Pharmacist on a Pushbike
@ppushbike.eurosky.social
Pharmacist in Sheffield, UK.
Cycling for transport.
Still use my car when appropriate.
Bikeability instructor (used to be called Cycling Proficiency). Kidical Mass organiser. Choir singer. Rock climber. Occasional knitter.
She / Her.
Cycling for transport.
Still use my car when appropriate.
Bikeability instructor (used to be called Cycling Proficiency). Kidical Mass organiser. Choir singer. Rock climber. Occasional knitter.
She / Her.
Pinned
Active travel is a public health issue.
We really really need politicians at all levels to understand that building decent bike lanes won't just help a few Lycra-clad blokes: it will have a massive impact on people's health long term.
We really really need politicians at all levels to understand that building decent bike lanes won't just help a few Lycra-clad blokes: it will have a massive impact on people's health long term.
Can anyone suggest somewhere in/near Sheffield to buy clipless cycling shoes? Not road shoes: as close to normal trainers as possible. I have narrow feet, so would prefer to try them on. Can't find anywhere in Sheffield with much in stock (unless I've missed somewhere).
October 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Can anyone suggest somewhere in/near Sheffield to buy clipless cycling shoes? Not road shoes: as close to normal trainers as possible. I have narrow feet, so would prefer to try them on. Can't find anywhere in Sheffield with much in stock (unless I've missed somewhere).
Very glad that my physiotherapy appointment was this morning, and I was home before storm Boylo (or whatever it's called) arrived.
The tip run and charity shop run will have to wait, cos I ain't going out in this disgusting weather: not even in the car.
The tip run and charity shop run will have to wait, cos I ain't going out in this disgusting weather: not even in the car.
October 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Very glad that my physiotherapy appointment was this morning, and I was home before storm Boylo (or whatever it's called) arrived.
The tip run and charity shop run will have to wait, cos I ain't going out in this disgusting weather: not even in the car.
The tip run and charity shop run will have to wait, cos I ain't going out in this disgusting weather: not even in the car.
THE SMOKING BAN
Going for a night out, or even just to the pub, and not having to:
- take my asthma inhaler with me
- dose up with antihistamines
- throw all clothes straight in the wash when returning home
- shower before going to bed to reduce the effect on my eczema
Going for a night out, or even just to the pub, and not having to:
- take my asthma inhaler with me
- dose up with antihistamines
- throw all clothes straight in the wash when returning home
- shower before going to bed to reduce the effect on my eczema
Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?
October 24, 2026 at 11:24 AM
THE SMOKING BAN
Going for a night out, or even just to the pub, and not having to:
- take my asthma inhaler with me
- dose up with antihistamines
- throw all clothes straight in the wash when returning home
- shower before going to bed to reduce the effect on my eczema
Going for a night out, or even just to the pub, and not having to:
- take my asthma inhaler with me
- dose up with antihistamines
- throw all clothes straight in the wash when returning home
- shower before going to bed to reduce the effect on my eczema
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In an ideal world, everyone would follow the rules. But with limited resources, police rightly focus on major causes of harm; last year, 364 pedestrians were killed, almost all of them hit by motor vehicles.
In comparison, more pedestrians are killed by cows than cyclists.
In comparison, more pedestrians are killed by cows than cyclists.
October 21, 2026 at 8:19 AM
In an ideal world, everyone would follow the rules. But with limited resources, police rightly focus on major causes of harm; last year, 364 pedestrians were killed, almost all of them hit by motor vehicles.
In comparison, more pedestrians are killed by cows than cyclists.
In comparison, more pedestrians are killed by cows than cyclists.
Looking for recommendations for a replacement front bike light to supplement the built in light. Ability to switch between constant & flashing would be good.
Current light (Trek Ion RT 200) is getting a bit glitchy, randomly switching off or refusing to switch between modes.
Current light:
Current light (Trek Ion RT 200) is getting a bit glitchy, randomly switching off or refusing to switch between modes.
Current light:
Trek Ion 200 RT Front Bike Light - Trek Bikes (GB)
Enhance your cycling experience with Trek Ion 200 RT Front Bike Light. Shop now!
www.trekbikes.com
October 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Looking for recommendations for a replacement front bike light to supplement the built in light. Ability to switch between constant & flashing would be good.
Current light (Trek Ion RT 200) is getting a bit glitchy, randomly switching off or refusing to switch between modes.
Current light:
Current light (Trek Ion RT 200) is getting a bit glitchy, randomly switching off or refusing to switch between modes.
Current light:
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - 'more research need'..
Well from 2022 to 2025, funded by the NIHR, we (& colleagues) did that research.
