2026-08-04 15:39 UTC
Hot day today. I went out for a bike ride this morning before it got it really hot, but returned almost immediately because it didn't seem healthy to cycle with the awful air quality. There's a wild fire in the south of the Netherlands and the smoke had come all the way to Assen.
This afternoon the wind had turned and I took parcels to the post office. By that time I didn't really want to cycle any further due to the 33 C temperature. I'll try to ride a bit further this evening when it cools off a bit.
Climate change has an affect on the most environmentally friendly form of transport. But people are still driving cars.
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@AaranHouse@ohai.social 2026-08-04 15:56
@hembrow@todon.eu Sadly my knees won't let me ride a bike but 💯 Alternative reduction of CO2 would be to cut to zero all advertising (about 30% of extra emissions, a quick fix)
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@wavesculptor@climatejustice.social 2026-08-04 16:45
@hembrow@todon.eu "Climate change has an effect on the most environmentally friendly form of transport. But people are still driving cars." Part of The Plan is to let all us "hair shirt-ers" exhaust ourselves doing good, while the Evil People slide around in their aircon offices, including those with wings and wheels, sipping cocktails [as you do in the office] and laughing at the wildfire videos. #microfiction ? - I don't know...