OneGuyFromBarlick

Ahh I wasn't counting the standng charge whch is presently ~ 28p per day. Next year I'll be looking for a zero standing charge option (if they are still a thing) since I;m not planning on using any gas. All things being equal its irrelevant when all my tariff is electricity only.

Sheesh Kev that equates to 14p per kwh for gas. Over 4 times what I'm paying at the moment (slightly under 3p). I'm still on old pricing from a 2 year contract I started just before the prices started increasing. My dad who is still on the same supplier as me but on a more recent contract is paying ...

I had a big clear out when my disability forced me to clear out my office workshop to make room for disabled stuff. A lot of old floppes and drives went then. I don't think I miss them not alongside being able to walk anyway :biggrin2: I;m glad I'm our of having to repair computers.anymore it was ge...

Talking laptop computers, my laptop the one I'm typing on at the moment, has fallen foul of some mechanical problem where one of the hinges opening up the screen is either broken on the pivot or won't stay in engagement when opening. Lots of clicking and straining exposing the screen edges. Much ca...

Possibly a reflection on the declining importance of "Computers" in our lives that this thread hasn't had a post in 11 days :biggrin2: Now we all have computers in our pockets that make telephone calls as a sideline...... Retirement being forced on me from my creeping disability was probab...

I'm with tizer, I don't turn the heating "On" or "Off" its just managed by the thermostat It rarely turns the boiler on in summer.

Smart meters use sim cards and mobile phone type internet as Bg Kev posted. If you're out in the sticks or in an RF hole in the ground you may not be able to have a smart meter. Regarding solar, batteries and power cuts, I've been down that road, its difficult. As tiz says it has to be entirely isol...

Hmmph the baby (My grandaughter Charlotte) I have on my lap in my avatar photo is going on 11 years old now, she'll be a heart breaker in a year or two.....

Tizer rattled my cage in the energy matters thread a few days back.

Good to see you posting again Pluggy and to know that you are still looking at new ways to save energy! My hubby Colin suffered from a life changing run in with cancer in early 2021 and as he was lying in bed incapable of doing anything he started making plans to upgrade our off grid system. He inv...

Taking up from here : https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=393&t=7832&p=166120#p166120 I'm back. since being free of the worry of maintaining OGFB I have necglected posting. I look in from time to time and today I found someone rattling my cage so I decided I should return, Big sh...

This sounds like one of Pluggy's energy ideas! :smile: `The DIY gadgets that could keep your energy bill down' LINK Long time no hear. Since I was freed from the responsibility of maintaing OGFB (Thanks Panbiker :biggrin2: ) I've neglected posting, I look in from time to time but haven't posted. So...

Global Moderator Apparently.

After big shifts and little uns and numerous calls to Ionos, I've successfully removed my personal stuff from the OGFB Ionos account. I've contacted Ian and asked him to login, change the contact and payment details and remove me from the equation. And as Site Admin is no longer appropriate I've als...

I've started the process of seperating my stuff from OGFB on the IONOS account. It should be straight forward but isn't[. I have our bod at IONOS calling me tomorrow morning. Once I've separated out stsr.co.uk and a another couple of my domains. It should be straight forward (hmm where have I heard ...

Sheesh, get a life, Dyson, its a *%&!ing vacuum cleaner..................

Ian has suggested I post a job description of what is entailed. As I said in my first post, its mainly a second opinion so that Ian isn't working single handedly. I have no real day to day dealings with the site, but history has decreed that the hosting and domain registration etc is all in my name....

A nudge to a part of the board some may not frequent.

https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/viewtop ... 79&t=15006

I've communicated with Ian and he's OK'ed to put it up on the site. As many of you are aware I have a debilitating condition I inherited from my mother. Its gradually robbing me of my mobility and its become very taxing from a mental standpoint in staying positive. I'm down to being only only able t...

Phones are officially computers now. One of the you tube channels I frequent published a poll recently on how their subscribers watched their content. 57% watched "on my phone", 11% "on my computer" , 19% "on a smart TV" and 14% "wherever I happen to be". Tabl...

Mine is give or take the same as tripps. No outage problems though.

Cynically of course, tar sands are only economically viable whilst oil prices are high, so cancelling the pipeline probably makes economic sense when they are low.......

I tried kindle unlimited for the trial period, I was disappointed because most of the books of the books I wanted weren't included. I'd put what was available was a subset (maybe a quarter ?) of what was available to buy. I cancelled it before I stated paying. I'll just buy what I want when I want. ...

I gave up on email client software about 10 years ago when i was having problems with mail not being delivered. Because the mail server had been black listed for spam. Apple are notorious for ignoring conventions and what has transpired in the 10 years since I gave up on client email (Thunderbird wa...

A further downside to the recent upgrade which you may not be aware of. I've sent an email to Ian so he's aware. It got quite a bit pricier to run OGFB. THe last two months I've had an extra bill for an IP address for the new VPS system. Its on special offer until March next year of £5.00 + VAT per ...