Sam G

Human, reader, runner, views my own. Also on @samghib.bsky.social

[Sam G @SamGhib]

Please follow @SGhibaldan for my Consumer Scotland related tweets. I’ll keep this account for non-work things.

[Sam G @SamGhib]

I’m also at @samghibaldan.bsky.social

[Sam G @SamGhib]

I’ve successfully completed the challenge I face every 4 years of finding CNN on my TV #electionday2024

[Sam G @SamGhib]

Clarity, cost and convenience. Thinking like a consumer is key for policymakers focused on making the transition to Net Zero happen. My blog on @Consumer_Scot’s recent research. https://t.co/IZUYyz9Lq4

[Sam G @SamGhib]

The rather wonderful Neil Mackinnon was great company, astute and impossible to stay cross with. @BecMcQ has written his obituary in today’s Herald. https://t.co/xl0c4RnBwP

[Don McGillivray @DMcGillivray2]

Our cat Izzy is missing. She escaped from her carrier outside the vet and is a long way from home. If you live Loanhead area please look out for her. She is a white tortoiseshell and has a very distinctive black smudge on her nose. #loanhead

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@TinaDolbaia M i tree N N

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@KirstyLewin Worth reporting your suspicions https://t.co/UCLYfqt11N

[Sam Ghibaldan @SGhibaldan]

Look closely to see three #otters playing on the #WaterOfLeith yesterday #Edinburgh

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@mediawummin Hi Jolene happy to share

[Sam G @SamGhib]

Ice breaking #cygnet style. A column of swans smash a path through ice on the Union Canal in #Edinburgh this morning

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@BBC_HaveYourSay Happy to share

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@BiggerBoat177 I thought so as well. And our 8 year old loved it.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'#SycamoreGap ' by Northumberland printmakrt and artist Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

[Consumer Scotland @Consumer_Scot]

New @consumer_scot research shows consumers are still facing energy affordability challenges this winter despite today’s cut in the price cap.

Read more➡️ https://t.co/roG49tiGUX

[Sam G @SamGhib]

@hughhenry_12 And a very good Roman one

[Sam G @SamGhib]

Sitting in a cafe in #Cartagena, a city founded by the Carthaginians, then invaded and controlled by the Romans, destroyed by the Visigoths and rebuilt by Catholic monarchs. Apt then that #EverybodyWantsToRuleTheWorld came on the radio.

[David Clay @dave_clay]

British diplomat Sir Peter Marshall died in June this year. He finished his Foreign Office career as UK Permanent Representative in Geneva (1979-83) before becoming Deputy SG of the Commonwealth (1983-88).

Here are his ten precepts of diplomacy. 🧵

[Sam G @SamGhib]

The final stage in our move away from fossil fuels in the home was our gas meter being removed yesterday. Our Net Zero transition is a heat pump, induction hob and insulation. Great advice and grants from @HomeEnergyScot

[Sam G @SamGhib]

We’ve had a heat pump for 18 months. It’s been great: cheap to run, very low carbon and warm. Here’s ⁦@BecMcQ⁩ on our experience. https://t.co/vpyOu3A4Vo

[Sam G @SamGhib]

FYI @janrosenow @hannon_matthew @k8_morrison @shandsmith

[Rebecca McQuillan @BecMcQ]

Some thoughts on heat pumps after having one for about 18 months - Eight things I’ve learned about heat pumps https://t.co/SyRPnRrBjX

[Sam G @SamGhib]

We’ve had a heat pump for 18 months. It’s been great: cheap to run, very low carbon and warm. Here’s ⁦@BecMcQ⁩ on our experience. https://t.co/vpyOu3A4Vo