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Crazy politics in Syston

1 Comment Posted by on May 3, 2011

We have had leaflets delivered from both the Conservative and Labour parties ahead of the local elections on Thursday. When it comes to transport they are both completely crazy. Both are making impossible promises that they will not be able to keep and if they could keep them it would only make things worse. The Conservatives [...]

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Convenience: Bikes win everytime

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 25, 2011

I have been putting a new shed up and realised that I needed some felt adhesive (thought it was supposed to come with all the materials needed, but never mind). It is 3/4 of a mile to the local hardware shop. A big tin of bitumen felt adhesive is quite heavy so obviously I went [...]

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Avoiding the hospital queues

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 19, 2011

Yesterday evening I was visiting someone at the Royal Infirmary in Leicester. They currently have something of a lock down on visiting times due to the load on them caused by flu. This means car parking is even more of a problem than normal. So it was no surprise that I zipped past a long [...]

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Connecting the day

1 Comment Posted by on November 22, 2010

I debated whether to title this post “Civilising the day”. Today is a good example for me of how cycling as transport makes better connections for the day. With three different places to be during the day it would have been possible to use the car but so much less efficient. First stop a staff meeting, [...]

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Drivers don’t pay enough tax

1 Comment Posted by on October 4, 2010

From I don’t pay road tax | At War With The Motorist: The second is that Motoring and Motorism doesn’t have a single cost.  Talk about “road tax” and people will say that they’re paying for road construction and repair.  Talk to the slightly more sophisticated Motorists about “vehicle excise duty” and they will say that [...]

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BBC News – New car park in Birmingham finds a space for you

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 27, 2010

There is now a solution to the age old problem of never being able to find a space when you go into a car park. via BBC News – New car park in Birmingham finds a space for you. Duh!!! A much cheaper solution than a multi million pound car park is to ride your [...]

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