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autism101, (edited ) to actuallyautistic
@autism101@mstdn.social avatar

Some autistic people find making phone calls extremely stressful and unpleasant and will avoid them at all costs.

Please don’t try and force your communication preferences on others.

image: https://shreyadoodles.com
@actuallyautistic

Jon6705,

@Yup_Its_Holly @autism101 @actuallyautistic

I hate phoning people, but genuinely didn't appreciate that it was a problem for a significant percentage of people.

There's an awful lot of people who could talk to save the world. They're always on the phone.

helenczerski, to random

The evidence that cars don’t work as primary mass transport in cities is everywhere: traffic jams, air pollution, accident rates, the shocking fraction of city space taken up by parking spaces, safety barriers/bollards etc. This 100 year experiment should be declared over, and we should put proper effort into the systems that HAVE been shown to work and scale: walking, cycling, e-cargo bikes, cheap/accessible/reliable public transport. This “argument” about LTNs is just lazy delay. #LTN #cities

Jon6705,

@helenczerski

Well said, Helen.

All I hear is moaning from motorists whose 60+ year ruling of the roads is starting to crumble just a tad, and be put a little more in perspective.

clive, to random
@clive@saturation.social avatar

Over 150 models of cars have so ballooned in size that they no longer fit in car-parking slots, the size of which was set decades ago: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/26/more-than-150-car-models-too-big-for-regular-uk-parking-spaces

Jon6705,

@clive

Not just the number of vehicles causing jams and gridlock. It's the size of them too.

Radical_EgoCom, to random

Innocent Man Who Spent 17 Years Behind Bars May Owe Prison Thousands for Room and Board
https://themessenger.com/news/innocent-man-who-spent-17-years-behind-bars-may-owe-prison-thousands-for-room-and-board

Jon6705,

@Radical_EgoCom

Hey, hang on a minute. WTF.

This guy has been accused of a crime that he never committed, and now he's being asked to pay for the privilege of being isolated from his loved ones in the prison system.

Surely it should be those that incorrectly banged him up who should be paying, and also paying damages to him for the life-long inconvenience he'll suffer as a result.

johnshirley2024, to random

[which is exactly what I expected the pricks to do]

Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow

Major insurers say they will cut out damage caused by hurricanes, wind and hail from policies underwriting property along coastlines and in wildfire country.

free link https://wapo.st/45T2qGa

Jon6705,

@johnshirley2024

Makes me wonder why I bother to pay insurance.

I've never made a claim, but if I did what's the betting that they'd somehow wriggle out of paying up by saying that I wasn't covered for what I was claiming for.

Insurance is just a big money-spinner.

#DaylightRobbery #Insurance

StillIRise1963, to random
@StillIRise1963@mastodon.world avatar

Adults are arresting kids/young adults who are protesting extinction. 🙄

Jon6705,

@StillIRise1963

It's so wrong to arrest anyone for such a thing.

The 'adults' don't want to hear what the kids/young adults are saying as it means they'll need to take action and change their ways.

Something most just won't do, even if climate change kills them.

jeffjarvis, to random
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social avatar

Covid’s back, you say? As disabled and vulnerable people know all too well, it never went away | Frances Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/10/covid-coronavirus-disabled-vulnerable-people?CMP=share_btn_tw

Jon6705,

@jeffjarvis

Quite. I'm in a susceptable group myself, so will be having a booster jab just a few weeks from now.

With people having been all over the place on holiday, and now the kids have returned to school following the summer recess in the northern hemishere, we can only expect a spike in the number of cases of #Covid.

localzuk, to random
@localzuk@ohai.social avatar

Why are they fiddling around the edges? Make it 10+ seconds and be done with it. It will make zero difference to cars, but will make crossing the road much better for people who move a little slower.

Green man could stay on longer for pedestrians in England - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-66292145

Jon6705,

@localzuk

I reckon there would be more motorists putting their foot down to beat the upcoming red light, rather than stopping if safe to do so as they should.

