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@seatsixtyone That and trying to guess the temperature on the clock as you pass (and being annoyed if you miss it and only get to see the time)…

The only trouble with the Tring-Euston route is passing the Ovaltine factory & having to sing the Ovaltinies song* I have a similar problem driving through Marsh Gibbon (if you know which song, you must be as old as me) * For the wellbeing of other passengers, only in my head

@OctopusEnergy Love a bit of squirrelling 🐿️

Have you squirreled away enough energy credit for winter? Do you have too much? Or do you need to top up? #MartinLewis showed a cracking visual of how account balances change over a year — we’ve made you a personalised one. Find out more and check yours: octopus.energy/blog/balance-f…

@evmanuk @MichelinTyres How are you finding the e primacy on the s**tbox? I’m pondering whether to put them on rather than the current PS3 when I fit some end of the month

Now how many people out there have matching car mats to their tyres! 😄 I’m such an influencer! @MichelinTyres mats from Carmats4u #ad #michelin

@speak2thegeek I didn’t get a green-ness rating at all ☹️ The usage figure is also 16-22 sept for me and doesn’t account for the 112.91 of export same week

Great that I'm in the top 2% greenest energy users in my local area! But my status of "Not so green" makes me wonder how badly my neighbours are doing? I charge everything off-peak and cruise through most days on batteries. Maybe it's because I'm a high user? #OctopusEnergy

@driverbod125 805 even have the GWR ATP iso switch on the back wall too

@NoelDolphin @EastMidRailway @huwsdavis Principally the fact that this cab has a recess for GW-ATP to fit into! 🤣

Big thanks to @EastMidRailway & @huwsdavis for letting me try the new Hitachi Aurora simulator recently. As we increasingly phase electrification projects, having a driver's perspective on the added complexity is increasingly critical... & yes, pressing pan-up is so exciting!

@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands You’ve put up loads of these signs along the old main line (and one on the new main line at Albion Jn) and every single one says Brades Hill when it should be Brades Hall 🫣

@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands wolves lock 12 the by wash is blocked or something. It’s all overflowing around here. Can’t be doing the structure any good

Any signs of the River Dee link ever getting reopened @CanalRiverTrust @IWA_UK

@driverbod125 You’re missing out on the satisfaction of looking like a local by pressing the door open button before it stops so the door opens as soon as release is given though 😆

@RichSmith1981 I’d have liked to definitely include District line to Wimbledon but that’s LU-owned and NR-controlled; without the definition getting excessively pedantic I couldn’t phrase it to include that but exclude Metrolink!

Station 43, Meadowhall South/Tinsley First time crossing the line on the level, for this trip!

@driverbod125 I couldn’t remember the exact rules!

@RichSmith1981 I tried to phrase the challenge to deliberately exclude having to do that bit! 🤣

@driverbod125 I was expecting you to have gone back for Metrolink trams - having seen the Sheffield one I wondered if the NR infrastructure from Deansgate Jn to Altrincham counted 🤔

Time is definitely slipping away this morning, ideally I would have been in London already but instead I’m back off to 🤬ing Manchester to pick up something I overlooked before 😭

@HullTeslaModel3 @OctopusEnergy Mine was flaky at best ever since whatever Tesla changed that meant I had to re-connect octopus to Tesla. Have now switched integration to Zappi and it works fine just annoying you have to keep changing the “charge to add”.

Another failed charge on @OctopusEnergy smart charging. Wifi off in the car, scheduled charge off, yet it's not charging. Octopus I appreciate that you're looking into previous issues, so I don't need a response on this one.

@railnigel Good lord you aren’t half pounding the miles in. Best I’ve done along there in a day is Kidsgrove to Middlewich!

A time lapse video of our passage of Barnton Tunnel (523m), near the Anderton Lift, late this afternoon. Enjoy!

@firstdirecthelp Is this genuine or a scam please?

@CRTWestMidlands every one of these signs between Brades Hall and Tipton refer to Brades Hill junction not Brades Hall (not been towards Smethwick but presume others likely the same)

@speak2thegeek @OctopusEnergy Interesting. What always stumps me is working out how behaviour changes depending on tariff. Last summer I went on flux, trickle charge car on solar during day as required, but force export at peak export rate. But on OI do more at night

My @OctopusEnergy smart tariff simulator is now operational... got to let it run and build up some data! Hopefully this'll make a good future video or I've just wasted my morning :)

@EVPuzzle It does feel wrong doesn’t it. I’m just reaching the point where I can turn down overnight battery charge a little. My goal has always been minimal import but it’s a dilemma at the moment of financial gain over “green” as you say

Fighting the urge to turn the Zappi on 😬🤭🔌🚙 Rubi the ESoul need a charge as only on 41%

@HullTeslaModel3 From the photo it looks like the main incoming cable has no gland (and the mounting screws have no seal either). Perhaps sealing it correctly would stop them and moisture getting in?

Our PodPoint Solo has lost its wifi. The self same thing happened a couple of years ago. Back then I did all the power cycling, but nothing worked. Engineer came out, he power cycled, but no wifi. Opened it up, tinkered, & fixed it. Can't see anything obvious in there 🕸🕷😄

@CanalRiverTrust Offerton top lock W&B gets my vote 🐿️

It's time for #WhereAreWeWednesday 🕵 T️his location is part of a busy canal line. At this location, its purpose was to supply coal from various places and back. Can you guess the location correctly?🧐

@nbminimallist The resolution on the photo is hard to see - are the locks for Watford (Leicester line) pointing the right way (it’s up hill to Foxton). I can’t be sure from the photo