Ade
@515mm.bsky.social
Hello there.
Am an eater of foods, taster of wines, rider of bicycles, dispenser of Bespeisungswonne, spectator of rugby, listener to music, watcher of film & reader of books. Not necessarily in that order. Many, many shoes.
Am an eater of foods, taster of wines, rider of bicycles, dispenser of Bespeisungswonne, spectator of rugby, listener to music, watcher of film & reader of books. Not necessarily in that order. Many, many shoes.
The one round the corner from the Brangwen Hall where they hold Swansea Beer Festival.
Took a visiting Belgian lad who had a *lovely* evening.
Turns out he'd never had British fish and chips before and was treated to the sweetest, freshest beer battered hake out of the paper that I've ever had.
Took a visiting Belgian lad who had a *lovely* evening.
Turns out he'd never had British fish and chips before and was treated to the sweetest, freshest beer battered hake out of the paper that I've ever had.
If the chippy looks like it hasn't changed since the 1990's then you know you've got a winner
January 31, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The one round the corner from the Brangwen Hall where they hold Swansea Beer Festival.
Took a visiting Belgian lad who had a *lovely* evening.
Turns out he'd never had British fish and chips before and was treated to the sweetest, freshest beer battered hake out of the paper that I've ever had.
Took a visiting Belgian lad who had a *lovely* evening.
Turns out he'd never had British fish and chips before and was treated to the sweetest, freshest beer battered hake out of the paper that I've ever had.
The stuff of legend down our way.
30th of January 1894, and the Adelaide-bound Loch Shiel attempted to take shelter in Milford Haven, jiggered it up, and sank with 7,000 bottles of whisky (according to the manifest) or absolutely no bottles at all, never seen 'em, if you looked official and asked the inevitably inebriated locals...
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The stuff of legend down our way.
I came home from work and found our big front bush had been pruned..
*with extreme prejudice*
"Her next-door did it"
"She fu... what now?"
"S'OK, she asked and I said yes"
"You liked your big blue bush though."
"Yes darling but I can see out of the window now"
😬
*with extreme prejudice*
"Her next-door did it"
"She fu... what now?"
"S'OK, she asked and I said yes"
"You liked your big blue bush though."
"Yes darling but I can see out of the window now"
😬
Is an overgrown hedge obstructing the pavement around your way?
This [below] shows that councils actually do have the metaphorical tools to take action, and that sometimes they actually use them.
So maybe it *is* worth reporting the one that's been bugging you.
This [below] shows that councils actually do have the metaphorical tools to take action, and that sometimes they actually use them.
So maybe it *is* worth reporting the one that's been bugging you.
A win!
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I came home from work and found our big front bush had been pruned..
*with extreme prejudice*
"Her next-door did it"
"She fu... what now?"
"S'OK, she asked and I said yes"
"You liked your big blue bush though."
"Yes darling but I can see out of the window now"
😬
*with extreme prejudice*
"Her next-door did it"
"She fu... what now?"
"S'OK, she asked and I said yes"
"You liked your big blue bush though."
"Yes darling but I can see out of the window now"
😬
¡Madré de Diòs!
There are 24million barrels of whiskey in Scotland.
Thats a fact.
Appaz.
And when your whiskey broker, goes bust… it’s down to you, to track yours down.
Thats a fact.
Appaz.
And when your whiskey broker, goes bust… it’s down to you, to track yours down.
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
¡Madré de Diòs!
Goddes damme but it's been a long 10 weeks.
It’s all good from here.. I heard, right, that it might be the last day of Jan, tomorrow!!!
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Goddes damme but it's been a long 10 weeks.
Don't send anything via Royal Mail. Ever.
A colleague & I came into work 30 mins early, stood in the doorway waiting for our parcels to arrive at 0944.
Parcels came there none.
We did have messages saying "property inaccessible"
Lying toerag.
We can't even rearrange a new delivery - no card.
A colleague & I came into work 30 mins early, stood in the doorway waiting for our parcels to arrive at 0944.
Parcels came there none.
We did have messages saying "property inaccessible"
Lying toerag.
We can't even rearrange a new delivery - no card.
January 30, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Don't send anything via Royal Mail. Ever.
A colleague & I came into work 30 mins early, stood in the doorway waiting for our parcels to arrive at 0944.
Parcels came there none.
We did have messages saying "property inaccessible"
Lying toerag.
We can't even rearrange a new delivery - no card.
A colleague & I came into work 30 mins early, stood in the doorway waiting for our parcels to arrive at 0944.
Parcels came there none.
We did have messages saying "property inaccessible"
Lying toerag.
We can't even rearrange a new delivery - no card.
Regular exercise is pretty easy to take up in your 30s and will keep a whole host of ailments away. You don't need to do very much, anything is better than nothing but make it enjoyable so it's sustainable.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Regular exercise is pretty easy to take up in your 30s and will keep a whole host of ailments away. You don't need to do very much, anything is better than nothing but make it enjoyable so it's sustainable.
I HAVE A DIVER BELOW
I AM DRAGGING MY ANCHOR
I REQUIRE A TUG
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I HAVE A DIVER BELOW
We need to send copies of Roger's Profanisaurus across The Pond, stat!
One of the minor things that’s impressed me about how Americans are fighting back is how brilliantly they’ve taken to swearing. Once a CEO I worked for used minor swear word in presentations and we got loads of complaints all from US. Now every fucker is at it from Senators to janitors. Bravo.
