David Shepherd

@DavidDmshepherd@toot.community
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Often found in the #sea, I like #swimming, #running and #outdoor pursuits. I do voluntary #conservation work on lowland heathland and in an #art gallery. I have an MA in #History from #Birkbeck. #Histodons. #UKPolitics. I’m #liberal, #green and #European. I love #film especially #arthouse.

Check this out: a tram that is as long as 10 elephants standing end to end.

It's being shown in #Berlin.

It's 51 metres long; if you tipped it on end, it would be as tall as a 17-storey building.

With 300+ passengers, each one can take 205 cars off the streets.

"we can't have buses cos we live in a city that was designed in medieval times, and the roads are too small."

Dijon: hold my mustard.

Just wanted to give my regular shout out to Oxfam's Online Bookshop - they have some great stuff available, the website is easy to use & its all going to a good cause.

So if you have a book habit you cannot break, why not ensure the money doesn't go in the corporate coffers, and ends up doing some good.

the website is here:

#books @bookstodon

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/books/category/books

OK, so having spent far too damned long trying to understand SNCF's ridiculous luggage rules, I have now written a guide - to help you avoid arguments and a possible €50 fine, and respecting your own safety and privacy as far as you can, within the rules

Thanks in particular to @bohwaz for the help!

https://jonworth.eu/how-to-not-fall-foul-of-sncfs-luggage-rules/

Bob Barker, longtime Price is Right host and animal rights activist, dies aged 99

Television personality had iconic career spanning 50 years in which he garnered 19 Daytime Emmy awards

The Guardian
#Autobesity. Feeling smug as I parked my car in a designated #small car space in #Leatherhead multi-storey car park yesterday. I’ve also noticed that wide baby buggies seem to be becoming a thing. Are they for #SUV owners? I’ve had to step off pavements to get round a couple in #Godalming of late.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/26/more-than-150-car-models-too-big-for-regular-uk-parking-spaces?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
More than 150 car models too big for regular UK parking spaces

Fears over safety as analysis by Which? shows ‘autobesity’ epidemic means cars getting wider and longer

The Guardian
Makes me feel old. Loved being immersed in #Europe in pre-#mobilephone days. Just a quick call from a phone box or a postcard to keep in touch.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/18/without-my-phone-my-vacation-took-on-a-new-life-without-distraction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Without my phone, my vacation took on a new life – without distraction

So this was how people travelled before the internet: they just wandered around aimlessly, looking at things

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A weird piece on #ageing. At 38 I still felt young, on the cusp of middle age. Only now at 63 am I beginning to be more concerned about the future effects of growing old.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/14/living-longer-stay-young-age-millions-life?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
We’re all living longer. Instead of struggling to stay young, why not learn to age well?

While the ultra-wealthy spend millions on bizarre elixirs, the rest of us can follow these simple steps to enjoy a better life, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian

Reminds me that we must visit #Charleston. I’ve seen a very useful chart that sets out the #Bloomsbury relationships. Otherwise it is very confusing working out who went with who.

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/aug/12/charleston-house-how-fashion-world-fell-for-bloomsbury-set-country-home?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

‘The house sings with colour and with life’: how the fashion world fell for Charleston, the Bloomsbury set’s country home

From Virginia Woolf and her circle to Kate Moss’s Vogue shoot, the unconventional Sussex farmhouse has captured imaginations across the decades

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An unspoken about issue during all #conflicts especially #WW1. Good to see it being addressed in #UkraineWar. The 1960s slogan “Make love not war” comes to mind.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66443573
Ukraine war: Sex lives in focus for Ukraine's injured veterans

The charity ReSex is providing guidance for wounded soldiers looking for help with their sex lives.

BBC News