Gareth Potter
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That, and everything he has ever sold has been a scam, and everything he’s ever bought he’s tried to get out of paying for. He cannot imagine an exchange of goods/services for money that doesn’t involve one side of the transaction trying to scam someone
September 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
That, and everything he has ever sold has been a scam, and everything he’s ever bought he’s tried to get out of paying for. He cannot imagine an exchange of goods/services for money that doesn’t involve one side of the transaction trying to scam someone
Oh, absolutely. But nonetheless it’s fascinating to see that, at least in these numbers, they got away with it.
September 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Oh, absolutely. But nonetheless it’s fascinating to see that, at least in these numbers, they got away with it.
Notable that while austerity might have stopped improvements, it didn’t make things any worse.
September 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Notable that while austerity might have stopped improvements, it didn’t make things any worse.
![booze | bu:z | informal
noun [mass noun]
alcoholic drink: I wonder where he's hidden his booze.
verb [no object]
drink alcohol, especially in large quantities: I expect he's boozing | (boozing as noun) : Michael is trying to quit boozing.
ORIGIN
Middle English bouse, from Middle Dutch büsen
'drink to excess'. The spelling booze dates from the 18th century.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oeeauy2zhiqpq43mm32yg3ox/bafkreih5cgnysmmrpyw4mbqalsl3sltdl3bg4chgpma5rtpevcghtee4dm)
Yes, same. Near miss with a car? Once, maybe twice in the time I’ve been in London. Cyclists…I can’t even count. And everyone has just internalised this: if I slow down on a bike at a zebra crossing, pedestrians won’t step out until I have come to a halt because they *know* no cyclist will stop.
September 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Yes, same. Near miss with a car? Once, maybe twice in the time I’ve been in London. Cyclists…I can’t even count. And everyone has just internalised this: if I slow down on a bike at a zebra crossing, pedestrians won’t step out until I have come to a halt because they *know* no cyclist will stop.
Well, quite. Does feel like a lot of cyclists are telling on themselves here. Do unto others, etc.
September 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Well, quite. Does feel like a lot of cyclists are telling on themselves here. Do unto others, etc.