Slow Train is Slow

I was coming home from Sheffield, and I thought I would hop on the first train to Leeds, what a mistake.  I was on a train for a very long time, missing a connection that I could have gone on earlier, and some tracks was so noisy, that I put my ear plugs to protect my ears.  I should just stick to the computer suggestions.

Power Up Game Plan Revisit

The first power up session we tried to execute our game plan, and we did not manage to do everything we wanted to do.  I never remember laying out the cookies on the cookie sheets took forever, which had not been done before the hour, hence delayed many things, including the cheese straw.  I should also have envisage the dishes time/hot water in the calculation.

The bombay mix turned out well, as did all the cookies.  We managed to use 5.69kWh, let's hope they pay up!

Cardo Pedestrian Tracking

I turned the Cardo Ride on when I took Unthank to the MOT place, then I walked to work.  In previous time, it records the routes I walked, but this time, it had not.  I wonder if it excluded it due to my speed.

Mis-selling Electrical Goods

I have been browsing the portable solar solutions.  I noticed a lot if listings are incorrect, with an extra zero on their ratings.  That reminds me of a charging pod I got from Amazon, which also had an extra zero on their rating, I was furious!

Always get another pair of eyes, and double check the physical dimensions to confirm if it physically possible that item can deliver that ratings.

Portable Power Station

I have resisted in getting a house battery, as I don't think we are getting the most out of it and the battery are still improving.  Even with the "plug-in ready" house battery, it is still a bit silly, with its bad round trip efficiency, especially they are all grid tied.

On the other hand, I have thought about a portable power station, which is not grid-tied.  It goes back to the inverter size question, what can it do for me.  After much consideration, we are thinking about getting a 1kWh power station.  Watch this space.

Go Ape Annual Pass Calculation

We thought we would get a discount for a Go Ape Annual Pass from our recent Go Ape visit.  Then the discount code we received is not applicable to the annual pass.

Then I made some calculation, the annual pass is essentially 4 visits, or 5 visits if good deals to be had.  It is not impossible, but it is more impossible to do 4 or 5 different ones, which include travels, and all the ones "near" us, we have already done.

After much consideration, we decided not to go for it.  Although we have been making good use of our Merlin year.

Dipping Sauce Rejection

I am not a saucy person, but the hot meal deal from Asda includes a dip, so I picked nacho cheese dip.  We had a tiny taste, and it went straight to the bin.  Who likes dips?!  Just pure unnecessary chemicals.