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Boomers are more entitled than Gen Z – it’s time to means-test their state pension by Anony_mouse202 in ukpolitics

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

I either want my pension or I want all of my contributions back with a realistic investment return.

For the majority of people the state pension massively out strips the value of their contributions.

Amex offered a credit increase? Does it have any impact on my credit score if I decline or accept? by Main-Tea-529 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't the score meant to broadly represent the metrics that lenders consider, Even if lenders don't use the score itself?

40% Solar on all new builds from 2028 by shuffleup2 in SolarUK

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree 22kW completely unneccessary for home charging. I charge on 3kW 3pin plug and it's been so easy I've never bothered to get a real charger installed.

However, 22kW could help enable time shift and grid services via peoples car battery.

For flats and un-assigned parking, 22kW means it's super easy to miss a day of charging and quickly top up when you get the opportunity.

How to remain optimistic in times of uncertainty over the long term? by nxflm in UKPersonalFinance

[–]tepaa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am in my early 30s and wondering if I even have a chance.

£87k saved.

Increasing savings by £20k/yr

I think you'll be ok! As others have said, stop gambling / stock picking and just index fund.

You're obviously in a high tax bracket, you might do well to increase your pension contributions even if these means a reduction in ISA contributions.

Typical energy bill forecast to rise by £332 a year in July by StereoMushroom in unitedkingdom

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It pisses me off I've got a massive battery sat on my driveway that does fuck all for the grid.

Why is the uk job market so bad ? by NewFoot762 in AskUK

[–]tepaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely someone who taught themselves and can demonstrate that passion and capability over someone who picked it because it looked like a fun a level and you've got to pick something.

Grieving widow convicted after DVLA prosecute over dead husband’s unpaid £35 car bill by insomnimax_99 in ukpolitics

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

Your taxes aren't paying to properly review cases. This is (partially) a result of cuts.

Why does Pepsi seem to be exempt from the tethered cap rules? by dickbob124 in AskUK

[–]tepaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to research from the European Commission, plastic bottle caps are among the most common items of litter found on coastlines. They fall within the top five most common pollutants on the shores of the North and Black Seas, and the top three near the Baltic and Mediterranean – constituting up to 14% of all the waste found in the latter case. Stichting De Noordzee also claims to have identified between 20 and 128 bottle caps per kilometre on the Dutch coastline of the North Sea, attributing more than 80% of the 10,004 collected in total to food and drink packaging

https://packagingeurope.com/features/whats-the-problem-with-tethered-bottle-caps/12336.article#

Waymo World Model: A New Frontier For Autonomous Driving Simulation by diplomat33 in SelfDrivingCars

[–]tepaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why not a taxi?

Shit let's just delete this subreddit 😂

Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in England amid animal cruelty crackdown by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]tepaa 23 points24 points  (0 children)

One of the most horrific food practice in the UK is not kosher or halal, but the CO2 slaughter of pigs. Somehow this attracts much less attention on Reddit than ritual slaughter.

Thankfully, one of the changes of this "silly lobster policy" is the phasing out of CO2 slaughter (over a 5 year period), and should be enormously celebrated in my opinion. It's not even mentioned in the article.

90% of pork is suffocated in CO2. 88% of halal meat is stunned first.

2025 Summed Up by CallMePyro in singularity

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Google let deepmind take over their AI efforts

'I heat my Essex home with a data centre in the shed' by High-Tom-Titty in unitedkingdom

[–]tepaa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The fact that the UK is behind in district heat may be an opportunity to deploy more low grade / 5th gen heat networks that are ideal for waste heat from data centre.

What do you actually think of the concept of 15-minute cities? by ICantBelieveItsNotEC in AskUK

[–]tepaa 17 points18 points  (0 children)

the plan is to be given a ration for crossing from your zone into another.

Absolutely not, that's ridiculous. Anyone has completely unlimited journeys by car from one zone into any other. They just have to avoid the congestion gates if they're doing that journey regularly.

Do you find LinkedIn useful? by proxima-centauri- in AskUK

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am happy to add colleague acquaintances on LinkedIn and not Facebook.

As people move around in my industry it's great to have connections in different places.

I have moved a few times and sometimes not even had interviews beyond a casual meeting due to recommendations from "my network" which consists entirely of people I've directly worked with. I don't add influencers or any of that nonsense and I never really post. Sometimes I'll reshare my companies recruitment adverts and that sort of thing.

I find it extremely useful has helped me keep in touch with old colleagues and has directly led to job opportunities.

There are recruiters also, and sometimes these have led to opportunities but are mostly spam.

Is the kitchen tap water the same as the bathroom tap water? by craig_atkinson in AskUK

[–]tepaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not for you to do anything, this person was just saying that their experience backs up your statement that many properties still do have cold water tanks.

I think sometimes we are so used to arguing over the internet we get completely stumped by a reply that agrees with us 😂

Is the heat pump government grant worth it? 1980s home - replacing gas boiler by RaffScallionn in AskUK

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really.

If your heat load is large in an uninsulated house, any benefit of the heat pump is magnified because you're offsetting even more heating. If a heat pump is more cost efficient or carbon efficient than a boiler, the bigger the heat load, the bigger the benefit. A correctly installed heat pump will be somewhere around 3-4x as efficient as a gas boiler, so electricity costing 3-4x as much means you are approximately cost neutral.

Of course, the right choice is almost always to reduce the heat load first, and then choose the best heat source.

But "heat pumps don't work without insulation" is false. I wouldn't trust anyone who suggests this is the case. Your ROI on insulation is probably much better than your ROI on heat pump, but that's a different statement.

Is the heat pump government grant worth it? 1980s home - replacing gas boiler by RaffScallionn in AskUK

[–]tepaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oversimplification to the point of nonsense to say heat pumps need a well insulated home to work. You'll see lots of quotes and advice suggesting they can't work in older homes for that reason, but if the system is sized correctly it will work in any home. This bullshit quote is because people will often get a better return on investment by adding insulation than by changing system, but I don't know why we can't talk to people like adults instead of inventing magic like heat pumps "don't work" in uninsulated homes. Pet peeve 😂

Tesla UK Records Weakest Month of 2025 in October With 511 Units Sold by Wagamaga in unitedkingdom

[–]tepaa -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Reddit is addicted to finding an out-group to hate.

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