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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 31m

Pedigree, Whiskas, Royal Canin, Sheba, Cesar and Iams are all Mars brands.

The pet branch of the company is quite large.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 11h

I wish the AI bubble would hurry up and burst so this unfunny slop goes away.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 22h

I too have had this passing thought when I see my insurance invoice every month.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 23h

I have a urban arrow so it's possible but yeah expensive and quite the pain to fit i reckon.

When I upgrade to Riese and Müller it will come with a belt drive.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

I really need to swap to a gates belt drive for the true low maintenance life.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

Ah the thrifty middle class. Scouring the local park for all the dead, rotting windfall wood they can find to turn it into toxic air pollution.

Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the report I'm referencing.

SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · Sep 11

#EdinWebcast

#CCWEL 12-month monitoring--> democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s8...

History--> www.spokes.org.uk/2022/02/ccwe...

Result-->
🚶satisfaction up
🚲greatly up
trader support hugely up
retail spending up

#CllrMacinnes suggests using this as example to other local communities
Officer: 👍

4. Main report
4.1 The results of the 12 month post-implementation monitoring are detailed in Appendix 1.
4.2 Key findings include:
4.2.1 The number of people cycling on affected streets has continued to increase since the interim monitoring period when compared to pre-implementation baseline levels, weekday cycling levels have at least doubled on Roseburn Terrace, Haymarket Terrace, Melville Street and St David Street, compared to only modest increases on unaffected streets such as Dalry Road. Increases have been even greater at the weekend;
4.2.2 The increase in weekday cycling is less pronounced when compared with pre-covid figures from 2018, most likely due to the decrease in overall journey numbers associated with the increase in flexible working, however weekend figures and the modal share for cycling at all times have increased considerably since 2018;
4.2.3 Pedestrian satisfaction on key streets has remained notably higher than during baseline surveys;
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Transport and Environment Committee – Thursday 11 September
4.2.4 The vast majority of pedestrians and shoppers (over 95%) interviewed on affected streets had travelled by sustainable modes;
4.2.5 Most residents who took part in the household survey support the scheme and the level of support has continued to increase since pre-implementation (49%) and interim monitoring (64%) to 68%. Meanwhile the level of opposition has fallen from 11% to 7%;
4.2.6 The proportion of residents living near the scheme who cycle as their main mode of travel to work has continued to increase from 8% during baseline monitoring, to 12% at 6 months monitoring and 15% at 12 months monitoring. If residents who work from home are removed, the increase is even larger, more than doubling from 8% to 18%;
4.2.7 Residents’ satisfaction with the public realm and the availability of parking spaces remained higher than during baseline monitoring;

4.2.8
The proportion of traders who support the scheme appears to have increased from only 14% during baseline monitoring, to 60% at the 12 months monitoring; although it should be noted that the trader survey had very low response rates, so these results are not necessarily representative;
4.2.9
The number of vacant premises has reduced by three on Roseburn Terrace and increased by one on Haymarket Terrace (not counting Rosebery House). This compares favourably with control locations of Gorgie Road and Dalry Road, where the number of vacant premises has increased by one and four respectively;
4.2.10 Levels of vehicular traffic on routes affected by the CCWEL project and parallel alternative routes are similar to those seen in 2020; with decreases on certain streets such as Coltbridge Terrace and Roseburn Place, where restrictions have been imposed, and increases on some parallel streets such as Henderland Road and Drumsheugh Gardens, to which some traffic has re-routed;
4.2.11 However overall traffic levels have decreased considerably since before the Covid-19 pandemic, with weekday traffic at key locations down by around 27% compared to 2018. This suggests that overall traffic in the city centre has fallen considerably, most likely due to the combined impact of the increase in flexible working, and the various changes to the city centre network, such as the tram extension to Newhaven, the Low Emission Zone and the CCWEL project itself. Thus the impact of any localised increases is likely to be very small when compared to pre-pandemic levels; and
4.2.12 Analysis of spending data by Mastercard found evidence of 20% higher retail spending in areas affected by the CCWEL project than in areas not affected by the project.

Officer says very successful monitoring report, which they will use in other local communities, though each area always comes up with their own concerns

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4d

Just one more.

The Study
Every Study Ever:
Reliable transit, safe active transportation options and fewer cars will improve cities.
City:
Hmm, can we really trust every study ever done?

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

Tales of dispair and disaster from a cycle lane in Edinburgh became a 20% increase in local spending a year after it was opened. Business approvel went for 30% ish to 70% from memory.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 1d

I'm really looking forward to seeing his show next month.

The poster for David Olgusogs stage show A Gun Through Time.

He's pictured with a Thompson sub machine gun standing next to a Lee Enfield rifle leaning against a maxim machine gun.

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 2d

🚲 edi.bike | issue 114 | 13th Sep '25

New plans for Fountainbridge, Dundee St and beyond; South Queensferry High Street project an “opportunity missed”; plus events, route closures & more:

https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-114-13th-oct-25/

An illustrated visual of a future streetscape, with a wide continuous footway and cycle crossing, wide pavements and pedestrian and cycle users passing by a double decker bus under a clear blue sky.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lovely film about traditional Norwegian clinker wooden boat building.

Jon's enthusiasm for the boats and the skills is infectious, a great way to spend most of an hour.

Traditional Wooden Boatbuilding in Norway

YouTube video by Jon Seal Wood

youtu.be

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 3d

“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 3d

An Edinburgh Lib Dem not being terminally car brained is quite the surprise.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 3d

See the renaming of sustrans to the rambling title of @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social is reaching the people that matter...

Facebook screenshot of roasters discussing local improvements that aren't for cars.
First poster:
"Let me guess, cycle lanes, parking space removal, complete disregard for public opinion?"

2nd person replies:
"Absolutely. But people must respond to these so called consultations - strongly disagreeing to the more ludicrous proposals (and there are plenty of them) can only help. I also suggested disbanding the Transport Committee as being a waste of time and cutting all funding to Sustrans or whoever they are claiming to be now - fat chance of either of these "excellent"proposals being accepted of course."

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 4d

I think my feed is trying to scare me.

An npr post that starts with the slightly concerning sentence, "a single nuclear missile of unknown origin is heading towards mainland USA" before revealing they are talking about a film.

The post below is a first look at North Koreas new ICBM.

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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 4d

Here we go... it was only a matter of time, as the far-right gets ever more vocal without check

Homophobic Christian Nationalist mob targets London’s gay district

A homophobic religious mob calling themselves the ‘King’s Army’ organised an intimidating mob in the streets of London’s Soho – the heart of London’s LGBT+ community, home to many LGBT+ bars, clubs, a...

humanists.uk

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Sir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 5d

a close up of a woman 's face looking out of a window .

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face looking out of a window .

media.tenor.com

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 5d

Is it still PTSD if the trauma is still happening?

It's so fucking shit, I'm sorry.

Ever had a Scottish Snowball?

A pile of home made Scottish snowballs sit on a pink plate. They are round and covered in coconut.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 6d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 6d

Ah, so you just care about the freedom to drive penis extension vehicles while not driving one yourself, fair enough.

Meanwhile, the USA has more than double the road deaths per capita than Europe.

Wonder why that is? Oh, yeah, it's because Europe actually has safety standards for pedestrians.

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Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations on reinforcing her point.

Nobody even mentioned taking away your penis extension vehicle of choice.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 7d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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