Andrew Roberts
@alr1970.bsky.social
UK urban cyclist.
Climber. Walker. Parent.
Curious about everything.
Intolerant of intolerance.
Climber. Walker. Parent.
Curious about everything.
Intolerant of intolerance.
Not this sort of red tape.
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Not this sort of red tape.
Does anyone know how to force GMaps to treat me like a grown up and cross the road where I like? Driving directions are 0.4 miles, if I want to walk it routes me via a pelican crossing which is 0.7 miles. This is going to put people off walking if it looks too far.
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Does anyone know how to force GMaps to treat me like a grown up and cross the road where I like? Driving directions are 0.4 miles, if I want to walk it routes me via a pelican crossing which is 0.7 miles. This is going to put people off walking if it looks too far.
Apparently to track my parcel, I have to declare that gulls can fit in a nest box! @royalmailofficial.bsky.social really have the worst captchas.
September 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Apparently to track my parcel, I have to declare that gulls can fit in a nest box! @royalmailofficial.bsky.social really have the worst captchas.
With apologies to Patrick Kavanaugh, the stony brown soil of Lincolnshire. The top 10cm is bone dry.
August 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
With apologies to Patrick Kavanaugh, the stony brown soil of Lincolnshire. The top 10cm is bone dry.
Deepest Lincolnshire. They build these roads and no-one uses them.
August 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Deepest Lincolnshire. They build these roads and no-one uses them.
Looking for my rental car in a Colorado parking lot. There it is!
This was 6 years ago, the other cars have grown since then.
This was 6 years ago, the other cars have grown since then.
May 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Looking for my rental car in a Colorado parking lot. There it is!
This was 6 years ago, the other cars have grown since then.
This was 6 years ago, the other cars have grown since then.
Not always, it depends how far around you're going. This for instance, would be improved enormously by a protected route from Fallowfield to Belle Vue. Especially this bridge maps.app.goo.gl/th5VQ4R6DP5H...
May 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Not always, it depends how far around you're going. This for instance, would be improved enormously by a protected route from Fallowfield to Belle Vue. Especially this bridge maps.app.goo.gl/th5VQ4R6DP5H...
May 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The outer-inner ring road.
The green bit is built, the red-dotted down Seymour Grove planned. Actually, some of this is already there on the east side but I don't know the area well enough to mark it.
The green bit is built, the red-dotted down Seymour Grove planned. Actually, some of this is already there on the east side but I don't know the area well enough to mark it.
May 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The outer-inner ring road.
The green bit is built, the red-dotted down Seymour Grove planned. Actually, some of this is already there on the east side but I don't know the area well enough to mark it.
The green bit is built, the red-dotted down Seymour Grove planned. Actually, some of this is already there on the east side but I don't know the area well enough to mark it.
Almost an occultation seen from Manchester
May 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Almost an occultation seen from Manchester
Yup, even in my 50s I can get to the office that quickly, uphill to boot. On my eBike, it's even quicker. And it's fun!
May 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Yup, even in my 50s I can get to the office that quickly, uphill to boot. On my eBike, it's even quicker. And it's fun!
A visually-impaired person using a cane to help their route-finding. See how it's done at the Royce Road Cyclops, for instance. There are upstanding kerbs defining the route between areas of tactile paving.
April 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A visually-impaired person using a cane to help their route-finding. See how it's done at the Royce Road Cyclops, for instance. There are upstanding kerbs defining the route between areas of tactile paving.
Just back from picking up some Freegle booty
April 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just back from picking up some Freegle booty
A very blunt government response.
April 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A very blunt government response.
Start with Brazil. (Sorry, old forests).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_soybean_production
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Start with Brazil. (Sorry, old forests).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_soybean_production
One old and one new bridge?
March 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
One old and one new bridge?
I've just dismantled an old one of these that stopped working. After cleaning the obvious water damage from the PCB with isopropyl, it appears to be charging again. That IP rating is not equal to the challenge of Manchester rain.
March 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I've just dismantled an old one of these that stopped working. After cleaning the obvious water damage from the PCB with isopropyl, it appears to be charging again. That IP rating is not equal to the challenge of Manchester rain.
They're going to send it by barge?
March 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
They're going to send it by barge?
In Manchester, we don't need that guy who spray paints a cock and balls around potholes.
March 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In Manchester, we don't need that guy who spray paints a cock and balls around potholes.
Tell me you've never used a map, without saying you've never used a map.
March 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Tell me you've never used a map, without saying you've never used a map.
Definitely illegal:
-the tread extends beyond the bodywork
-no mudflaps
-the tread extends beyond the bodywork
-no mudflaps
February 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Definitely illegal:
-the tread extends beyond the bodywork
-no mudflaps
-the tread extends beyond the bodywork
-no mudflaps
Spilman Street, no less
February 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Spilman Street, no less
Here are my choices for the journey to the office. Bike on the left, car on the right. There are about twice the number of turns by bike, but that's partly because I've optimised the heck out of the route to reduce distance and stay on quieter roads where possible.
February 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Here are my choices for the journey to the office. Bike on the left, car on the right. There are about twice the number of turns by bike, but that's partly because I've optimised the heck out of the route to reduce distance and stay on quieter roads where possible.