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Experienced RF engineer and a radio amateur, amongst other less lucrative things. Sometimes a #Gallery365 contributor.

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In the UK we have a word which encapsulates a response to Johnson's assertion: "bollocks"

05.03.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Laws" don't matter to this regime.

05.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it’s not a major change in anything. It has always been the stated aim.

04.03.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it is not. It has never been.

Besides, why does it need to β€œtaming?”

04.03.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œGame plan?”

A game?

This is NOT a game.
People are being killed.

04.03.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The US has already done this numerous times over the past decade, just as a starting point.

04.03.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Why do this when you had announced that everything in Iran was gone?

04.03.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He is.
You know he is, I know he is and she knows he is.

04.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, thanks. This definitely looks like something I’d find useful so I shall sort out ordering the bits soon.

04.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That should say β€œkit” not β€œminor”

04.03.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now that looks like an excellent idea! Is it a minor something you have cooked up?

04.03.2026 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But being a touch serious for a mo, I don't have a problem with electrically assisted bikes as they do help get people out of cars and onto bikes which can only be a good thing. Some of those will probably contract lycraitis and start muttering about "tubs" and "disc brakes" and so become mamils.

04.03.2026 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shoes are definitely a problem so the nekkidness is probably a good idea. ;-)

04.03.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, Manningtree is a bit of a special case.

04.03.2026 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair it’s probably the pedals that started the decline.
Hobby horses are the way forward.

04.03.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cycling is where techno fascism began; it’s a short step to put a motor on it and then BANG! You’ve got dirty cars everywhere.
The issue comes from having more than one wheel so the true cyclist only uses a unicycle.

04.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You should make a film about this.

03.03.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh I like that.
On a related point, I remember there was a 1960s/70s artist who did a fair bit of stuff along those lines, he quite liked interesting collage but I can’t remember his name. Any ideas?

03.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Privately owned ones are yes but there are commercial hire schemes (Lime/Uber/Voi etc) which have an exemption and are restricted in performance and area of use.

03.03.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite a lot of them choose illegal, unlicensed and uninsured electric motorcycles.

03.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s only genetic if they are actually related by blood and I have yet to be convinced of that.

03.03.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh you should, it’s a cracking city.

02.03.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh nice. It has fairly strong Newcastle Metro vibes there.

02.03.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, U2s of the 9th Reconnaisance Wing.

02.03.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a bit like the PM might, just might, be drip-feeding us information to try to minimise our involvement.

02.03.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Defensive strikes" is it now?
Excellent.
At least I can now take all of the icecream to prevent it being misappropriated.

02.03.2026 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You take care and have a nice, if short, rest.

02.03.2026 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is your daily reminded that the actions of a state administration are not the same as the actions of that state's population.

02.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well there we go.

01.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That said, I don’t want to get rid of speed cameras and I would prefer to see many, many more of them.

01.03.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0