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Mike Shaw
@mikeshaw.bsky.social
Old but not a classic
Can't help, beyond saying I did once look at a GS450h in a Lexus dealership and the salesman seemed offended when I laughed at the comically small boot. (Most of the space of the petrol version is taken up by battery and hybrid stuff).
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I'm sad but entirely comfortable with the idea of never returning to the USA. I have already told my employer that there's no way I'll be travelling to HQ (and frankly I don't care if that has any repercussions).
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
At some point I'll run out of luck on something US market only with a name like a dishwasher.
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I'm getting a bit nervous about this streak, but today was indeed a gift.

Cardle 1/5
Streak 38🔥
Total Score 1127
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December 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Take one IT pleb with nearly forty years sitting in front of a computer (me) and give them (me) a spanner and bad things will get said, threats made and probably mucho breaking of knuckles will happen.

I also swear at computers several times a day.
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
You're shouting at biscuits, Karen.
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Brave driving a 1970s Datsun through a ford and hoping it'll last 12,000 miles.
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The poison is definitely out there, but the way Bluesky works at the moment it's entirely your choice whether you see it.

Twitter used to be mostly like that. Until it wasn't.
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Same.

Cardle 2/5
Streak 37🔥
Total Score 1112
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December 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Dunno about worst fan, but Ken Bates was our chairman for a bit.

And he's only our third worst chairman.
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Like most of the current Mercedes line up, it also looks like an unfortunate biology experiment. Glub.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Like nearly everyone else, I went for the wrong identical looking model.

Cardle 2/5
Streak 36🔥
Total Score 1100
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December 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Think I saw this guy with it.

(He's set off a bit late this year, hope he makes it...)
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
[yes, I know now, but only cos I read the article... 🤷‍♂️]

...

[apparently, that's what he calls himself... 🤦‍♂️]
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Brutalist morning efficiency. Brush your teeth while having a shower.
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Quite.

Cardle 3/5
Streak 35🔥
Total Score 1088
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December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My car could read WhatsApp messages back to me, but I don't let it.

And as noted elsewhere, powered tailgates are shit.
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It took me half an hour to get out of Solihull Waitrose* car park yesterday. Primarily because people are fucking morons.

* yeah yeah, whatevs. For the record, I'm pretty sure that was the first time I've been in a Waitrose this year.
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM