Andy Partridge in an Elms Tree
@andyelms.bsky.social
He/Him. Not quite an Engineer.
Manages assets, assesses bridges, wrangles data, converts caffeine into sarcasm
My full titles are Mr. Andrew Elms BA MEng (Hons) (Cantab) of Upper Easton in the City and County of Bristol (in church hall if wet)
Manages assets, assesses bridges, wrangles data, converts caffeine into sarcasm
My full titles are Mr. Andrew Elms BA MEng (Hons) (Cantab) of Upper Easton in the City and County of Bristol (in church hall if wet)
Pinned
Lots of odd little branches and links that have subsequently changed here (well, interesting to me), especially what's now the various Overground lines
1975 British Rail SE England journey planner; the diagram in 2 scans showing the then railway network now much changed by Thameslink, Crossrail & Overground. Probably by Bernard Slatter, it shows routes & service patterns. #map #cartography #railway @doublearrow64.bsky.social
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December 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Lots of odd little branches and links that have subsequently changed here (well, interesting to me), especially what's now the various Overground lines
Dune 0: The Way to San Jose
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Dune 0: The Way to San Jose
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Share a 90s TV show that deserves more love. 📺
Due South -1994
Due South -1994
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Share a 90s TV show that deserves more love. 📺
Due South -1994
Due South -1994
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Reposted this yesterday but I’m doing it again because I feel so strongly. Video is much harder on women, who are expected to conform to much higher grooming standards, and also really on anyone who doesn’t look like a conventional white man, who can expect more nastiness bsky.app/profile/youn...
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
December 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Reposted this yesterday but I’m doing it again because I feel so strongly. Video is much harder on women, who are expected to conform to much higher grooming standards, and also really on anyone who doesn’t look like a conventional white man, who can expect more nastiness bsky.app/profile/youn...
I bet, like most superhero origin stories, he only turns to Meccano in the last five minutes and they just hint about his arms being able to shoot lasers
December 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I bet, like most superhero origin stories, he only turns to Meccano in the last five minutes and they just hint about his arms being able to shoot lasers
My origin story, what inspired me to civil engineering.
There's a train on the front cover but what is more important is the bridge it's going across. This is a book about concrete, shovels, theodolites, pressure cookers and above all people.
It's about building railways for love and for fun
There's a train on the front cover but what is more important is the bridge it's going across. This is a book about concrete, shovels, theodolites, pressure cookers and above all people.
It's about building railways for love and for fun
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My origin story, what inspired me to civil engineering.
There's a train on the front cover but what is more important is the bridge it's going across. This is a book about concrete, shovels, theodolites, pressure cookers and above all people.
It's about building railways for love and for fun
There's a train on the front cover but what is more important is the bridge it's going across. This is a book about concrete, shovels, theodolites, pressure cookers and above all people.
It's about building railways for love and for fun
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
‘Hast Avatar Vista, baby"
Mine is:
‘Hast Avatar Vista, baby"
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
‘Very well, Mister Moon! In order to prove that I am indeed the Unholy One, a Frobisher and Gleason raspberry-flavored avatar shall be yours - in a trice.’
Mine is:
‘Very well, Mister Moon! In order to prove that I am indeed the Unholy One, a Frobisher and Gleason raspberry-flavored avatar shall be yours - in a trice.’
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
“Avatars? Where we’re going, we don’t need avatars
Mine is:
“Avatars? Where we’re going, we don’t need avatars
December 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
‘Hast Avatar Vista, baby"
Mine is:
‘Hast Avatar Vista, baby"
Meanwhile, in the Chilterns
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Meanwhile, in the Chilterns
Nazis aren't allowed to melt on TV these days because of woke
December 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nazis aren't allowed to melt on TV these days because of woke
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SCROOGE: you there! what day is today?
BOY: today? it's Christmas Day
SCROOGE: the spirits did it all in one night!
BOY: NINETEEN SEVENTY THREE
[Life on Mars plays, a Ford Cortina suddenly crashes into Scrooge's front room]
GENE HUNT: OI, DI Scrooge, get in, we've got a nonce in Didsbury to bust
BOY: today? it's Christmas Day
SCROOGE: the spirits did it all in one night!
