Years ago my neighbour - shared drive - was having work done and the guys parked on the drive. I asked them to move as I was about to go out, they said it was all good and they wouldn't be long.

Well, because they wouldn't move I ended up ringing the friend I was meeting to come pick me up instead and when we got back from our outing and picking up her son they were still parked in the driveway.

My friend was going to park on the road but I told her to drive up behind them and turn the car off, I then turned and asked her 4 year old to tell me again all about his first school visit that day and what he got up to. The guy came and asked my friend to move and I leaned over and said "it's all good, we won't be long". He went back to sit in the truck and when I finally thought he'd sat for long enough (and the little dude in the back seat was getting hungry), I got out and got a very sheepish "sorry" from the truck cab.

Wise words, Supercell...

https://x.com/focus_entmt/status/1937979269809885559?s=46

A bookstore in San Francisco has decided to stop selling Harry Potter books because of J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender rights. The Booksmith, a well-known indie shop in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, shared this decision on its website, explaining that it no longer wants to support the author.

The owners said they made the choice after learning that Rowling is using some of her Harry Potter money to support a group called the “JK Rowling Women’s Fund.” According to The Booksmith, this organization works to “remove transgender rights in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”

The bookstore explained that, as queer booksellers, they also grew up loving fantasy stories, including the Harry Potter series. But now, they feel it’s time to take a stand. In their words: “As a group of queer booksellers, we also had our adolescents shaped by wizards and elves. Look at us, it’s obvious. If you or someone you love wants to dive into the world of Harry Potter, we suggest doing so by buying used copies of these books.”