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quixoticgeek

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Geek, Dyke, Brewer, Rider of Bikes, Archer, Quixotic, Generally Curious, Mostly Harmless, she/her

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And the evening sky water arrives.

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Ordered a load of metal for various projects. Package arrived today, but unfortunately all the steel is missing :(

Assuming that's coming separately, and soon. I now need to decide which project to start on next.

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Ooph. Today was intense. Glad it's over and don't need to go through it again for another year. Gonna celebrate with a nap.

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Does anybody I know on here have experience cycle touring in England? I'm headed to EMF Camp at the end of the month and it sounds really fun to simply cycle there (from London). I have many questions.

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@kim @bkero assume anything built by sustrans is the longest route from a to b.

Work on the assumption that everyone behind the wheel wants you dead. And ride on the left. Then you'll be fine.

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From 22 May, SNCF in ticket offices or through SNCF Connect can no longer sell you tickets for at least these neighbouring railways (this list might not be complete)

NS 🇳🇱
SNCB 🇧🇪
SBB* 🇨🇭
Renfe 🇪🇸
Trenitalia 🇮🇹
DB** 🇩🇪
ÖBB 🇦🇹

The scale of this absurd decision is amazing. And it plays right into the hands of the likes of Trainline

    • except Lyria
      ** - except cross border FR-DE TGVs and ICEs
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@jon can those companies sell tickets into France ?

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When it rains after a prolonged period of dry weather, there is a smell created. It's called Petrichor. A wonderful word, and utterly useless trivia item. The smell is caused by something call Geosmin, which is produced by bacteria in the soil. Humans can smell it at 5 parts per TRILLION. In contrast Sharks can detect blood at concentrations of 1 part per million. On this one substance, we have a better sense of smell than sharks do for blood. Humans are amazing!

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The smell of the heavy rain now after a few days of hot dry weather is wonderful.

Post from last year for the curious.

https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/110440191100842033

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Mmmm petrichor

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Went to the buurtwerkplats (neighbourhood workshop) to use the big power tools. Now to go find some dinner...

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Kill it!!! Kill it with fire.

https://toot.bike/@chrisgerhard/112433682323570983

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While the rest of Europe is wondering how to sell more international rail tickets, SNCF is doing the opposite from 23 May 🙄

@bilginveperk alerted me

Pretty simple international trips like
Paris - Verviers 🇧🇪
Paris - Rastatt 🇩🇪
can no longer be bought!

Paris - Verviers - 24 May nothing
Paris - Rastatt 22 May gives some options
Paris - Rastatt 24 May suggests I go to Lauterbourg close to the border French side

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@jon SNCF really needs a completely new management team, and a change in company culture. None of what they operate makes any sense at all.

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@jon yes. But they do that by running a bare minimum of trains. There seems to be no drive to do more. To improve anything. It's a "this is what we do, this is what we have always done, we will do no more, we may do less".

In many ways it feels like their timetables are an exercise in malicious compliance. There's certainly no logic to them.

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@jon i don't understand the total lack of aspiration. While all the other state operators are looking at expanding their international options. SNCF seem to just look blankly and ask "why would anyone ever want to leave France?"

Also given the french will happily riot over almost anything. Why is their not a mob with flaming torches at SNCF HQ?

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Wtf was I on when I put away the grocery delivery? I just found another tub of ice-cream in the veg drawer of the freezer...

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@SkipHuffman no. Dairy.

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Win. I found a tub of ice-cream in the freezer I didn't realise I had. It was hiding in the carbs drawer for some reason...

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Thanks to everyone who helped me out financially this month, it was a horrible month and this year has been awful, but everyone who helped either through Ko-fi, joining my Patreon or buying my new stand-up special has made a huge difference. I’ve really been struggling with depression lately and the help and love I received this week has made it melt away.

You all did that. Thank you x

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@BethanyBlack you're welcome. Glad you're feeling better.

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Definitely in the middle of nowhere. Phone signal sucks... And buses are once an hour...

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@mjr yes. It's the middle of nowhere, it's not the UK...

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Set fire to a billionaire...

https://mastodon.scot/@adrianfry/112428403711567210

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Never expected to take a photo of Aurora before I've actually seen Aurora. Very surreal.

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Epoxy resin + router == chaos cheese. Imagine you exploded a bag of grated cheese everywhere, but it's not as tasty... Oops.

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Interesting fact about painkillers. The work better if you actually take them. Having lay in bed waiting for the painkillers to kick in and nothing happening, I wanderes back to my desk to find them sat there next to my drink...

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@cibomahto ouch. Ow. Applauds

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In a big box DIY store. Trying to not spend too much. I'm about to enter the garden section. What could possibly go wrong...

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