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Disabled and mostly found bumbling about Edinburgh on a cargo bike or walking my dogs Trees make things better. He/Him

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Glasses Cleaning Simulator πŸ‘“πŸ§½ If you wear glasses, you’ll appreciate the stunning realism of this interactive experience.

🧡 A thread about how I made this glasses cleaning thing in a few hours
vole.wtf/glasses-clea...

13.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11
Skeets below an image that shows the absurd height of a wankpanzer bonnet. 

@blackeyedddog.bsky.s...

Our old hips won't accept anything lower.

Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social

Fun fact - before wankpanzers were invented, old people couldn't use cars.

@blackeyedddog.bsky.social

People were smaller.

Skeets below an image that shows the absurd height of a wankpanzer bonnet. @blackeyedddog.bsky.s... Our old hips won't accept anything lower. Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social Fun fact - before wankpanzers were invented, old people couldn't use cars. @blackeyedddog.bsky.social People were smaller.

Welp, that's what terminal car brain looks like I guess.

13.03.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

*of

13.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes as its 80% more likely to kill a child in a collision. Poor people are predominantly off the 62% of people in inner London without access to a car.

33% of outer London.

13.03.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A used 10 year old Dacia Duster is still circa Β£110 a month on finance, plus running and maintenance costs.

That's beyond the credit score and means of actually poor people.

13.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A great example of the absurd hyperbole which gets used to attack every change. A Dacia Duster costs Β£22,000+. Cars in London are disproportionately owned by richer people & if/when β€˜the poor’ need a car, it doesn’t have to be a stupid wankpanzer does it?

13.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cheese-crusted butternut squash scones recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine Cheese-crusted pumpkin scones

Pumpkin and cheese scones are always good. Butternut should be pretty similar.

www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/vege...

12.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looked it up, 67 tonnes of bunker oil an hour to make 300MW.

That's about a 1/4 of a days fuel usage of a large cruise ship.

Couldn't find a total capacity for the tanks.

12.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
an itty bitty raccoon staring into the flames of a fire pit

an itty bitty raccoon staring into the flames of a fire pit

he’s plotting the downfall of mankind

12.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 12
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Sculptor Antony Gormley calls Norfolk solar farm 'cruel' The development would cover the equivalent of 1,500 football pitches in the countryside.

He says it will industrialise the countryside. Which is already industrialised.
Tit.
Frankly anyone objecting to renewables now isn't patriotic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
A white miniature schnauzer sits on a tree stump. A reddish pink jacked contrasts sharply with her white fur. The tip of her pink tongue is sticking out. Her fur is wet and streaked with mud.

The background is blurred but you can make out the green grass and a black shape of a crow.

A white miniature schnauzer sits on a tree stump. A reddish pink jacked contrasts sharply with her white fur. The tip of her pink tongue is sticking out. Her fur is wet and streaked with mud. The background is blurred but you can make out the green grass and a black shape of a crow.

It's fun having a white dog when the weather is minging!

Not pictured is the black dog that's just as filthy but doesn't look it.

12.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's the acceptable level?

12.03.2026 06:40 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Edinburgh to miss 2030 net zero target Edinburgh City Council will not meet its ambition to be net zero by 2030, according to a report discussed by councillors yesterday. In declaring a β€˜climate emergency'...

Coming up for 7 years since Edinburgh council declared a climate emergency.

Yet every active travel project is compromised and delayed by sometimes years and when built won't be a full safe network.

A congestion charge also a pipe dream for the 2nd most congested city in the UK.

12.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The front cover of Loaded magazine from 97.
Harry Hill is riding a giant badger.

An appreciation of arsed and Mariella Frostrup also feature.

The front cover of Loaded magazine from 97. Harry Hill is riding a giant badger. An appreciation of arsed and Mariella Frostrup also feature.

Had to go and look for this.

I can think of worse mascots for the country.

11.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The police won't charge the driver for phone use for this because "He'll say he was filming you after you knocked on his window".

So fucking what, it's still illegal?

The police also argued that there is no 14 day NIP deadline, so this'll almost certainly be another police complaint.

11.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my experience too. Driver is given the benefit of the doubt. Your concerns are dismissed.

11.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is Edinburgh council.

11.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a cost cutting exercise and not a strategic response. U.K. lost critical niche capabilities which it could no longer replicate and has left military shockingly underprepared. So when press and Badenoch go after Starmer about the state of our military just remember who is really responsible

11.03.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

on the advice of M People, I searched for the hero inside myself. the good news is I found him. the bad news is he's dead. someone had put the poor cunt in a tupperware. who does that

11.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
View of three fire engines on a historic city street around a Victorian building destroyed by fire

View of three fire engines on a historic city street around a Victorian building destroyed by fire

Popped over to Glasgow to deliver a bit of media training and the view from the venue was a bit more hard news than I'd anticipated

10.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Staff at Legends bar, formerly known as Opium, say they are 'heartbroken' after learning about a takeover of the Edinburgh Cowgate venue, saying it 'could potentially close as early as next week with no notice'.

Read more: www.edinburghminute.com/breaking-new...

10.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Abolish the Home Office

10.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, to and from Lossiemouth, passing over Edinburgh on the way up and to the west of Edinburgh on the way down.

Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, to and from Lossiemouth, passing over Edinburgh on the way up and to the west of Edinburgh on the way down.

Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, going to Lossiemouth passing over Edinburgh.

Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, going to Lossiemouth passing over Edinburgh.

Think it's just the standard flight path to Lossiemouth from the south for RAF.

Doubt you will see the castle from 32000ft with the cloud cover but if your flying anyway, sure why not. πŸ˜‰

09.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A few exercises are scheduled for this month including Exercise Agile Warrior 26 for the RAF, so most likely movements related to that.

09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I’ve got some Labour local gov’t types following me, so I want to say this clearly so that you can share it internally as appropriate: I will never again vote Labour while these policies, or Wes Streeting, are in place. I will not vote Labour at any level because of this.

09.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 1248 πŸ” 300 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 18
A close-up of a blue road sign on a lamppost has been knocked to a jaunty angle, pointing down nearly to pavement level; the sign depicts an icon of a bicycle peeking out behind layers of stickers and a green box showing this is quiet route number β€˜6’, with text reading β€˜Kings Buildings’ and 2 (assumedly, miles). In the background of the image, which is focus blurred, we see people and vehicles moving around a square with greenery and bare trees in the center.

A close-up of a blue road sign on a lamppost has been knocked to a jaunty angle, pointing down nearly to pavement level; the sign depicts an icon of a bicycle peeking out behind layers of stickers and a green box showing this is quiet route number β€˜6’, with text reading β€˜Kings Buildings’ and 2 (assumedly, miles). In the background of the image, which is focus blurred, we see people and vehicles moving around a square with greenery and bare trees in the center.

🚲 edi.bike | issue 135 | 9th Mar '26

Edinburgh’s Walking and Cycling Index Updated for 2025; Scottish Election Hustings 16th March; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more:

buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc...

#bikeSky #edinburgh

09.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to meet you Gay, I'm Calder.

09.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At the very least it should prompt changes to the regulations for how and in what quantity they are stored and it being enforced.

The fire appeared to be out in the early pics but then suddenly erupted with lots of wite smoke which perhaps suggests lithium ion fire.

09.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spencer was robbed. Though the clumber spaniel is lovely.

08.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I want Spencer to win crufts but then I'm biased with owning two miniature schnauzers.

08.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1