John Wards
@johnwards.bsky.social
Husband, Dad to 3 boys. Mostly watching F1, Rugby, Football and a bit of NFL. Likes cars.
Bit of a geek.
Borrowing a TR7 from Borrow a Classic.
https://borrowaclassic.co.uk/
Bit of a geek.
Borrowing a TR7 from Borrow a Classic.
https://borrowaclassic.co.uk/
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🚨 BREAKING:
A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down. The High Court today refused an application for judicial review by Open Roads For Oxford Ltd, which had raised £60,000 “from private donations, transfers from aligned funds, and our GoFundMe campaign” to bring the case.
A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down. The High Court today refused an application for judicial review by Open Roads For Oxford Ltd, which had raised £60,000 “from private donations, transfers from aligned funds, and our GoFundMe campaign” to bring the case.
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🚨 BREAKING:
A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down. The High Court today refused an application for judicial review by Open Roads For Oxford Ltd, which had raised £60,000 “from private donations, transfers from aligned funds, and our GoFundMe campaign” to bring the case.
A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down. The High Court today refused an application for judicial review by Open Roads For Oxford Ltd, which had raised £60,000 “from private donations, transfers from aligned funds, and our GoFundMe campaign” to bring the case.
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I need to hire a web designer who’s familiar with Astro to make a rebuild of the protect.earth website look like the current site or ideally better. I’m sick of Squarespace and I’ve got the implementation done but you need to make it look good. Looking for a fairly prompt turnaround on this one.
Protect Earth | Planting trees to save the earth
Our purpose is simple: we aim to plant, and help people plant, as many trees as possible in the UK to help mitigate the climate crisis.
protect.earth
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I need to hire a web designer who’s familiar with Astro to make a rebuild of the protect.earth website look like the current site or ideally better. I’m sick of Squarespace and I’ve got the implementation done but you need to make it look good. Looking for a fairly prompt turnaround on this one.
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Oh hey, I heard you like Group B…
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Oh hey, I heard you like Group B…
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Just back from the Scramble at Bicester and not going to have time to process all the images today, so here's a few straight from the camera.
January 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Just back from the Scramble at Bicester and not going to have time to process all the images today, so here's a few straight from the camera.
I really wish WRC was easier to watch. Free to air in the UK would see it boom here again I'm pretty sure.
Finished watching their "Drive to Survive" like series for the 2025 season and it's an excellent watch, highly recommend for car folks.
Finished watching their "Drive to Survive" like series for the 2025 season and it's an excellent watch, highly recommend for car folks.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I really wish WRC was easier to watch. Free to air in the UK would see it boom here again I'm pretty sure.
Finished watching their "Drive to Survive" like series for the 2025 season and it's an excellent watch, highly recommend for car folks.
Finished watching their "Drive to Survive" like series for the 2025 season and it's an excellent watch, highly recommend for car folks.
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A few highlights from a chilly but brilliant Sunday Scramble. Spent most of the time talking, so only grabbed a few pics…
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A few highlights from a chilly but brilliant Sunday Scramble. Spent most of the time talking, so only grabbed a few pics…
Village butcher sausages and black pudding on my own homemade baguettes 😋
Winnning Sunday.
Winnning Sunday.
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Village butcher sausages and black pudding on my own homemade baguettes 😋
Winnning Sunday.
Winnning Sunday.
“Come and take a picture with me so I can send it to my Mum”
I’m currently in the dog house 😂😆
I’m currently in the dog house 😂😆
January 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
“Come and take a picture with me so I can send it to my Mum”
I’m currently in the dog house 😂😆
I’m currently in the dog house 😂😆
Excellent game of Sainsbury’s substitution lottery today.
Today instead of some Mango Shower Gel we have….. 🥁
A set of two Sainsbury’s basics toothbrushes 😆
Today instead of some Mango Shower Gel we have….. 🥁
A set of two Sainsbury’s basics toothbrushes 😆
January 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Excellent game of Sainsbury’s substitution lottery today.
Today instead of some Mango Shower Gel we have….. 🥁
A set of two Sainsbury’s basics toothbrushes 😆
Today instead of some Mango Shower Gel we have….. 🥁
A set of two Sainsbury’s basics toothbrushes 😆
Nope, and I don't give my kids one either. Want money, work.
(Or look cute for your grandparents and hope they drop you a fiver)
(Or look cute for your grandparents and hope they drop you a fiver)
Y’all didn’t get an allowance as a kid?!?
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Nope, and I don't give my kids one either. Want money, work.
(Or look cute for your grandparents and hope they drop you a fiver)
(Or look cute for your grandparents and hope they drop you a fiver)
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Clarion news: We’re leaving Twitter (’X’). We can’t condone the objectionable content it now promotes, which goes against everything we believe and the Clarion tradition. Our live posting is now here on Bluesky, with all this plus much more in our email newsletter twice a week.
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Clarion news: We’re leaving Twitter (’X’). We can’t condone the objectionable content it now promotes, which goes against everything we believe and the Clarion tradition. Our live posting is now here on Bluesky, with all this plus much more in our email newsletter twice a week.
