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Either she was on that list because she granted favours to somebody and didn’t have the necessary scores or she was on that list with the high score and refused to grant favours to somebody. It has to be one of those two things. My money is on the first.

My iphone11 blew up in January, it literally went pop and was unrepairable. I replaced it with iphone15 base model. I can’t tell the difference.

I can tell you what not to do… I have large 54” ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and bathrooms on remote control modules I bought the remotes from AliExpress. The modules are in the roof void. They have 3 speeds and a timer 1,2,4 or 8 hours. Gradually the low and medium speeds have failed so they only work on high. I don’t want to cut the roof to repair them. The bathroom ones are fine on high, you set them for 1 or 2 hours after showering and the room and towels are dried for you.

My friend’s wife crashed, there fortune in the early hours of the morning into a bridge parapet, she was drunk, she called the insurance company (Viriyah) and they asked her to go to a hospital for a blood test, which she did at 7 AM and consequently they wouldn’t pay for the repairs. You are not insured if your alcohol content is over the limit, I expect something similar to to happen with cannabis next year, in the UK you fail the drug test within 36 hours or so of smoking cannabis.

I think the important thing to know about air-conditioning, is that in the last five or six years there has been a revolution. It used to be the case that Mitsubishi and Dakin were considered the best and there was a world of difference between them and everything else. That has all changed, with high-quality Chinese units exploding onto the market at very low prices. They are every bit as good as Dakin and Mitsubishi and typically between a quarter and half the price. We only fit TCL in our villas now unless we want a heat cool unit.

We always install inverter units, they are the ones that save money.

I bought the Daikin Smile Inverter units for 2 villas, 11 units and 4 Mitsubishi heat cool in the same villas. in other villas I have fitted Mitsubishi Heat cool, TCL, Fujitsu Heat Cool and Carrier. The only ones that haven’t yellowed are TCL, Carrier and Fujitsu. The only ones that leaked are Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi and TCL are the only ones I would recommend in a rental property because they work after all kinds of power outages. The others sometimes need resetting. We’ve fitted about 15 TCL inverter units, never a problem, still white after 4 years and silent operation. To be fair, I think Daikin are generally very good, but I think their smile range from about 8-9 years back are junk.

We have installed well over 100 air conditioning units, the Daikin ones are the worst we’ve installed in the last 10 years. The covers go brown, the vane cover changes color at a different rate, they are not sealed for geckos and the logic boards break. They are expensive to repair, when the outside unit goes specifically the power board it’s cheaper to throw them away and fit a new one, We now fit TCL as standard and it’s a far superior product.

Then I guess it would surprise you to know that Lazada is Chinese.

The device is silent. the issue is your fan. At certain speeds your fan will be noisy as bearings vibrate, it's related to speed not how the speed is obtained.

A misleading post. Try quoting the percentage share of EV’s every month this year instead.

I use an 18 inch floorstanding fan with this device from Lazada

You're wrong, I'm glad to see you're not breaking the habit of a lifetime.

I guess my joke was in bad taste, it's clear I haven't got a leg to stand on.

The issue with tuning these engines is the gearbox, it's the weak link, it won't stand a huge hike in power, I would do some research to find what the experts think is the limit.

Almost a quarter of ICE drivers got none of the answers correct. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of petrol drivers believe it’s more expensive to own and run an EV, with only 14% correctly recognising that EVs are typically cheaper. A report from ECIU found that the drivers of the top 10 selling petrol cars of 2023 can find themselves paying a petrol premium of £700 a year in running costs, compared to an equivalent electric car. 41% of petrol drivers incorrectly think that EVs are more likely to catch fire than petrol cars, with only 24% correct in their understanding that they are less likely to catch fire. Evidence from EV Fire Safe indicated that EVs are more than 80 times less likely to catch fire than petrol or diesel cars. More than half (59%) of petrol drivers thought the UK’s electricity grid “will not be able to cope” with the UK’s shift to EVs, whereas only one in five (20%) correctly identified this statement as false. The National Grid has explicitly labelled this a ‘myth’ and is clear that the power system will be able to cope with millions more EVs in the UK. 80% of petrol drivers think the UK is not on course to install the charging infrastructure it needs, despite the country being ahead of schedule to hit its target of 300,000 chargers on the UK’s roads by 2030. More drivers (35%) incorrectly believed that an EV’s lifetime CO2 emissions are no less than those of a petrol car than correctly identified this statement as false (32%). An EV being driven in the UK produces three times less lifetime CO2 emissions that an equivalent petrol or diesel car. Though there were a few questions that drivers answered right more than they answered wrong: 37% recognized that more EVs running on British renewable electricity would make the UK more energy independent than relying on increasing imports of oil and petrol. 29% agreed with the incorrect statement that EVs would weaken the UK’s energy independence. 54% correctly disagreed with the statement that EVs are not better for urban air quality than petrol cars. Only 28% believed this statement to be true. More petrol drivers (39%) correctly disagreed with the statement that EVs pose a threat to the structural integrity of the UK’s car parks than incorrectly agreed with it (33%).

The hi-tech prosthetics cost an arm & a leg.

The principle you’re referring to is known as psychological reactance. This concept suggests that when people perceive their freedom to choose is being restricted, they are likely to resist and do the opposite of what is being advocated. The more you argue or push someone to change their mind, the more they might dig in their heels and resist. This principle is widely recognized in psychology and is used to explain why people sometimes react negatively to persuasion attempts. It can be seen in various contexts, such as in marketing, negotiations, and personal relationships.

Note, this article is not behind a paywall but you will need to open without adblocker or in InPrivate window. Great article & thank you.

EV batteries are found to last 20 years or more. 5,000 data sample. Electric car batteries last 20 years or more and can 'comfortably outlast the usable life of the vehicle' (msn.com)

Governments have had to change their policies after cases heard at the European Court of Human Rights. Sharing details with some governments might be ok, but let's take Iran or North Korea, or even China. I wouldn't be happy with my information being shared with any of those.

@DavisH I'm still waiting for your answer

I can't help wondering if this breaches your basic human rights to privacy and whether someone will test it in the courts.

Actually, they do catch fire when parked. Typically, electrical fires trigger them.

if you have read this thread, you would know it’s been posted several times already, however, as you’re someone a bit precious, I will post an updated link which is even better than I posted last year and then perhaps you will answer the question. I asked you earlier? Data from the National Transportation Safety Board showed that EVs were involved in approximately 25 fires for every 100,000 sold. Comparatively, approximately 1,530 gasoline-powered vehicles and 3,475 hybrid vehicles were involved in fires for every 100,000 sold. https://community.vinfastauto.us/driving/the-fire-rate-of-electric-vehicles-is-61-times-lower-than-that-of-gasoline-vehicles/