Carl Pickering

Specialist in embedded systems, broadcast, internet of things and car nut. Most importantly, a dad.

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@SickosCommittee As an Englishman I say awesome, best of luck and enjoy yourselves.

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@Edwina_Currie Didn't you get a cheap rate charging tariff? That sounds incredibly expensive: About 35p per kWh when EDF and Octopus are around 7 or 8.

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@Mike_Aether @NoContextBrits @jesusitrusti Shirley you chew spuds?

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@WonPeople While it's not their best effort it's hardly in X6 territory for ugliness.

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@P_J_Betting @bigphil321 I love the new Continental coupe and the way Rolls Royce have been so bold.

I'm not so keen on the SUVs but there have been RR armoured cars, utes and ambulances in the past. I've a Matchbox RR Ghost fire engine.

Then there's the wonderful wacky 20's-40's Indian creations.

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@ArthurMacwaters @elonmusk BYD and jAGuAr (whatever) aren't in the chart.

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@RightScopee Disruptive.

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@labourlewis Wealth is easily destroyed. The Wall Street Crash is an extreme example.

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@oldtrafffaith @labourlewis Certainly not easy to fix, very easy to break.

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@labourlewis You're assuming the pie can't get bigger or smaller. That productivity isn't affected. That nobody makes decisions based on its contents; whether to invest, employ people, start a business, or just give up entirely.

Or do you say Lizz Truss made no difference?

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@Erik_Torres2 @Daniel_Hall @elonmusk Silly question but what has this got to do with Jews? (I feel I'm going to regret asking this).

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@munchcorp @ListerLawrence It's luck.

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@Viljushka1 @hiltonholloway It's vastly better than many other modern cars as it has knobs for temperature and while I prefer mechanical to capacitive buttons at least they will stay put, unlike a touch screen.

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@MTwomanforTruth @Matt_Pinner Perfect

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@Matt_Pinner Certainly not buy the car.

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@TheGetawayHS2 @sniffpetrol Posting all this says more about you than it does about QW. He's dead now and this will be read by his friends and family, please let them grieve.

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@TheGetawayHS2 @LateBrakeShow Please stop. It's just unpleasant for his friends and family. It doesn't do you any favours in the eyes of others either.

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@sniffpetrol Very sad and way too soon.

I used to enjoy his banter with Tiff and Clarkson. Met him once, seemed nice and he did take up the idea of the Hillman Imp as inspiration for a disaster movie :)

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@wobblybobenglan @HillF1 That car is beautiful. Although I definitely wouldn't want to crash it....

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Doing accounts. The mileage rate has remained the same since 2011 for claims against tax while the car fuel rate has gone up about 30% since 2015.

Surely the two rates should be linked?
https://t.co/FqyPY4iybm