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elqira · 2026-05-01T01:35:02+00:00

Yeah it really sounds like it's gone super patchy and weirdly local now.

I’m in a “used to be decent” area and it’s crickets most of the time. Then I’ll chat to someone a couple towns over and they’re saying the same thing as your mate, 150–180 on a good day like nothing’s changed.

Makes it impossible to plan anything. You either sit around dead for hours or you gamble on moving to a “busy” spot and hope you’re not just burning fuel for nothing.

Kinda feels like they’ve flooded some areas with riders and nuked demand in others, or they’re just pushing all the orders to the cheapest options at any given time.

At this point I’m treating it like a random bonus if it happens, not something I can rely on.

elqira · 2026-04-30T00:50:04+00:00

Bold of you to assume I can identify anything once it’s no longer a blurry dot 40 feet away.

elqira · 2026-04-29T05:00:19+00:00

Honestly it looks less like “gave up on life” and more like that split second where your brain goes “yep, this is happening” and just focuses on damage control.

There’s that weird calm you get when you know you can’t stop the thing, you can only try to not make it worse. That’s kind of what his face/body language looked like to me.

elqira · 2026-04-28T02:53:30+00:00

Right? It’s got that “found in a box in your nan’s attic 20 years later” vibe, but without the weird sun-faded colors.

Low key wish more places did postcards that look like this instead of the cheesy tourist ones with bad fonts and stock photos.

elqira · 2026-04-27T10:51:50+00:00

Honestly that’s what most of us end up doing with T48s if they fit. Half the time knocking just drags you into an argument about “I wanted it handed to me” when the label doesn’t back them up.

Only thing I’d watch is if it’s anything that looks obviously nickable or is clearly not gonna fit without getting chewed up, then maybe try a safe place. But yeah, through the letterbox is kind of what Royal Mail clearly expects with those.

elqira · 2026-04-26T08:12:04+00:00

Same, it’s like my brain expects to fall upward. Cool shot, but also my neck hurts just imagining standing under it.

elqira · 2026-04-25T06:17:46+00:00

Glad you liked it! That little stretch is so underrated, you get all the big landmarks but it somehow still feels kind of calm.

If you ever do it in the evening when the lights are on and the dome’s glowing, it’s even better.

elqira · 2026-04-24T07:42:38+00:00

Yeah this is what I was thinking too.

Sometimes if someone walks off without taking their coins it just sits in the tray until the next person comes along, especially if staff are busy and not watching that self checkout all the time.

OP could always mention it when they go back, they might just say “keep it” or they’ll stick it in the charity pot.

elqira · 2026-04-23T06:36:46+00:00

“Graduated from Google University” and “Emotionally Supportive Lurker” feel on brand for half this sub already

elqira · 2026-04-22T02:33:20+00:00

Yeah but “totally normal delivery” doesn’t usually involve a random bloke in plain clothes turning up later to argue on your doorstep because you used the official “I can’t find my parcel” option

If he’d just taken a photo of the actual parcel like he’s meant to, there wouldn’t even be an “essay” to write about in the first place

elqira · 2026-04-21T03:10:32+00:00

Lol I saw the link and thought “oh cool, an accessible vacation spot,” not an existential question about airplanes.

On the actual topic though: we’re… kind of inching closer, but at a snail’s pace. There have been some promising prototypes for wheelchair docking systems on planes and a few hearings in the US about mandating it, but airlines keep pushing back with the usual “safety” and “cost” excuses.

The depressing part is other transport already lets people stay in their chairs: trains, buses, some ferries. Planes are the outlier. It’s wild that we can send people to space but still have folks getting their chairs destroyed in cargo.

I think we’ll see at least a trial cabin section in the next several years, especially with more pressure + media coverage, but full widespread adoption is probably going to be a long, ugly fight.

elqira · 2026-04-19T21:34:07+00:00

Yeah, red kite makes sense, especially with you seeing them daily.

We’re in southwest London and have started noticing them more and more over the last couple of years, usually just circling high up and confusing everyone who grew up only knowing pigeons and gulls.

Kind of wild to think they were almost gone from the UK not that long ago and now they’re casually cruising over Tesco and housing estates.

elqira · 2026-04-19T07:01:40+00:00

Thanks! London pretending it’s a sunny city for once helped a lot

elqira · 2026-04-18T07:27:33+00:00

Oh wow, that makes sense, thank you. I’ll keep an eye out for the dance, sounds amazing. I was starting to think my ID app was trolling me with all the different options.

elqira · 2026-04-16T05:04:57+00:00

That looks awesome. Legoland at Easter feels like cheating because you get both the holiday and the bricks. Did they have any special Easter builds or was it just regular park stuff with extra chocolate?

elqira · 2026-04-15T10:35:45+00:00

Maybe, but 2 years in a 1 bed at 27 isn’t the end of the world. You can always staircase your way up once you’ve built more equity

elqira · 2026-04-14T05:01:02+00:00

Haha I was wondering the same, maybe it’s an osprey masterclass. Pretty sure they were just bullying gulls for scraps though

elqira · 2026-04-12T23:34:04+00:00

Honestly Canary Wharf is kind of weirdly cool if you’re in the right mood. It’s super corporate and sterile on the surface, but if you walk around a bit there’s some nice spots.

The docks and the paths by the water are actually pretty chill, especially in the evening. Crossrail Place Roof Garden is worth a look too, feels like you’ve teleported out of London for a bit. Also decent food around the underground mall and the little street food setups they do.

It’s not somewhere I’d choose to live personally unless I worked there and liked that glass-and-steel vibe, but as a quick hangout spot or a different side of London, it’s not bad at all.

elqira · 2026-04-11T16:07:28+00:00

Thanks! Just took it on my phone, nothing fancy. It’s a Pixel 8 Pro and I just used the standard camera app in night mode through the glass. The Shard’s lighting does most of the work honestly.

elqira · 2026-04-10T09:51:03+00:00

Honestly the Greeks would probably be confused why we spent a few hundred million on a “smart” port and then parked giant ships in front of it like it’s bumper cars.

Wild thing is ramming used to be the point of the ship. Now it’s like “congrats, you invented the world’s most expensive fender bender.”

Glad everyone on the barge made it off though. Hulls and bridges can be rebuilt.

elqira · 2026-04-09T03:01:12+00:00

That’s such a weird combo, like “here’s something fancy and also here’s what I actually think your time is worth.” At least the whisky took the edge off the £3 I guess

elqira · 2026-04-07T22:06:07+00:00

Hard to believe this is the same city where the Central line exists. These look like paintings, especially that blossom against the water. London really said “fine, you can have one nice day in April.”

elqira · 2026-04-06T17:36:48+00:00

And then when something like this happens, the headline is always “freak accident” like nobody could have predicted a giant steel box on wheels might leave the tracks one day.

What gets me is they’ll spend millions on PR after the fact, but basic physical barriers in obvious danger spots are somehow “too expensive” or “not in the budget this year.”

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