Kate A.

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Just saw someone walking their big fluffy white cat on a lead. Not quite sure what to make of that, sort of cat that should be sitting on Blofeld's lap, not walking round the block in a tartan jacket.

I've decided I have officially reached middle age, having replaced our old plastic bathroom light cord with a nice handmade glass handle from Etsy. (I'm sure there are other signs but that's the one I've noticed)

Hold on to your wheelie bins, it's a bit blowy out

@superbreeze.bsky.social Packing for what to wear to this posh do in London tomorrow night, I need to channel some of your style as I'm staring at my wardrobe and it's just giving me a clueless shrug in return. Not sure they'd let me in wearing jeans and muddy boots.

I'm entirely surrounded today by engineers wearing entirely grey, with entirely grey conversations. Feeling a strong urge to let off some party poppers or throw some streamers as this is a very difficult way to muster enthusiasm on an entirely grey Monday morning.

FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵

Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏

The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

One of those long busy weeks that needs the cactus of happiness to keep my laptop company

@tobynutley.bsky.social Found the best use yet for my pencil case, biscuit smuggling past my peckish workmates

Dog trying a hard stare on me for food

Moment of joy to rediscover one of my favourite pages, not seen since I abandoned 'the other place' when Dr Evil took over

Now a member of the RNLI 🚣💪

People in the US: how have you coped during this summer of record heat?

Ready for some good news? We can do it! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've been shocked and quite upset by misinformation and hatred towards the RNLI in recent days, that's flooded social media. They represent the very best of British values in saving all lives at sea. Anyone aiming hate at them is seriously mixed up. rnli.org/news-and-med...

rnli.org/support-us/g...

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

Working late (again) and powered by music, Insomnia by Faithless really is an all time awesome tune

Accidentally pouring cold coffee on your feet is definitely a sign you need more coffee

Caught the tram, asked for a ticket, conductor asked 'just a single?' and I replied 'no, a double please'. Took me an embarrassingly long moment to remember that's not what a return is called.

My bus has a recorded voice stating the next stops in a local accent, sounds very much like Linda from Ann Droid

Working from home with a dog now includes the phrase 'don't lick the keyboard'. Will add that to the list of things I never thought I'd say

Submitted to Private Eye, but they didn't use...

So nice to be going to sleep to the sound of rain 🌧️

When all seems a little crazy, busy or stressful, it's always good to stop and smell the roses

It really is remarkable that we’ve seen 35°C reached in 4 consecutive months, May, June, July, August, the previous record was 2. We’ve also now beaten 1995 for most days >30°C ever recorded. No other year since records began matches summer 2026. 🥵

My most favourite eclipse film/photos

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How to keep babies and children safe in heatwaves

Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions

www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Wow! Flabbergasted! Impressed. UK gov't minister acknowledges climate related weather extremes impacting on society! Is this a first? Well done @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social

Have concluded that Murder In A Small Town on Netflix is effectively Midsomer Murders in America

Got randomly taking classics with a workmate today, figured that for some people climate folks are like Cassandra, screaming hysterical nonsense that they'll never believe and nothing will change their minds. Oh well 🤷

Just had my first invite of the year for a Christmas party, it's rather taken me aback

Facepalm articles. Fossil-fuel driven climate change makes wildfires worse by heating and drying the land more. It's that simple.

That moment when a colleague says 'of course it's hot, it's summertime' and you silently scream at them and lose a little bit of respect