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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 13h

You forgot:

Give way to pedestrians at junctions: Get grief.

And...

Use a bright light: Get grief.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 1d

For fun, I recently used ChatGPT and its "PhD-level intelligence" to help me plan a car-free day out with the kids.

It suggested a museum that was closed, an 8-hour bus/train journey, and generic suggestions like a picnic, walk in the woods, and "playground." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More holidaymakers using AI to plan trips

Asking family and friends for recommendations and using guidebooks remain popular ways to plan a holiday, according to a new report from APTA.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if the town centre is really struggling (any more than the average high street). It's buzzing every time we visit and seems to have a lot of new shops.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 1d

My grandad (now 94) witnessed the bombing from a hill about a mile from the town centre.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 1d

There's still a massive bomb crater on Lenthay Common, just outside Sherborne. It fills with water every winter. I read that they attacked Sherborne because they became disoriented and thought it was Yeovil, as both towns had a railway taking a similar route to the south.

Bomb crater on Lenthay Common, Sherborne.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 2d

It's so annoying when Trainline offers a cheaper inflexible ticket when the flexible one is about 50p more expensive.

They also need to stop with the "Get ready for [destination]" auto-emails, especially when you're just popping to the next station on the line.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 13d

I went into a fake barbershop and came out with a pedicure.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 24d

Great example of how cycles and ebikes can be used as mobility aids.

"He is now able to walk again, but he is trying to do so as little possible..."

www.bundesliga.com/en/bundeslig...

Former RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim boss Ralf Rangnick rides e-bike before Austria FIFA World Cup qualifier

Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick has long been known for his innovative training and fitness methods, but fans attending his team’s FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina were st...

www.bundesliga.com

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 27d

All the crossings near our school have "stop, look, and listen" on the pavements at junctions. According to the council, though, having "Give way to pedestrians" on the road would "set a precedent", so they won't do it.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · 28d

Paywalls are a godsend for the fossil fuel lobby as its only the headline - which the author probably didn't even write - rather than the substance of the piece that's seen.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'd love to see someone dressing up as a clown and standing next to these with a placard that says "We've been brainwashed by the fossil fuel lobby."

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Simon Gandevia @simongandevia.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's unlike the Telegraph to be dishonest... I can't believe we were taught at school that the broadsheets can be trusted.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Flagger." Really?

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Sep 2

The part of me that wants a return to an hourly service to Exeter and a 45-min journey to Salisbury loves this rain. www.bbc.com/news/article...

SWR announces train timetable changes due to hot weather

Dry soil means some railway track has been disturbed and trains need to travel at a slower speed.

www.bbc.com

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Sep 1

England next please. At the moment, I can't afford to go anywhere on the train when I have to be back for the school pick up at 3.15. When I do splash out on an earlier train, it's dead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Peak time rail fares srapped on ScotRail trains

Some routes will see fares fall by as much as 50% at busy times, but on others prices will be unchanged.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Ofgem press release quoted in the stories about this I've seen doesn't even mention wind power, but it does mention balancing. I think the right-wing press has made its own conclusions. www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-releas...

Energy price cap will rise by 2% from October

Ofgem announces a 2% increase of the energy price cap for the period covering October to December 2025.

www.ofgem.gov.uk

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 27

Odd there's nothing in the data (as far as I can tell) about miles travelled per trip. Wonder if that's because it would make uncomfortable reading regarding car trips as the data must have been gathered?

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 27

It seems the only way I can take soil to my local tip is by car as the booking needs a number plate. (I usually cycle to beat the queues.)

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lambert's Castle? I did a 50K a couple of weeks back and this was about 2/3's in. Brutal.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 22

Are you trying to say the cars don't enhance this vista?

Cars lining the street up to Sherborne Abbey.

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Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 13

Lovely how she's referencing what she last heard in 1997.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 12

One for @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 12

It feels like my local train service is on its last legs (or wheels).

Terminated midway through its journey this morning due to "dangerous overcrowding" because the train company could only muster 3 carriages instead of the usual 8.

On my return, the air con is broken - it's 33C today.

Tom Hallett @thomashallett.bsky.social · Aug 6

I was tempted to reply to that letter but you're much more qualified!

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