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New route Any Port in a Storm (VS 5a) at Port Crag, Mull of Kintyre

This is John Dale on lead pulling through the crux on the FA. Nice little moderate route on a crag where most of the climbs are E1 or harder. I was resting a tendon injury so was just hanging out with the guys. The name is reference to the fact the three of us spent an hour huddling under a boulder that morning waiting out an intense electrical storm. Frankly we were surprised it eventually dried out enough to climb!

u/4540mya — 6 days ago

▲ 64 r/personalfinance

Setting aside a couple things that may be opinions: (1) switching the renewables is good for the planet and (2) prices for electricity, particularly that generated from non-renewable sources, is going to increase at a faster rate than inflation;

And acknowledging that the answer depends significantly on local climate considerations;

If you can afford the up front investment, is installing solar panels a sound financial decision for MOST people in MOST locations?

I wonder a little about the evolving technology; presumably it's NOT financially sound to upgrade the panels regularly. They should last for a long time with minor maintenance requirements if it's going to be a good investment.

I live in a community highly dependent on natural gas for electricity and looking at a looming gas crises so it's something I'm thinking about.

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u/4540mya — 2 months ago