BOY: NINETEEN SEVENTY THREE
[Life on Mars plays, a Ford Cortina suddenly crashes into Scrooge's front room]
GENE HUNT: OI, DI Scrooge, get in, we've got a nonce in Didsbury to bust
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
SCROOGE: you there! what day is today?
BOY: today? it's Christmas Day
SCROOGE: the spirits did it all in one night!
BOY: NINETEEN SEVENTY THREE
[Life on Mars plays, a Ford Cortina suddenly crashes into Scrooge's front room]
GENE HUNT: OI, DI Scrooge, get in, we've got a nonce in Didsbury to bust
BOY: today? it's Christmas Day
SCROOGE: the spirits did it all in one night!
BOY: NINETEEN SEVENTY THREE
[Life on Mars plays, a Ford Cortina suddenly crashes into Scrooge's front room]
GENE HUNT: OI, DI Scrooge, get in, we've got a nonce in Didsbury to bust
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The Queen’s Speech:
Merry Christmas everyone, especially my #Playschool Babies. Be kind, considerate and compassionate as the festive season continues. Spread joy everywhere you go and remember the best gift you can give is unconditional love ❤️🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Queen’s Speech:
One to enjoy over your Christmas Pizza
The Peter Serafinowicz Show Christmas Special. HOW is this not better known? In its own idiosyncratic but entirely accessible comic universe, highly original from start to finish and there isn't a single sketch that misses. AND THAT'S *STILL* NOT ALL!
timworthington.org/2020/12/24/l...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
One to enjoy over your Christmas Pizza
Watching "A Close Shave" and remembering the Shaun statue that was outside Aardman on Gas Ferry Road this summer
#ACloseShave #BBC
#ACloseShave #BBC
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Watching "A Close Shave" and remembering the Shaun statue that was outside Aardman on Gas Ferry Road this summer
#ACloseShave #BBC
#ACloseShave #BBC
Happy Christmas to those working on the Iron Road over the holidays
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Happy Christmas to those working on the Iron Road over the holidays
The only Christmas song you need
December 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The only Christmas song you need
The sun does not, never has, and never will go round the moon #justsaying #totp
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
From the Bristol Post in December 1973, comes a wintry tale by the Central Electricity Generating Board regional Press Officer, advising you to SAVE IT
#GnuPterry
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#GnuPterry
terrypratchett.com/arnold-the-b...
Arnold, the Bominable Snowman | Terry Pratchett
Read the final lost story of Sir Terry Pratchett, Arnold, the Bominable Snowman. Also available in A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories.
terrypratchett.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
From the Bristol Post in December 1973, comes a wintry tale by the Central Electricity Generating Board regional Press Officer, advising you to SAVE IT
#GnuPterry
terrypratchett.com/arnold-the-b...
#GnuPterry
terrypratchett.com/arnold-the-b...
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Does Stonehenge have a pub in it? No, no it doesn't.
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Does Stonehenge have a pub in it? No, no it doesn't.
You better watch out
You better think hard
He'll try to outwit
Walmington Home Guard
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
He's making a list
Of those he dislikes
If asked, don't tell
Your name to him, Pike
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
You better think hard
He'll try to outwit
Walmington Home Guard
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
He's making a list
Of those he dislikes
If asked, don't tell
Your name to him, Pike
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
He's making a list
Of guys from Japan
Or France, Minsk, but missed
The orangutan
C. Dupin is coming to town
Of guys from Japan
Or France, Minsk, but missed
The orangutan
C. Dupin is coming to town
He's making a list
Of possible ways
Your maiden aunt died
In a topiary maze
Sherlock Holmes is coming to town
Of possible ways
Your maiden aunt died
In a topiary maze
Sherlock Holmes is coming to town
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
You better watch out
You better think hard
He'll try to outwit
Walmington Home Guard
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
He's making a list
Of those he dislikes
If asked, don't tell
Your name to him, Pike
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
You better think hard
He'll try to outwit
Walmington Home Guard
Phillip Madoc's coming to town
He's making a list
Of those he dislikes
If asked, don't tell
Your name to him, Pike
Phillip Madoc's coming to town