Having just been made redundant this week after 15 years this is so true.

I managed it very well, very rarely having committed more than my allotted hours each week but I know for many they would have to have been very disciplined to achieve this.

I leave with no malice or ill feeling as a result. I’d hate to think how I’d feel otherwise

Ah, thanks both. I have no experience of plastic sheds and thought maybe they’d be superior.

Wood for the win it is then.

If I’m honest I’ve not used duolingo. I anticipate they’ve just copied that model so the transition should be painless.

You do have to put up with alot of “subscribe to premium” emails but to be fair, it is a business

I forgot I had it installed. Pulls yt videos without delay, without ads.

I do have a vpn so could pop off to Albania but I’m unsure of there’s less revenue for yt by using grayjay?

As a home owner I’d be thanking you too as I really can’t make ROI on solar within an acceptable timescale where TOU tariffs make it alot easier with a home battery (I’d caveat not a given for some use cases).

This is coming from someone that has had solar pv for almost 2 decades now.

The comment you were replying to was almost certainly being sarcastic, least not due to the exclamation mark instead of a question mark.

That too is a sign of Britishness! :)

Good reminder, my domain is up soon and I need to do the same.

You can see it also has a net over the top yes? It means the road is totally enclosed

Mullvad really does sound like the only option if you’re 100% committed to this.

I’m using Proton as i hear it comes a close 2nd, is alot cheaper and what I’m hiding isn’t massively sensitive

Fantastic point, I’d missed the nuance of this. That gap would be a significant concern without all of the more heinous implications of this action.

Oh wow, that’s a really good point that I’d missed. Thanks for helping me understand the full threat from this.

I’m not trans and keen to understand how this impacts a trans person.

My. Immediate thought was it’s intentionally leaving out the part that says you’ll be issued with a replacement so won’t stop you from driving so no biggie right?

However, that’s diminishing the cruelty of it - it’s about the emotional trauma from a government forcing you to officially identify as something you’ve fought your whole life not to be.

It’s somewhat telling that you comment implies that everyone else has an accent and you don’t :)

Ironically the only reform supporter I encountered is my brother who now lives in Australia.

He doesn’t like immigrants, we’re English… … umm

I’m in England and feel you’re on the money there. Their economy is booming with lots of US companies utilising their tax efficient policies.

You get the best of both worlds and hey, Americans are always saying they’re Irish so they’re going back to their motherland

This is really informative, thanks for taking the time to reply.

Of course, I am not kicking Germany as many countries find themselves in difficult times.

*wero ;)

Is Germany’s economy based on exports to China? I feel like Germany’s problems, like other European countries, lie else where

Not as admirable but for the last year or so I have, when necessary, replaced my Nike sports gear with Adidas.

I mention it ready for someone to say they’re American also :)

Is there an argument that with regen in EVs there is a smoother transition in speed continuing to less wear to tyres/roads?

I certainly drive my EV more calmly than ICE due to the relaxed vibe of an EV