RickChasey
@rickchasey.bsky.social
Still a City worker, still following cycling too much like a religion.
Now has more opinions on ESG & sustainable investing than your average.
Now has more opinions on ESG & sustainable investing than your average.
Pinned
For the next fortnight, this will predominantly be an Olympics fan account, especially the speed skating.
(You can take the boy out of Heerenveeen, but you can’t etc)
(You can take the boy out of Heerenveeen, but you can’t etc)
The one thing the govt actually managed to do lol moronic
February 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The one thing the govt actually managed to do lol moronic
NGlL I thought indoor trainers were for the mentally unwell, and I still maintain that, but I also believe riding in rain when it’s sub 5 degrees is for the masochists so wtf no riding it is.
February 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
NGlL I thought indoor trainers were for the mentally unwell, and I still maintain that, but I also believe riding in rain when it’s sub 5 degrees is for the masochists so wtf no riding it is.
I don’t know enough about Zelensky’s corruption charges, and perhaps I’m falling for the Obama trick of being a good speaker and crap politician, but I swear the West doesn’t deserve a speaker with the balls and articulation of Zelensky.
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I don’t know enough about Zelensky’s corruption charges, and perhaps I’m falling for the Obama trick of being a good speaker and crap politician, but I swear the West doesn’t deserve a speaker with the balls and articulation of Zelensky.
These winter mass start races - the cross races and short track; they’re fun and all to watch but come on, it’s never gonna be a real sport when someone taking you out is an enormous risk, and races are often decided by the jury.
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
These winter mass start races - the cross races and short track; they’re fun and all to watch but come on, it’s never gonna be a real sport when someone taking you out is an enormous risk, and races are often decided by the jury.
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Jens van ‘t Wout zodra ie op kop rijdt:
a man with a beard and the words " you shall not pass " on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard and the words " you shall not pass " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Jens van ‘t Wout zodra ie op kop rijdt:
Can we ban these pathetic men proposing to their Olympian girlfriends at the Olympics?
For everyone’s sake.
For everyone’s sake.
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Can we ban these pathetic men proposing to their Olympian girlfriends at the Olympics?
For everyone’s sake.
For everyone’s sake.
I wonder which of these lads had the injected swollen wang
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I wonder which of these lads had the injected swollen wang
Getting up to 61kph down the back straight still not enough for the gold in the 500m men’s skating 😲
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Getting up to 61kph down the back straight still not enough for the gold in the 500m men’s skating 😲
I see today we’re still in the sum zero attitude to net zero.
The hairshirt lot are just the other side of the “we can’t afford net zero” lot.
Idiots, all of them.
The hairshirt lot are just the other side of the “we can’t afford net zero” lot.
Idiots, all of them.
February 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
I see today we’re still in the sum zero attitude to net zero.
The hairshirt lot are just the other side of the “we can’t afford net zero” lot.
Idiots, all of them.
The hairshirt lot are just the other side of the “we can’t afford net zero” lot.
Idiots, all of them.
Not the quad god tonight
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Not the quad god tonight
*Always* mention how much you rate the “whatever it takes” speech to Italian finance types.
🤌🏻
🤌🏻
February 13, 2026 at 10:17 AM
*Always* mention how much you rate the “whatever it takes” speech to Italian finance types.
🤌🏻
🤌🏻
Ah, beers and a burger with colleagues I actually like ☺️
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Ah, beers and a burger with colleagues I actually like ☺️
(It won’t surprise you that) I spent most of my teens being beaten up by various bullies at school. No running away there. Beat em once though…
The below is good advice for anything that occurs in the street but it won’t cover you in car vs bike as you can’t run away (I have broken ribs to attest)
The below is good advice for anything that occurs in the street but it won’t cover you in car vs bike as you can’t run away (I have broken ribs to attest)
My dad sat me down as a kid and very sombrely said to me, "Ian, need to have a chat about what to do in a fight."
I was surprised since even at 7-8 years old I'd seen these in films and was aware we'd never had one.
And then he said, "There's nothing wrong with running away. Nothing at all."
I was surprised since even at 7-8 years old I'd seen these in films and was aware we'd never had one.
And then he said, "There's nothing wrong with running away. Nothing at all."
Is it time for my self-defense lecture again?
Lots of folks ask me what the best self-defense thing is to train. I always answer: track and field.
The best thing you can do to defend yourself is not be where someone can hurt you. Running away is ideal.
Lots of folks ask me what the best self-defense thing is to train. I always answer: track and field.
The best thing you can do to defend yourself is not be where someone can hurt you. Running away is ideal.
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
(It won’t surprise you that) I spent most of my teens being beaten up by various bullies at school. No running away there. Beat em once though…
The below is good advice for anything that occurs in the street but it won’t cover you in car vs bike as you can’t run away (I have broken ribs to attest)
The below is good advice for anything that occurs in the street but it won’t cover you in car vs bike as you can’t run away (I have broken ribs to attest)
NGL I have some experience with both Nuveen & Schroders and I can’t help but be sad about it.
I guess this is all the evidence you need that I’ve spent too long in the City
I guess this is all the evidence you need that I’ve spent too long in the City
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
NGL I have some experience with both Nuveen & Schroders and I can’t help but be sad about it.
I guess this is all the evidence you need that I’ve spent too long in the City
I guess this is all the evidence you need that I’ve spent too long in the City
Omg who cares about Ratcliffe, he’s a jumped up chemicals serial acquirer who got lucky with a BP divestment.