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I drove down a dead end street to find out that this was indeed what I thought it was from a block away
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I drove down a dead end street to find out that this was indeed what I thought it was from a block away
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Globus was a small rotating globe, approximately five inches wide, displaying the spacecraft's current and projected position above Earth. Instead of digital systems, it operated through a complex network of gears, cams, and mechanical differentials that converted orbital data into globe motion.
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Globus was a small rotating globe, approximately five inches wide, displaying the spacecraft's current and projected position above Earth. Instead of digital systems, it operated through a complex network of gears, cams, and mechanical differentials that converted orbital data into globe motion.
My 15 year old just shared his code brown event during his sim race on Nürburgring.
What a save! I'd have been in the barriers in a smoky crumpled heap.
What a save! I'd have been in the barriers in a smoky crumpled heap.
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
My 15 year old just shared his code brown event during his sim race on Nürburgring.
What a save! I'd have been in the barriers in a smoky crumpled heap.
What a save! I'd have been in the barriers in a smoky crumpled heap.
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This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)
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PS from this account's admin.
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
If you make a silly, niche social media account that somehow starts getting a large following, that doesn't mean you can suddenly pivot to giving your thoughts on world events or politics. People follow you for the silly niche thing and that's all they'll ever want from you.
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
PS from this account's admin.
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
* Fuck Trump and his enablers
* Always vote for the most left-wing candidate that has a chance of winning
* And please follow @grokofshit.bsky.social
Excellent winter car show today in Banbury. Nice sunny frosty day for it, challenging taking picture conditions, needed more skill or right sun position (probably both)
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Excellent winter car show today in Banbury. Nice sunny frosty day for it, challenging taking picture conditions, needed more skill or right sun position (probably both)
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To the PDC World Darts Final, and the quest for the record: how many different ways can Wayne Mardle pronounce the name of Gian Van Veen?
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
To the PDC World Darts Final, and the quest for the record: how many different ways can Wayne Mardle pronounce the name of Gian Van Veen?
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“and in other news, President Trump has ordered the bombing of Venezuela”
“Caracas?”
“not according to his doctors”
“Caracas?”
“not according to his doctors”
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
“and in other news, President Trump has ordered the bombing of Venezuela”
“Caracas?”
“not according to his doctors”
“Caracas?”
“not according to his doctors”
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![Comic. [Comment section on a video. 564 comments, including posts from three different avatars: “Who else is here in 2023?” “Is anyone else watching this in 2017?” “Anyone else here in 2025?”] [caption] For some reason, confused time travelers always try to find each other using YouTube comments.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia42izz36bkhdteb5743objgf2s3whe3kblmnxnwjvgggtu66ea54@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the Spanish holiday swimming pool.
Aged 4 my holiday friend said he'd push me around the big pool in his little dingy, he could swim, I couldn't. So I jumped in, he moved the boat, eventually rescued from bottom of pool.
Hi, I'm the Spanish holiday swimming pool.
Aged 4 my holiday friend said he'd push me around the big pool in his little dingy, he could swim, I couldn't. So I jumped in, he moved the boat, eventually rescued from bottom of pool.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the continuous cord loop on an old school rolled window shade. When I was a toddler, mom heard choking noises and came to the front porch and found me swinging by my neck on the looped window shade cord.
Hi, I'm the continuous cord loop on an old school rolled window shade. When I was a toddler, mom heard choking noises and came to the front porch and found me swinging by my neck on the looped window shade cord.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm anesthesia! Andrea is allergic to Ketamine (discovered during wisdom teeth removal) and she doesn't like to breathe when given other drugs too. (C-section, passed out seconds after child removal)
Hi, I'm anesthesia! Andrea is allergic to Ketamine (discovered during wisdom teeth removal) and she doesn't like to breathe when given other drugs too. (C-section, passed out seconds after child removal)
January 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the Spanish holiday swimming pool.
Aged 4 my holiday friend said he'd push me around the big pool in his little dingy, he could swim, I couldn't. So I jumped in, he moved the boat, eventually rescued from bottom of pool.
Hi, I'm the Spanish holiday swimming pool.
Aged 4 my holiday friend said he'd push me around the big pool in his little dingy, he could swim, I couldn't. So I jumped in, he moved the boat, eventually rescued from bottom of pool.
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if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
For the last few days on X, people (mainly women, and sometimes children) have had nonconsensual images of them in swimsuits (or much worse) requested by users and created by Grok.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
Musk's only apparent response thus far has been to crack jokes about it.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.
My wife just caught me looking at a barn find TR7 on ebay and gave me "the look". It isn't a good look, so I've closed the tab.
Strong money for a non-runner, but no sunroof is rare. Seems to have been resprayed at some point, flashes of yellow in engine bay.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15742170...
Strong money for a non-runner, but no sunroof is rare. Seems to have been resprayed at some point, flashes of yellow in engine bay.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15742170...
December 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My wife just caught me looking at a barn find TR7 on ebay and gave me "the look". It isn't a good look, so I've closed the tab.
Strong money for a non-runner, but no sunroof is rare. Seems to have been resprayed at some point, flashes of yellow in engine bay.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15742170...
Strong money for a non-runner, but no sunroof is rare. Seems to have been resprayed at some point, flashes of yellow in engine bay.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15742170...