Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike
@gazza-d.bsky.social
PROTECT THE NHS. SAVE LIVES. RIDE BIKES.
Fewer cars not newer cars!
A Moulton and Brompton riding linux-loving cyclist geek. Cos small wheeled bikes rock!
Fewer cars not newer cars!
A Moulton and Brompton riding linux-loving cyclist geek. Cos small wheeled bikes rock!
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If you can't give a person time and space to be save when cycling then you're a bad driver.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
If you won't give a person time and space to be safe when cycling then you're a bad person.
So my electric car is costing me between about £6.50 and £9 a month to charge at home though the night when it's very cheap (7.5p a Kw).
I'm now getting a fiver back in cash if I charge more than 10 hours a month.
I'm now getting a fiver back in cash if I charge more than 10 hours a month.
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
So my electric car is costing me between about £6.50 and £9 a month to charge at home though the night when it's very cheap (7.5p a Kw).
I'm now getting a fiver back in cash if I charge more than 10 hours a month.
I'm now getting a fiver back in cash if I charge more than 10 hours a month.
Tea is good and I enjoy a good mug of tea, but it's not coffee.
Also tea has to be Yorkshire.
Also tea has to be Yorkshire.
a man is giving a presentation in front of a group of people in a room .
ALT: a man is giving a presentation in front of a group of people in a room .
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Tea is good and I enjoy a good mug of tea, but it's not coffee.
Also tea has to be Yorkshire.
Also tea has to be Yorkshire.
Reposted by Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike
Reform UK Durham Councillor Nick Brown has resigned.
“It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”
“It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Reform UK Durham Councillor Nick Brown has resigned.
“It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”
“It’s clear that certain members of the Reform leadership including yourself but principally your deputy, Cllr Grimes, hold members of their own administration in very serious disdain and consequently refuse to engage in any meaningful dialogue.”
Meh. I just want mine hot, black and strong.
February 13, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Meh. I just want mine hot, black and strong.
Kettle's boiling! Anyone for coffee?
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kettle's boiling! Anyone for coffee?
No, I don't.
I can tweak an Aeropress brew to my tastes much better than I can with a pod machine. Also all I need is a hot water source.
I can tweak an Aeropress brew to my tastes much better than I can with a pod machine. Also all I need is a hot water source.
February 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
No, I don't.
I can tweak an Aeropress brew to my tastes much better than I can with a pod machine. Also all I need is a hot water source.
I can tweak an Aeropress brew to my tastes much better than I can with a pod machine. Also all I need is a hot water source.
It will send a good message even if largely unenforceable.
Can we do more about cars and the pollution they cause though?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can we do more about cars and the pollution they cause though?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans
The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM
It will send a good message even if largely unenforceable.
Can we do more about cars and the pollution they cause though?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can we do more about cars and the pollution they cause though?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Say wut? Better coffee than an aeropress? I dont believe you.
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a maid outfit and earrings .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a maid outfit and earrings .
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Say wut? Better coffee than an aeropress? I dont believe you.
Trump is cancelling all environmental pollution controls on motor vehicles in the USA. This is criminally insane.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Trump is cancelling all environmental pollution controls on motor vehicles in the USA. This is criminally insane.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
You had me worried there. Nestle isnt a great company and pods are generally wasteful but a cheap machine thats been saved from landfill and a refillable pod is cool.
Imo you cant beat an aeropress though.
Imo you cant beat an aeropress though.
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You had me worried there. Nestle isnt a great company and pods are generally wasteful but a cheap machine thats been saved from landfill and a refillable pod is cool.
Imo you cant beat an aeropress though.
Imo you cant beat an aeropress though.
Reposted by Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike
So Gaz what did you do on your day off?
Well it was still pissing down so I binged Small Prophets on iplayer.
God its bloody good. If you liked detectorists then you'll love this.
Mackenzie Crook has struck gold again.
Well it was still pissing down so I binged Small Prophets on iplayer.
