Katy
@theblueulysses.bsky.social
cycling and walking, science nerdery, food & drink. PhD (medical physics). she/her
📍Stockport, UK
📍Stockport, UK
Both cancelled now!
Looks like storm Claudia has made the "Lyme or Marple parkrun" decision for me... That'll be pastry in Poynton tomorrow then...
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Both cancelled now!
Looks like storm Claudia has made the "Lyme or Marple parkrun" decision for me... That'll be pastry in Poynton tomorrow then...
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Looks like storm Claudia has made the "Lyme or Marple parkrun" decision for me... That'll be pastry in Poynton tomorrow then...
ahahahaha
Soulwax are releasing their new album on (very very limited edition) MiniDisc and 8-track. £150!
They sure know their fanbase huh.
Soulwax are releasing their new album on (very very limited edition) MiniDisc and 8-track. £150!
They sure know their fanbase huh.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
ahahahaha
Soulwax are releasing their new album on (very very limited edition) MiniDisc and 8-track. £150!
They sure know their fanbase huh.
Soulwax are releasing their new album on (very very limited edition) MiniDisc and 8-track. £150!
They sure know their fanbase huh.
Cargo bikes are expensive. e-bikes are expensive. The cheapest Brompton is over a grand now.
The biggest flaw in C2W was always that it benefitted higher earners more. The better "fix" would be to create something that benefits and can be used by all.
The biggest flaw in C2W was always that it benefitted higher earners more. The better "fix" would be to create something that benefits and can be used by all.
Axing the cycle-to-work scheme might seem like low-hanging fruit for a cash-strapped Treasury, but it would be a big mistake. Particularly with expensive kid-carrying cargo e-bikes, it's one of the most effective modal shift levers out there.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes
Chancellor expected to introduce new limit on how much can be spent on a bicycle through cycle to work scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Cargo bikes are expensive. e-bikes are expensive. The cheapest Brompton is over a grand now.
The biggest flaw in C2W was always that it benefitted higher earners more. The better "fix" would be to create something that benefits and can be used by all.
The biggest flaw in C2W was always that it benefitted higher earners more. The better "fix" would be to create something that benefits and can be used by all.
Day by day I'm more and more immensely grateful that I didn't [have to] vote Labour in the last election.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Day by day I'm more and more immensely grateful that I didn't [have to] vote Labour in the last election.
You have to applaud this level of Christmas market shameless capitalism.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
You have to applaud this level of Christmas market shameless capitalism.
My tip would be against bananas... the new scanners at Manchester frequently flag them!
Here’s a tip: if you’re travelling with a cowbell and laptop adaptors in hand luggage, don’t put the adaptors inside the cowbell because that looks suspicious.
And an extra tip from my cousin Charlotte - be careful about travelling with a pack of polenta too. Also looks dodgy.
And an extra tip from my cousin Charlotte - be careful about travelling with a pack of polenta too. Also looks dodgy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My tip would be against bananas... the new scanners at Manchester frequently flag them!
Ah wow, I have seen this guy's work, didn't realise it was all a hobby!
Was lovely to speak with Dr Uy Hoang - who has uploaded over 300,000 photos of the UK's canals and rivers to Google Street View and is ninth in the world by number of uploads - for this piece. www.londonworld.com/news/people/...
I’m mapping Britain for Google on foot - I’ve taken 300,000 snaps over 10 years
Watch as Dr Uy Hoang from London discusses how he’s mapping Britain's waterways, having covered at least 75% of the nation's canal network so far.
www.londonworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ah wow, I have seen this guy's work, didn't realise it was all a hobby!
"build on brownfield" they say. They will never be happy.
Important to be clear here that the proposed homes wouldn't mean demolishing the 18th century garden - it's just that they might possibly be visible from it. What appallingly selfish behaviour.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"build on brownfield" they say. They will never be happy.
Reposted by Katy
🚗 New paper out!
We analysed 70k+ tweets about Wales’ new 20 mph speed limit
Public negativity dropped & positivity rose over 6 months — showing attitudes adapt with time 🕒
“Public perspectives on the 20 mph speed reduction in Wales”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
#20mph #RoadSafety #BehaviourChange
We analysed 70k+ tweets about Wales’ new 20 mph speed limit
Public negativity dropped & positivity rose over 6 months — showing attitudes adapt with time 🕒
“Public perspectives on the 20 mph speed reduction in Wales”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
#20mph #RoadSafety #BehaviourChange
Redirecting
doi.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🚗 New paper out!
We analysed 70k+ tweets about Wales’ new 20 mph speed limit
Public negativity dropped & positivity rose over 6 months — showing attitudes adapt with time 🕒
“Public perspectives on the 20 mph speed reduction in Wales”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
#20mph #RoadSafety #BehaviourChange
We analysed 70k+ tweets about Wales’ new 20 mph speed limit
Public negativity dropped & positivity rose over 6 months — showing attitudes adapt with time 🕒
“Public perspectives on the 20 mph speed reduction in Wales”
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
#20mph #RoadSafety #BehaviourChange
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A section of National Cycle Network Route 47 south of Tumble in Carmarthenshire has disappeared overnight due to landslide
⚠️ Please do not approach the site as it is extremely dangerous and unstable ⚠️
⚠️ Please do not approach the site as it is extremely dangerous and unstable ⚠️
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Who needs turbo trainer intervals when you can just go full gas between sets of red lights on the A6 with a squishy rear tyre?
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Who needs turbo trainer intervals when you can just go full gas between sets of red lights on the A6 with a squishy rear tyre?
Too warm for cycling in leggings but too muddy for bare legs. Ugh.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Too warm for cycling in leggings but too muddy for bare legs. Ugh.