RonaldTooTall, to twitter

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    Jon6705,

    @RonaldTooTall

    Where does that leave #Musk? A criminal?

    pvonhellermannn, (edited ) to Scotland
    @pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green avatar

    Today’s in the Guardian by Amanda Thomson is also a wonderful entry, reflecting on how both and are currently experiencing , and on whose atories we hear:

    “Being here is making me think about the perspectives we hold, and how we often can’t quite imagine where we are not.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/21/country-diary-the-sky-is-falling-in-both-here-and-home

    1/2

    Jon6705,

    @pvonhellermannn

    Better join Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Chicken Licken, et al & go off to tell the King. 😉

    Jon6705, to random

    Litter pick this morning at a grot-spot on a local footpath that has been getting worse every time I see it.

    Decided to do something about, and cleared a bucket full of the usual things - plastic bottles, beer cans, dog poo bags, disposable vape boxes.

    Also a bag of alcohol bottles & 4 bags of garden waste, all dumped next to a litter bin.

    Bottles will go to the bottlebank later, garden waste to my garden bin for the Council to collect, few other bits for recycling.

    Jon6705,

    That's the second full bag of alcohol bottles in as many days that I have collected for taking to the bottle bank.

    People are quick enough to buy the full bottles from the off licence or supermarket, and manage to get them home. It's too much effort to take them to the bottle bank for recycling.

    #Glass #Bottles #Alcohol #Recycling #Bottlebank

    Jon6705, to random

    Looking for an id please on the small blue flowers.

    The larger ones on the right are germander speedwell (veronica chamaedrys).

    The smaller ones on the left have a different type of leaf. Could they be a another kind of speedwell?

    #Wildflowers #PlantId

    Germander speedwell (veronica chamaedrys) with common daisy (bellis perennis) for size comparison.

    Jon6705, to philosophy

    A very bad day today for me in terms of and

    Under the covers, distant from reality, and very clingy most of the day.

    Jon6705, to Lichen

    Rescue mission for UK rainforests’ weird treasures

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66989115

    #Rainforest #Lichen #Moss #TemperateRainforest #Biodiversity #Conservation

    Jon6705, to Trains

    Devon's Tarka rail line breaks passenger records

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67727984

    Looks like it's time money was spent and the network reopened.

    They did it at and it worked. Investment is worth it. Now for numerous other Devonian lines & stations.

    We urgently need regular six car trains at least, 7 days week.

    If you're forced to stand on any train journey, the journey should be completely free of charge. Dream on.

    Jon6705, to Nissan

    Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66915440

    At least there's one that doesn't break promises, unlike

    Jon6705, to wildlife

    King Charles III new coin designs revealed

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67091137

    I really like the style of these new coins.

    Compared the current ones, one can see so much more clearly what the value of the coin is.

    Jon6705, to maps

    Rare atlas on show in Leeds for first time

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-66543963

    #Cartography #Maps #Atlas #Leeds #Exhibition #Histodons

    Jon6705, to nature

    Glow-worms released into rewilding site in South West England

    https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/glow-worms-released-rewilding-site-8705140

    Jon6705, to random

    Historic Exeter railway building could be demolished after more than 100 years

    https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/historic-exeter-railway-building-could-8672307

    #Exeter #Devon #RailwayStations #RailwayHistory

    Jon6705, to london

    Vagina Museum reopens with endometriosis exhibition

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67310511

    #London #Museums #VaginaMuseum #Vagina

    Jon6705, to random

    Energy price cap set to rise AGAIN in January

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67484090

    Ofgem are nothing short of a joke.

    They clearly don't give a damn about consumers, only lining the pockets of the energy giants and their shareholders.

    It's high time all utilities were re-nationlised so as NOT to put profit before service.

    #EnergyPrices #EnergyCap #Ofgem #CostOfLiving #NationaliseEnergy #PeopleBeforeProfit #GTTO

    Jon6705, to mentalhealth

    How a Dutch tragedy made people take loneliness seriously

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67714026

    #Loneliness #MentalHealth #GoodNews #Netherlands #Dutch

    Jon6705, to zerowaste

    Recycling: Plans for electrical goods to be included in UK collections

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67830798

    #Recycling #Electricals

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