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Gordon Buxton
@mrlumpybadger.bsky.social
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Twitter refugee, Cycling, Running, Coding, Rowing, Active Travel and family
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And they wonder why cyclists “never use the bike lanes”..
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Genuinely astonished: presumably they parked this badly on the way TO the pub car park.
Car parked across two spaces and half the empty car park
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Wow NASA picks a new intake of astronauts for the moon missions.
America’s best and whitest.
No DEI here then 🫤

arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
NASA astronauts for new training program- all 10 are white.
September 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Absolute bollocks (as usual)
Screenshot from Marine Traffic app showing hundreds of boats off Venezuela
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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this is where it ought to go:
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I know that if I post this on my local FB group I will be met with howls of insults from the type of people who claim that LTNs are racist just to support driving whenever, however and wherever they want
Partial screen grab from article reads: The stated rationale for the protracted freeze since 2010 is that it helps hard-pressed motorists, but the main beneficiaries have not been white-van man but the better off, who drive more, own more vehicles and buy gas-guzzling SUVs. The richest fifth of households have benefited twice as much from the fuel duty freeze as the poorest fifth. Raising fuel duty in the budget should be a no-brainer for Reeves.
August 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Ohhh so Thames water need the money to meet "new" regulations.
Why did they never meet the old ones and do we get a refund if they don't meet the new ones?
Why is there a temporary water use ban when my bill has increased?  We understand how frustrating it can be to face water use restrictions. This is especially the case with the bill increase. The recent increase in charges is part of a long-term investment. We're improving our infrastructure, protecting water quality, and supporting environmental sustainability. These upgrades are essential to meet new regulatory standards. It also ensures reliable service for years to come.  We've experienced an unusually dry and hot spring. In fact, one of the driest in over a century, and June was the warmest on record. The Environment Agency has officially declared a ‘prolonged dry weather’ status for the Thames Valley. This dry spell, combined with a surge in water demand, is putting pressure on our water supplies. For example, in June, water usage in Swindon and Oxfordshire reached levels not seen since the 2022 drought. We’ve had to introduce temporary restrictions, including a hosepipe ban. This will help protect water supplies and ensure everyone has access to clean water. Every drop of water we supply comes from the environment. We’re asking for customers help to use water wisely during this challenging time. Your efforts make a real difference in helping us maintain service for all our customers. 
July 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Mango Mussolini confirming the suspicion that life-and-death policy is purely down to his whim.

Fortunately he is famously thick skinned and deeply thoughtful.
Screen grab from bbc news website with trump saying “I may do it, I may not” referring to making military strikes against Iran
June 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The eastern exit is on the run up to the Heyford hill roundabout which means they are pulling out into 70mph traffic and have driven approx 500m along the cycle track to get there
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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The western entrance is on the bridge, paved with a tiny bit of dropped kerb just after the Kennington roundabout
2/3
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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I’ve solved the conundrum of how these vehicles get on and off the dual carriageway…
@badlyparkedox.bsky.social
@annarailton.bsky.social

1/3
Cars and vans parked on side of dual carriageway Rutted ground worn by vehicles joining carriageway over grass and kerb
June 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Hopefully…
Two panel classic pose of Stalin and Lenin with Trump and Musk faces superimposed respectively Second panel shows the same photo with both people airbrushed out
June 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Spotted on the ring road on my evening run 🙄
4 Cars parked on Oxford ring road 4 cars parked on Oxford ring road
June 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The pointy end of this is that any cycle tracks need to be direct, continuous and expeditious enough to make them more attractive than cycling on the carriageway, even for people in a hurry.
June 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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If you see this, post a beach photo from your phone
Two children who have made a large sandcastle on a Cornish beach
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Getting fed up with people calling MAGA anti-elite and pro-working class. They are anti-education, pro-billionaires, anti-social.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A Conservative victory in this election would have been viewed by many – in America and throughout the world – as a new sign that the Trump win last year was more than just a singular American event. It would have represented what many in Trump's orbit like to believe is a global movement toward their brand of culturally conservative, anti-elite, anti-immigration, and pro-working-class politics.
April 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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From a while ago…
Oxford 35 bus on a snowy road
April 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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My home made solar projector showing the partial eclipse
Projected image of sun with bite taken out of it on the ceiling Projected image of sun with bite taken out of it on the wall Projected image of sun with bite taken out of it on the wall
March 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Oh Hai!
#catsofbluesky
#whiskerswednesday
Very close up of black cat called meg sitting on my leg with one paw stretched out to keep me in place
March 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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My cat is impossible to take photos of.
#catsofbluesky
#blackholecat
Black cat on brown carpet. Cat is so black no features can be made out she just looks like a black hole.
February 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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I live near here - it’s already a sea of asphalt. This new design looks pretty awful given the space available
Junction of Cornwallis Road, Iffley Road (a158) and Iffley turn
February 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Surely should have been some penalty for Oriel for this outrageoulsly awful and dangerous bit of coxing
February 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Quote post with a picture you took in a National Park.

Lake District National Park (UK)
View of Windermere towards the south from Gummer’s How with sunset behind clouds in the background
February 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Meg’s a good girl. 19 years young and still nimble
#catsofbluesky
Black cat sitting neatly looking towards camera waiting patiently for food
February 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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I wince at this one every day when my son cycles through this one at the top of Walton Street and get’s popped out at 45 degrees to the main carriageway
Google street view of poor cycle lane on Walton street in Oxford
February 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM