Calder

@calderwook

Disabled and mostly found bumbling about Edinburgh on a cargo bike or walking my dogs Trees make things better. He/Him

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Calder@calderwook· 20d

I've always wanted one, though perhaps I would start with a 36" before trying the big boy.

A 36-inch wheel penny-farthing on a white background. It's a modern made one with a grippy wheel and old style red leather seat.

Calder@calderwook· Jul 8

Is the Honda Super N making it to America? Might work for that manifesto.

A side on photograph of the Honda Super N EV.

It's almost barny the dinosaur purple, it has flared wheel arches and a spoiler but is a kei car sized city car.

Calder@calderwook· Jun 25

Does a hotel that looks like a giant jobbie count as an ominous megastructure?

The top of the W hotel in Edinburgh. It's designed to look like a walnut whip the metal spiralling round to a point at the tip.

Though its looks like a jobbie to most people.

Calder@calderwook· Jun 19

Wonder if they would get this or even care?

From the awesome @tomflood listing the long list of things that kids have sacrificed for drivers vs the empty list of sacrifices drivers have made for kids.

Calder@calderwook· Jun 9

Nah fuck that shit. Guess I'm spending my afternoon doing some complaining.

An Electricity Asset Services grab truck with the white supremacist slogan white lives matter though the racists are that thick the wrote life instead.

Calder@calderwook· Jun 7

Well that's me angry at people for a bit.

A yew tree that I estimate to be at least 100 years old, that has been previously cut back has had a large section of its bark damaged and removed by people enjoying the Corstorphine Fair.

The depth of the damage has removed the living pith so will seriously affect the tree and leave it open to rot and disease.

Stones that may have been used are next to the tree.

A secondary stem of the same yew tree shows further bark damage by persons unknown.

This is less serious and the tree should be able to heal it.

Calder@calderwook· May 23

The title screen of Star Trek The Next Generation featuring the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D flying toward the camera with a blue planet occupying most the back ground.

The title text reads. Somehow Palpatine returned.

Calder@calderwook· May 18

How about an old cattle drovers road in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh?

A screenshot if Google maps showing the location of Theives Road in west side of the Pentland hills.

Calder@calderwook· May 15

Got to say hello this little dude today. Think they had not long fledged from a nest in the hedge above. Seemed to be calling to their siblings or parents in the hedge.

A baby Robin most likely, not long fledged, is sat on a wall under the leaves of a hedge. It's looking to the right of the frame.

A baby Robin most likely, not long fledged, is sat on a wall under the leaves of a hedge. It's looking right into the camera.

Calder@calderwook· May 12

Least the driver got PPE this time.

A collage of two photos. The left photo shows a a bald male bus driver, dressed in a shirt and vest. Behind him is a person in a soft head covering powered respirator and protective suit. It's from 2020 and carrying early covid patients.

The photo on the right is a wide shot showing he's driving in a convoy of buses escorted by a police motorcycle.

Calder@calderwook· May 9

Being a life long smoker reduces your life expectancy by 10 years plus 3 months for ever year past 40. Though the man below doesn't think that's true.

The fascist Nigal Farage sits on a bench in a street smoking a cigarette in olive suit and check shirt. A no smoking sign is behind him.

Calder@calderwook· Apr 29

I've missed this.

One end of a green and orange hammock hangs from a muture tree. The occupants feet in gray socks and brown trousers make up the bottom half of the photo

Calder@calderwook· Apr 13

Has been a thing since the early days of railways. There was one on the Firth of Forth before the bridge was built.

A black and white drawing from the mid to 1800 showing the train ferry and floating bridge to load the train carriages. It ran from Burntisland to Granton on the Firth of Forth.

Calder@calderwook· Apr 9

Not the smartest thing to do stupid things while wearing the uniform of your employer. Was just casually abusing me for being on the bike and honestly acting like he was on drugs. Pretty sure @policescotland.bsky.social would still side with him. 🤯

Calder@calderwook· Apr 9

Think I over estimated the size of a hedgehog...

A large ramshackle dry stone hedgehog house. Sat in a border of a forest garden.

Calder@calderwook· Apr 9

Death and taxes and delivery drivers being selfish are the only sure things in life.

