Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden.
Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
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Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Don't Stop to Charge! Charge When You Stop!
Such a neatly designed and well thought out system.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
TIL small prop engined aircraft still use leaded fuel 😐
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/why-leaded-fuel-is-still-a-thing/
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
One first gen, base spec CD and Bluetooth only #nissanleaf brought kicking and screaming up to date with a €65 Android Auto display.
Works very well if you pair everything through Bluetooth, it'll retain steering controls as well.
If only LeafSpy had AA support, but you can get around that by screen sharing.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
An excellent breakdown of why the latest Ember report is actually more significant than you think.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
My friends beagle has just run into the house sporting the most flamboyant fox turd neckwear, I'll spare you the pictures, but it is from ear to ear 😬
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Bantam problems
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
If it wasn't for the fact I'd drunk too much to safely handle an angle grinder and Mrs Flan would have probably battered me with a selection of heavy tools, this could have very likely had been parked on my drive this morning.
Oh well, back to struggling to load up the car with building materials again.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Stoney
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Excuse me, could you possibly spare a snack, as you can see there's nothing of me
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
I have no idea what he has rolled in, but he's the strongest smelling thing in this poly tunnel, and seems quite proud of it.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Paul Weller - Private Hell (BBC Radio 2 in concert)
Quite soft for punk, but always found The Jams punk style lyrical content/rock/mod crossover mix good
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
"Calls have been made for ambulances to be based at fire stations in Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon, to mirror the system that currently operates in Dublin."
To put this into perspective, if you have a medical emergency in Kilrush the nearest A&E to deal with you is in Limerick over an hour (80km) away
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Stoned
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Architects that design housing for a living should be forced to climb into the loft space of every building they design
/end rant
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Red, white and black currants in flower, poppy just checking on currant affairs.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
#cybertruck my arse.
Approx 500kg of stone in the back of a #nissanleaf #ev
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
The colours of spring
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
It seems Madeira is not just where old Puntos go to retire, a late models Renault 4 sporting R5 alloy wheels painted black for the full street sleeper look
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Early 90's Fiat Punto still buzzing around the twisty roads on the island of Madeira
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
My wife seems to buy wine based purely on what's on the label more than any other attributes
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
For a solar array that's supposed to be 5kw, the angle of my dangle and the cold weather is really producing a large amount.
Also I think I need to look into a more accurate forecasting add-on.
Forecasted amount for today was supposed to be 8.7kwh, I generated 20.5kwh and sent 17.7kwh back to the grid.
If I was at home and not sunning in foreign climes I could have stuck that in one of the cars.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
They really should fence the area off, too many people don't realise how dangerous it is there, and it's only going to get worse with climate change
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.
March solar stats
South facing 5kwp array, 5kw inverter and 2x15kWh batteries in the west of Ireland
Solar total 363.2 kWh
Grid Import 405.5 kWh
Grid Export 239.4 kWh
Grid total 166.1 kWh
Imported energy cost €23.32
Exported energy return €58.12
Total energy cost -€34.80
I'll endeavour to get all the data into a spreadsheet so I don't have to copy and paste stuff, which is a pain on a mobile phone.
Former UK based #supplychain professional (inventory analysis and procurement) working in pharma, oil exploration, managed print, secure KVM's, wine and railway rolling stock who got fed up with countless hours commuting, business travel and fighting finance and marketing departments, while getting increasingly despondent with living in a small box with a handkerchief sized garden. Now living in Ireland, surrounded by chickens, dogs and a grumpy cat, fabricating and fixing things for people.