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Cost of living crisis, fact or fiction? (208 posts / 6,279 views)
Teddybare
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Post #181 28 Dec 2022 23:34
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Men are talking 🤫
Teddybare
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Post #182 28 Dec 2022 23:37
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The anti car lobby is never going to beat an industry creating billions for all involved.
JasonM JasonM
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Post #183 28 Dec 2022 23:38
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Unless they are going to bring in teleport bracelets I can't see it happening with the amount of gear we take.

With continued pressure to build more houses you do wonder how many years lakes have got left..
ocelot ocelot
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Post #184 30 Dec 2022 13:33
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You were probably doing your Ghandi impression somewhere in Lewisham so missed it.
The model for large cities is electric driverless vehicles. Either owned or not, with large underground charging stations so when the vehicle isn't in use it toddles off there. When charged off it pops earning money til you need it or book it.
As an aside a project I'm involved in with Boeing will use electric flying gondolas of varying seating capacity in a book and drop off principle. Leave it too the experts 🧐

#174 too the narrow minded probably true.
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #185 30 Dec 2022 14:42
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I don't think I missed it, I admit to spending far too much on here, are you sure you didn't imagine it?

Tell me more about these large underground charging stations. When are they going to happen.


mal mal
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Post #186 30 Dec 2022 15:33
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The flying gondolas thing is a joke right?

If not, will there be a bloke with a really long pole pushing them along while someone steals cornettos from innocent tourists?

Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #187 30 Dec 2022 17:02
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It might not be

Perhaps one day we will live in a world like The Jetsons.
I don't see inventing new means of transport being a problem, creating prototypes is one thing, creating the infrastructure to implement them is another thing in my opinion.
Glad to be proved wrong, it just amuses me when others are so certain of the future.

I still think the ban on ICE's won't happen in 2030, that's a guess of course. But I can see who's ever in charge at the time cancelling it and blaming it on the previous administration's lack of investment in infrastructure.
Teddybare
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Post #188 30 Dec 2022 17:10
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He won't be able to do that, not unless the same bloke turns up in Asda again.
JasonM JasonM
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Post #189 30 Dec 2022 17:12
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What an insurance nightmare. I guess you can blame it on the Jonny Cab AI, if it all goes wrong.

But yes decades if not hundreds of years away..

Meanwhile on planet earth....
ocelot ocelot
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Post #190 31 Dec 2022 13:37
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Gondola's is a cover all word mate.
You may have seen another project I'm involved with up your neck of the woods Mal..
Richard Browning of Gravity Industries has been doing plenty with mountain rescue. The technology and practicality for future travel are impressive.
Leave it too the experts
mal mal
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Post #191 31 Dec 2022 14:02
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Is he the jet suit guy?

That's impressive stuff. Bit of Tony stark going on there
ocelot ocelot
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Post #192 31 Dec 2022 15:23
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Yep great guy and someone worth backing for UK Plc in the future.
You could probably make a quick buck in the People's Republic of China with other short term more lucrative investments no doubt though mate...
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #193 31 Dec 2022 15:27
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The jet suit certainly sounds fun and no doubt could be crucial in remote rescue work but how do you see it helping to reduce the reliance on vehicles, thereby reducing pollution and the effect on the climate.
Are these jet suits and other Gravity Industries developments powered by green energy?
mal mal
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Post #194 31 Dec 2022 15:34
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I'm busy investing in the mal Republic of New Garden which will hopefully provide us with lovely spuds, tomatoes, carrots and plenty of juicy worms ready to go in my bait tub






Tinhead... from one green energy advocate to another, until we get some change in policy from the top. Stuff like this doesn't help....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1715232/uk-windfall-tax-profits-levy-renewable-energy-community-windpower/amp
ocelot ocelot
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Post #195 31 Dec 2022 15:51
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How do you see it changing things Blankalot?
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