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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 1h

This bollard was knocked down before & reinstated less than a year ago. Either drivers so incompetent that they can't stay off the pavement or doing it on purpose so they can drive on the pavement to the car park. Meanwhile I get a load of earache about cyclist entitlement & the cost of bike lanes.

Black bollard that has been crashed into and uprooted from pavement, bollard and loose broken paving stones lying on pavement. Former pub behind.

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Natanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 13h

Xkcd strikes again

xkcd.com/810/

Constructive

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johnc-bha.bsky.social @johnc-bha.bsky.social · 6h

I spent some time (badly) explaining this to a colleague.
Their OMG reaction was the same as mine - yet it's so obvious.

youtube.com/shorts/MOpgV...

Bet all you speed demons didn't know this 🏎🚨 #rorysutherland #behaviouralscience #trending

YouTube video by Rory Sutherland

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 47m

Oh crikey! It’s like the #ClownApocalypse!

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Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 5h

Spoiler, it definitely won't.

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A Mayor who has just spent a £10m transport underspend elsewhere, on finishing the Northumberland Line railway, now wants to make it easier to drive, thus making the Northumberland Line less attractive.

Mark Nelson @sphericalsquare.bsky.social · 22h

¾ of a billion pounds to change a junction, that won't fix queues on the A189 and just moves the queues on the A19 to the next junction, which then needs fixing too, contributing to the enormous cost.
That's the cost of two and a bit Northumberland Lines (currently still not fully open).

A image from proposals for Moor Farm roundabout which show after the proposed changes there will still be queues on the south bound A189 and queues on the A19 will stretch from the A1 to Dudley Lane in the morning peak.
From the document Northumberland Strategic Road Network Infrastructure Study: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/NorthumberlandCountyCouncil/media/Planning-and-Building/planning%20policy/Studies%20and%20Evidence%20Reports/Infrastructure%20Studies/Highways-England-Northumberland-Strategic-Road-Network-Infrastructure-Study-May-2016.pdf

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Mike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 5h

When public transport runs at 7mph but the Mayor wants to spend 3/4 billion on saving drivers a few seconds, you know what their real priorities are.

Always follow the money, not the press release.

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 5h

Coffee.

a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it

ALT: a fluffy kitten sitting next to a cup of coffee with steam coming out of it

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 14h

Disappointed at this.

I thought the punchline was going to be, "...I'm 95% sure of which girl band it was, but can't remember which member. Maybe 75% sure. But definitely a girl band. I think. Probably. Look: Which of us hasn't had that kind of night out in Aberdeen after a shift on the rig? Eh?"

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 15h

I have.

I have also diced one and fried it.

a close up of a man 's face with a hole in the wall behind him

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a hole in the wall behind him

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Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 17h

This is what happens when airlines employ former special forces pilots who are also Red Dwarf fans. Their radio comms to the tower are either:

“I’ve bingo fuel & I’m coming in hot!”

Or…

“Smoke me a kipper: I’ll be back in time for breakfast!”

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Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 18h

I can see why you submitted this anonymously

a helicopter is flying over a desert with a propeller .

ALT: a helicopter is flying over a desert with a propeller .

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