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All I can present is factual information as produced by the national grid. How you want to read the data is upto you. But here is the text from Ofgem explaining the trends. "Electricity generation mix: At-a-glance summary The GB electricity system is undergoing a period of significant change as we transition from a large-scale conventional fossil fuel dominated generation mix to intermittent renewable generation. Over the past few years we have seen a marked increase in output from wind and solar farms. Over 2015 and 2016, the share of electricity generated from gas increased, while the share generated from coal decreased. This was partly due to improved economics for gas-fired generators."

^Seriously? Here is the offical UK data provided by the national gird, depsite a lack of investment from central goverment and a cut in solar FiT traffifs, renewables now provide the same contribution to the grid as nuclear. Also notice how overal UK energy demand has FALLEN over last 10 years by nearly 10 TWhrs. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/data-portal/electricity-generation-mix-quarter-and-fuel-source-gb Q2/Q3 2017 data is looking even more impresssive, apparently 1/3 of electricity now generated via wind/solar. https://futurism.com/a-record-breaking-29-of-the-u-k-s-electricity-is-now-generated-by-renewables/ UK energy compaines are now building massive battery storage solutions to smooth out variable supply that is associated with wind/solar generation. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/09/uk-first-mega-battery-plant-come-online-sheffield-eon-renewable-energy Germany now have days when the net cost of electricity generation is ZERO, due to their investment in renewable generation. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/germany-grids-paying-electricity-customers-renewable-energy-power-surplus-wind-solar-generation-a8022576.html I've said this before but the impact of using batteris combined with solar/wind will have a much bigger impact than EVs replace combustion cars. The potential of 'free' electricty is going to benefit vast swades of the developing countries. Building a powerstation and than supply lines in rural India/Africa/China is expensive/hard work. Building a solar farm/wind mill + battery system for a village is so much easier. What Tesla have done in Puerto Rico is partly a publicity stunt, but it does demonstrate just how viable renewable energy generation is now as the main player in keeping the lights on. The fact solar PV panels/battery packs are falling so quickly in price IKEA is now selling them shows just how quickly things are changing. https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/puerto-rico-crisis/bright-idea-why-some-puerto-rico-are-banking-solar-solution-n817746 http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/ikea/solar-panels/

By what, a camera or actual human? I thought for a human they have to stop you and fine you on the spot, and the camera will take 2 weeks or so to know via the post?

^ Just saying how much water must have been in you!! .....dont worry about the numbers, its what I do for a job, most doctors haven't got a clue what am on about most of the time too . Make sure someone keeps an eye on your K when you get out, and if your K drops again make sure someone looks into why.

If you do some simple very very rough estimate, and assume no k shift from cells. 70kg man has roughly 3.2L of blood which is mainly water. A low normal serum K is 3.5 mmol/l, so in 3.2L of blood total serum k is 10.5 mmols. Assume no actual inappropriate loss of K to get a seurm concentration of K to 0.9mmol/L will require a blood water content of 11.6L!!!! So over 3 times as much water in blood as normal. You than factor in only 7.5% of water you drink end up in your blood, to get 11.6L of water in blood = total body water 154L!! (Normal is about 45L). Clearly very crude numbers that is wrong and need to correct for intracellular K which is at a much higher level, but its safe to say @TT350 at one point was more wet than a very very wet lettuce!!!

Gosh you must have been drinking some to drop K to 0.9!!! Hopefully its just that and nothing else :). A thankyou card is always nice to see, and biscuits.

^ Have they worked out why your K+ was low? ITU/ICU is great at correcting numbers but you need to know why it dropped in the first place, otherwise it'll likely happen again.

I've worked 36hrs non stop trying to help patients in the NHS. I've literally shed blood and tears for complete stangers whilst getting paid £15/hr, I don't mind because I love my job. But views like this makes me wonder why I bother. I apologies if been a non UK born citizen offends you so much, and the mental pain it must cause you to try to prounce my name, or the fact the colour of my skin must cause you so much offence. I can get double my current pay working in Singapore, as can my wife. We looked at seriously emigrating a few years ago, the arrival of our daughter put that on hold. But I thank you for reminding me just how unwelcome we are for many people in the UK, and certainly when my daughter is old enough for school, emigrating will be back on the cards.

