lhomdee

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by lhomdee 2y ago
Can confirm this anecdotally. When I use my bike light in blinking mode, drivers are more careful around me every time. When I use the non-blinking mode, there have been times when drivers have clearly ignored my presence and I’ve had to wa
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by lhomdee 2y ago
Taste is indeed subjective (see what I’ll do next ;)), but even with a panel of 32 experts, this list is limited to a handful of OECD countries in their spotlight, with one exception. I’ve tried a good number of roasters on this list, and o
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An Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea(nytimes.com)
5 points by lhomdee 2y ago|1 comments
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by lhomdee 2y ago
Note for anyone in the UK or Europe: summer lilac (a type of butterfly bush) is highly invasive and spreads easily. In the UK consider planting native alternatives such as gorse which flower for most of the year. When gorse doesn’t flower,
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Greater London 1937 Highway Development Survey(alondoninheritance.com)
1 points by lhomdee 2y ago|0 comments
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by lhomdee 2y ago
I learned this when I had strawberries from the Bon Marche in Antibes. I was there in season, and the strawberries were small and “ugly” by supermarket standards, but my word did they taste like nothing else on earth. When you know, it’s li
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Working from home made UK air traffic control chaos worse(ft.com)
1 points by lhomdee 3y ago|1 comments
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by lhomdee 3y ago
> None of the in-year deficit cited in the section 114 notice relates to the settlement of new equal pay claims. And none of the £149 million of cuts to services relate to any deficit created by equal pay settlements. Instead, the counci
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Gardens Blooming 4 Weeks Early in England(theguardian.com)
3 points by lhomdee 3y ago|0 comments
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by lhomdee 3y ago
Indeed. Islington in London was famous for having few trees and lots of crime. Now it’s a nice fancy area that still doesn’t have a lot of trees.
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by lhomdee 3y ago
Try downtown Johannesburg, turning cars are supposed to wait for pedestrians when it’s a green pedestrian light, but the minibus taxis will intentionally drive through the crossings forcing gaps between pedestrians. You almost have to hold
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by lhomdee 3y ago
In London we have those but cars frequently stop over them either because the drivers are ignorant of the rules, they don’t care or they were too ambitious about making a green and ended up being forced to stop at the last minute. So as a c
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by lhomdee 3y ago
I was in Montreal recently and the metro is one of the nicest I’ve used. It was on time, reliable and well designed. The stations are all architecturally interesting, and some of them even “beautiful”. The trains are very comfortable and un
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Why owning a car no longer adds up for drivers(telegraph.co.uk)
9 points by lhomdee 3y ago|7 comments