So there's been some "package" found near Stockport station and the trains are buggered, what do the good folk of Facebook think, you ask? Immigration gone wrong, country not safe, slippery slope to digital ID, etc.
Best not try to buy tin foil at Sainsbury's, think they might have sold out!
Best not try to buy tin foil at Sainsbury's, think they might have sold out!
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So there's been some "package" found near Stockport station and the trains are buggered, what do the good folk of Facebook think, you ask? Immigration gone wrong, country not safe, slippery slope to digital ID, etc.
Best not try to buy tin foil at Sainsbury's, think they might have sold out!
Best not try to buy tin foil at Sainsbury's, think they might have sold out!
Sorry but horse riding is not sustainable transport. It's a hobby. I don't particularly like massive piles of shit on my (unlit, poorly surfaced) commuting route, thanks.
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sorry but horse riding is not sustainable transport. It's a hobby. I don't particularly like massive piles of shit on my (unlit, poorly surfaced) commuting route, thanks.
Oh no.
Oh, and of course they have...
More weapons rather than less, that will solve it.
More weapons rather than less, that will solve it.
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Oh no.
Reposted by Katy
⛔️ Peak Forest Canal towpath completely blocked at Turf Lea/Strines for major works. Solid metal fence going up now. No good route Marple-Disley.
Preferable to a collapsed canal but an *unbelievably* inconvenient stretch to close with seemingly little publicity or thought to cycle & wheel diversion.
Preferable to a collapsed canal but an *unbelievably* inconvenient stretch to close with seemingly little publicity or thought to cycle & wheel diversion.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⛔️ Peak Forest Canal towpath completely blocked at Turf Lea/Strines for major works. Solid metal fence going up now. No good route Marple-Disley.
Preferable to a collapsed canal but an *unbelievably* inconvenient stretch to close with seemingly little publicity or thought to cycle & wheel diversion.
Preferable to a collapsed canal but an *unbelievably* inconvenient stretch to close with seemingly little publicity or thought to cycle & wheel diversion.
Where the worlds of @owlernook.bsky.social and @showmeasign.online collide...
Success of Oxford congestion charge rests on interpretation of style manual, will be decided by panel of eminent editors.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Oxford congestion charge signs to be amended after error - BBC News
The signs advertising Oxford's new congestion charge say motorists can pay the fee "on line", instead of "online".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Where the worlds of @owlernook.bsky.social and @showmeasign.online collide...
Reposted by Katy
⛔️ Middlewood Way closed north of Bollington 17th-26th November. Where it often gets wet, so very welcome, but awkward to avoid!
Provided you can use steps, the best diversion would be via Macc Canal from Holehouse Ln to Hawthorn Rd. Canal and return to trail is step-free at least and no hills.
Provided you can use steps, the best diversion would be via Macc Canal from Holehouse Ln to Hawthorn Rd. Canal and return to trail is step-free at least and no hills.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
⛔️ Middlewood Way closed north of Bollington 17th-26th November. Where it often gets wet, so very welcome, but awkward to avoid!
Provided you can use steps, the best diversion would be via Macc Canal from Holehouse Ln to Hawthorn Rd. Canal and return to trail is step-free at least and no hills.
Provided you can use steps, the best diversion would be via Macc Canal from Holehouse Ln to Hawthorn Rd. Canal and return to trail is step-free at least and no hills.
Reposted by Katy
Reposted by Katy
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Okay so this seems like a great post-ride protein boost spot! Chug a milkshake, glide downhill on the old Buxton Rd.
If you're after fresh local milk, milkshake and related goodies, then take a look at the Norbury Hollow Cow Shed on Norbury Hollow, just off the A6.
No ice cream or robotic local accents just yet, but surely only a matter of time before they go full Our Cow Molly. And that wouldn't be a bad thing.
No ice cream or robotic local accents just yet, but surely only a matter of time before they go full Our Cow Molly. And that wouldn't be a bad thing.
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Okay so this seems like a great post-ride protein boost spot! Chug a milkshake, glide downhill on the old Buxton Rd.
Today's heart-warming FAFO news story
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'I was snitched on for putting up 150 British flags and lost my teaching job'
Shaun Remmer, 49, says he has been left 'devastated'
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today's heart-warming FAFO news story
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
The drivers on Facebook are at it again. This time moaning about parking charges. 50p for an hour FFS!
Maybe they'll think twice about driving to my local park to GO FOR A WALK.
Maybe they'll think twice about driving to my local park to GO FOR A WALK.
Drivers: please fix congestion
Council: okay, we'll stick some cameras up to discourage folk from blocking junctions
Drivers: no not like that
Council: okay, we'll stick some cameras up to discourage folk from blocking junctions
Drivers: no not like that
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The drivers on Facebook are at it again. This time moaning about parking charges. 50p for an hour FFS!
Maybe they'll think twice about driving to my local park to GO FOR A WALK.
Maybe they'll think twice about driving to my local park to GO FOR A WALK.
Man goes on a tour of the theme bars of the NQ and wonders why the NQ is "full of theme bars"?
Yes there's them and the plethora of Irish pubs but NQ is chocka with loads of normal places!
Yes there's them and the plethora of Irish pubs but NQ is chocka with loads of normal places!
Joe Bishop went to the Northern Quarter's bars, to try and understand why Manchester is the cringiest city in the country.
www.the-fence.com/youre-my-won...
www.the-fence.com/youre-my-won...
You’re My Won-der-craaaaaawl
What is wrong with the city of Manchester?
www.the-fence.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Man goes on a tour of the theme bars of the NQ and wonders why the NQ is "full of theme bars"?
Yes there's them and the plethora of Irish pubs but NQ is chocka with loads of normal places!
Yes there's them and the plethora of Irish pubs but NQ is chocka with loads of normal places!