velobetty

velobetty, 10 months ago to random

Blimey. My head got it right. My heart wished it was different. #TdF #TourDeFrance

velobetty, 10 months ago to Ukraine

#Shell is still trading Russian gas more than a year after pledging to withdraw from the Russian energy market.

They are not only profiting from the destruction of the planet but Shell is also funding the invasion of #Ukraine!!

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66021325

velobetty, 10 months ago to random

"Large-scale car infrastructure is a fundamentally broken system, which we're now trying to fix by slapping batteries into the cars, and calling it a day".

Electric Cars Won't Change Anything, Here's Why...in fact EVs make things WORSE!

TL;DR cars are helpful in remote areas but in cities rail + cycle infrastructure is so much better than electric and combustion vehicles. EVs will not solve these problems; it's just green-washing.

https://youtu.be/V1kOLhhSjl8

velobetty, 11 months ago to random

I was so tired after a weekend of night shifts that I went to bed at 9pm last night. Woke up at 11pm having nightmares that I was in a "game" where the winner was the person to survive being killed by the others. Then I had nightmares involving my old family home.

Was an exhausting night and I woke up at 6am. I really really hate remembering my dreams.

velobetty, 11 months ago to random

Petition to turn off comments on the entire internet and go back to web 1.0.

velobetty, 11 months ago to random

🫡

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-65826140

davep, 11 months ago to random

Which Icelandic singer was named after a city in England? Was it:

A. Norwich

B. York

C. Leeds

velobetty, 11 months ago to cycling

Hey #cyclists, what's in your #toolkit that you carry with you all the time? #BikeTooter

velobetty, 11 months ago to internet

#Instagram used to just be a place I'd post photos and use filters which would make them look quite cool.

Then it sort of became a place to flex and show off, although that didn't really affect me.

Although more recently there seems to be a lot more hostility in comments from private accounts and I was wondering why...

I think it might be because people can link their Facebook account and are bringing the cultural hostility from #Facebook.

velobetty, 11 months ago to random

To the driver of LD19FLC who shouted "fucking wanker" at me because he had to stay behind me for a couple of seconds until he could turn left. You need to have a bit more patience and calm down a bit. You'll end up having a heart attack.

A black car on a road.

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

Bloody hell. Cycled to the supermarket and on my way back I was turning right so stopped, waiting for traffic. A women drove right next to me to push past! I shouted out because I got a shock and I told her she's too close. She said she wasn't so I told her:
"The Highway Code tells you to leave 1.5 meters distance"
"From what?" she replied.
"From me!!"
"You moved closer to me" she argued.
"I'm stationary!" I said.
"You moved your leg..."
"YOU'RE TOO CLOSE TO ME!"

She sneered and drove off.

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

A man came on here and mansplained how women's cycling works and how British Cycling haven't actually changed much blah blah blah.

Fuck off. I literally am a female cyclist who has raced until BC changed the rules and excluded people.

I wish these people would stop finding it necessary to try to prove how clever they are and instead listen to people affected.

That's all really.

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

Climate protestors are acting out of compassion and fear, antifa are fighting fascism, LGBTQIA+ people are fighting for their safety, socialists want to own the means of production.

Don't let people tell you these people are dangerous.

girlonthenet, 1 year ago to random

Emails with EXTREMELY threatening energy.

kevinteljeur, 1 year ago to random

Sorry, a few boosts from me today. Timeline is really hopping with interesting things and I’m catch up!

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

#SuellaBraverman, who's net worth is estimated at around £4 million and who earns £150k per year, is railing against the "elites".

Do not let them fool you. They are the elites who would have you fighting immigrants who come here with nothing so you ignore the money the Tories and their mates take from you.

#ToriesOut

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

I'm really starting to feel "happier" lately. It does seem that for the last few months I've been really down the well again. This is the way I describe my #mentalHealth when it's not very good; it feels like I'm down at the bottom of a well in the darkness.

But when I feel better I get these "waves" of feeling good and I realise I'm not down the well anymore.

As for "avoiding" it…I can't. I just need to ride it through and make sure I'm focusing on self-care.

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

2023 was the year France flipped the bird. 😁 #Eurovision

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

Yeah, Daði!!! #Eurovision

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

I just hope this is the moment that aliens tuned in to planet earth! #Eurovision

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

The big question is will Croatia get naked. #Eurovision

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

Most people don't know that the actual power of a unicorn is being able to put a USB plug in a USB socket the correct way around every single time! #Eurovision

velobetty, 1 year ago to random

What Else Musk is doing by stepping away as CEO and employing a women is likely a sign that Twitter is in real trouble and he needs, well, a fall...girl.

This has been seen before and is termed the #GlassCliff where companies who are in crisis employ a woman to blame when she eventually can't fix all the issues and the company inevitably fails.

If so, Twitter will likely be filing for bankruptcy within a couple of years.

There's no way Musk will be doing this because it's a positive thing.