Liz Crew
@lillput.bsky.social
Digital-Inclusion-preoccupied pensioner for @techresort.bsky.social . Loves excellent beer. From Bristol but mostly living in coastal Sussex. Martello Tower-botherer. Occasionally codes for fun. Owns more cameras & boardgames than is reasonable.
"If the product is free, you're the product" and "don't click the link" come first equal.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Don't use gerunds in headlines and crossheads, for the love of God."
"Don't use gerunds in headlines and crossheads, for the love of God."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Would you say more about what’s worrying you here?”
“Would you say more about what’s worrying you here?”
February 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"If the product is free, you're the product" and "don't click the link" come first equal.
Ah this is what Janauary weekends are for: using a new garden shredder, nearly breaking it, learning how to fix it and then learning that dried lilac trimmings offer the same compressive strength as adamantium.
January 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Ah this is what Janauary weekends are for: using a new garden shredder, nearly breaking it, learning how to fix it and then learning that dried lilac trimmings offer the same compressive strength as adamantium.
we discovered a sleepy newt in the garden whilst trying to weed and mulch apple trees. Nice to know I didn't imagine the one I thought I saw in the pond last summer
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
we discovered a sleepy newt in the garden whilst trying to weed and mulch apple trees. Nice to know I didn't imagine the one I thought I saw in the pond last summer
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Hello all Minis session attendees and parents/guardians! Our weekly Minis sessions for ages 8-12 will be moving to Tuesdays, starting from our first session in 2026 (the 13th of January). We hope that all of you will be able to keep coming to these sessions, and look forward to seeing you next year!
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hello all Minis session attendees and parents/guardians! Our weekly Minis sessions for ages 8-12 will be moving to Tuesdays, starting from our first session in 2026 (the 13th of January). We hope that all of you will be able to keep coming to these sessions, and look forward to seeing you next year!
Our team @techresort.bsky.social have really knocked it out of the park this year. More people supported than ever before. In other news...NEWS!
End of year promotion stuff for our community digital inclusion service...
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Seasons Greetings - TechResort
A seasonal update and a little news...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our team @techresort.bsky.social have really knocked it out of the park this year. More people supported than ever before. In other news...NEWS!
Ah...we have travelled to the Shire and have entered our spiritual home. All is right with the world (well obviously it isn't but just give me this for a couple of hours, eh?)
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ah...we have travelled to the Shire and have entered our spiritual home. All is right with the world (well obviously it isn't but just give me this for a couple of hours, eh?)
Roger Deakins really is the Robert Mapplethorpe of cinema, IMHO. Fewer butt plugs and cocks, though.
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Roger Deakins really is the Robert Mapplethorpe of cinema, IMHO. Fewer butt plugs and cocks, though.
Reposted by Liz Crew
One of our occasional newsletters has just been sent out to our subscribers but you can also read it here:
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TechResort Newsletter November 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
One of our occasional newsletters has just been sent out to our subscribers but you can also read it here:
mailchi.mp/e07a5d7c07c7...
mailchi.mp/e07a5d7c07c7...
Oh yeah, those are the words I really want to see on my PC that 'just needed a little Win11' update: 'Your keyboard is disabled whist we update your firmware...'
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Oh yeah, those are the words I really want to see on my PC that 'just needed a little Win11' update: 'Your keyboard is disabled whist we update your firmware...'
Help! Pub conversation: is the Mos Eisley Cantina Theme in Star Wars IV a Charleston? It had never occurred to my OH. I've only ever heard it as a Charleston... please advise
October 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Help! Pub conversation: is the Mos Eisley Cantina Theme in Star Wars IV a Charleston? It had never occurred to my OH. I've only ever heard it as a Charleston... please advise
Holiday. Best pub in town.
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Holiday. Best pub in town.
This, in the York Tap, on York station. Around the other side of the circular bar was a full complement of Timmy Taylor beers. Allowed myself a smirk
October 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This, in the York Tap, on York station. Around the other side of the circular bar was a full complement of Timmy Taylor beers. Allowed myself a smirk
Hey, Toto, we're not in Kansas any more...
October 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hey, Toto, we're not in Kansas any more...
So, you can tell it's autumn. We've just made a large batch of hot and sour green tomato curry paste. Most has gone into the freezer for winter meals.
September 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So, you can tell it's autumn. We've just made a large batch of hot and sour green tomato curry paste. Most has gone into the freezer for winter meals.
Another day, another interminable call queue at HMRC. At least I haven't been put through their IVR system, and an extra bonus of the hold music swapping between two tunes - at least that's a novelty.
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Another day, another interminable call queue at HMRC. At least I haven't been put through their IVR system, and an extra bonus of the hold music swapping between two tunes - at least that's a novelty.