And we have 10(!!) peer reviewed articles so far, with more on the way.
Here's a summary of our papers so far (all open access so get reading):
Well from 2022 to 2025, funded by the NIHR, we (& colleagues) did that research.
And we have 10(!!) peer reviewed articles so far, with more on the way.
Here's a summary of our papers so far (all open access so get reading):
October 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - 'more research need'..
Well from 2022 to 2025, funded by the NIHR, we (& colleagues) did that research.
And we have 10(!!) peer reviewed articles so far, with more on the way.
Here's a summary of our papers so far (all open access so get reading):
Well from 2022 to 2025, funded by the NIHR, we (& colleagues) did that research.
And we have 10(!!) peer reviewed articles so far, with more on the way.
Here's a summary of our papers so far (all open access so get reading):
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May I ask you to read and reflect on this article. My family come from Aberfan and I would have been in the school under the slag on that day had we not moved to the English Midlands. The community still fights for justice and for us to remember. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘I survived for a reason’: Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on
With living memory fading and thousands of Welsh coal tips still posing a threat, a community robbed of justice reflects on how to keep legacy alive
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
May I ask you to read and reflect on this article. My family come from Aberfan and I would have been in the school under the slag on that day had we not moved to the English Midlands. The community still fights for justice and for us to remember. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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This is weird because we were told that autonomous vehicles would always follow the rules?
sf.gazetteer.co/waymo-has-be...
sf.gazetteer.co/waymo-has-be...
Waymo has been slapped with more than 8,300 parking tickets since January 2025
With fines of nearly $1 million for various violations, the robotaxi company says it’s cooperating with the city and learning from its cars’ mistakes
sf.gazetteer.co
October 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This is weird because we were told that autonomous vehicles would always follow the rules?
sf.gazetteer.co/waymo-has-be...
sf.gazetteer.co/waymo-has-be...
Early signs of aptitude for bike fixing??
October 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Early signs of aptitude for bike fixing??
A few years ago the shouty local taxi drivers were saying that it would be too expensive to switch to EVs, and 🙂↔️ they're all using hybrids and EVs.
Next it'll be the big trucks and road mending vehicles.
Next it'll be the big trucks and road mending vehicles.
My neighborhood is getting major street resurfacing in Utrecht's Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
Utrecht makes an exception for gas-powered heavy road maintenance vehicles within the LEZ, so I'm super-impressed by how much of the road construction fleet is is fully electric including this asphalt roller!
Utrecht makes an exception for gas-powered heavy road maintenance vehicles within the LEZ, so I'm super-impressed by how much of the road construction fleet is is fully electric including this asphalt roller!
October 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A few years ago the shouty local taxi drivers were saying that it would be too expensive to switch to EVs, and 🙂↔️ they're all using hybrids and EVs.
Next it'll be the big trucks and road mending vehicles.
Next it'll be the big trucks and road mending vehicles.
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Hunter S. Thompson
October 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Hunter S. Thompson
Thank you for all the thoughts and good wishes over the last few days: they were much appreciated.
I am so very very glad to have husband home after a very long & stressful five and a half days.
After ruling out all the other possibilities, they've concluded it was an unusual migraine.
I am so very very glad to have husband home after a very long & stressful five and a half days.
After ruling out all the other possibilities, they've concluded it was an unusual migraine.
October 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Thank you for all the thoughts and good wishes over the last few days: they were much appreciated.
I am so very very glad to have husband home after a very long & stressful five and a half days.
After ruling out all the other possibilities, they've concluded it was an unusual migraine.
I am so very very glad to have husband home after a very long & stressful five and a half days.
After ruling out all the other possibilities, they've concluded it was an unusual migraine.
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The LP is clear! No virus! Husband can go home!!!
The question remains as to what this was: having ruled out encephalitis, I think they're putting it down to an unusual migraine with unusually slow recovery.
The question remains as to what this was: having ruled out encephalitis, I think they're putting it down to an unusual migraine with unusually slow recovery.
October 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The LP is clear! No virus! Husband can go home!!!
The question remains as to what this was: having ruled out encephalitis, I think they're putting it down to an unusual migraine with unusually slow recovery.
The question remains as to what this was: having ruled out encephalitis, I think they're putting it down to an unusual migraine with unusually slow recovery.
Also joyful.
Long ago Bobby McFerring did a short talk about the pentatonic scale at TED. It was insane!@
www.ted.com/talks/bobby_...
www.ted.com/talks/bobby_...
Watch me play ... the audience!
In this fun, 3-min performance from the World Science Festival, musician Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired.
www.ted.com
October 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Also joyful.
So joyful.
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in.
The joy on their faces says it all.
