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@oburbidge

Retired scientist, now working in medicines manufacturing sector. Interested in renewables, ASHP and EV owner. Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Views are entirely my own πŸ”ΆπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ he/him

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I always wonder if you request this. How do you guarantee it’s happened? Or do they just β€˜delabel’ it and say β€˜yes we have deleted your data’ when in fact they’ve kept it and are still putting it to use

09.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And whilst you’re at it, also check (or fit if you don’t have one) a carbon monoxide detector.

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09.03.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s fab though! So many people don’t even get that far.

08.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotcha! There are so many varieties!

08.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What kind of ISA did you go for?

08.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What flavour?

08.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women in my life, that I know in the community and across the world.

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience and determination of women everywhere and continue to fight for the rights of women both at home and globally.

#IWD2026

08.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In the Netherlands companies pay for commute times. You’re going to do work for them to make them money. Why shouldn’t they pay for you that time?

08.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

*revisiting

08.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣 you may find yourself revising dinner if you’re not careful

08.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. And a great F1 driver too

08.03.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Would be interesting to see which heat pumps are properly sized vs over/under sized and whether this correlates to cheaper running on different tariffs

08.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lando Norris 😍

08.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That looks incredible

07.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And mandate smart meters (inc for water).

07.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re probably right. Maybe it’s just be getting frustrated at noise πŸ˜…πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

07.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s grim up north!

07.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good choice!

Was it busy?

07.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We were so disappointed that it was cancelled 😭 took the Crumb down to the river instead

07.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh this looks so good!!!!

07.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Compounded by the fact I can see next door getting their petrol mower our for the first cut of the season. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, the guy opposite us is having his car valeted. The guy has a compressor going running his pressure washer.

I'm sat here in the garden thinking like β€˜this would be so nice if he were using an electric compressor rather than a petrol one.’

07.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a problem! :) thank you for being in inspiration

07.03.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We had the glycol removed when we got the SSHP swapped out. It made a) no sense and b) isn’t compatible with heat meters

06.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heheheh! Definitely!

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can highly recommend following @jackwallington.com. He has some absolutely fab ideas for how we can all embrace wild gardening.

06.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why on earth are you using the kittens as your fabric? πŸ˜…

06.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s devastating.

They clear all these mature trees. Plant saplings. People don’t water them, so they die.

Net biodiversity gain is negative

06.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We should be doing more of this. Designing and constructing buildings around existing trees, rather than ripping them out clearing the land and then trying to replant saplings

06.03.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Try cross country. That’s an almost constant signal dead zone from Newcastle to Birmingham 😬

06.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0