More adult gardening today. Where adult = remembering to do jobs at the right time. Spring me will congratulate autumn me for spending time planting narcissus bulbs
September 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
More adult gardening today. Where adult = remembering to do jobs at the right time. Spring me will congratulate autumn me for spending time planting narcissus bulbs
The glamour of being the COO of a tiny, underfunded CIC. Saturday- QAing old laptops to be donated to clients and fixing door locks with a pair of pliers.
Yesterday sewing replacement seat backs for our loved, but tatty chairs for clients.
Today was all about writing funding bids.Beer O'clock?
Yesterday sewing replacement seat backs for our loved, but tatty chairs for clients.
Today was all about writing funding bids.Beer O'clock?
September 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The glamour of being the COO of a tiny, underfunded CIC. Saturday- QAing old laptops to be donated to clients and fixing door locks with a pair of pliers.
Yesterday sewing replacement seat backs for our loved, but tatty chairs for clients.
Today was all about writing funding bids.Beer O'clock?
Yesterday sewing replacement seat backs for our loved, but tatty chairs for clients.
Today was all about writing funding bids.Beer O'clock?
In which we learn that fabric cutting wheels are
A) Chiral
B) Really sharp
C) Much harder to use (safely) than Sewing Bee makes it look
and, in not unrelated news:
finger tips bleed A LOT.
A) Chiral
B) Really sharp
C) Much harder to use (safely) than Sewing Bee makes it look
and, in not unrelated news:
finger tips bleed A LOT.
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In which we learn that fabric cutting wheels are
A) Chiral
B) Really sharp
C) Much harder to use (safely) than Sewing Bee makes it look
and, in not unrelated news:
finger tips bleed A LOT.
A) Chiral
B) Really sharp
C) Much harder to use (safely) than Sewing Bee makes it look
and, in not unrelated news:
finger tips bleed A LOT.
First time cider-making since we revamped the kitchen room.
Humongous sink was a very good choice. Fully opening bifold doors enabled us to set up the press in shelter but with plenty of circulation space. Gigantic decorating sheets left by our builder were awesome for covering the whole floor /1
Humongous sink was a very good choice. Fully opening bifold doors enabled us to set up the press in shelter but with plenty of circulation space. Gigantic decorating sheets left by our builder were awesome for covering the whole floor /1
August 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
First time cider-making since we revamped the kitchen room.
Humongous sink was a very good choice. Fully opening bifold doors enabled us to set up the press in shelter but with plenty of circulation space. Gigantic decorating sheets left by our builder were awesome for covering the whole floor /1
Humongous sink was a very good choice. Fully opening bifold doors enabled us to set up the press in shelter but with plenty of circulation space. Gigantic decorating sheets left by our builder were awesome for covering the whole floor /1
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Brilliant to welcome 119 visitors on another scorching hot open afternoon!
August 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Brilliant to welcome 119 visitors on another scorching hot open afternoon!
One of the best reasons to live where I live is that, at night, I can hear tawny owls hooting away, but it's still only a 10 minute walk to a really good pub and a Waitrose.
August 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One of the best reasons to live where I live is that, at night, I can hear tawny owls hooting away, but it's still only a 10 minute walk to a really good pub and a Waitrose.
I know I say this regularly, but my lovely young team @techresort.bsky.social are utterly amazing. When they ask me a simple question, I rarely give them a simple answer - I tend to give them information so they can work it our for themselves. I appreciate how irritating this can be...
August 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I know I say this regularly, but my lovely young team @techresort.bsky.social are utterly amazing. When they ask me a simple question, I rarely give them a simple answer - I tend to give them information so they can work it our for themselves. I appreciate how irritating this can be...
Huh! interestingly useful digital took from HMRC. A complaint I made is overdue (from the usual SLA) so had resigned myself to getting grumpy on the phone.
Logged into GG to get numbers etc and on the front page was a "when can I expect an answer" tracker. Actually quite useful!
Logged into GG to get numbers etc and on the front page was a "when can I expect an answer" tracker. Actually quite useful!
August 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Huh! interestingly useful digital took from HMRC. A complaint I made is overdue (from the usual SLA) so had resigned myself to getting grumpy on the phone.
Logged into GG to get numbers etc and on the front page was a "when can I expect an answer" tracker. Actually quite useful!
Logged into GG to get numbers etc and on the front page was a "when can I expect an answer" tracker. Actually quite useful!
Today has elicited initial excitement, followed by a weary sigh of resignation.
August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today has elicited initial excitement, followed by a weary sigh of resignation.
So, having taken photos, developed and scanned them, I'm now obsessing about the names of my albums on Flickr. That's going to be my day now. #nerdsGonnaNerd
August 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So, having taken photos, developed and scanned them, I'm now obsessing about the names of my albums on Flickr. That's going to be my day now. #nerdsGonnaNerd