Can you imagine what its like to treat a patient who than says 'not seen your kind around here before' or 'I dont mind you lot, you keep to your selves, its the dark ones I don't like'. Trust me so called 'health tourism' is a not even a blip on the actual problems facing the NHS. But than again am also a foreigner so you probably shoudlnt trust me :). @Ekona has already hinted at the NHS gets used like a political football by just about everyone, if you don't like foreigners fine, don't drag the NHS into it.

^ The simple issue with private healthcare is the vast majority of elderly patients just cannot afford it. I've been asked many times by more well off patients if I would see them in BUPA/Sprie rather than the NHS, my simple response will always be no. Why should I give some patients preferential treatment over others? Its a naive view point I know but its a principle worth sticking up for. The fact the NHS offers free healthcare for all regardless of cost is both its down fall but also why I love working in it. Private healthcare has its place, but its not for me, no matter how much more the finacial compensation I personally will never do any private work as long as the NHS exist.

^Hope your getting better and ICU have got the right specialists involved with working out why your K+ is low! No one working in NHS hospitals should be judging patients in any way, the demands on the system is at a breaking point and as I always tell people just remeber no patient wants to wait 4hrs in A&E, 99.95% of people come to hospital because they are unwell. But the pressure of constant non stop work gets to people, and as a result staff attrition is massive. In our department we have a constant shortage of staff, we have two well paid full time posts advertised (£60k+ salary) for the last 2 years. Not a single UK citizen has ever applied, we did use to get spanish/polish staff but they have now stopped applying, recently interveiwed a chap over Skype from Jordon - nope after a chat he wasn't interested. Sadly any one with the skills needed can earn more in other sectors or abroad. This is the same situation in every department, from social workers, nurses, doctors, even managers. Sadly the pictures of queues you post is nothing new. I been telling every one with any power to change just how close to collapse the whole system is, all it would take is one flu outbreak and people will die due to lack of resource/staff/beds. In our local area there has been at least at 10-20% reduction in beds to save money, yet the population is getting older and require more care. You don't have to be a genius to work out the real life implications. But there is no solution, private care is only there really for certain conditions. If you have low K and need ITU BUPA will not touch you with a stick. Just as it happens I was speaking to a colleagues from a different country on healthcare provision. I asked how do you manage the bed pressure, his answer wad simple - money, if they can pay for the treatment all is good, if not they don't treat!! I hope we never get to the point where payment is taken before anyone is even allowed in a hospital. But at the same time change is needed, however the politicans just dont appreicate the scale of the problem. I actually love me job, making people better, even helping making people comfortable at the end of their lives and having them shake your hand saying the most genuine/sincere 'Thank You' is the best job satisfaction you can have. But the sheer work load been put on the staff is bringing the whole system close to collapse.

^Sorry to hear about the car, crazy these days rather than work hard to get rewarded in life so many people prefer to just turn to crime :(. Hope at least insurance pays out, one thing I learnt from my recent claim a good insurance policy is worth payin for, even if cheaper policies are available.

^Is £20k expensive for a new car these days? A base spec Focus is £20k and the Quashqai will (probably) have more stuff inside. Anyways don't most people 'buy' on PCP/HP theses days, so as long as its £200/month people wouldn't bother doing any sums on total cost of ownership over 5-10 years and just sign up?

Had to go into the city centre in rush hour traffic recently, forget about overtaking, I literally could have walked quicker. In the past would have taken the pedal bike but nursery runs means car had to come along. Despite traffic, speed cameras, tailgating idiots I really so still love been in the car. Have somehow covered 1300 miles in just 4 weeks since picking up the new car, and got a 650 mile roadtrip coming up next week to Edinburgh/Glasgow, cannot wait. Will be sticking religiously to the speed limit though :).

My dad took me to nursery every day in one of the largest cities in the world on a pedal bike and I was fine. But I make apologies for wanting to transport my daughter in an oversized near 3 ton mini truck when idiots like this are allowed to operate cars......

^ No worries, there is a whole wave of affordable EVs with 150-200 miles of real life range coming in the next 12-18months. No need to rush buying now unless your obessed with been an early adopter.

I was chatting to a sales rep the other day, I think he was trying to build a rapport with me. His first question to me after I told him I had a 18 months old was ' So what hobbies do you do in your spare time' I doubt anyone would choose to drive a S-Max over a Focus, and in my case the main reason for going for the X over the S was because of the little madam.

