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Is your oven and heating gas or electric powered?

I don't think the propane will freeze, but it will become liquid instead of vapor in very cold weather. But, it should give off vapor down to -43.6°F. https://www.elgas.com.au/blog/2084-can-and-does-propane-freeze-does-lpg-freeze

What is the recommended load for yours? 50%? That seems a bit low. I think that varies depending on the generator, but usually it is 90%. The rated load is the load that you should not exceed for long periods of time. You can run at maximum loads for short periods, e.g. half an hour. In any...

Your genie will probably make a different noise, e.g. louder when under load. More fuel and a bigger bang in the chamber to maintain the same RPM under more load. The RPM has to be a constant 3600 so as to keep the the current at 60Hz.

Actually cars can also burn more or less fuel at the same RPM, depending on load. The fuel system such as an injector or turbo varies the amount of fuel automatically. The load isn't really about speed, but about pushing air out of the way and going up or down hills.

I believe the fuel consumption will vary according to the electrical load even though the RPM is always 3600. It's the same as walking uphill, you have to burn more energy to walk at the same speed you were walking at on flat ground.

Not sure I need a folding screen, but it's all very clever.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46130071

Has winter fully arrived there? Weather is a bit odd here, like winter but warm at times. I was working outside most of the day in just a t-shirt!

Season 4 is there, I've watched it already.

How many days does it take to make up a lie? 17 days, apparently! Supposedly he died in a fight, but no ambulance or police were called? I can imagine them trying to decide if they could simply say that he fell down the stairs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45923217

I've seen tons of waste that has gone in to the recycling system only to be dumped or incinerated, which is of course far cheaper for the government when you live on an island.

It's the plastic that's already on the sea floor, in deep valleys, and in the sediment that's going to be very difficult to remove. Scooping it up from the surface is the easy part of the problem.

I'm not sure it is us who are responsible for the volume of plastic waste. The younger generation seem to be worse in my experience. In fairness, they were born into a world of plastic and don't really know of a world without plastic bottles, food wrapped in plastic not paper.

Final warning, next time ban! :rolling:

I think all these smart devices can be life changing for someone people, those with disabilities, elderly people, and so on.

Apparently, homework is completely pointless, just as I suspected when I had to do it. Social interaction, etc. is now being seen as the main benefit of school for children.

I wonder how long before you can fill your home with all the latest gadgets for free? Except they will all be "smart" Alexa enabled and you'll be paying on a per use or subscription basis, e.g. pay 5 cents to switch the lights on. Bank account empty? No problem, just watch this advert and then...

Nonetheless, they will have to spend a lot on improved sea defenses. But, I'd be more concerned about flooding along the French coastline here, where they have all their nuclear installations.

The island is 469 foot at its highest point, and much of it is granite that doesn't really erode. It's pretty much impossible for low lying areas to flood heavily, except for a couple of hours. The sea retreats so you don't have to. There can be a 30 foot difference between high and low tide...