The joy on their faces says it all.
October 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
So joyful.
Front seat on the top deck for the bus home!
October 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Front seat on the top deck for the bus home!
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Imagine the howls of outrage if anyone proposed a pause on new motor traffic infrastructure until more drivers followed the Highway Code.
October 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Imagine the howls of outrage if anyone proposed a pause on new motor traffic infrastructure until more drivers followed the Highway Code.
Normally I cycle to the hospital where I work. But as husband is currently an inpatient, I've been catching the bus. This gives me the option of a bus or taxi home, should they decide to discharge him. No fighting for a parking space.
Why not a bike? It was pouring cold rain last night and I wanted to go make her soup after a long day. Bussed to her place with a Dutch oven and ingredients.
Transportation freedom means having multiple affordable convenient options to be able to choose the right tool for the job.
Transportation freedom means having multiple affordable convenient options to be able to choose the right tool for the job.
October 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Normally I cycle to the hospital where I work. But as husband is currently an inpatient, I've been catching the bus. This gives me the option of a bus or taxi home, should they decide to discharge him. No fighting for a parking space.
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Every time I see one of these whiny little baby questions about speed limits, I Google the MP's name and "speeding". Running at a 100% "yeah they got done for speeding" hit rate so far.
A question on #SpeedLimits #Birmingham tabled by Mr Richard Holden on 15-09-2026 has been answered by Justin Madders. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-15/30026
October 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Every time I see one of these whiny little baby questions about speed limits, I Google the MP's name and "speeding". Running at a 100% "yeah they got done for speeding" hit rate so far.
Depressing thread from Toronto. The only thing this will achieve is increased danger.
I hope someone is collecting the statistics regarding congestion and collisions.
I hope someone is collecting the statistics regarding congestion and collisions.
October 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Depressing thread from Toronto. The only thing this will achieve is increased danger.
I hope someone is collecting the statistics regarding congestion and collisions.
I hope someone is collecting the statistics regarding congestion and collisions.
Today has not gone as expected. Husband's boss phoned to say husband was very confused when he arrived at work, and couldn't really remember how he'd got there.
So after a call to 111, he was admitted to the hospital where I work, through the acute stroke assessment pathway.
So after a call to 111, he was admitted to the hospital where I work, through the acute stroke assessment pathway.
October 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today has not gone as expected. Husband's boss phoned to say husband was very confused when he arrived at work, and couldn't really remember how he'd got there.
So after a call to 111, he was admitted to the hospital where I work, through the acute stroke assessment pathway.
So after a call to 111, he was admitted to the hospital where I work, through the acute stroke assessment pathway.
Also Sheffield people!
SCC are now asking for views for the new 20mph policy.
You can say you’d like it everywhere if you want, here: haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk/20mph-zones/...
(As most injuries happen to people inside vehicles, I think it’s valuable on most roads whether or not there are many people outside vehicles.
You can say you’d like it everywhere if you want, here: haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk/20mph-zones/...
(As most injuries happen to people inside vehicles, I think it’s valuable on most roads whether or not there are many people outside vehicles.
20mph Speed Limit Policy | Have Your Say Sheffield
haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk
October 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Also Sheffield people!
Sheffield people!
If you’re in Sheffield and want safe speeds to apply to our main roads too, here is a petition for you!
www.ipetitions.com/p/safe-speed...
www.ipetitions.com/p/safe-speed...
Implement 20mph speed limits on Sheffield's main roads
Urge Sheffield City Council to expand 20mph speed limits to main roads to reduce traffic injuries and save lives across the city. Add your name now.
www.ipetitions.com
October 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Sheffield people!
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Consultations do bring out the worst in people, particularly those who complain that no one ever asks their opinion before proposing changes 🤦♂️
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We ask everyone outside the car to be safe so drivers can be dangerous.
Sheffield City Council are consulting on plans to change pavement layouts, crossings, tram and bus gates and on street parking in and around Hillsborough to prioritise public transport, pedestrians an...
www.linkedin.com
October 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Consultations do bring out the worst in people, particularly those who complain that no one ever asks their opinion before proposing changes 🤦♂️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-ask...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-ask...
When you visit your optician (@eyeyeopticians.bsky.social ) and they ask about health/medication changes. So you tell them about being diagnosed with ADHD and trying medication for it, and their response is along the lines of "well I did wonder, but I didn't feel it was appropriate to say anything"!
October 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
When you visit your optician (@eyeyeopticians.bsky.social ) and they ask about health/medication changes. So you tell them about being diagnosed with ADHD and trying medication for it, and their response is along the lines of "well I did wonder, but I didn't feel it was appropriate to say anything"!