I ran 24kWh (2015) Nissan Leaf for 2 years and 14K. Interms of pure running costs its cheapest new car I’ll ever own. It cost me £200/month on PCP with no deposit, serviced it once for £70, total fuel cost over 14K was just £185 as I have cheap E7 electricity which costs 6p per kWH. I was slightly sad to see it go, but the replacement car was just a bit better :). Real life range in winter was 65-70 miles, 80-90 miles in summer, but that exclude M ways, at a true 70mph your looking at 50 miles in winter and 65-70 miles in summer. The reduced range in winter is more to do with less efficient battery discharge than heater use. But since 2015 Nissan have updated the battery size, it’s up to 30kWh and I understand real life range even in winter is now 100 miles. The 30kWh is now also obsolete, and Nissan about to start delivery on the 40kWh new Leaf, which should be good for 140 miles even in winter at 70mph on M-way. A 60kWh version is coming late 2018 will push the range to nearly 200 miles, if Nissan keep the pricing sensible it’ll sell very well. As a cheap family car the only complaint I had about my old Leaf was range in winter, which the newer cars will have much less issue with. http://www.motortrend.com/news/nissan-leaf-nismo-concept-breaks-cover-in-tokyo/ If you looking to buy soon I would wait to see how new Leaf price pan out over the next few months. The price of older 24kWh cars (2014-2016) have actually gone up in the last 18 months, and 30kWh Leaf are holding their prices really firmly.

£85K for a car that has less stuff on it than the cheaper standard version......and people think Teslas are overpriced

The first one was the real cash generator. Free flowing A road, 30mph limit way before the real start of the village and right at the top of the hill. The is van invisible till you get over the hill but with perfect line of sight of cars coming over the hill. Unless you were already at 30mph they will have tagged you. I just cannot be bothered with worrying about all these things anymore, so essentially stick to the limit religiously, which sadly often equates to idiots glued to my rear bumper.

I've not had any points on my licence for the last 10 years, and these days I tend to pretty much stick to the speed limit regardless of how quite/empty the roads may seem. This Friday just gone I ended up doing a 40 mile work trip, in the space of 10 miles I clocked 2 police cars and one camera van all positioned in semi 'hidden' locations. No issues for me as I was sticking to the limit, but am sure the BMW driver that was stuck to my rear bumper up until the first camera van was glad I was there, as otherwise I'm 100% they would have got clocked by at least one of these cars. It does make me wonder about whats the point of owing anything half 'quick' these days, all it would have taken for me to get clocked by these car would have a tiny input from my right foot or got aggravated by the bimmer on my bumper to go quicker, and I could have clocked up some points :(. Over the crest of a hill just after 30mph sign, national speed limit just before. Blind bend, 40mph from national speed limit. National speed limit, 2 mile dual carriageway stretch on an otherwise single lane A road.

OLED give by far the best picture quality purely because blacks actually look black rather than dull grey etc. I love our LG OLED panel, picked it up for £1400 a few months ago, beats the even the Kuro panel I had for a while. Just seen this deal, £1200!! https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/lg-55-full-hd-oled-smart-tv?deal_option=918dbd07-3776-4c74-85b8-84e45a7a2cee&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=uk_dt_sea_ggl_txt_tim_pads_cbp_chp_nbr_target*_adposition*1o8_prodtarget*266080568135_adtype*pla_productpartitionid*266080568135_campaignid*687507726_adgroupid*40690311562&mr:referralID=63fceebe-b0ab-11e7-983e-005056946dac&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIHPBRAIEiwAHPS-GNynpyQFOgyM14r6jc3z5-06RPT90U7qyAzE3SUBFwpAxQACkvk7PRoCni8QAvD_BwE

Arguing about the ST universe.....you guys need to get a baby, that'll sort out all the spare time you have free!!! I was happy with all the explosions and woshing noises!!

Don't really get a chance to watch much TV these days but had Sunday night free, thought I have a look on Netflix for anything that wasn't a cartoon/nursery rhythm!! Came across the new StarTrek series and also the second season of the Expanse. I know there are a few other geeks on here who like a bit of Sci Fi, both seem really good - especially on a OLED panel. Certainly much better TV than all the dancing shows/pseudo reality rubbish around. Now just need to find another evening free from child care duties to watch a few more episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(TV_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery

Tesla meanwhile continue to expand the supercharger network, work on a massive 24 bay charger site is about to start at Leicester Forest East. Soon it'll be hard for me to drive more than 50 miles on the M-way in any direction without coming across another Supercharger site. If Porsche start rolling out their own charging sites, and than come to deal with Tesla to share chargers it'll be great way to ensure fast charging infrastructure for EVs get developed quickly :).