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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 1h

Vets can be appalling. Was absolutely ripped off by one that didn't actually fix the problem but wasted hundreds on pointless tests. Actual problem was required dental work. Endless weeks of expense. Very little recourse. Another vet mended the cat for a fraction of the cost in under a week.

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2h

Vet prices.

If you are a pet owner, or someone who regularly listens to phone-in radio, you are likely aware of the shocking stories of just how much some people feel forced into paying vets to treat their pets.

A major report into veterinarian businesses and prices is published today...

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Major reforms would require vet businesses to make fundamental changes to the way they support pet owners

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published the provisional decision in its market investigation into the UK’s £6.3 billion veterinary services market.

www.gov.uk

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 21h

"a quarter of the typical energy bill in 2024 was profit. That is equivalent to every household paying £416 a year so other people can grow rich."

Excellent piece by Mathew Lawrence of the @Cmmonwealth thinktank

How the government keeps you poorer

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

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Stuart M Bird @t2stu.bsky.social · 13h

Just started watching this. Group.B to synthwave music.

It's quite therapeutic.

youtu.be/SyJww91MWuo?...

1 9 8 6' GROUP B :: Synthwave Driving Playlist

YouTube video by King Record

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mrjalco @mrjalco.bsky.social · 15h

Well now, this looks familiar!

I’m glad @hubnut.bsky.social had fun in Ruby. She’s a blast to drive.

youtu.be/9j65sho3y-I?...

Heroic Hyundai save! 1997 Lantra 2.0GSi - it was so much fun!

YouTube video by HubNut

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 16h

Don't know. Possibly. I'm trying to get some firm repair costs to have any idea whether it's worth doing that.

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 16h

95% certain my Model S is going to be written off due to no fault of my own and I'm very annoyed about it. Will be almost impossible to find one the same as it was a really early one without any of the AP junk on it and it's in the best colour. 🤬🤬😭

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Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · 23h

We had solar panels and batteries installed back in April (thanks to @heatableuk.bsky.social), and it’s been a great summer of generation. ☀️

I’m amazed at how much profit we’ve made with export. Negative energy bills are a wonderful thing!

youtu.be/1Hr0cJYT-3s 👈

What a summer! ☀️ How much have we earned from our 13.5kW solar and 20kWh batteries? 🔋

YouTube video by Andrew Till / Mr. EV

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 1d

Jammy sod!

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Ken Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 1d

Another reason to use end-to-end encryption just dropped.

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

www.wired.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Another corporate scandal.

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing.

98% of the the 23,000 homes fitted with botched external wall insulation need repairs.

Companies have vanished, people left with the problems.

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 1d

One I vaguely recognised with enough of the front on show for once!

Cardle 4/5
Streak 3🔥

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www.playcardle.com

Cardle

Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

www.playcardle.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Executives at BMW want to meet the chancellor about the car loans scandal.

Car companies resent paying compensation.

Auto companies lied about diesel emissions, resent paying victims.

Simple advice to capitalists - don't lie and cheat to boost profits, exec pay, dividends.
archive.ph/bZj5o

BMW seeks meeting with Rachel Reeves over finance scandal bill

The carmaker, which faces a potential hit of over £200m from the mis-selling controversy, wants to discuss the implications of an industrywide redress programme

www.thetimes.com

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 1d

23?? I have clothing older than you 🤣

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Johannes Grenzfurthner @grenzfurthner.bsky.social · 1d

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 1d

I so want this too!

Dennie Edwards @dennieedwards.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is fake, but I totally want an EV that sounds like the Jetsons.

i3 with Jetsons Sound

YouTube video by DaveM3Fan

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Ian @hubnut.bsky.social · 2d

Fleet update time. Test pass, Rodius gone, three cars washed. youtu.be/lNYkbA0MaIQ

Fleet update! Rodius gone, cars cleaned, cars NOT purchased!

YouTube video by HubNut

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MattFuriousDriving.bsky.social @mattfd.bsky.social · 3d

When the bolt you've just undone leaves the part evaporated like this, it's been a bad day. In this video we see how it got even worse.
Also, a first drive in the Mk1 Focus and SLK news!
Video link in the comments

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 3d

The gliptone leather treatment and cleaner is also very good for older leather. I used it on my Audi and it did wonders with it after I basically ignored it for the entire time I had the car!

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 3d

Half expected this to end with 'the large bag of sugar free gummi bears administered to treat the blockage had quite explosive results...'

AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 3d

"He even went for a carvery on the third day, before finishing the bag for dessert.

The next day - Monday - the HGV driver was sweating profusely and "did not feel right", but put it down to the pork he ate."

I love him, just the most diabolical himbo energy.

Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent colour!

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John Voelcker @johnvoelcker.bsky.social · 3d

GM has shut down its Hydrotec division + ended all efforts to develop #hydrogen fuel cells for light-duty vehicles. It laid off an unspecified number of white-collar workers + scrapped plans for a Detroit factory, days after DoE said it may cancel grants.

H2: The fuel of the future. Always will be.

GM ends work on hydrogen fuel cells for everyday driving, scraps planned Detroit plant

Salaried workers, primarily in Pontiac, were laid off Friday morning as part of the closure of GM's Hydrotec brand.

www.detroitnews.com

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 3d

Similar....

Cardle 3/5
Streak 2🔥

🔴 🔴 🔴
🟢 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com

Cardle

Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

www.playcardle.com

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Suzy Richards @srichgtr.bsky.social · 3d

That would be silly. It has to be transported back in a hipster cargo bike basket 😀

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 4d

I love this article in The Guardian about a punk scene in the UK made up of menopausal women. I wish they had links to their music. I’ll have to look them up in the morning.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/10/we-were-the-original-punks-the-rebel-women-revitalising-local-music-scenes

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 4d

Top 10 EV markets by 2025 YTD share of new car sales ⚡

1. Norway — 98.4%
2. Nepal — 76%*
3. Denmark — 67%
4. Sweden — 60%
5. Finland — 56%
6. China — 55%
7. Netherlands — 55%
8. Iceland — 51%
9. Singapore — 43.5%
10. Belgium — 41%

The electric era isn’t next — it’s now. ⚡ #EV #EnergyTransition

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