My own tiny contribution to the “island of strangers” keeping us safe.

Fund Britain’s Waterways.

The Canal & River Trust (CRT), which manages over 2,000 miles of waterways, relies heavily on government grants to maintain this infrastructure. From 2027, CRT is set to lose 40% of its grant funding, threatening the maintenance and accessibility of canals and rivers.

Tax the rich, ffs!

A narrowboat is moored on a calm canal beside a modern building surrounded by lush greenery.

Bunged up, constantly sneezing, sore itchy eyes…

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More tea, vicar?

Just brewed a pot of loose leaf Assam black tea for a change. Great taste. Had it with milk, no need for sugar, could probably drink it black.

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Still loving the white tea, as recommended by lzbth@micro.blog. H/t to paternoster@mas.to for the loose leaf advice, too.

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For all of my life, for some reason I believed I could have only one kind of tea. Nice to have a bit of variety (which I’m normally all for).

It doesn’t matter, but I guess this also means I’m back on the caffeine.

“One night, I opened my front door to such a strong gas smell I actually thought someone was trying to gas me and I rang the police”.

More on wtf and why.

Woken at 1 am by the sicky sweet smell of petrol wafting in through our open bedroom window.

I’ve been drinking tea and coffee without sugar since before the new year.

Coffee now tastes better than it did before.

Tea is drinkable. I have a Redbush every day, but maybe I should try something different.

What would you recommend?

Bit of a muddy walk around Osterley Park.

A large tree with bare branches stands under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.

Putting my feet up before the school run starts again. The ball of my right big toe is very sore.

Helicopter crews exposed to benzene twenty years ago now dying from cancer.

MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims bbc.com

A better all round social work experience for everyone involved. They should be able to move to a four day week.

Ealing Council slashes admin work by 44% with new AI tool ealing.nub.news