Dad, Husband, EV Driver, Runner with @WallsendHAC since 2014 (9 x Mara& 1 x Ultra) Former resident of Stirling (05-09) and Versailles FR (15-16)

Backworth, England
Joined January 2009
Autocentrism creates loneliness. Walkability creates community.
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Libertè, Egalitè, Pink Panther #francia #proteste
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Well, I suppose this is the new normal for the foreseeable… Yesterday we spent over £32 million on gas to replace wind energy that we couldn't get to the right place.
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One of the best short documentaries I've seen explaining why the energy transition is no longer just about generation, it's about the grid and, increasingly, storage. #SWB #Bettrification #EnergyTransition Key takeaways: • Britain doesn't have a wind problem, it has a transmission problem. Scotland produces more wind power than the grid can carry south. • Consumers pay twice: wind farms are paid to switch off while gas plants are paid to switch on elsewhere. • Batteries are scaling rapidly but there still isn't enough storage to absorb surplus renewable energy during major grid constraints. • The solution is clear: more transmission, more batteries, more flexible demand like EV charging and AI data centres, and smarter market design. The lesson extends far beyond Britain. Curtailment isn't a failure of renewables, it's evidence they're growing faster than the rest of the system. The answer isn't less wind and solar, it's accelerating the infrastructure around them.
What happens when we produce too much power? Full documentary released on X
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Its #HeatPumpWeek I got my ASHP in early 2025 and estimate it costs me £16/month @OctopusEnergy #heatpumplove Interested in a heat pump? Looking to avoid the gas price crisis? Use this referral code and get £100 cash card for Solar or Heat Pump install tech.referrals.octopus.energ…
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Spreadsheet nerd 🤓 #heatpumplove – at Wallsend, England
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You know what's worse than a lazy employee? A high performer who has stopped caring. Corporate life has a funny way of turning ambitious people into people who just want to go home.
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Free @GreggsOfficial Coffee from @OctopusEnergy watching the next UK offshore wind infrastructure being erected onsite – at Wallsend, England
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The 5 am club is undefeated All my successful, consistent clients go to bed at 10 pm and wake up at 5 am to hit the gym Do with this what you wish
Said it before….I’ll say it AGAIN: If you work a 9-5, you’ve got a spouse, you’ve got kids, etc. Building the gym into your AM (pre work) schedule may be the ONLY WAY to raise your adherence to where it needs to be to drive meaningful/sustainable results Better to just accept this and act accordingly than it is to fight it for years and years to the tune of little-no progress
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One day you're young, wild and free. The next day you're into air fryers, clubcards and going to bed early.
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IT’S #FREIDAY!!!! 🍻 Time to #giveaway two cases of #Alkoholfrei 😊 Simply #repost for your chance to #win 🍻 Winner announced at 5pm(ish) today - GOOD LUCK 🍻
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Bollocks to eating nuts, the squirrels in Scotland gorge themselves on Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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In Murphy's @Schiphol Last time I was here was 2016 after running Amsterdam marathon. Don't remember much but im sure it wasn't €12 a pint 🤔 – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Reading a book, enjoying a Jack's precious IPA @Troubadourbeer in @CafedeKazerne #Turnhout while sporting my @EnigmaTap t-shirt – at Turnhout, Belgium
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Replying to @afneil @cicero6666
Reinforces does it not, the madness of sourcing all our transport energy from one source - oil. The prevailing beauty of an alternative EV solution is the variety of electrical energy sources from oil, nuclear, wind, wave and solar. The madness of a cycle of “oil crisis’ must surely stop and both the Ukrainian and Iranian turmoil reiterates this need. EV is as much about supporting a lower cost of living and energy security as it is about achieving net zero.
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Just watching an old documentary tonight, something about data centers, ai and robots.
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Just seen a post from Tynemouth RNLI on FB .. one of their team is doing the Great North Run (half marathon) in full inshore kit. He had set a target of £1,000, and the current total is £14,984, plus Gift Aid. Good British people are NOT represented by masked guys in balaclavas.
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Nine jets above Newcastle for the Great North Run today🏃‍♂️ #RedArrows | #GNR45 | #Newcastle | #GNR | #GreatNorthRun
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"Listen to your body" My body at 8:00 AM on a workday: - Quit immediately - Disappear off the grid - Befriend the crows - Return to nature
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