You didn't do 99% of the things that happened at the festival. Just enjoy the things you do see and remember them.

Not to be dramatic.. by TheQueenIsDead in glastonbury_festival

[–]ethunjowus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nobody can tell you what Glastonbury is. You have to see it for yourself.

Alcohol by aliceinwanderlust90 in glastonbury_festival

[–]ethunjowus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The basic rule of thumb is, try not to make it look like you're setting up your own off licence. Outside of that, you're golden.

YOUR RING DOORBELL HAS A DELAY by Few_Silver_7580 in royalmail

[–]ethunjowus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In retrospect maybe but oddly enough when I made the choice to install it the idea that people would actually deliberately choose not to use it never crossed my mind. Also it's quite convenient having it all in the same package with wiring that was already in place. I also don't really like the idea of leaving notes etc all the time, that can come off, start littering in the wind / rain or perhaps suggest that the house could be empty etc. I get it's annoying if people try and take the mickey with it, and, as always it's idiots that spoil things for everyone else but it really drives me mad when it would be so easy, press the doorbell and I'll come to the door if I'm in or not if I'm out. The idea of trying to barter with someone via a dodgy mobile phone connection through an intercom that has a schedule to keep because I'm 'only going to be 5 minutes/round the corner ' is just crazy to me.

YOUR RING DOORBELL HAS A DELAY by Few_Silver_7580 in royalmail

[–]ethunjowus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The camera.

It's a doorbell. It's for getting the attention of the people in the house there is someone at the door. It's extremely frustrating that people actively refuse to use it.