@roadcc A friend returned home from a ride covered in blood with no idea what happened. Took him 6 mths to get memory back, & personality changed. Now thinks a car pulled out on him. The best way not to get injured is not to get hit, but if you do, wearing a helmet might save your life.
@DanNeidle With my limited recollection of economics, an inelastic good that's taxed, the burden mostly is passed onto the consumer. I imagine that renting is inelastic, so this tax would just be borne by the tenant, creating cost push inflation on the very poorest. Total madness!
@jcwf1@CyclingForMind 90% of cars now mostly go to the opposite lane to overtake esp. since local authority put up temp signs highlighting 1.5m. There's always an idiot on every ride though, skims past or beeps, or shouts. Must get a camera, I figure reporting them makes them think again next time.
@MikeyCycling Was riding in the middle of a narrow lane behind my oh yesterday. There was no room to pass and the car behind stayed behind. It widened slightly & I moved in a tiny bit - he took the invitation to pass fast & skimming our handlebars. NEVER AGAIN will I tuck in on a lane.
@DAHensleySr@lanechanged My Dad was a happy 5 year old until he got measles. It affected his eyes so badly he had to wear bottletop glasses all his life. He was practically blind without them.
@thepeacepoet99 I was a tomboy. Was never like other women. 40 yrs ago if there had been encouragement to consider my gender, I may have been caught up in it. Now I know I'm just who I am, don't have to take my cues from American beauty mags or societal norms. Definitely don't want to be trans.
@drunard@paullewismoney So what you are staying is that you're a gammon leaver with unconscious bias towards any kind of truth regarding the harms of Brexit? Yes you're right, I can't take anything you say seriously. Please don't bother trying to 'educate' me with lies and prejudice.
@drunard@paullewismoney No farm is going to be sold off because of inheritance tax with a threshold of ยฃ3m and 50% reduction over what everyone else with a business or property has to pay. It is a storm in a teacup instigated by rich landowners like Clarkson who only bought farms to avoid tax.
@paullewismoney So, the Tory govt eroded the winter fuel allowance by stealth, removed pensioners TV licence, these two benefit reductions cost pensioners several hundred. But Labour get the blame for means testing? Wow. The press in this country aren't biased are they.
@THE_LHC@PeterStefanovi2 Did I say that? Just pointing out the causality. My Mum died because a Doctor made a mistake. This person's wife died because a PA made a bad mistake. This isn't evidence that PA's are dangerous. Maybe they are in the wrong situations, but the report is not evidencing that fact.
@RichardJMurphy Covid is still here. Enforcing working in offices when not necessary simply excludes vulnerable people from the workplace. "It's just a cold now" said my manager while sitting in the office spreading it around...... Noone is even encouraged to stay home if I'll anymore.
@DanUnsworth@crusade_enjoyer@jk_rowling Being brainwashed is believing he's fighting for yours or anyone else's rights! Oh, a Dictator is someone who destroys democracy - exactly someone who tries to overcome legitimate gov't by force. And someone who plans to hold on to the post illegally at the end of his term.