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Owen

@oburbidge.bsky.social

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Retired scientist, now working in medicines manufacturing sector. Interested in renewables, ASHP and EV owner. Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Views are entirely my own 🔶🏳️‍🌈 he/him

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Tom Foale @tfoale.bsky.social · 1d

Even their own local party leaders are getting disillusioned.

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 1d

If you are watching the Reform Party controlled Councils with their endless mishaps, resignations, fallouts, scandals, mismanagement and sheer comedic idiocy, but still thinking of making these clowns a national government, representing the UK on the global stage, you are literally insane.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

That’s legit!

I hope she’s having a good time

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Aliens exploring space looked on trip advisor and saw numerous reviews saying ‘only one star’ so gave us a miss

😆

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think the KLM plane opposite us is real!

A KLM plane with the registration number PH-AKE

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

‘said she was worried about possible impact on tourism if it went ahead’

It won’t impact. People will still come and visit the countryside, because the air will be clean and not polluted like it would if we were still burning fossil fuels.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

‘There are other ways of achieving our net-zero targets, including offshore wind, which has less of an impact on people's day to day lives’

I bet give it a few years and they won’t even realise it’s there.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

‘We should be exhausting every other option before this: solar on houses, rooftops, car parks, hospitals.’

Why not both? Why not just electrify everything?

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

‘they were worried about the size of the proposed scheme, as well as its impact on wildlife & the potential loss of farmland.’

Solar has been shown to massively increase biodiversity compared to monocultural farming.

Oh & they can also graze sheep under it? Or grow wildflowers to benefit farmers

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

I shall have to up my coding game then! 😅

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to the two of you 🥰

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Would also be good for @octopus.energy to have an automatic Opt In. Though I appreciate it could be something to do with balancing and understanding whethet their customers are proactively reducing consumption.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

It was beautiful above the clouds this morning! Sun was shining 😅

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Land and create new woodland and forests.

The benefit to my MH spending time in nature would offset the brain damage caused by having lots of money.

Oh and others would also benefit.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 2d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

I saw my sister in August. I remember when she left in 2017 to go to NZ.

Makes you realise how much you miss them, despite all the new technologies and video calling. Seeing her in person was magical.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Good shout!

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh that looks good! The volcano of danger.

You’ve done well given most people overcook the sugar

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

I would have pointed out their mistake rather than let it slide.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been a good year for swedes. We’ve had loads and Crumble has been enjoying them in her breakfast

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t forget tofu and climate change

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

😆 I don’t blame you. No point wasting your life working with toxic people

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

And a UNESCO world heritage site too!

If they were slightly older I’d suggest the Eftling.

Maritime museum is another good shout.

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

Kinderdijk is beautiful. If the weather is looking good, go for sunrise or sunset. Hopefully the kids appreciate the beauty of it!

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

I continually bleat on about the urgent need to invest in greenery, SuDS and other ways of soaking up excess rain instead of tarmacing over roads, gardens etc.

Start now and those plants and trees will then be large enough to handle the worst yet to come.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Millions more homes in Great Britain at risk of flooding, investigation finds

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable

www.theguardian.com

Owen @oburbidge.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh! What comes next or are you just done with it all?