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Cake day: July 21st, 2023

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  • Interesting point, I would probably do the same without thinking. I guess as a parent the most important thing to me is my children and to improve the world for all children so it’s better than it is/was for me. They don’t have a voice, don’t have a voice and don’t really have a choice of transport like adults do so this could be more impactful for them than any other group. Yes of course it’ll help adults too and that is important. It’s just such a natural thing to say without thinking




  • Growing up in England but consuming so much US media, these things stand out to me as utterly bizarre when I first learned about it or saw it myself:

    1. The pledge of allegiance (reminds me of North Korea documentaries)
    2. Flags everywhere on houses (don’t you know what country you’re in??)
    3. Singing the national anthem before domestic sports matches
    4. Picture of George W. Bush on the wall of the immigration office on the border with Canada, when I first visited with family (everyone in the world knows what your president looks like. This just reminded me of the dictator of Turkmenistan plastered all over their airport on a stopover, and videos of Iraq)



  • I see this every week when I drive to the office. Most of the route is 20mph and single lane. I go at the speed limit and every 2/3 weeks one will overtake me. I’ll then see them at the next light, then there next one, then the roundabout, etc for the next 30 minutes. I’ll usually then go past them as theres one junction with 2 lanes and they always seem to go in the “fast” lane so they end up behind me when it goes down to one. Makes me so happy everytime!

    Sometimes you see it when walking even in a black traffic spot - you’ll get to the lights before the cars you’ve passed sitting there.

    Im doing to build my fitness up to cycle the route and think it’ll take roughly the same time.

    Unfortunately the route is really difficult and long on public transport - it’s easy to get into central and back but trying to go across the edge to the other side was never designed for