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    A little truth for a change.

    I started to speculate on the size of a community that could make the 15 minute city a reality, supporting day to day needs, not the occasional or specialist. Six supermarket chains account for ~80% of food sales and have ~8000 stores - some full size some more limited - about one for each 9000...
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    Anybody own a holiday let?

    I have a BTL flat let via an agent. It is a part of my retirement income, not a business. Rental yields were much higher than interest rates and I felt more comfortable with a physical asset which had historically increased in value, rather than digital evidence (shares, ISA, bank account)...
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    A little truth for a change.

    Suburbanisation happened largely due to mass car ownership changing behaviours: greater car ownership reduced the economic case for decent public transport traditional town and city centres could not cope with traffic or parking out of town centre shopping malls and retail development allowed...
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    A little truth for a change.

    Reproduction is a response to the survival of the species and for millennia necessary given infant mortality , untreatable disease and injury. The main barriers to survival are now largely solved. 8bn (soon 10bn+) are not needed to secure humanity's future. Over-population may even kick...
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    A little truth for a change.

    Historically this is absolutely correct. Looking forward it is developing nations that will contribute to the growth in emissions as they pursue developed standards of living, and populations grow. Since 1990 CO2 emissions per capita in India have increased 300% from 0.6 tons to 1.8 tons...
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    A little truth for a change.

    Far right politicises the issue. For many "woke" is now used as an insult to mock "overrighteous liberalism". In this pejorative sense, woke means "following an intolerant and moralising ideology". I have some sympathy with the view despite identifying myself firmly with the climate change camp.
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    Helping out a family member

    A purely personal take on the debate - I appreciate that we may handle relationships with family and friends differently. A "mates rates" job is one for which there should be a shared amicable understanding. Documenting the arrangements - prices, specification, payment terms, who pays for...
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    A little truth for a change.

    I would describe myself as 90%+ confident climate change is real, and that it has the capacity to very materially impact on the lives people currently live. However communication is almost wholly negative and lacks balance - eg: oceans are warming impacting fish populations, yet little...
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    A little truth for a change.

    Many years ago a convincing documentary "proved" the moon landings were faked. Such a secret could not have remained confidential. Many hundreds would be aware of the scam - set designers, NASA control staff, cameramen, tracking stations, lunar rover manufacturers, etc etc etc. The climate...
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    Joke Thread 4

    I had the joy of a 1967 Skoda 1000MB early in my motoring career. Bought because was cheap and better equipped than an earlier Ford Anglia which had gone to rust bucket heaven. The worst car I ever owned. The only way to reliably get it started was to hook up 2 batteries so the starter motor...
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    Why can't I flatten the back of my mortice chisel?

    I find this the most convincing argument I have seen for sharpening both sides of the edge to a similar high level of fineness.
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    Are EV's good value? Apparently not!

    There are ~30m ICE cars registered in the UK, 65% of which are more than 5 years old. There are ~1m EV cars registered in the UK, nearly all of which are less than 5 years old. That ICE repairs and spares infrastructure is currently far better than EV is hardly surprising. In 10 years time...
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    Are EV's good value? Apparently not!

    That the EV evolution started mainly at the premium end of the market is no surprise. Initially EVs were uncompetitive in price sensitive markets simply due to battery cost - the cost of batteries 10 years ago were ~$500 kwh and have fallen to ~$150 kwh. Additionally folk with more limited...
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    Wood-bodied car- what wood would you use?

    Two wooden wonders stand out: WW2 Mosquito aircraft - notable for its largely wooden airframe and skin. This was not a WW1 like biplane with a top speed of 100mph, but a 400mph high performance twin engine plane with a range of 1500 miles and a 1800kg bomb load Marcos Cars manufactured high...
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    Rats in a trap...

    We modify our environment in all manner of ways to optimise our life experience - we: plant gardens and rip out weeds. dispose of part worn clothes and furniture because we want this years fashion and design. buy new cars because the old, despite being functional, doesn't have the desired...
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