Freedom of speech should be something we absolutely we have in civilised society. I can’t believe how many people are against it.

I think it needs more protection. I don’t even understand how jobs can dictate your freedom of speech outside of work when not about work. It’s dystopian and no one cares.

No Japan is a monoculture, people move to the cities.

UK is multicultural, people move out of the cities.

It was just a joke. It was intentionally misleading, but I should have worded it better.

They didn’t fight I just said.

Or we can give them lots of money for being old.

They didn’t fight in two world wars to not be given free money.

This is the united kingdom anyone that needs a /s should be taken out by firing squad at first light.

I’ve talked to so many fucking idiots about this that don’t get it.

Look roads are for cars and we all did a driving test and we know how fast is safe. Numbers don’t mean anything.

I should be able to drive 60 down a residential if I think I can. If some kid gets run over then that’s their fault and their parents. Roads are for cars. What you expect me to slow down and be late for work? I was already late when I left and this is going to add minutes to my journey people just don’t think.

I know I’m a good driver, I’ve only ever got points for speeding and for drunk driving (but I was still driving well). There some fucking idiots on the road I agree but we shouldn’t all be punished. We need more roads so we can go faster that’s the real issue.

Yea I know there is a lot of money to be made in a job that does that.

It’s stupid I agree. But I don’t see how it requires government intervention.

Yea that’s fucked. But they do need some data to judge demand.

Issues with monopolies and price controls should absolutely be addressed.

But supply and demand of in demand tickets where people are choosing to pay for non vital entertainment. Paying market prices doesn’t seem an issue.

Some venues you can’t even buy a ticket because it’s all owned by corporations that give them out to mates or business interests. That’s more of a concern.

Tbf there is some differences in quality between them. Some work exactly as you want and others are annoying because they don’t do what you expect. When they work I find them a dream.

I don’t smoke mate.

Sounds like you hate lack of knobs rather than induction. Just get one with knobs.

Induction works when you spill water on it, I’ve done it.

Instant heat. Excellent all over heat transfer. Doesn’t heat the room. No cancer causing pollution. Good for the environment. Specific heat control where you can set power and even temperature. Easy to clean.

It’s even so that the word heat pump only is used for the air-water units, not the air-air ones, those are called airconditioners.

The names and tech all overlap and it gets messy. But you can certainly buy an ac unit that doesn’t heat. Hence why I specified heat pump, it is a heat pump.

Oh yea. I’ve been in houses (outside the UK). Had heat pump water tank and an air to air heating (and ac) system for the house.

I’ve always wondered if you could have an air to water system that fills the tank for the taps and then heats the radiators. But also have supplementary heating air to air. Maybe a big one downstairs in the hallway or in the main room of the house.

But with the UK it always comes back to having the worst insulation in the world. Fix that and we wouldn’t even be discussing heating systems.

It’s probably always cheaper. The government is pushing for air to water. There are no subsidies for air to air which I think is a better way to heat a home.

There an element of personal freedom which people find important.

Yes, yes there is.

I think most of those retrofits aren’t cheap because the pipes and radiators aren’t big enough for the colder water. So it ends up needing a whole now install anyway.

Air to air heat pumps are amazing. I’m completely converted, they are fair superior to gas.

But why the UK is pushing do hard for air to water is a mystery to me. Seems like betting on old inferior technology.

Also I don’t get why they aren’t pushing for a induction also conversion and disconnecting the gas line to the house entirely. Induction is magic, that is a way superior technology to gas cooking.