u/FlorianTheLynx

I know it’s Grundy parenting we’re supposed to think is awful, but let’s not let the middle-class Maliks get away with their performance this week.

Twice already they’ve waded in and interrogated an obviously uncomfortable teenager, not stopping for a second to think about the situation, or question why information isn’t forthcoming. Once with their own child, then again with somebody else’s.

The kids have been clearly unhappy about the interaction, but the Maliks plough on regardless. Of course they’re well-meaning, but if you treat teenagers like you’re forcing them to give you information against their will, and don’t pause for a second to look at the bigger picture or think about the nuances of their response, then you’re a lousy parent. There, I said it.

Dare I say it this makes you the sort of parent whose kid might barge into somebody else’s house and then repeatedly accuse them of lying while refusing to leave. Which is totally off the scale of unacceptable.

Yes, Khalil annoys me, but after what I’ve seen from his crappy parents this week, I’m not surprised he is how he is.

I just spotted that the tarot reader in the Diane Morgan Ann Droid comedy was played by Souad Faress, aka Usha Gupta.

It’s worth a watch - the trailer doesn’t do it justice. Gentle, heart warming British comedy with some sharp humour.

I have an elderly motorhome with an Electrolux RM6505 240V/12V/LPG auto switching fridge freezer.

It's stopped running on LPG - the burner ignites, then 18 seconds later the relay cuts the gas supply. This seems to me to be a flame sensor issue - the brain seems to override the gas relay until the flame is established, then it switches to the flame sensor, and if the sensor's duff then it assumes the flame has gone out and cuts the gas.

I think the sensor is a GR10028. However these are very difficult to find in my country (UK) and also somewhat expensive. Does anybody know of an alternative flame probe that would work with this model?

I had to log a bereavement with TalkMobile. I received the following in an email:

>• The number /account has been closed
• ALL charges have been credited and will not be collected nor need to be paid
• When the final bill is produced, this too will be credited
• ALL early terminations fees have been waived
 
Please take this as confirmation that no charges will become due and there is no further action required by you.

I just thought this was a very pleasant way for a company to deal with a bereavement. Just one less thing to have to think about.

So my i3 used to charge fine on IOG with a Zappi charger, with the Octopus app talking to the i3. Then Octopus and BMW fell out and the integration went out the window.

The obvious thing would be to get the Octopus app to talk to the Zappi charger instead. If I onboard the charger with the i3 plugged in, which is what Octopus Support suggested, it insists on talking to the car not the charger, which is not what I need.

Octopus then suggested plugging in a different car (I had a rental Kuga hybrid) and onboarding that instead. This did indeed get the app talking to the Zappi charger. However, the i3 then stopped charging fully. I suspect this is down to the app thinking the battery is a lot smaller than it actually is, because it’s expecting a Kuga not an i3. But I could be wrong.

So how do I get the Octopus app to talk to the Zappi charger but properly charge the i3?

IOG has been a pain in the arse for me throughout. Not much point in having an EV and a smart charging plan when the car isn‘t properly charging. Everybody else seems to make it work, but Octopus Support haven’t been able to get it working properly for me yet.

Thanks!