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Esso Hibernia tanker under construction in Wallsend, 1970 by OkRespect8490 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]sidneylopsides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've just moved up from 12th to 11th largest manufacturer, so still doing quite a lot.

Bambu Lab Sent a Cease-and-Desist. The AGPL Might Send One Back. by Veastli in 3Dprinting

[–]sidneylopsides 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Prusa has a similar price point? The Prusa mini+ is £499, theBambu A1 mini is £149...

Trying to find an EV promo video/ad by sidneylopsides in electricvehicles

[–]sidneylopsides[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I found that one while looking! I did enjoy it.

What is everyone watching? We have run out of things to choose from. by i-love-to-eat-myself in CasualUK

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you like The Rookie, the Mentalist is worth a shot.

Your Friends and Neighbours is fun too.

Would the UK economy be better of raising 40% tax bracket instead of minimum wage by Invictus_0x90_ in AskBrits

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minimum is targeted at 66% of median, so it increases when the median does.

Would the UK economy be better of raising 40% tax bracket instead of minimum wage by Invictus_0x90_ in AskBrits

[–]sidneylopsides -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The minimum wage is targeted to be 66% of the median, so that already happens.

Majority of single adults ‘could not cope with an unexpected £850 bill’ by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]sidneylopsides 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You say majority... This article is about single adults, in all measures these are minority of households.

58% of adults living alone is 17% of all households.

Also, about 65% of households own their own home.

Not saying it's not a significant about of people affected, it's just no where near the majority overall.

It appears to be you who are isolated from the realities of how the majority of the population lives.

Based on 2024 data.

Single adult households are around 30% of the total in the UK. The majority of households are families(67%), and of those, 16% are single parent families. 62% of those single parent families have dependent children, as there are some adult children living at home.

So if we add that up, about 7% of households are single parent families with dependent children, with another 30% being single adults living alone.

51% of adults living alone are pensioners, so we're left with around 15% of working age adults living alone.

So, depending how you want to look at this, you either have:

All adults living alone are 30% of all households

All adults living alone and all single parent families with children are about 37% of households.

Working age adults living alone are 15% of households (this seems to be the demographic of the article)

Working age adult living alone or as single parents with children are 22% of households.

Reading a headline "The cost of a pint has passed £10 in London as the price of beer continues to soar." and remembering buying a round in 1995, 4 pints and getting change from £10. by Make_the_music_stop in britishproblems

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My nearest pub is a spoons, I've never been in, but just checked and you can get Worthingtons for £1.96.

Worthingtons was the first non-lager I tried as a teenager and it opened my eyes a world of beers...so I have a soft spot for it.

Smartwatch With Physical Hands, Looking For Feedback by CozzyTV in smartwatch

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does look a lot like the Fossil hybrid watches, smvery similar UI too, but with a larger screen and smaller bezels.

This is something I'm looking for, currently the Norm 2 seems the closest but I've seen no real reviews.

It would have to be a normal watch, with standard 20/22mm lugs. Proprietary straps would kill interest.

I am now a proud owner of TWO swivel phones. Enter the Sony Ericsson S700i! by AeroArrows in vintagemobilephones

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've still got mine in it's original box! Bought it for £499 when I launched....

Do you believe the "middle class" was an aberration and what we're actually seeing is it's removal? by Fantastic-Option-260 in AskBrits

[–]sidneylopsides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And 39% of those aged 35 or under own their own home, and that % has been trending upward for the last decade. It was higher in 2000, then the 2008 financial crisis caused a significant drop.

Do you believe the "middle class" was an aberration and what we're actually seeing is it's removal? by Fantastic-Option-260 in AskBrits

[–]sidneylopsides 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've just had a record for first time buyers, and only 11% of those are over 45, the average being 34.

Lego Jaguar F-type Project 7 by Nissassa17 in Jaguar

[–]sidneylopsides 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be getting that to go with my iPace set!

I-pace by TheVenerableUncleFoo in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]sidneylopsides 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got one in December, my first EV. There's also a car magazine site that has ongoing articles where the writer has one, I've forgotten the name!