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We need to send copies of Roger's Profanisaurus across The Pond, stat!
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Dear Isaac Asimov. Now we have self-driving cars that are basically robots, we've figured out the real-world Law of Robotics. It's acceptable to kill humans provided the rate at which they do so is slightly lower than humans would otherwise so so.
January 27, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Dear Isaac Asimov. Now we have self-driving cars that are basically robots, we've figured out the real-world Law of Robotics. It's acceptable to kill humans provided the rate at which they do so is slightly lower than humans would otherwise so so.
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Has anybody taken their bike on the Channel Tunnel shuttle minibus? I’m looking to get back from Paris in May and think it might be the way.
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Has anybody taken their bike on the Channel Tunnel shuttle minibus? I’m looking to get back from Paris in May and think it might be the way.
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I just looked at my statements. When I graduated from medical school in 2022, my loan balance was £88,797.
Today it is £105,589. This is despite paying hundreds of pounds a month every month.
Today it is £105,589. This is despite paying hundreds of pounds a month every month.
Spoke to Shleagh Fogarty yesterday sbout why the Chancellor is wrong: our “student loan” system is not remotely fair. It’s regressive and embedding inter and intra generational wealth inequality. It’s not a loan system, it’s a bad grad tax in all but name.
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
youtu.be/uOC6Arrf2us?...
Student loans are 'fair', says Rachel Reeves, amid backlash | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I just looked at my statements. When I graduated from medical school in 2022, my loan balance was £88,797.
Today it is £105,589. This is despite paying hundreds of pounds a month every month.
Today it is £105,589. This is despite paying hundreds of pounds a month every month.
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it was only broadcast in full eleven times.
This youtube video about it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT-A...
This youtube video about it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT-A...
The Ad No One Wanted to Skip | Cogs
YouTube video by Paul E.T.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM
it was only broadcast in full eleven times.
This youtube video about it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT-A...
This youtube video about it is worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT-A...
I read this as:
webuyanytoryc*nt
and TBH it still holds up
webuyanytoryc*nt
and TBH it still holds up
Somebody's going to have to update this to include Suella Braverman.
A week really is a long time in politics.
A week really is a long time in politics.
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I read this as:
webuyanytoryc*nt
and TBH it still holds up
webuyanytoryc*nt
and TBH it still holds up
Well now, this is a little thread of joy.
Not to crowdsource my work but I grew up without a TV! For our sitcom, I need a list of very very famous ads from British TV over the years. Please link your favourite ones below and they may end up being a key plot point that saves the day. No pressure!
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Well now, this is a little thread of joy.
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The fossil fuel industry sponsored Tories are against this. So of course it is a great idea.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to join major wind farm project with eight European countries
For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The fossil fuel industry sponsored Tories are against this. So of course it is a great idea.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cycle using mates in London and elsewhere, please respond to this consultation! It ends on 28th Jan. Lots of folk are trying to halt the building of a separated cycle track in Westminster, including the folk who got the Ken High Street track ripped out.
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road
The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Cycle using mates in London and elsewhere, please respond to this consultation! It ends on 28th Jan. Lots of folk are trying to halt the building of a separated cycle track in Westminster, including the folk who got the Ken High Street track ripped out.
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/
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It's Dydd Santes Dwynwen, St Dwynwen's Day here in Wales. Sort of our version of St Valentine's day.
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It's Dydd Santes Dwynwen, St Dwynwen's Day here in Wales. Sort of our version of St Valentine's day.
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Can anyone help?
I have a 1875 home with coal fireplaces that have been reconfigured by previous owner to propane.
I was wondering if the propane inserts can be again reconfigured to a wood burning stove insert?
Would the existing propane flue be double walled?
Any other considerations?
I have a 1875 home with coal fireplaces that have been reconfigured by previous owner to propane.
I was wondering if the propane inserts can be again reconfigured to a wood burning stove insert?
Would the existing propane flue be double walled?
Any other considerations?
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Can anyone help?
I have a 1875 home with coal fireplaces that have been reconfigured by previous owner to propane.
I was wondering if the propane inserts can be again reconfigured to a wood burning stove insert?
Would the existing propane flue be double walled?
Any other considerations?
I have a 1875 home with coal fireplaces that have been reconfigured by previous owner to propane.
I was wondering if the propane inserts can be again reconfigured to a wood burning stove insert?
Would the existing propane flue be double walled?
Any other considerations?
The Hiraeth is very strong.
My reason for moving back to Wales is about belonging. My Jones tribe have been in Bangor forever, are still there generations later and have welcomed me like I’ve come home. Meet my gggrandparents Cadwalader & Jane Jones (1903) and 3rd cousin Glenda who I met in 2024 and love to bits!
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Hiraeth is very strong.
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This is how #DCRail deliver up to 1500t of aggregate into their Chessington terminal multiple times a week. At the moment, using a pair of glorious Class 56s. It was a privilege to get & about and work on these for operational validation work with more to come. #RailFreight
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM
This is how #DCRail deliver up to 1500t of aggregate into their Chessington terminal multiple times a week. At the moment, using a pair of glorious Class 56s. It was a privilege to get & about and work on these for operational validation work with more to come. #RailFreight
It is: New Bike Day. Yay!
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It is: New Bike Day. Yay!
important Public information here folks.
Remember that to catch your haggis tonight you have to lull them into a false sense of security by playing the bagpipes very softly. Check your torch has batteries! Have Happy Burns Night tomorrow! 🏴
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 AM
important Public information here folks.