Well, that's a first. I just received an email from the bank asking me if I've planned my funeral... 😬

The Tennis Club Coup is at someone else's house this evening. They've been at it for 4 hours and counting... 😱

More #ev adventures today, Renault and Hyundai. Went to Renault first, expected to love the Renault 4 and 5 but didn't really like either! The 4 is, well, a bit boring in the flesh. The 5 looks great, from the driver's seat everything is awesome, but the back? OMG how did they even manage to […]

Wow, I didn't think M$ Teams could be any worse, but they're working on it...

I think this is the coldest our house has been since June. 🥵

They *do* have a bed each. 🙄

And the new Audi A2 e-tron - a "B-segment" small car ... HEALTH WARNING: SIT DOWN BEFORE CONTINUING ... will start from €38,000. I mean, who buys this?? #EV

Test drove the big battery Kia EV2 today. The motoring journalists saying it doesn't have a powerful enough motor have forgotten what normal cars feel like, it's absolutely fine! Tight turning circle, really comfortable, easy to see the corners, plenty quick enough off the line for urban nipping […]

Just harvested at least 5 kilos of grapes. 🍇 We can do grapes, because it's one of the few plants you can't kill by forgetting to water! 😂

The ID.California looks distinctly meh: https://www.electrive.com/2026/08/28/the-electric-camper-van-id-california-cruise-is-on-its-way/ There are already better conversions of the standard Buzz than this available. 🤷 The only thing it really has extra is a camping mode in the software, which […]

Ahh, a nice wash and polish. Started first time despite not moving for a couple of months. Might go get an ice cream to celebrate.

New blog post on living with rheumatoid arthritis (#RA) and moving to biologics as a treatment: https://gregharvey.gitlab.io/blog/posts/2026-09/understanding-myself-living-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/ #healthcare #arthritis

Changing the front tyres on my MG4. They've done 50,000 km (30,000 miles). They're ready to change but not illegal. I'm super impressed. Nice and evenly worn too. Have to say, this car has been excellent. I'm still torn as to whether to keep it at lease end or not. #ev

RE: https://social.lol/@mikebell/117208686281409793 Wow. I've mostly avoided ebay for a while now, this will definitely cement it a total ban in my household.

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

Ha! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr50ddzl97qo

Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law

A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.

bbc.com

Love this! 😍 https://youtube.com/shorts/t8vPDf4F6zw

This is interesting. Not only does it suggest haulage companies will naturally switch to #EV options going forward (charging infra permitting) but it also repeats the point that hydrogen is not going to be a competitor for BEVs. The answer to range issues is not hydrogen, it's better batteries […]

Tonight we are harbouring a mutinous group of tennis club members planning a coup d'état against the sitting president. I am listening quietly from the other room. 🍿 It's all political drama in the Gard I tell you.

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@AberdeenLocal1312/117192845477973860 PIR (the .org registry) confirms it suspended the autistici.org domain name out of fear of the US legal threats, arguing it is "legally mandated to suspend it", which is not, IMHO, a given at all (given that PIR doesn't have any […]

Apparently the #DrupalCon #Rotterdam #Government Summit is sold out! 🥳 #Drupal

I posted this last month, there are operational question marks, but the concept is still great: https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/01/solar-powered-ambulance-stella-juva-completes-practical-tests-in-kenya/ For me the key metric is, with the static solar panels deployed, how many days can it […]

Looking around us at what's going on in the world, all the problems and challenges we have, and ONE SINGLE FOOTBALL LEAGUE ... just 20 clubs ... can spend £3bn simply swapping players. It's actually sickening.

Wow. I just realised this request for proposal I was about to write is actually a request for INFORMATION. I almost spent a day writing a massive document for them and they've not even buying anything! That can get in the sea...

EU tendering gripe. It is damned near impossible to filter EU public tenders by the service language expected, unless I'm missing something? There's no public portal that lets me see, for example, all the tenders that must be delivered in French...?

The chihuahua is very happy when I finish for the day! 🐶

I've always said, either electric or petrol. Mixed power trains rarely make sense, especially if the ICE is trying to provide propulsion and charge rather than just charge […]

[ukpol] This shouldn't surprise anybody, but it's good to see the top line facts exposed: https://youtu.be/S-9eK2KIQcg #brexit

@artusamak Merci pour le « boost » ! 🙏

Related to my previous post in French, anyone in my network using LocalGov Drupal as a base for websites in countries outside of Britain and Ireland? Be great to know what, if anything, is happening out there? I've heard rumbles of things happening in #Germany, #Austria, maybe #Norway, other […]