I noticed the new logo is a duck. Are ducks, then, allowed here?
I was going to add a photo of some ducks but couldn't find any. I just took this photo of baby swans this afternoon though!
Ooh. I've never ridden a Brompton but I could see how it would present extra difficulties!
As someone who used to cycle Dartmoor a lot, I have a technique for normal cattle grids.
Speed up at much as possible, grip the top tube with your knees, cling onto your hoods with white knuckles, close your eyes and pray to any gods you can think of. It's always worked so far.
In all honesty though, stop pedalling, hit them at 90⁰ and do not turn the handlebars and you're fine.
There's a word I had to look up and will now annoy everyone with as much as possible!
Also stirred a memory of a Terry Pratchet book from a scarily long time ago!
Hey, have fun in Manchester! You might be glad to know, I'm looking out my window and it's a bit overcast but doesn't feel rainy yet.
The Apollo's a great venue but I'm always disappointed by the lack of pubs nearby.
Got a long weekend since the US based company I work for has given us all Juneteenth off. This means I will be heading for the pub as soon as is socially acceptable!
If it does rain, by the way, it's my fault. New patio set arrived last night.
And tomorrow, yep, more Tears of the Kingdom will definitely be happening!
I can't hear the word eddies without thinking Hitchhiker's Guide
"Eddies," said Ford, "in the space-time continuum."
"Ah," nodded Arthur, "is he. Is he."
I grew up in a seaside town and I've never heard of a lemon top. Is it just a NE thing?
It was always going to happen. Big companies like this make unpopular decisions for business reasons. In some cases there's an outcry, and for social media sites that outcry is amplified by the simple nature of the site, but it always dies down.
Most people simply don't give a shit about this stuff and Reddit will make more money from the 90+% of people who remain then those who left anyway.
My only hope is that shearing off of some customers is enough to make this a sustainable community here in the same way that happened for Mastodon.
I agree, but I wouldn't undervalue how much that simple human connection can mean to people who really need it.
Having to listen to everybody else moan about hayfever!
Seriously, though, it really does feel like everyone except me gets it these days.
I just set up a Lemmy site and am basically posting here to try out how federation works! Other than that... stressy meeting-filled work week!
Not so sunny now!
If you're interested in a Manchester based group, btw, I've set one up at !manchester@mcr.town