God its bloody good. If you liked detectorists then you'll love this.
Mackenzie Crook has struck gold again.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 AM
So Gaz what did you do on your day off?
Well it was still pissing down so I binged Small Prophets on iplayer.
God its bloody good. If you liked detectorists then you'll love this.
Mackenzie Crook has struck gold again.
Well it was still pissing down so I binged Small Prophets on iplayer.
God its bloody good. If you liked detectorists then you'll love this.
Mackenzie Crook has struck gold again.
Should be yea.
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Should be yea.
Reposted by Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike
They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
Let’s not blame the council. Let’s blame the real villains here - shit drivers.
Chicanes criticised as 'ridiculous' on North East street
A set of chicanes on a suburban Stockton street is failing to slow down traffic and is causing more accidents than it prevents, say residents.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
That was possibly the Lanchester line and the deerness valley line back. Both are really nice too.
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
That was possibly the Lanchester line and the deerness valley line back. Both are really nice too.
Its grim out there still so let's have a flashback to last summer.
This was a short circular ride up to Annfield Plain and then back along NCN7 back to Stanley then down to Tanfield...
This was a short circular ride up to Annfield Plain and then back along NCN7 back to Stanley then down to Tanfield...
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Its grim out there still so let's have a flashback to last summer.
This was a short circular ride up to Annfield Plain and then back along NCN7 back to Stanley then down to Tanfield...
This was a short circular ride up to Annfield Plain and then back along NCN7 back to Stanley then down to Tanfield...
May get a bit on Saturday before the snow and ice hits again in Sunday. Yeh.
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
May get a bit on Saturday before the snow and ice hits again in Sunday. Yeh.
Stop showing off cos you've got a sunset.
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Stop showing off cos you've got a sunset.
Reposted by Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike
Yes, but both times were across Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, so hardly the Alps.
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Brompton Bikepacking - The Roof of England
YouTube video by KarlOnSea
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Yes, but both times were across Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, so hardly the Alps.
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
Although I did do this when it was still a massively over-geared two speed:
youtu.be/2QQCp5CPIp4?...
yea I saw that one too. Another psycho who should not be behind the wheel.
"otherwise decent" apart from when driving when he's a raving murderous monster.
"otherwise decent" apart from when driving when he's a raving murderous monster.
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
yea I saw that one too. Another psycho who should not be behind the wheel.
"otherwise decent" apart from when driving when he's a raving murderous monster.
"otherwise decent" apart from when driving when he's a raving murderous monster.
you would :-)
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
you would :-)
Small but mighty. The Brompton, not Casper, although he may be as well.
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Small but mighty. The Brompton, not Casper, although he may be as well.
I have 20" Moultons which aren't a lot quicker than a well setup Brompton. A lot more comfortable though.
Bromptons really suffer if the tyre pressures drop. I find they need at least 100psi to roll well.
Bromptons really suffer if the tyre pressures drop. I find they need at least 100psi to roll well.
February 12, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I have 20" Moultons which aren't a lot quicker than a well setup Brompton. A lot more comfortable though.
Bromptons really suffer if the tyre pressures drop. I find they need at least 100psi to roll well.
Bromptons really suffer if the tyre pressures drop. I find they need at least 100psi to roll well.
The irony.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The irony.
Oh they're always remorseful with a "heart of gold" except when attempting to kill someone in a psychotic rage.
I always wonder if they are spouse and child beaters too behind the curtain of respectability
I always wonder if they are spouse and child beaters too behind the curtain of respectability
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Oh they're always remorseful with a "heart of gold" except when attempting to kill someone in a psychotic rage.
I always wonder if they are spouse and child beaters too behind the curtain of respectability
I always wonder if they are spouse and child beaters too behind the curtain of respectability
Yup. why are we even allowing him to drive again. Clearly unsuitable. If it was a firearm and not an Audi we would not be.
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Yup. why are we even allowing him to drive again. Clearly unsuitable. If it was a firearm and not an Audi we would not be.