[03:44] <lunalimezest> daftykins: ah nope
[03:44] <lunalimezest> just a Swede that ended up here
[08:52] <zxmpi> oh no the vikings are back!! :-P
[13:02] <penguin42> bit blustery up here
[13:04] <lunalimezest> here in Notts too
[13:04] <zxmpi> code yellow wind warning covering all of ireland
[13:05] <zxmpi> a few without power as well https://powercheck.esbnetworks.ie/
[13:07] <penguin42> https://grid.iamkate.com/  wind gen doing well
[13:08] <zxmpi> https://www.smartgriddashboard.com/#all same
[13:11] <penguin42> I think we're using your second hand wind
[13:14] <zxmpi> we're uk's windbreak
[13:14] <penguin42> you take our wind, and then sell us the electricity you made from it!
[13:15] <zxmpi> as a kid i remember throwing handful of gravel off cliffs of moher and watching the stones float up in the wind. https://imgur.com/gallery/5hadtkT
[13:16] <penguin42> nice cliffs; wouldn't get me that close to the edge
[13:17] <zxmpi> leaned over the edge with someone sitting on my legs and wind pushing me up while my arms were out stretched. was fun
[13:18] <zxmpi> and when you leaned out you could see underneath the overhang you were on and wonder at what point it was going to fall
[13:19] <zxmpi> if they ever make a wave power system that can survive the atlantic ireland won't need any fossil fuels
[13:32] <penguin42> zxmpi: There's a few that have got funding for grid connection in the top of Scotland
[13:36] <zxmpi> am keeping an eye on those, will be fun to see if they're still in use in 10 years
[13:37] <penguin42> yeh
[13:37] <zxmpi> have seen a lot of shiny new equipment put down by sea in harbour where i grew up getting destroyed by a 'bit of weather'
[13:37] <penguin42> they're small but they are on the full grid thing rather than just a test
[13:37] <daftykins> zxmpi: ah don't leave us on a cliffhanger!
[13:38] <daftykins> :D
[13:38] <zxmpi> :-)
[22:34] <davef> I don't want to alarm you all, but you might want to hide the Jaffa cakes.
[22:35] <daftykins> uh oh - how much time do we have?
[22:35] <davef> 3 days
[22:36] <daftykins> i'll assemble the channel island jaffa cake protection force
[22:36] <daftykins> zxmpi: be sure to inform your government
[22:41] <davef> I'll have to go easy on the sweet treats anyway, rest assured, the consumption won't be anything like the last. 
[22:42] <davef> I have an emergency appointment with the dentist tomorrow. Toothache from the moment I started my Christmas vacation. 
[22:42] <daftykins> oh was there a hotel / family spare bedroom with you sprawled out and empty boxes strewn everywhere? xD
[22:42] <daftykins> oh no! that's murphy's law right there
[22:42] <daftykins> hope you get sorted in time 
[22:42] <daftykins> i'm still deaf in one ear with extreme tinnitus, one month on - had a crazy ear infection after attempts to unclog wax
[22:43] <davef> I wasn't hopeful to get an appointment. I don't have a regular dentist, I just went to the nearest dental surgery near the office and begged them to help.
[22:44] <davef> Anyway, they've been very accommodating getting me to see the doc.
[22:44] <daftykins> you needed some jaffa cake bribery!
[22:55] <penguin42> Mr Pliers has a few vacancies....
[22:57]  * davef shudders 
[23:07] <daftykins> what an unfortunate name for a dentist ;)
[23:52] <zxmpi> mr. gummy was busy :-P