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As inconvenient as it may be, there's no escaping reality. I walk, I cycle, I drive. A Socratic Thinker, of the most annoying kind. More questions than answer, that's what you'll find. #ListedBuildingsTour #BCFC #Birmingham
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I'm sorry, but the @dumteedum.bsky.social podcast is dire... I know, Radio Four's audience tends to come from the older age bracket, but they're not Victorian... Can't say this, or talk about that... Good job there's Ambridge On The Couch, for #TheArchers younger listeners, I say.

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Had I not opened this app, at this time, I'd never have saw that post, so there's no need for me to reply to it... This is how I now deal with those annoying posts that might have got a critical reply in past. Posts on the following have had me saying it a lot today. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

Wordle 1,344 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After ballsing up on guess #2, this *is* an impressive result...

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Of the 12 UK elections since 1979 the “progressive” vote was bigger than the “regressive” total in 11 cases, but Labour won only four of them. Why? Neal Lawson analyses the record. www.prospectmagazine...

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I'm not really a cat person, but when this one started meowing and then leading my to the lychgate, I had to follow the instructions I found there...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

After skimming through this, I think, this headline's a bit misleading... Close to click bait. Moving on. I'd like to know why social housing isn't discussed more. Is it the lack of profit opportunity?? Whatever it is, with better rights, I'm sure, the gentrification mob could do a job.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I think, we have to acknowledge, in the right place (not everywhere) shared footpaths can be a good thing. I've been down Poole this weekend and, as confident a cyclist as I am, I even took to the shared footpath, at times, rather than carry on in the road. Poor quality is the real problem.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

No doubt, in answer to the question, where is the money going to come from to pay for extra defence spending?, foreign aid will be mentioned by a few... @bbc5live.bsky.social #bbc5live

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Two excellent suggestions, which I'd never have thought of... I'm not the zip-tie option will work here, but I'll definitely be looking at the inner tube one, when I get home.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

What do you do when the rubber strap on your bike's rear light/camera snaps... 8.99 + 12.99 p&p is around a fifth of what I paid for the thing in the first place. As it's not my only light/camera option I'm going to hang fire for a bit.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

When cyclists have no choice, but to use the road, Vehicular Cycling (VC) is the safest way. To help people understand what VC is there's some top tips at the end this thread...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

People talk about Russia, as China, gleefully, looks on. As Trump talks to Putin, about opening the front door a little, Xi Jinping has already sneaked in through the back and is now adding locks to the internal doors.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Ali Miraj @LBC - "It's the Trump presidency, so that's what we've got to expect.." Can it be made any clearer, the right media are more than happy to see Trump, and his accolades, run riot. In a few years, when it really hits the fan, these cheerleaders can't be allowed to just blame others.

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When you think Nick Farrari can't shove his head up Trump's backside any further, he surprises everyone (not) and manages a couple more inches... The way Trump talks about a Ukraine deal is good news for Putin, and those who side with him @LBC. #LBC

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Why are, affordable housing and social/council housing, new build numbers, linked? Is it to mask the small number going to renters? This country needs more good quality council and HA homes, like it used to have. Affordable homes help, but they're not the solution. #R4Today

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

When will @LBC cotton on to the fact, Donald Trump talks shite... Will it be, one minute passed twelve on Saturday, when all hell fails to breakout? Nick Farrari and his Trump cheerleading is pathetic. #LBC

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

I thought I was on for a surprising come back, but no. It still took 5 guesses to get this one. Wordle 1,332 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Drivers, in vehicles with a rear number plate that can't be read, should receive, on the spot fines. Given how unreadable some are / impossible, I'm sure these drivers know how bad they are and leave them, like this, to avoid detection.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

I probably ask this question every year, but why does the UK media get so excited about the US Super Bowl? And what about other countries, do they report on it, like the UK? I bet there's no final, outside the US, that gets this attention, within it. #R4Today #bbc5live #TimesRadio #LBC

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Why is it possible to pick up a pair of XL gloves, from a supermarket, for £5, that fit me comfortably, but I can't find a pair of cycling gloves that do the same? I've tried using these cheap gloves on the bike, but the seeams aren't up to all those gear changes, sadly.

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How can this have been realised, 21 years ago!? Hearing Shaboozey's The Bar song, I thought, it's a bit soon to release a "cover" when the original's not that old... Having checked, I'm blown away that it's been 21 years... WTF! youtu.be/VwXeN2FsE7w?...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

People who compare follower numbers... How long did it take you to reach that number on Twitter? And how long have you been on Bluesky for...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

It's a tough call... Do I go for one of these, or continue my #ListedBuildingsTour around Bury St Edmunds on Sunday? Staying local, I'd have to set my alarm for 04:30 Monday. The alternative, is a much more reasonable 07:30 Alarm. What to do...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Have you heard about the Bike Bureau? BBC Net Zero Transition Plan is live 🌱 delighted to see our solar-powered, hyper mobile reporting studio makes a cameo 🙌🏽 www.bbc.co.uk/sustainabili... Positive reading to boost you into the weekend… and a little background on our evolution 🚲🚲🚲

submitted 23 days ago • 5 comments

Curiosity killed the cat... And it also taught me a lesson too. Intrigued by what's trending across the world, don't click on any hashtags you can't read, or understand... I'm not which one of these I clicked on, but the results were definitely #NSFW.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Just heard somebody talk about black people blushing and how difficult it is to spot. This got me thinking about why people blush, which I thought was an evolutionary form of non-verbal communication. Given the difficulties, spotting it in black people, is this another theory that needs revising?

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

As I wait for the ferry back from the Isle of Wight, here's an update on my #ListedBuildingsTour. 13 sites visited, on two rides - #Strava IoW (East) & IoW (West). Breakdown : 6 Churches 5 Residential (Inc Roman Villa) 1 Castle 1 Windmill #SiteOfTheRide - St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

What has this #Labour government done, or indicated it will do, to give the disillusioned hope? It's all seems so negative... Is this down to media reporting, or is the Govt really that poor? The GE may be four years off, but, if Labour want to win again, things need to start changing quick.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

I don't recall there being such widespread concerns when the robots took away the jobs of factory workers... Or when they were shipped abroad. Now that white collar jobs are in the cross hairs, the whole world needs to worry... Manual workers first.. #R4Today

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Why are The Tories asking questions about a voice coach? Have I missed something? #PMQs

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

"Who goes fash?" Nick Farrari sounded quite supportive of this policy of relocating Palestinians out of Gaza this morning. I thought he was playing devil's advocate at first, but I don't think he was... And that's when I turned him and #LBC off.

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