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Apparently this is my thing now.

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Birmingham New Street station?

28.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Started with a wet walk to the bus stop, but now warm and dry on the train sipping from my bottle of water*.

*Infused with juniper and quinine πŸ€«πŸ˜‰

28.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't realise they had soccer that far north.

23.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

With curves that tight it's going to be a small loop.

08.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly think if you click "skip credits" on The Muppet Show, it should boot you out of the entire episode. It's a test you've failed, and you now don't deserve to watch.

07.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Four groups of four seemingly random clues, but what's connects them? Yes, of course I did my best @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social impression when testing this on a team of volunteers!

Can you interlock your weak field with your damper? #OnlyConnect

26.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This all looks so simple, but took a lot of work behind the scenes to achieve.

23.01.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.

"Clinical checks involve identifying potential pharmacotherapeutic problems by gathering and evaluating all relevant information, including...."

Gotta love the Medicines, Ethics and Practice guide!

22.01.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, he's been watching Star Trek longer than Alexa has existed; he'll convert.

18.01.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a genuine announcement we found buried in the code for the PIS. I bet the new trains don't have anything as fun!

24.12.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Throw a good dash of Cointreau in too.

24.12.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A public service, thank you sir.

20.12.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear this, celebrate being shortlisted and learn from the process. Ask for feedback.

10.12.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering raises over Β£100,000 for good causes in the UK Profits from Alstom’s award-winning railway festival will be split between national charities and railway heritage partnersΒ  Announcement made as Pete Waterman OBE unveils the record-breaking event’s ...

The Greatest Gathering – Alstom’s record-breaking Railway200 festival held in Derby – has raised over Β£100,000 for good causes.

Following the unveiling of a commemorative painting on 8th December, Alstom colleagues enjoyed a ride along the test track aboard 507001. www.alstom.com/press-releas...

10.12.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That was quite a day with an incredible team.

08.12.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You missed a bit.

07.12.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:

24.11.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Point of Order

"Chemist" is a Protected Title. Unless he's on the same register as me he's not a chemist and that's probably why he got it wrong πŸ˜›

24.11.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

25.03.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 1065 πŸ” 370 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 24

And what a two hours it was.

Wow.

06.11.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

β€œAm I dyin’?’

YES.

β€˜Will I die?’

YES.

Granny Weatherwax thought this over. β€˜But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’

YES.

β€˜So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”

06.11.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 885 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

What could possibly go wrong?

(It went wrong and that Sprinty was lost 😒)

01.11.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sprinty is a stuffed single-car train with a smiley face, seen here drinking gin.

Sprinty is a stuffed single-car train with a smiley face, seen here drinking gin.

Sprinty!

01.11.2025 12:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have the same gin glass!

(Habitat)

#CelebrityTraitors

08.10.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

protect Nick Mohammed at all costs #CelebrityTraitors

08.10.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

History in the making, brought to you by #AlstomUK and @class507.org.uk.

08.10.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The butties at the back of it were definitely heritage.

04.10.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unlikely, the fire was in a mess room built about twenty years ago.

04.10.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In the UK, fitting LED when not originally specified will fail the annual MOT safety exam.

04.10.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Windows XP welcome screen.

Windows XP welcome screen.

I knocked a power lead at work the other day, causing the attached computer to reboot. Not seen this for a while!

01.10.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0