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@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social reading"A Full Life" really changed how I live for my kids.I would share it with others,but can only find it behind a paywall which is hard to get others,already reluctant, to subscribe. Do you have an access point with less friction? Happy to buy for others if giftable!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

@gardenersworldmag.bsky.social I was disappointed in the comments about using foreign trees for biodiversity in the 1st winter special episode. Please check out Doug Tallamy and maybe even invite him! Biodiversity needs to be about the ecosystem, not about trees that the insects and birds can't use.

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

In the UK, auto insurance prices dropped 16% in a year. A big reason: Lower urban speed limits Industry analyst: "Areas where 20mph zones have been introduced result in lower levels of claim frequency – a key factor in the cost of car insurance."

submitted 40 days ago • 34 comments

The one good thing about having the Norovirus was having time to read.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Why is it normal for cars to have 6 protected light cycles in an intersection, while pedestrians (and bikes who don't want to ride in front of cars) have zero?

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks Huffy. Guess bike riders should just give up their social life.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

My neighbor tore down their garage to put in an ADU. They said they feel guilty about building a space they won't use as it will mostly be a guest bedroom. Our society has taught us that it is better to have a bedroom for cars than for friends.

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

Word of the day is ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted by work. I like to add ‘foreswunk’, exhausted before you even begin.

submitted 78 days ago • 140 comments

The fact that I was treated like a Karen for telling someone they can't block the bike lane with their car in a school zone has been living rent free in my head all day.

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

This is for drivers. Would like to see a graph that shows the balance of how much time it's saved by the driver vs how much time they statistically take from others due to crashes.

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

The most dangerous part of driving is the cars. The most dangerous part of biking is the cars. The most dangerous part of walking is the cars.

submitted 83 days ago • 13 comments

If you want to fly to a destination you have choices between different schedules and carriers. If you want to go 0.5 mile to get bread in the morning, you must drive because often there is not even a sidewalk.

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

We were late to the bike parade. A friend asked if we still biked. I said, "of course we biked, I was already running late so we didn't have time to drive and find parking." Recognizing that travel time is door to door really reframes which are the fastest modes of transportation.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Does anyone else wait too long to pump their bike tires, because then when you do you feel like Superman?

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

The story of why "It's a Wonderful Life" is a Christmas classic is a parable of how many amazing things we are missing due to copyright law.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

"Grandma got run over by a reindeer" is clearly auto company propaganda. I mean that both as a joke and seriously.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Cleaning for guests and realized the living room books do a good job of summarizing my interests.

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Everytime I walk somewhere, I end up arriving late. Not because I don't leave enough time to get there, but because I, on average, run into three people on the way that I end up chatting with. In a car, you don't build community.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

I think it is interesting that the tennis courts at our local park have less life than the parking lots (source: iNaturalist). The court users reject adjacent trees, and now want more court space. Should we give up our city's biodiversity goals for pickleball courts?

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Are we doing a thing where we post pictures of our @tomflood.bsky.social T-shirts?

submitted 93 days ago • 3 comments

To put this in context for some men, Being a woman is kind of like being a cyclist in a city where all the cars represent men. You're are supposed to share the road equally with cars You spend a lot of mental/physical energy staying safe Some want you hurt and will blame you when it happens

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

I'm pretty sure that the majority of people who are anti-daylight savings drive their kids to school. Those without kids don't care that much as it is still dark when they get home anyways, and those that do have kids who walk and bike to school are ecstatic that they are less likely to be killed.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments