Dave
@dwalg8.bsky.social
Tofu-eating wokerati. Manbag carrier. Crafting enthusiast. Cycling commuter. Dad to two humans, one cat, one dog, and four* fish.
*at time of writing
*at time of writing
Nearly all the "massive tax increase" is fiscal drag, which has been a thing for years. Every way of increasing tax take is unfair to someone, this is one of the least bad ways of doing it. It wasn't heralded as a massive increase in tax on working people when male Tory Chancellors did it repeatedly
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Nearly all the "massive tax increase" is fiscal drag, which has been a thing for years. Every way of increasing tax take is unfair to someone, this is one of the least bad ways of doing it. It wasn't heralded as a massive increase in tax on working people when male Tory Chancellors did it repeatedly
My financially secure household will pay an additional £7 per year, all on voluntary expenses, so that 400,000 children in this financially secure country can be properly nourished. I'm probably not going to get too cross about that.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
My financially secure household will pay an additional £7 per year, all on voluntary expenses, so that 400,000 children in this financially secure country can be properly nourished. I'm probably not going to get too cross about that.
Tesco reduced shelf special - winter veg medley and edamame beans, stir fried with rice noodles and a sweet teriyaki sauce. A nice seasonal dish for the onset of dark evenings. #veganuary
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Tesco reduced shelf special - winter veg medley and edamame beans, stir fried with rice noodles and a sweet teriyaki sauce. A nice seasonal dish for the onset of dark evenings. #veganuary
Proper autumny this morning. A little frost lingers in the shade.
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Proper autumny this morning. A little frost lingers in the shade.
294 months old, about 15000 miles, roughly half of that post-Covid. It's finally got an irreparable fault. I'm going to have to learn to love the new bike I got 30 months ago.
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
294 months old, about 15000 miles, roughly half of that post-Covid. It's finally got an irreparable fault. I'm going to have to learn to love the new bike I got 30 months ago.
Small one asked his stylist (me) for a "messy textured fringe" today. I think I nailed it.
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Small one asked his stylist (me) for a "messy textured fringe" today. I think I nailed it.
78 year old Don Henley completes a third consecutive decade-long interval between solo albums. I think he still has one left on his contract. On the pattern the next one will be when he's about 90.
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
78 year old Don Henley completes a third consecutive decade-long interval between solo albums. I think he still has one left on his contract. On the pattern the next one will be when he's about 90.
Can we hide a rubber duck in the pub well enough that it's still there a year later? Yes. Of the five we hid: One gone, three still there, one we can't remember where we hid it.
September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Can we hide a rubber duck in the pub well enough that it's still there a year later? Yes. Of the five we hid: One gone, three still there, one we can't remember where we hid it.
Repurposed a broken Ikea double wardrobe into a sturdy-ish single wardrobe to fit into this gap. Eureka moment was putting the other door on the back like a portal to Narnia to regain the rigidity. And using the middle rail for additional structure. Dougal protesting because he doesn't like change.
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Repurposed a broken Ikea double wardrobe into a sturdy-ish single wardrobe to fit into this gap. Eureka moment was putting the other door on the back like a portal to Narnia to regain the rigidity. And using the middle rail for additional structure. Dougal protesting because he doesn't like change.
Day 126 of topping up my French on Duolingo, 29 years after my A levels. The Duolingo syllabus feels somewhat more random.
September 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Day 126 of topping up my French on Duolingo, 29 years after my A levels. The Duolingo syllabus feels somewhat more random.
Remarkably this five-year-old observation is still the case. Osaka has just won a fourth-round match in a slam for the fifth time. The previous four times she won the tournament.
September 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Remarkably this five-year-old observation is still the case. Osaka has just won a fourth-round match in a slam for the fifth time. The previous four times she won the tournament.
Bought this car 63 months ago, when it was 15 months old, and the carplay has never connected properly. Even had the entire infotainment system replaced at £1200, covered under the balance of the warranty, still didn't work. I think I might have just fixed it with a £15 Chinese bluetooth dongle.
September 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bought this car 63 months ago, when it was 15 months old, and the carplay has never connected properly. Even had the entire infotainment system replaced at £1200, covered under the balance of the warranty, still didn't work. I think I might have just fixed it with a £15 Chinese bluetooth dongle.
Summer holidays! Working 16 of the next 39 days. #davestats #cough
First item on the itinerary, Staines for Jane's wedding.
First item on the itinerary, Staines for Jane's wedding.
July 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Summer holidays! Working 16 of the next 39 days. #davestats #cough
First item on the itinerary, Staines for Jane's wedding.
First item on the itinerary, Staines for Jane's wedding.
Rainy football tournament today.
July 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Rainy football tournament today.
Stop over in Sheffield tonight and a long evening wander. One of the things I love about this city is the still-thriving little local centres like this one at Sharrow Vale Road. Eclectic and modern, but with loud echos of the past. Wonderful.
July 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Stop over in Sheffield tonight and a long evening wander. One of the things I love about this city is the still-thriving little local centres like this one at Sharrow Vale Road. Eclectic and modern, but with loud echos of the past. Wonderful.
He's not even in the top three in my goldfish's lifetime.
July 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
He's not even in the top three in my goldfish's lifetime.
Do you think Emma Raducanu ever looks wistfully at the ten million quid she's made in four years and thinks "if only I'd listened to more of the barrage of advice from middle aged white guys"?
July 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Do you think Emma Raducanu ever looks wistfully at the ten million quid she's made in four years and thinks "if only I'd listened to more of the barrage of advice from middle aged white guys"?
The crew of the International Space Station have been on complaining that all they can see is next door's buddleia, so I'm cutting it back on our side. I've done everything I can reach now, need some additional tools.
July 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The crew of the International Space Station have been on complaining that all they can see is next door's buddleia, so I'm cutting it back on our side. I've done everything I can reach now, need some additional tools.
I've only ever heard of Kneecap via the BBC.
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've only ever heard of Kneecap via the BBC.
Fourteen years old and he's finally made a friend.
June 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Fourteen years old and he's finally made a friend.
Big one is back from her residential school trip. I think the little one might have missed her a bit more than he admits.
June 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Big one is back from her residential school trip. I think the little one might have missed her a bit more than he admits.
Our little apex predator there, catching the moths that have been eating the hedge.
June 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our little apex predator there, catching the moths that have been eating the hedge.
Whoops. Sure it'll be fine.
June 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whoops. Sure it'll be fine.