road closure enjoyer

Bristol, England
Joined June 2011
I think this problem will resolve itself if they remove the road surface This is the equivalent main high street in Stockholm where the road's completely removed - far less likely to want to cycle through somewhere like this
Cyclists are continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, despite being asked to dismount. Around seven security staff have been stationed near Oxford Circus, calling out to cyclists to get off their bikes, with mixed success. More on this story ➑️ bbc.in/3W32bbT #OxfordStreet #London #Cycling #Pedestrianisation
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Sam πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸš‰ 🎸 retweeted
We seem to have a problem with chronically under predicting rail ridership and while it does make for some good news stories it does risk leaving completely viable projects unfunded.
It was predicted 290,000-390,000 passengers would use the new station which opened a year ago today. Instead, more than 800,000 have used the @greateranglia station.
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Sam πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸš‰ 🎸 retweeted
Replying to @ccieswyt
when he remembers your favourite 8 bit integer 😍😍😍
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This is a problem completely of our own making because MPs are more concerned about getting votes from local NIMBYs than they are about building critical infrastructure
Exclusive from @breeallegretti Ministers have been secretly warned that some English reservoirs are at risk of running dry, hitting water supplies to homes in the run-up to Christmas The government’s emergency committee, known as Cobra, is meeting up to twice a week to discuss the situation in the southwest of England and Sussex A secret β€œreasonable worst-case scenario” was drawn up, anticipating that several reservoirs’ water stocks could fall to 0 per cent β€” dubbed β€œday zero” β€” within weeks Officials warned that without action, supplies to some homes could be affected, along with disruption to the construction of a nuclear power station and operations at a prison Wimbleball reservoir, which supplies more than 400,000 people in Somerset, has 13 per cent of its capacity, while Ardingly, which serves 280,000 customers across West Sussex, is at 17 per cent Ministers battling to avoid reservoirs running dry by Christmas thetimes.com/article/7812e10…
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It is just a fundamental flaw in our democratic process that MPs are incentivised to make choices that will benefit their re-election chances in the short term, rather than the choices that will benefit the UK for the future
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'poorer disabled accessibility' these are the same people that want disability benefit stripped to zero shameless disingenuous ghouls
A momentous day for London. I’m so excited to see our plans to transform Oxford Street becoming a reality. And this is just the beginning.
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The way some people are responding to this you'd think the planning application was for a food bank
Obviously I love seeing NIMBYism being called out, howevereveryone's only doing so because it's lidl I understand the bad optics - but I just don't think 'some of the items are a bit cheaper than their competitors' should be a factor in a planning decision
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wow some of you have never traveled there's really a whole world out there guys Bristol βœ… South Bristol βœ… North Bristol βœ… East Bristol βœ… Bristol Temple Meads βœ… Bristol Airport βœ… My house βœ… My road βœ… Tesco βœ… The other Tesco βœ… Amazon locker βœ… Dott scooter bay βœ…
The way I've just literally been nowhere 😭 London βœ… Birmingham βœ… Glasgow ❌ Liverpool ❌ Bristol ❌ Manchester ❌ Sheffield ❌ Leeds ❌ Edinburgh ❌ Leicester ❌ Coventry ❌ Bradford ❌ Cardiff ❌ Belfast ❌ Nottingham ❌ Hull ❌ Newcastle ❌ Stoke ❌ Southampton βœ… Derby ❌
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sure generative AI is going tear down the infrastructure all of our utilities, telecommunications, finances and public services but it also helps your uncle make racist memes for his local facebook group, so it's impossible to say if it's bad or not
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the world is entering a cybersecurity crisis and doesn't think he'll be able to prevent ChatGPT from helping cause it. "I no longer think we’re going to be able to just patch all the bugs."
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Sam πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸš‰ 🎸 retweeted
They are calling it the most boomer quote of all time.
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I'm usually someone who loves Christmas - but I fear this year there's about to be an avalanche of AI generated festive promotional slop that will make it unbearable
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Putting the heating on when your house is cold shouldn't be seen as a frivolous luxury It should be as normal as putting the lights on when it's dark, or putting the oven on when you're hungry
This is fucking grim. β€˜Dances round the kitchen with her toddler while they cook to help keep warm.’ Soz Amber but fuck all this and a special fuck all this to the gargantuan mug off all this bullshit comprises.
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Sam πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸš‰ 🎸 retweeted
When are people going to realize that β€œdoesn’t want to have children” is an extremely valid reason to have an abortion
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Why is it the 'right thing'? The only benefit of flight mode is to prevent you from picking up unwanted roaming charges as you cross different territories at low altitude It's a complete myth that it has anything to do with your phone interfering with the aircraft's systems
do people just not put their phones on flight mode on planes anymore?? i feel like on most if not all of my flights lately the people around me havent, i don’t understand why people don’t like it drains your battery but also why not just do the right thing
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Almost all of these 'idioms' that have been posted are just inside jokes on twitter - none of these would land if used irl
if i may: - this has been talked about you’re just 21 - my steak too juicy - did the journal factory explode - like losing chess to a dog
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It's basically this but the thing they're 'experts' in is tweets that got 4k likes
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Sam πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸš‰ 🎸 retweeted
* tapping the card *
Spent the last 2 weeks in Canada, and it's immediately clear why America will keep its competitive advantage forever. Don't get me wrong, I love Canada! It's beautiful out here, and the people themselves are also lovely. But! There is a serious lack of ambition, and an enormous amount of averseness to risk in a way that is not really fixable imo
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Obviously I love seeing NIMBYism being called out, howevereveryone's only doing so because it's lidl I understand the bad optics - but I just don't think 'some of the items are a bit cheaper than their competitors' should be a factor in a planning decision
Planning Application for a Lidl superstore on the London Road, Bath REFUSED
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Also, saying 'food's expensive now so we need more shops that sell budget lower quality food' feels a bit regressive Yea shopping is crazy expensive now but we should want to good stuff to be affordable or our wages higher to match Anything else is a race to the bottom
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The real ableism is the car dependancy that means slow and fast walkers can't easily pass each other
"I hate slow walkers" "so you're ableist?" Oh my fucking godddddddddd
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