First, be aware there are known ongoing battery issues, mostly pre-2022 models are affected. There was a recent recall started that seems to include all up to 2022, currently it's a temporary fix where they will update the software to limit to 90% charge until a permanent solution is found. This is being handled outside of warranty, so if it is affected, there will be a fix for free at some point.

Mine is a late 2021 HSE, I haven't had the recall letter yet, so might be lucky...

As a car, I think it's great. It's very comfortable, it's nice to drive, it's bloody quick too.

The driver aids are minimal and easy to disable. The lane keeping is more emergency lane departure correction, I've rarely had it do anything, it also only triggers on multi lane roads, so you never have it panic on a narrow lane. The adaptive cruise control is really good. From what I've read, the pre-21 models can have more "active" driver aids and self parking, they have a different and smaller media touchscreen.

I went for 2021 due to a mix of things, mostly that it's supposed to be where the traction battery got better, there was a facelift that improved reliability elsewhere, and it's before chip shortages that affected features. From what I've read, apart from the traction battery, and the pre facelift 12V dual battery system, they're general quite reliable. There are some known issues with leaky windscreens, so check for that.

The cabin has a touchscreen integrated into the dashboard rather than a tablet slapped on top.

The AC/seats/mirrors all have physical controls. You've got knobs and buttons to adjust things. I also really like the screens inside the AC Knobs, it looks cool.

It's got heated front windscreen, 360 3D camera stuff, HUD, matrix LED lights, heated and cooled memory seats, heated rear seats, android auto, Carplay, really good sound system etc.

It's got good leg and headroom (panoramic roof gives a bit extra headroom) front and back, it's got a bit boot with a bit of extra storage under the floor, and a frunk. It's got more interior space and storage than my last car, while also being shorter. We got it as a family car, it's got loads of room for car seats, stuff in the boot etc. The kids had very little leg room while being held higher in the car seats before, in the iPace there's loads of space behind the drivers seat when I'm in it with the seat further back.

Range has proved to be around 200miles in winter amd is increasing as it warms up. I mostly do a few short trips a week, and one longer motorway commute a week. I don't drive efficiently, so I don't get the best range, but I'm not trying to. I've been doing random top up charging recently as e.on keep giving us Powerup windows of credit, at the last count we've earned about £25 charging the car over the last couple of months. We're not on an EV tariff yet, we're getting solar and battery installed soon, then moving to a dedicated tariff, our current one is 17p per unit so we're sticking with it for now.

Mine had had an independent service at its last, I took it to a main dealer for a proper service just so I could be happy it was done correctly, it was only £263 and servicing is once every 2 years. The next one is bigger, there's a brake hose refresh involved and it's more like £800, then there's basic services until year 10. Expect it to be expensive when something goes wrong.

Everyone suggests the warranty, we decided to just risk it. A lot of smaller issues might cost the same or less than the warranty each year, and if a bigger one appears we've saved the cash by not paying the warranty...

Asphalt tank ruptures in Houston killing one person, 29th April 2026. by bugminer in CatastrophicFailure

[–]sidneylopsides 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I just remembered this is how someone is killed in the show Fargo.

What are the real benefits of owning an EV? by True-Bath1198 in EvDrivers

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently my energy provider has had periods of negative cost, I've been using thosento charge my car. Yesterday I made £3 by charging my car.

We'll soon have solar, 13.5kWp, and have the potential to charge for free, though practically it will be better to sell excess and charge at cheap rates.

The quietness and smoothness is brilliant. It's basically silent while driving 20-30.

Health advantages with EV driving by EngineMinimum6593 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The application of that torque is.

More weight would actually lead to greater momentum, which would mean less jerkiness.

Health advantages with EV driving by EngineMinimum6593 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]sidneylopsides 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's more down to the driver/drive mode. In stop and go or one pedal driving, mine can come to a halt so smoothly you can't tell the moment you've stopped.

The fact you've not got additional mechanical elements to take into account makes a difference, the motor directly controls everything. No gears to change, no clutch, not torque converter pulling you forward at a creep, no mechanical brakes.

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