Honestly, if you meet anyone in the physical materials/chemicals world, you’d realise they’re best sticking to their knitting and not opining on stuff.
Honestly, if you meet anyone in the physical materials/chemicals world, you’d realise they’re best sticking to their knitting and not opining on stuff.
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Omg who cares about Ratcliffe, he’s a jumped up chemicals serial acquirer who got lucky with a BP divestment.
Honestly, if you meet anyone in the physical materials/chemicals world, you’d realise they’re best sticking to their knitting and not opining on stuff.
Honestly, if you meet anyone in the physical materials/chemicals world, you’d realise they’re best sticking to their knitting and not opining on stuff.
I do think, in general, given the populist mood across the world, which is being exploited by increasingly corrupt elites (as in, tech bros, the Epstein crew etc, Trump etc) billionaires and associates are in real danger of causing some serious anger that they can’t stop.
Yeah don’t diagree.
They could also just stfu.
I wonder that the risk to elites that was obvious in the first half of 20thC is so distant they feel they can spout off.
Why not keep a low profile - what do they get from spouting off?!
They could also just stfu.
I wonder that the risk to elites that was obvious in the first half of 20thC is so distant they feel they can spout off.
Why not keep a low profile - what do they get from spouting off?!
February 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I do think, in general, given the populist mood across the world, which is being exploited by increasingly corrupt elites (as in, tech bros, the Epstein crew etc, Trump etc) billionaires and associates are in real danger of causing some serious anger that they can’t stop.
I’m a big Mexican and faux-Mexican food fan, but I didn’t realise that my obsession was such that I would start hallucinating fajita kit based airport closures
February 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I’m a big Mexican and faux-Mexican food fan, but I didn’t realise that my obsession was such that I would start hallucinating fajita kit based airport closures
Ah yes, Birmingham, well known for being a talent centre for economists and fiscal experts…oh, wait.
The Lib Dems big announcement:
"The Liberal Democrats are announcing plans to break up the Treasury. The party wants to set up a new department of growth, led by the chancellor and based in Birmingham."
"The Liberal Democrats are announcing plans to break up the Treasury. The party wants to set up a new department of growth, led by the chancellor and based in Birmingham."
the LibDem announcement is... an economic policy speech
just in case you were wondering whether you made a mistake by getting out of bed
just in case you were wondering whether you made a mistake by getting out of bed
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Ah yes, Birmingham, well known for being a talent centre for economists and fiscal experts…oh, wait.
FoM is obviously the best, but I think we all need to recognise that the public don’t want it and they’re happy with the trade off.
They’ve made this clear.
They’ve made this clear.
Obviously, what the UK should do is — irrespective of any other economic or institutional arrangement — agree with the EU to reintroduce FoM. This could be done very quickly and would have have substantial immediate benefits.
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
FoM is obviously the best, but I think we all need to recognise that the public don’t want it and they’re happy with the trade off.
They’ve made this clear.
They’ve made this clear.
The “WFH is terrible” trope is, surely, exclusively aimed at retirees for who WFH was a doss day you had to get special permission for, not least as the technology infrastructure was not set up for it.
They cannot conceive that the modern services worker can do large parts of their job at home.
They cannot conceive that the modern services worker can do large parts of their job at home.
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The “WFH is terrible” trope is, surely, exclusively aimed at retirees for who WFH was a doss day you had to get special permission for, not least as the technology infrastructure was not set up for it.
They cannot conceive that the modern services worker can do large parts of their job at home.
They cannot conceive that the modern services worker can do large parts of their job at home.
So this is just top tier Olympics stuff
Emotions are running high!
Emotions are running high!
Biathlon medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid admits cheating on girlfriend
Winter Olympics bronze medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid says on live TV that he made the
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
So this is just top tier Olympics stuff
Emotions are running high!
Emotions are running high!
Watching the Brit coverage of the Winter Olympics is a good gateway to seeing Britain as a middling country.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Watching the Brit coverage of the Winter Olympics is a good gateway to seeing Britain as a middling country.
No live skating commentary from me today but the Dutch women absolutely smashed everyone else in the women’s 1km just now.
Certainly not my favourite skater but Jutte Leerdam really is the modern archetype for an athlete.
Certainly not my favourite skater but Jutte Leerdam really is the modern archetype for an athlete.
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
No live skating commentary from me today but the Dutch women absolutely smashed everyone else in the women’s 1km just now.
Certainly not my favourite skater but Jutte Leerdam really is the modern archetype for an athlete.
Certainly not my favourite skater but Jutte Leerdam really is the modern archetype for an athlete.
I have noticed a remarkable amount of people with really obvious substance abuse / addictions on the train commute recently.
From obvious cocaine addicts to alcoholics doing the clichéd double special brew.
Maybe it’s a City thing but it’s got more noticeable over the last 6 months
From obvious cocaine addicts to alcoholics doing the clichéd double special brew.
Maybe it’s a City thing but it’s got more noticeable over the last 6 months
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I have noticed a remarkable amount of people with really obvious substance abuse / addictions on the train commute recently.
From obvious cocaine addicts to alcoholics doing the clichéd double special brew.
Maybe it’s a City thing but it’s got more noticeable over the last 6 months
From obvious cocaine addicts to alcoholics doing the clichéd double special brew.
Maybe it’s a City thing but it’s got more noticeable over the last 6 months