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Yep. In the end it would have been faster walking!

My main issue is that I’ve used them 3 times, and twice the destination station has been full. Sent me from Queens St all the way up behind Buchanan bus station to find a free space to leave it. Which cost me about £1 - for the inconvenience!

Of course, this being the Tories they’d probably go for lowering tax rates for high earners rather than just smoothing out the marginal tax rate increases.

I think the £100k issue is a real issue. I’ve no problem with increasing marginal tax rates as pay goes up, but going from ~40% marginal rate to ~62%, then back down to 40-45% doesn’t make sense. If it wasn’t such a jump, then more people would take the tax hit and tax revenues go up.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

£20 fine was set in 2003, which if it was index-linked would be nearly £40 today. Still a ridiculously low fine and probably never enforced.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s still £20 in Scotland, and only payable if a council environmental officer catches you, tells you to turn off your engine, and you refuse.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Totally, there’s a real desperation to try and get AI embedded in everything before the AI companies go bust (or bust-er), so they can crank up the prices once we’re all hooked.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’ve got a great video of my 5yo daughter cycling the newly resurfaced path to school shouting “this is amazing!”

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We are now a two e-cargo bike family.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pedestrian barriers are an admission of failure by councils. A failure to put people over cars.

the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 03/09/2026

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yep, had a guy two weeks ago drive really close to me, pointing at this murder strip, while I had a child on the back of my bike.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Mmmm…murder strips. With bonus car parked on it anyway.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our local council resurfaced a road which I’ve been complaining about for years as it has a murder strip painted IN THE DOOR ZONE of parked cars. After the resurfacing, they painted them on again.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Usually gets a shrug, sometimes positive response. It’s an odd one - a lot of people would be appalled if I suggested their kids shouldn’t wear a helmet, but fine to put their kids at more risk so long as the box is ticked.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I’m also “that guy” who tells other parents that their kids helmets are posing more of a risk when not secured properly than not wearing one at all. No head protection, with the added bonus of a throat injury!

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He did avoid it - avoided mentioning it!

When I first moved to Porty 15 years ago I was figuring out cycle routes and accidentally ended up on the Harry Lauder Rd…

static.klipy.com

Huge Mistake

ALT: Huge Mistake

I had exactly the same thought, but in my case it was a saxophone being played live (and badly) over some terrible thumping bass.

That’s a very establishment thing for you to say.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Cables would go under the grave” - no they wouldn’t, it’s not a grave!

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Oohhh, what are you cooking this in?

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My average is 45bpm these days, which I put down to doing a lot of cycling in my 20s. I’m nearing 40, and the last decade has been mainly chasing my kids around the place - no endurance exercise other than getting through life in general!

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Also, with wind power, curtailment and end of life are both issues which have solutions, and are being worked on.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Is the cyclops puppet in the cave with you now Graeme?

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The only thing keeping me going is my total lack of social life.

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Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Question for those who haven't been part of the climate movement. Please repost this for a wider response, I think it'll be interesting. Now that the northern hemisphere is effectively on fire, now that climate change is running amok, what is it you didn't get all these years?

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You’re asking if it is an acronym or an initialism/abbreviation. Acronyms are when you say it as a word, like NASA. KFC is not an acronym, and neither is KOM in my opinion.

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I’ve not watched any of the World Cup yes, apart from the last 5 minutes. Looked boring, so checked Bluesky to see if it had all been boring. At least you’ve made it interesting. Might try this football thing again in 4 years.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

When I hired an e-bike in Glasgow, the speed was automatically limited when I entered a shared pedestrian/cyclist street. But I can drive my EV down Sauchiehall St at 100mph if I felt like it.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I’d have thought you’d have binders full of women? (Or is that reference too niche?)

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Don’t threaten me with a good time!

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Yes it’s not exactly doing us favours having them in the country!

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Can any of my road-design savvy followers give some tips on what guidance or rules have been broken here? This used to be a continuous crossing. East Dunbartonshire Council thought car priority was more important. @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Not being able to see the link between reduced reliance on imported fossil fuels and walking/cycling is a massive red flag!

Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

When I was little I remember my big brother being FURIOUS with me for wearing the same clothes as him. Our mum had dressed us both.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Insta360 or similar camera. Films all the way round all the time, then you pick which perspective to use when editing.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I’d have zero issue paying for secure parking for my bike. So long as it’s proportional to car charging, and sends the right signals to encourage use.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Best thing for learning to drive is developing that sixth sense you get from cycling round a city. Being able to predict when someone is going to do something daft, and position yourself and others safely.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Imperial fuck tonne/long fuck tons only.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’ve been unfortunate enough to meet some of this crowd in person. Speaking about the “kinds of people” that use the bus, and complaining that people can see into their houses! At the same time, saying the buses are empty. Really nasty emails sent to a local councillor about it.

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My post was clumsy, I agree with you! I meant lots of people have kids when that wasn’t planned, and some plan to have kids and find it’s doesn’t always happen easily. Planning and following through with not having kids should be applauded!

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Tom Quinn @geologiser.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

People who pretend they had a plan will be furious