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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's finally a monument to the 122 boys from my school given HIV and other fatal viruses by contaminated blood. There's not a single haemophiliac from the time I was there that wasn't affected

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just saying, if someone was in a rubber boat alongside another rubber boat when Border Force arrived, it's a reasonable assumption that they are acting together and that individual should be detained until their immigration status can be determined.

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Is it me or is it odd that wheelchair users being pushed round parkruns are classed the same as wheelchair users who push themselves?

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Why, as a society, do we take people who were good at PE seriously?

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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gen AI can eat my farts. #art #NoAI

Graphic line illustration of a human butt farting in a robots face. Text: I SUPPORT THE HUMAN ARTS. GEN AI CAN EAT MY FARTS.

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bought holiday insurance and had to declare the cause of my amputation as they consider it an ongoing condition as I see a prostheticist once a year to ensure it still fits. I've not received any treatment for the osteomyelitis for 27 years. 1/2

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Local NHS complaints team have a published telephone number but they don't answer due to "patient confidentiality"? Why publish it then?

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is why being disabled is so tiring. All the admin. Was due a hospital appointment today. Less than 4 hours before it, it was cancelled due to being the "wrong clinic". Now I have to sort that out. A first appointment was moved from 28/10/26 to 07/04/27 for a different clinic today too

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Just seen that people from the Lewes derailment still haven't got their belongings back. This is what bothers me as a wheelchair user. I've been told I'd be evacuated without my chair and get it back later. Not sure what I'd do for a week without my chair

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This week I found out my 6th Form college has produced 2 health ministers, one in the UK and one in Australia

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you're a holiday firm and you have a message about unexpectedly high call volumes in the summer, I suspect you either don't understand your business or are run by idiots. Was on hold for over an hour yesterday and just hit the hour again today. No other way to organise assistance

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Four times this month I've had to explain to medics that BMI is totally useless as a measure for people like me. Because of my spinal defect I was already disproportionate before my amputations. Should I count my height with or without prostheses? They need better training

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If 'the establishment' is all powerful as some claim, I'm surprised more 'enemies of the establishment' aren't turning up in bin bags wearing stockings with an orange involved

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I've seen a couple of news stories about people who are missing vital medication due to baggage issues. I always make sure it's in my carry-on so it's harder to become separated from it. I can't believe other people don't, esp where it's difficult to go even a day without it

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It's just a shame that he didn't live long enough to need a wheelchair so I could have followed his advice and tipped him out of the chair and dragged him to the nearest Job Centre

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I had a test and the results were enough for the sample to be referred to the national reference lab for further testing and for the local health protection team to phone me and ask lots of questions. 1/2

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'd love a plug in keyboard version of the microwriter. Used one at school and got pretty proficient. Was way better for me than writing.

A Microwriter note taking device that uses 6 keys in a hand layout. The device is beige with brown buttons and a single line lcd display at the top

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Why do people use carriage returns instead of page breaks in word documents?

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We are turning into the B Ark aren't we!

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

So move with me I'm strong enough to be weak in your arms

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just about to start this. Looking forward to it @hookland.bsky.social

The black and white cover of Hookland Fragments by David Southwell with a bear surrounded by stars and bones

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

How, in this day and age does it take a MINIMUM of 12 weeks to renew a Blue Badge. Local authority are currently taking 4-6 months

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Ramandeep Kaur @mumof3amigos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It is shocking that people with a learning disability die much earlier than the general population. But once again, nobody has mentioned the even more shocking statistic that people from an ethnic minority who have a learning disability die much earlier still. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Over half of adults with learning difficulties do not live past 65, report says

The government says the findings are stark, while a campaign group says they should be "headline news".

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A spin off from a conversation I had was it spawned the idea of prehistoric monopoly. No clue what the board would look like but some of the counters would be: The Willendorf Venus Skara Brae Buddo The Słupsk amber bear

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“Verify your age” Panda Pops Saturday Bananna

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just when you think you've seen everything. Today it was a BMW saloon with four rolls of carpet in the roof. They went from the front of the bonnet right to the back and totally covered the passenger side of the windscreen

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Getting overflown by helicopters regularly as it's grand prix weekend. Tomorrow will be even worse. What a stupid waste of resources

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I must be having a (delayed) mid-life crisis. I've been talked into doing a half marathon next April

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Finally saw Project Hail Mary. Really enjoyable

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Great start to the day. Just heard a green woodpecker yaffling away

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's hilarious seeing farmers supporting Farage. He'll use and dump them like he did with the fishing industry

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It still amazes me that there's no standardisation about wheelchair ramps across train classes. I've seen several stations where there are 5 different ramps for use. An accident like this was inevitable GOV.UK share.google/u4B6vrUrB5qX...

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Report 09/2026: Dangerous occurrence involving a portable access ramp at Norwood Junction station

Dangerous occurrence involving a portable access ramp at Norwood Junction station, 1 July 2025.

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Taking the Mamyia 645 out for the first time tomorrow! Just need to remember how to take photos!

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I'm always puzzled when a hospital's major incident plan includes a public appeal for as many staff as possible to come in. That compromises at least the next two shifts, if not more. Also managing the skill mix when they arrive is complicated

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

As a disabled person, the way society interacts with your body is 'interesting'. We're regularly viewed as asexual yet aslo fetishised.

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Remembering back when I was at school in the 80s there were dangerous crazes without the Internet. One where we'd try to make ourselves pass out springs to mind.

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

sorry to be ‘that guy’ but please be cautious when RTing a missing person post from an unofficial/unverified source. While many are genuine, sometimes the person has run away because they're a victim of domestic abuse. Thanks x

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

To renew my blue badge they want a copy of the award letter dated within the last 12 months. Problem is that the award letters are only issued at the point of awarding, not annually. I might just send them a photo of my stumps with a newspaper as proof of disability and date

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

On the North Circular yesterday evening I saw one of the Waymo test cars tailgating someone. Obviously the human driver is useless

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I'm convinced the world is really small. The great uncle of the woman I was interviewing with yesterday was my history teacher at school

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Why are so many accessible hotel rooms set up with twin beds? So frustrating

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's 'interesting' seeing people calling for a police officer to be charged with manslaughter where someone has already been convicted of the murder of the individual concerned. That's going to be a pretty strong defence!

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I wonder how one of the main 'acts' on Britain's Got Talent being sponsored/supported by an alcohol brand aligns with the rules on product placement and alcohol advertising

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

In the days before pens like the Rotring isograph, there was the lining pen. The point was adjustable to alter the line thickness. My mum used them a lot as a trained "Lady Tracer" in a shipyard as tracing was one of the main ways of duplicating engineering drawings.

A ruling pen on a white background. The handle is black and the nib is silver coloured metal

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I do have to love those 'homesteader' types who claim to be living free yet can only do so because of the wider industrial society. They're not making their own tools or jars for preserving from scratch

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I'm at an appointment that's being held in a specialist Parkinson's unit. There's no space in the waiting area for wheelchair users and the access buzzer is at standing shoulder height. Obviously as a wheelchair user I'm not welcome

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I'm baffled by my pancreas. Two weeks ago I was injecting 52 units of long acting insulin daily and staying in range 90% of the time. Now I'm not using any and staying in range 92% of the time. 🤷‍♂️

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OneOffDave @oneoffdave.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Found myself thinking about disability and sexuality this morning. A significant proportion of the disabled people I know are LGBTQ. Way more than the proportion in the wider population. I find this interesting

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