Karl-on-Sea
@karlonsea.bsky.social
Audax, underbiking & velomobiles. Occasional tallbiking. Genius who brought you SPD Crocs, inventor of the Meths Martini & no longer allowed unsupervised lab access. Upsetting in an oddly lingering kind of way.
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I'm 60 and the seventies were largely shite, even for a kid.
It was all strikes, rubbish cars, 3 tv channels and cold houses with ice on the inside of windows on a night.
the only good thing was far fewer cars.
It was all strikes, rubbish cars, 3 tv channels and cold houses with ice on the inside of windows on a night.
the only good thing was far fewer cars.
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm 60 and the seventies were largely shite, even for a kid.
It was all strikes, rubbish cars, 3 tv channels and cold houses with ice on the inside of windows on a night.
the only good thing was far fewer cars.
It was all strikes, rubbish cars, 3 tv channels and cold houses with ice on the inside of windows on a night.
the only good thing was far fewer cars.
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Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
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I'd like to know the age of these people they asked. I just about remember power cuts. And crap cars. I am aged 54.
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'd like to know the age of these people they asked. I just about remember power cuts. And crap cars. I am aged 54.
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The decarbonisation of U.K grid electricity with renewable energy is an international success story.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The decarbonisation of U.K grid electricity with renewable energy is an international success story.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
It shows a low fossil fuel world is possible.
That’s why fossil fuel industry-owned politicians and think tanks are launching an unprecedented assault against it.
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Language matters. Asylum seekers live in appalling conditions but the buildings are described as "hotels". Members of the Royal family live a life of luxury and privilege but their homes are often called "cottage" or "lodge". Why not just describe things accurately?
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Language matters. Asylum seekers live in appalling conditions but the buildings are described as "hotels". Members of the Royal family live a life of luxury and privilege but their homes are often called "cottage" or "lodge". Why not just describe things accurately?
Just showed this to DaughterOnSea, and her only question was, “Why is he riding a #ClownBike?”
Hashtag: #TheAppleNeverFallsFarFromTheTree
youtu.be/GimLuOUVkxg?...
Hashtag: #TheAppleNeverFallsFarFromTheTree
youtu.be/GimLuOUVkxg?...
Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill Best Quality in HD with Lyrics
YouTube video by treasurehd
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just showed this to DaughterOnSea, and her only question was, “Why is he riding a #ClownBike?”
Hashtag: #TheAppleNeverFallsFarFromTheTree
youtu.be/GimLuOUVkxg?...
Hashtag: #TheAppleNeverFallsFarFromTheTree
youtu.be/GimLuOUVkxg?...
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It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
Ah yes. A swan bag.
Unfortunately my former boss, who had his first career as an RSPCA man isn't on here. So I can't get him to tell his hilarious story about his swan bag mishap.
Unfortunately my former boss, who had his first career as an RSPCA man isn't on here. So I can't get him to tell his hilarious story about his swan bag mishap.
Swan marker Herbert Turk and friend, Chiswick 1939.
From a collection of images from London's River & Rowing Museum looking at the long standing tradition of counting and protecting the the Royal Swans on the Thames.
From a collection of images from London's River & Rowing Museum looking at the long standing tradition of counting and protecting the the Royal Swans on the Thames.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ah yes. A swan bag.
Unfortunately my former boss, who had his first career as an RSPCA man isn't on here. So I can't get him to tell his hilarious story about his swan bag mishap.
Unfortunately my former boss, who had his first career as an RSPCA man isn't on here. So I can't get him to tell his hilarious story about his swan bag mishap.
100% this. In the face of racking up a £60K debt that I'd be stuck paying interest on for my whole working life, I'd have never gone to university.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZYYMc...
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZYYMc...
Student Loans are More Exploitative Than You Think!
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
100% this. In the face of racking up a £60K debt that I'd be stuck paying interest on for my whole working life, I'd have never gone to university.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZYYMc...
www.youtube.com/shorts/ZYYMc...
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Hammond is a dick.
As a person cycling you can do everything that anyone asks, and there will still be a driver that could kill you without caring.
Yes there are some silly cyclists about, but that's a distraction from the real danger. Absolute nob.
road.cc/content/news...
As a person cycling you can do everything that anyone asks, and there will still be a driver that could kill you without caring.
