Cack up week

[Tony]

Must be something in the air.

This week I managed to put fresh meth into 20l containers that I normally use for glycerol and had been washed out, still with water at the bottom.  Before I spotted the clean ones I normally use just for meth.

And pumped 5l of WVO into a batch in the processor that was 100% bright clear 3/27 pass.

I suspect it will be a while before electric cars are affordable and I don't have to deal with all this nonsense...

Edit: And our energy supplier People's Energy has ceased trading.  I moved to them from Simplicity, that - you guessed it - ceased trading too!

[Dickjotec]

Electric cars? Will be no electric to charge them, unless we use coal powered power stations!!!!!! Sorry, like me you are stuck with bio for a bit BTW have you noticed to cans of veg are getting heavier? Or is it just me getting older?

[dgs]

Must be something in the air.

This week I managed to put fresh meth into 20l containers that I normally use for glycerol and had been washed out, still with water at the bottom.  Before I spotted the clean ones I normally use just for meth.

And pumped 5l of WVO into a batch in the processor that was 100% bright clear 3/27 pass.

I suspect it will be a while before electric cars are affordable and I don't have to deal with all this nonsense...

Edit: And our energy supplier People's Energy has ceased trading.  I moved to them from Simplicity, that - you guessed it - ceased trading too!

Certainly was something in the air on the 21st Tony. I spoke to the garage where my rexton had been for several months for them to try and sort it out (just stopped with the Mrs whilst shopping at Asda) Two injectors snapped whilst trying to remove them. 2007, 45k miles only, now its a write off.   I think I will stick to German cars in future.

[Tony]

Electric cars? Will be no electric to charge them, unless we use coal powered power stations!!!!!! Sorry, like me you are stuck with bio for a bit BTW have you noticed to cans of veg are getting heavier? Or is it just me getting older?

The cans are definitely getting heavier...

This page shows some interesting stats on current and historic (just slightly further down the page) national grid generation.
Gas plays a significant part in our electricity generation.

https://grid.iamkate.com/

...which is probably why wholesale electricity price tracks it so closely...

https://www.cliffordtalbot.co.uk/energy-prices/

The problem is that we don't have storage for our wind energy, short of exporting it to Norway - but Norway's pumped storage capacity - though significant - really only covers Norwegian's usage.

There's been talk of using mines for winched concrete block storage but nothing on the scale this country needs for renewables.  https://gravitricity.com/technology/

[Tony]

Two injectors snapped whilst trying to remove them. 2007, 45k miles only, now its a write off.   I think I will stick to German cars in future.

Sorry to hear that.  Just when you think you've found a vehicle with a decent future ahead of it.

[knighty]

Certainly was something in the air on the 21st Tony. I spoke to the garage where my rexton had been for several months for them to try and sort it out (just stopped with the Mrs whilst shopping at Asda) Two injectors snapped whilst trying to remove them. 2007, 45k miles only, now its a write off.   I think I will stick to German cars in future.

there's companies/people who specialise in getting them out (even snapped)  they're mobile, come out and do it for you :-)

[dgs]

Thanks Knighty, yes I know but they are expensive, I'll look into it.

[knighty]

I think you'll be looking at a couple of hundred quid tops.... which isn't good, but if it saves a decent car from the scrap yard you'll be better than £200 off by saving it?

[dgs]

Indeed, I will have to check the price. Your estimate seems a bit low though, my local garage had a car done that had 2x injectors to remove and it was more like £500.