A white delivery van is parked on double yellow lines and over a cycle lane. Parking blocks the view of drivers of cyclist having to go round the van creating quite the dangerous situation.

Calder@calderwook· Apr 7

Checks windy.com to see where the nuclear fallout will go first...

A screenshot of a wind chart at FL30. There is a big fast flow that goes from Iran over Pakistan and Northern India.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 31

Needs a cat for company.

Uranium Glass Cat Figurine by Vaseline is bathed in blue uv light making it glow a bright luminous green.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 20

Heads up if you come off the tram line cycle path at Bankhead to head to South Gyle. South Gyle access road is going to be closed for the next month or so due to surprise hole in the ground. #EdTravCyc

https://www.roadworksscotland.org

CE023-EMERGENCY-190326 (4026794

"We have been called out to subsidence on South Gyle Access within the active travel works where they have discovered a large void that travels under both lanes of the north bound carriageway, we therefore require to close the road. The start time of this is 1900hrs 19/3/26." - Linked to LA ref 3731415 - CE013-S697

Estimated duration is 27 days.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 18

Rose street asks first time?

A screenshot from Google street views showing the sett paved Rose Street in Edinburgh. Several large tarmac patches are visible either side of an ornate mosaic. Two blue planters act as a traffic-calming feature in the background

Calder@calderwook· Mar 18

Your diagnosis of silicosis and bad back are not work related...

Two workers in orange hi viz clothing lean out of a red basket suspended from a crane that is off camera. One is holding the stone of a chimney that is being worked on by the other with a demolition hammer. He is holding it awkwardly and above shoulder height. Ear defenders are worn but no face masks for dust protection are worn.

The sandstone building they are working on glows in the sun. Some evidence of fire damage can be seen.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 13

Welp, that's what terminal car brain looks like I guess.

Skeets below an image that shows the absurd height of a wankpanzer bonnet.

@blackeyedddog.bsky.s...

Our old hips won't accept anything lower.

Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social

Fun fact - before wankpanzers were invented, old people couldn't use cars.

@blackeyedddog.bsky.social

People were smaller.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 12

It's fun having a white dog when the weather is minging! Not pictured is the black dog that's just as filthy but doesn't look it.

A white miniature schnauzer sits on a tree stump. A reddish pink jacked contrasts sharply with her white fur. The tip of her pink tongue is sticking out. Her fur is wet and streaked with mud.

The background is blurred but you can make out the green grass and a black shape of a crow.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 11

Had to go and look for this. I can think of worse mascots for the country.

The front cover of Loaded magazine from 97.
Harry Hill is riding a giant badger.

An appreciation of arsed and Mariella Frostrup also feature.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 9

Think it's just the standard flight path to Lossiemouth from the south for RAF. Doubt you will see the castle from 32000ft with the cloud cover but if your flying anyway, sure why not. 😉

Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, to and from Lossiemouth, passing over Edinburgh on the way up and to the west of Edinburgh on the way down.

Screenshot of ADSB website showing the flight path of a RAF Atlas transport aircraft, going to Lossiemouth passing over Edinburgh.

Calder@calderwook· Mar 1

There is one of these green Renault 5 I see in my neighborhood with pea in the reg plate.

A green Renault 5 EV, driving along a city road.

Calder@calderwook· Feb 26

So apparently the army have set the Pentlands on fire. That's fun. Picture from a reddit post.

A screen shot of a reddit post.

It shows a late fire on a hill side at night. The sky and smoke glows orange from the flames.

A house and tree are visible in the foreground.

Calder@calderwook· Feb 25

Hiding it behind the wings also works.

A Westland Lysander in flight. It's in a yellow and black striped paint scheme.

Calder@calderwook· Feb 21

I, for one, WELCOME our new Overlord.

A picture of the true lord and savoir that is Mr Blooby.

His pink and yellow spotted head is on a white background, with luscious dark lashes round his beautiful green eyes. A red button nose is above his wide and tall red lipped grin with his bottom teeth showing,
A yellow with multicoloured spots bow tie is below his disembodied head

Calder@calderwook· Feb 19

Guess he didnt read about the mass suicides of fascists to avoid a fate like Mussolini here. Boot licking won't save them.