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Cake day: September 20th, 2025

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  • Write the speech first and practice it quite a bit. When practicing notice the emotions and maybe write breaks into your speech to allow you to feel.

    The last funeral I spoke at I put a joke in and the idea was while the audience had a little laugh I could compose myself and get ready for the emotional close.

    By rehearsing it you make it a bit easier but allow yourself to feel and grieve without restraint at some point.











  • I’m talking more about the psychology. At the moment there seems to be (amongst my workplace at least) a bit of concern about filling up before the price goes up since it seemed to be moving near daily. With it being cheaper (albeit temporarily) people should be a bit calmer about it and remove it from the forefront of mind. Calmer people are less likely to descend into anarchy.

    I’m honestly glad you asked because I didn’t immediately have an expansion to that ready and had to think about what I was trying to say.


  • Heavy road user charge being reduced is being underappreciated here. This is a good idea.

    The excise reduction is interesting because there are good arguments on both sides. Lower cost increases demand typically but it will also go a long way to calming people down and having a net positive on society. Plus the bit where its slightly cheaper to try and exist.

    I won’t argue with receiving the benefits, but I’m not entirely convinced its the right move. Its not simple.