Lisa Riemers

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"It is not: people stopped going. It is: pubs became collateral in leveraged buyouts, debt costs were passed down as higher rents and lower investment, and the pubs that couldn’t sustain the extraction closed, while the ones that could were reshaped into higher-margin branded £££ concepts"

That feeling of community should never be understated.

A lovely short piece.

Good morning 👋

Three bottles in a shower. They been blurred to simulate how they looked without my glasses on. Frankly, they could have anything in them. No clues here.

You might think, given my job, that I have excellent eyesight. You'd be wrong. In a hotel shower, where I don't tend to keep my glasses on, these were my choices. Bit of thought please, designers. Accessibility is for everyone.

Biblically accurate, Seraphim inspired SpongeBob.

Patreon Stickers for Feb continue apace...

I got mine from my parents a couple of months ago having not played it at all for prob 30 years. Can still just about make a tune tho not the high ones. Thinking I'll also take it up again, and tho it seems in relatively good nick I should prob also get it serviced

Not sure if it's a bsky end thing or a hosting thing?

Why plain language and Plain English are different - Effortmark In the UK, Plain English is associated with a specific commercial consultancy. Plain Language is about writing that people can use.

It looks like it may be something to do with the https like a full link works as below but without it bsky doesnt get it should be https at the beginning, but maybe they've applied some sort of fix for known sites like bbc?

www.effortmark.co.uk/why-plain-la...

One week in and Sleepeezee is excellent

Gina Linetti

A shop that sells just the right kind of power cable, called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Leads

A sailing boat sales on a calm sea at dusk. The sunset reflects in the water with an orangey glow and mountains are dark in the background.

Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light'

Artist: Roger Hall

The thing about London is you can walk in off the street and two minutes later, be standing in front of this

Oof that sounds like an expensive lesson, sorry to hear it

Yesss exactly

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Also sorry to hear it, it's so disappointing isn't it

Ahh good to hear! Very pleased so far with the new Sleepeezee one we got from an actual physical shop and had to wait a few weeks for

Actually, not even twice the price, I thought we'd paid less for the Eve than we had.

2 days in and our new Sleepeezee one is terrific and a treat to wake up from, though it's about twice the price we paid for the last one, hopefully it'll last twice as long

Cut my mattress into pieces
This is my last resort

Too late now, but got any better ideas on how to get it to the tip? Council bulky waste can't collect til nearly 3 weeks' time and it will now fit in the car in pieces

As we've just sawn up our <5 year old Eve mattress, as it had gotten incredibly lumpy and dippy, I was wondering if any other mattress-in-a-box owners are now, a few years on, starting to regret their purchases?

Last day for #CampDigital early bird tickets. An amazing lineup, including: @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
@himal.bsky.social
@laurayarrow.bsky.social
@dasbarrett.bsky.social
@lisariemers.bsky.social
and of course @sharonodea.com returns with lightning talks

www.nexerdigital.com/camp-digital...

Screenshot of news story about a rodent sniffing dog coming out of retirement for one last job. The dog is a jack russel in an orange coat called Dectector Gadget.

Deep drag on cigarette
"Just when I think I'm out... they pull me back in."

Beautiful SE London beer gals: @lisariemers.bsky.social @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social

Music FACT: Placebo were originally a Cure tribute band.

That is definitely a layout choice

Grindcore is the new hustle culture [FREE TO READ] In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic

This is the piece of the day - please enjoy the absolute insanity of Grindcore or How the Tech Bros like to work 9am to 9pm and fill the rest with workouts, Paleo diets and Chinese peptides. By @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/6da0e29b-1...

The hero we need but dont deserve