I only just found out.
A bike-friendly city is a people-friendly city.
Happy cycling!
Cucumber, my lord, cucumber.
Wasn't it the law that all state schools had to start with morning worship? It was sad that we were made to sing Christian songs and were too young to even know. My school didn't even let anyone but Jehovah's witnesses opt out of singing Christian/Christmas songs.
Sometimes we sang Streets of London. But most of the time it was gospel songs.
My nephew and niece go to the same school I went to and I'm sure I've heard one of them singing one of the gospel songs.
Edit: still a law.
https://assembliesforall.org.uk/about/law-on-assemblies/
Current law requires all state-funded schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to hold daily acts of ‘Collective Worship’. In England and Wales in schools with no formal religious character this worship must be ‘wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character’. In Northern Ireland the requirement is for ‘undenominational’ collective worship.
In my area of London, I'd say 80-90% of cyclists think red lights don't apply to them. I've even been sworn at by another cyclist for stopping at a traffic light.
The illegal ebike users are the worst. My ex saw one hit a woman with two kids, because he just zoomed past a red when it was green man at the crossing.
Cyclists are the reason I've gone back to public transport. I actually felt safer on my cycle commute on the high road with cars, than I did on dedicated cycle lanes 😞
You Winsome, you lose some.
AFAIK Darrow played it, liked the game and then plagiarised it. Parker did buy the rights from Magie after the fact.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord's_Game
After reading that, I'm more confused than ever.
Anti-Monopoly is a variation that maintains the competition good, monopoly bad theme.
I used to work at Paddington Station, I'm sure we had streamlined trains.
Also, don't we have pendolinos anymore?
Gotta admit, the old school high air resistance trains look cute though.
I said it's a start, not the whole answer to the housing problem.
Also, just as examples:
Long-term empty homes To be classed as ‘long-term empty’ a home has to be liable for council tax and to have been unfurnished and not lived in for over 6 months. This figure is increasing all the time, but as at October 2023, it was 261,189.
Holiday lets These are an extension of second homes - homes not used as primary residences but used to make profit for their owners, short-let for several weeks or months of each year, blocking them from becoming anybody’s home. In many cases owners ‘flip’ to business rates which are often cheaper than paying council tax. As at March 2024, there were believed to be at least 85,000 of these such dwellings, flipped to business rates.
https://www.actiononemptyhomes.org/facts-and-figures
I'm not against building more homes. We need more council homes for sure. Housing should be seen as a human need, not a commodity to trade.
I'm still the height of an average 12 year old, I'm good!
Being stuck in a traffic jam (that you're only contributing to) counts as freedom, whereas on a bike, you can just wheel your bike past the jam then be on your merry way.
Who has more freedom again?
It really does surprise me that letting a metal box insulating you from the world is what carbrains consider tough and FREE, whereas a bike, that you power with your OWN LEGS is sissy and WOKE! They have it so backwards!
If you're interested, it's quite hot today. My room is 29.2°. The hallway just outside my doorway (which is open) is 27.5°.
There used to be a red and blue gradient background here. Now it's gone. I reset the theme, but it still shows white text on white background. Not that big of a deal as there's nothing there I need to read, but still mildly annoying. Also it means the switch user option isn't visible now.
Also is this how the surface colour setting is meant to work? I wanted the background colour in light mode to be an off-white so it's easier on the eyes, but there doesn't seem to be a way?
Thanks!
From https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yDjlRu4CnjI
NomoSapienss: Park Tool company is the father I never had!
ParkTool: We're proud of you, son 💙
This time, Jenny is done with his crap and walking away from a toxic relationship.
(Background iimage by DallE 3)
He is such a chill dude! Can you believe HE wanted MY autograph? I wish I could have thought of more things to ask him about. I'm still a noob at bike mechanics, and a slow learner, but he was so encouraging and kind, and a lot of fun!
He really is a mechanical hero!
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Nope. Autistic here. I've always kept two sets of bed linen (doesn't everyone?) and after I've stripped the old one and shoved it in the laundry pile, the new sheets will often just sit on my chair for a few hours, while I get distracted with other things.