Yes there are some silly cyclists about, but that's a distraction from the real danger. Absolute nob.
road.cc/content/news...
Richard Hammond says it’s cyclists' “responsibility to stay safe” on the roads
Former Top Gear presenter has shared his views on road safety on Absolute Radio
road.cc
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Hammond is a dick.
As a person cycling you can do everything that anyone asks, and there will still be a driver that could kill you without caring.
Yes there are some silly cyclists about, but that's a distraction from the real danger. Absolute nob.
road.cc/content/news...
As a person cycling you can do everything that anyone asks, and there will still be a driver that could kill you without caring.
Yes there are some silly cyclists about, but that's a distraction from the real danger. Absolute nob.
road.cc/content/news...
Question for @audaxuk.bsky.social followers: What do you use for planning 200+km rides? About 10 yrs ago I paid for the Komoot global maps upgrade & have been very happy with it. But since the company was sold, the app & website have been messed about with in a bad way. I’m looking for alternatives.
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Question for @audaxuk.bsky.social followers: What do you use for planning 200+km rides? About 10 yrs ago I paid for the Komoot global maps upgrade & have been very happy with it. But since the company was sold, the app & website have been messed about with in a bad way. I’m looking for alternatives.
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I'd love this to be true, but this fess is very obvious BS, from someone who clearly has never seen the inside of a brewery.
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I'd love this to be true, but this fess is very obvious BS, from someone who clearly has never seen the inside of a brewery.
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Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
Starting the design work for a rack to go on the back of my M*ulton.
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Starting the design work for a rack to go on the back of my M*ulton.
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My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
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Share the road www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drink driver hit three people with car after leaving nightclub
Christopher Parry was more than four times over the limit when he got behind the wheel after leaving Purple nightclub in Buckie.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Share the road www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97 www.bbc.com/news/article...
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
The Nobel Prize winner felt ostracised by the scientific community over his comments on race and intelligence.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
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Germany, a nation of car lovers, has around 85 million inhabitants.
These people own ~50 million cars, of which 1.5 million are 🔋.
They also own 90 million bicycles, of which 15 million are e-bikes.
We are, in fact, a hidden cycling nation. So well hidden that we can’t even see it ourselves.
These people own ~50 million cars, of which 1.5 million are 🔋.
They also own 90 million bicycles, of which 15 million are e-bikes.
We are, in fact, a hidden cycling nation. So well hidden that we can’t even see it ourselves.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Germany, a nation of car lovers, has around 85 million inhabitants.
These people own ~50 million cars, of which 1.5 million are 🔋.
They also own 90 million bicycles, of which 15 million are e-bikes.
We are, in fact, a hidden cycling nation. So well hidden that we can’t even see it ourselves.
These people own ~50 million cars, of which 1.5 million are 🔋.
They also own 90 million bicycles, of which 15 million are e-bikes.
We are, in fact, a hidden cycling nation. So well hidden that we can’t even see it ourselves.
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Worth noting that Members can request a EGM to discuss this. You don’t need to cancel your subscription (yet).
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Worth noting that Members can request a EGM to discuss this. You don’t need to cancel your subscription (yet).
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If you found out you had a year left to live, you'd stop posting hateful shite online. So why do it when you'll be dead in 100 years?
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If you found out you had a year left to live, you'd stop posting hateful shite online. So why do it when you'll be dead in 100 years?
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Well Edmund "failed Think Bike campaign" King of the AA doesn't like it so it must be a good idea.
If you look at the detail, EVs users still pay less, but EVs do actually cause congestion, and in a place which is bursting with public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you look at the detail, EVs users still pay less, but EVs do actually cause congestion, and in a place which is bursting with public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Electric vehicles set to pay London Congestion Charge
Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt due to their rising numbers, Transport for London says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Well Edmund "failed Think Bike campaign" King of the AA doesn't like it so it must be a good idea.
If you look at the detail, EVs users still pay less, but EVs do actually cause congestion, and in a place which is bursting with public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you look at the detail, EVs users still pay less, but EVs do actually cause congestion, and in a place which is bursting with public transport.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Great Debate, circa 1434.
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Great Debate, circa 1434.
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I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs.
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
Ignore the howls around pay-per-mile, chancellor. We can’t afford not to tax electric cars
The issue of how motoring taxes should change as we decarbonise the economy has been dodged for too long. Car salesmen need to get real
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs.
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...