Ian Bailey🐀

Looks like #TheNewNormal is just a way of cutting services and charging the same amount or more for the old level of service

@ESCApocalypse @JeMappellePercy There is a Normandy in Surrey

@JeMappellePercy There’s all sorts down this end of the island. We’ve also got an Egypt, a Pennsylvania and California, a Petty France. There’s a New Zealand in Bucks, and even a Barcelona in Cornwall! No idea why, but I always get a little joyful when I see them!

Deadass just driven through a village called Palestine in Hampshire, England of all places. Would love to know the history of how it got called that, super intrigued now!

@MadelaineLucyH How can they not work out that if Henry VIII sired your ancestor, that you would be related to his father?

My favourite thing is arrogant men being confidently wrong

@BhattiLaib9960 My nan was Rose

@WTM_TTF @Cyn1calCrusader That's later in the year

@Cyn1calCrusader What a load of bullshit. Want to see how the weather was reporting in 1990? Yes it's 32 degrees but not lava red maps. Imagine that. You know why? No money to be made in lying about it back then. Now there is and it's called Green levy. x.com/WTM_TTF/status…

So, jokes aside, to understand why the heat is worse in the UK than say Arizona for example, the answer is quite long... First it's the Humidity, it's far higher here. The UK's island location and prevailing south-westerly winds bring moist sea air, so heatwaves are often humid rather than dry. In contrast, many of the hottest US states (e.g., Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) have dry desert heat where sweat evaporates quickly, so you actually feel cooler despite higher temperatures. Even humid US regions (like the Southeast) usually have widespread air conditioning to offset it. Second, the buildings and Infrastructure that we have all are designed to Trap Heat, not Release It. UK homes are built for cold, damp winters: thick brick/stone walls, heavy insulation, small windows, and designs that retain warmth. During a heatwave, they turn into ovens, solar gain through windows builds up, and there is poor ventilation or passive cooling features like overhangs, shutters, or light-coloured roofs. Plus, poor air conditioning: Only about 5% of UK homes have AC (vs. ~90% in the US). It's not standard because it's rarely needed most of the year, but during spikes it's a nightmare. Also, retrofitting is expensive and tricky in old terraced houses or listed buildings. This extended to public transport, schools, offices, and even hospitals as they often lack cooling. Finally, most importantly, we have zero acclimatisation. Meaning it's just as hot at night as it is during the day. Britons aren't physiologically or culturally used to sustained heat. We're properly white! So, a sudden jump from typical UK summer temps feels extreme, and the body struggles more without gradual adaptation. Heatwaves often bring "tropical nights" (temps staying above 20 °C), so homes don't cool down overnight. You can't sleep, recover, or anything which just compounds fatigue, dehydration, etc. Drier US heat often cools significantly at night. That is all topped up with the fact that we have longer summer daylight at the UK's higher latitude meaning more hours of solar heating. Hope this long explanation that no one wanted clears this right up...

@curtis72372087 @Cyn1calCrusader

@Cyn1calCrusader London is on almost the same latitude line (51 degrees) as Calgary Ca. Madrid and Naples are across from New York. (40) Miami is across from Riyadh (25) US and UK people think we're across the pond from each other. The US is south of EU, acros from Africa and the Med sea.

@Freyy_is Just like when hotels got rid of the doorman

the funniest part of replacing receptionists with AI will be realizing nobody actually documented half the things jessica the front desk person just magically handled every day.

@jamesjonesesq @7why__ydm @Aobius Yet back in the 50's with the b/w The adventures of Robin Hood TV show, the nighttime scenes were well lit, with the actors just acting that it was dark, with the Sheriff of Nottingham telling a subordinate to get a light so he could read

@7why__ydm @Aobius And continuously trying to brighten the screen in the settings because every scene is filmed in night mode.

Does anyone else spend the entire modern movie turning the volume up and down because there is zero sound consistency in movies anymore?

@supertolerant Apart from holidays and the local chip shop, the only times I ate out was when friends had birthday parties at places like Happy Eater

I was young in the 80s/90s in the UK. I don’t remember my parents ever going out to eat, except when we were on holiday (in the UK). I don’t think they ever took me to a fast food restaurant, or ordered takeaway food. People today have no clue how working people lived. /1

@mariomomade @BBCNews Think he means a threat to the trump misadministration

@BBCNews Nonsense,who is a threat to who?

Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies' bbc.in/4fAyVkm

@jeloqapqafor_ @Viralvids12 🤤

Please don’t add me to a group chat. You will never hear from me.

@sciencegirl Thank you for "Today's learn something new"

Honey locust trees are one of the most fascinating examples of what scientists call an “evolutionary anachronism”, a trait that seems designed for animals that no longer exist. Its dense clusters of enormous thorns, growing along the trunk and lower branches, are thought to have evolved during the Pleistocene epoch to protect the tree from bark damage caused by giant herbivores such as Mastodon and Giant ground sloth. While these prehistoric animals likely helped disperse the tree’s seeds by eating its sweet pods, they could also strip bark, break branches, and damage the tree as they fed. Though those Ice Age giants vanished thousands of years ago, the honey locust still carries its ancient armour today, a living reminder of a prehistoric world shaped by megafauna. 📸Greg Hume

@OGSnowLazarus @ChristopherHale Something about worshiping fox idols

NEW: MAGA evangelical leaders gather in Mar-a-Lago to bless and dedicate a gold statue dedicate to Donald Trump.

@SUEtheTrex Couldn't be me as I'm pro Pterosaurs

39% DON'T have a favorite dinosaur? This better be a "mom loves all her children equally" kind of thing.

@AdultFlix35830 @kira_firee 🥵

Rate this flat-chested body's vibe in one emoji

The Truth: No employee should ever be fired for reporting workplace violence, such as bullying or personal harassment.

@alexia6_1 @Sexykira_xx 💯

Rate this flat-chested girl's aesthetic in one emoji

@BBCNews Once again Starmer blames someone else

Starmer would have blocked Mandelson over vetting failure, ministers say bbc.in/4vCWNtl

Israel killed two UNICEF drivers trying to get WATER to families in Gaza. Is this story going to get any coverage? Or is the ongoing genocide not newsworthy?

@sweetyy_yumi I would 'fix' the bows by making them fall apart completely