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Bring Back the People in Brown Coats

12 July 20268 July 2026 by Pete Blakemore

Ordering campervan plumbing parts online is a mess of bad catalogues and useless AI chatbots. A nostalgic case for the hardware shop expert who just knew.

Categories Camper Van, Random Thoughts Tags ai, ai chatbots, Camper Van, customer service, DIY, john guest, online shopping, Plumbing, rant, van life 1 Comment

Why I Gave Up on Apps and Built My Own

12 July 202624 June 2026 by Pete Blakemore

Why I ditched SaaS maintenance apps and built a self-hosted home CMMS in Python, FastAPI and SQLite — tracking 100+ assets across the house, workshop and barn.

Categories Tech & Servers Tags CMMS, DIY, FastAPI, home maintenance, homelab, Plas Gwernoer, Python, self‑hosted, SQLite, SuperCMMS, Zed Leave a comment
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