Sean McPherson
@seanmcp.bsky.social
Tired of the bird insanity. 1st modem was an acoustic coupler. Burning Man since ‘93. LVL1 Makerspace 10+ years. Planning more narrowboat time on the UK canals! Also now seanmcp.pixelfed.social to replace the ol’ Insta feed.
For my 🇬🇧 boatie friends. This is the Ohio River here in Louisville 🥶
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21K views · 289 reactions | Another chilly day--another shot of an icy Ohio River! | Susanne Horgan WLKY
Another chilly day--another shot of an icy Ohio River!
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February 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
For my 🇬🇧 boatie friends. This is the Ohio River here in Louisville 🥶
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Heading into Waitrose Lichfield for a “quick shop” that somehow turns into cheese, cake and something you’ve never tried before?
While you’re there, please pick up a green token at the till and vote for us in their Community Matters scheme. 🙏
#WeDigCanals #Staffordshire
While you’re there, please pick up a green token at the till and vote for us in their Community Matters scheme. 🙏
#WeDigCanals #Staffordshire
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Heading into Waitrose Lichfield for a “quick shop” that somehow turns into cheese, cake and something you’ve never tried before?
While you’re there, please pick up a green token at the till and vote for us in their Community Matters scheme. 🙏
#WeDigCanals #Staffordshire
While you’re there, please pick up a green token at the till and vote for us in their Community Matters scheme. 🙏
#WeDigCanals #Staffordshire
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Oxford University Press has lifted the paywall on the entire 40 year archive of @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of our flip to fully open access!
Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:
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Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:
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Health Promotion International | Oxford Academic
Publishes papers on major themes and innovations in the health promotion field. The journal publishes contributions from sectors beyond health, and seeks to promote theoretical, methodological, and ac...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Oxford University Press has lifted the paywall on the entire 40 year archive of @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of our flip to fully open access!
Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:
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Check out the amazing work of our authors - free to read - here:
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So close… tomorrow, for sure!
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
So close… tomorrow, for sure!
A tow of 12 Barges crushing thru the ice on the Ohio River at the east end bridge near Louisville
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM
A tow of 12 Barges crushing thru the ice on the Ohio River at the east end bridge near Louisville
Video for my 🇬🇧 boatie friends of the Ohio River where I live. www.wlky.com/article/vide...
VIDEO | Ice floats down the Ohio River in Louisville as temperatures stay frigid
The snow and very low temperatures Louisville has been experiencing the past week has led to an interesting scene on the Ohio River.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Video for my 🇬🇧 boatie friends of the Ohio River where I live. www.wlky.com/article/vide...
@rickturner.bsky.social loved this most recent video - that car really was planning to go with you, tho 😝
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 AM
@rickturner.bsky.social loved this most recent video - that car really was planning to go with you, tho 😝
More freeze-ey today!
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
More freeze-ey today!
For my 🇬🇧 boatie friends: This is the Ohio River (about 3/4 miles of open water bank to bank) & we’re cold enough to have slushy ice forming & building into floats. Won’t break freezing for a daytime high til next Tuesday so this may continue to build 🥶
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
For my 🇬🇧 boatie friends: This is the Ohio River (about 3/4 miles of open water bank to bank) & we’re cold enough to have slushy ice forming & building into floats. Won’t break freezing for a daytime high til next Tuesday so this may continue to build 🥶
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BA - saving a bit more fuel on every flight! ✈️
Last night, while departing Las Vegas, British Airways flight BA274 lost one of its main landing gear wheels. The separation of the right, rear wheel from the A350-1000 was captured on our automated live stream at the airport. The flight continued for a safe landing in London.
January 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
BA - saving a bit more fuel on every flight! ✈️
Oh no!
A 139-year-old Scottish landmark has partially collapsed into the River Spey.
The historic Spey Viaduct, once a railway crossing and later a key walking and cycling route, has been closed after engineers confirmed scour damage.
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The historic Spey Viaduct, once a railway crossing and later a key walking and cycling route, has been closed after engineers confirmed scour damage.
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Historic Spey Viaduct Collapses After 139 Years Following River Scour | Towpath Talk
One of Scotland’s most recognisable historic crossings, the Spey Viaduct, has partially collapsed into the river below after standing for more than 139 year ...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Oh no!
56% of my inlaws’ utility company coverage is still out (down from 59%). Unlike large chunks of 🇬🇧, our utility lines are largely overhead due to the long distances.
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
56% of my inlaws’ utility company coverage is still out (down from 59%). Unlike large chunks of 🇬🇧, our utility lines are largely overhead due to the long distances.
Another for my 🇬🇧 boatie friends - Seriously, in an area where no one owns snowblowers, this is a lot of snow 😝 Checked multiple spots on a concrete base, including next to my now shoveled driveway path.
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Another for my 🇬🇧 boatie friends - Seriously, in an area where no one owns snowblowers, this is a lot of snow 😝 Checked multiple spots on a concrete base, including next to my now shoveled driveway path.
I hate linking to that other place but I haven’t seen some of our state resources move here yet. Convoy of plows clearing southern KY’s interstate in a coordinated fashion.
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KYTC District 3 on X: "WE GOTTA CONVOY!! A large convoy of state forces and contract crews are plowing the entire route of I-65 in the District 3 area in both directions. It is vital to remove as much snow & ice as we can before it hard freezes later today. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! @NWSLouisville #kywx https://t.co/wcbIbYrswJ" / X
WE GOTTA CONVOY!! A large convoy of state forces and contract crews are plowing the entire route of I-65 in the District 3 area in both directions. It is vital to remove as much snow & ice as we can before it hard freezes later today. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! @NWSLouisville #kywx https://t.co/wcbIbYrswJ
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January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I hate linking to that other place but I haven’t seen some of our state resources move here yet. Convoy of plows clearing southern KY’s interstate in a coordinated fashion.
x.com/kytcdistrict...
x.com/kytcdistrict...
To my 🇬🇧 friends - in the US Midwest and south, we’re always watching the meeting grounds of weather systems. From north to south today we have 12+” of snow❄️, then switching to crippling ice🧊(our power lines are all above ground), & when you get south of the ice, it’s tornados🌪️ on the menu!
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
To my 🇬🇧 friends - in the US Midwest and south, we’re always watching the meeting grounds of weather systems. From north to south today we have 12+” of snow❄️, then switching to crippling ice🧊(our power lines are all above ground), & when you get south of the ice, it’s tornados🌪️ on the menu!
I’m feeling seven kinds of silly. 😳 @drlucyrogers.com I’ve followed your stuff for years from here in the US (robot wars, bits for our local Makerspace LVL1, etc) but just now saw you’re a Narrowboater 🤦♂️ We’re having our new one built now (custom electric hybrid); any favorite boatie tech toys?
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I’m feeling seven kinds of silly. 😳 @drlucyrogers.com I’ve followed your stuff for years from here in the US (robot wars, bits for our local Makerspace LVL1, etc) but just now saw you’re a Narrowboater 🤦♂️ We’re having our new one built now (custom electric hybrid); any favorite boatie tech toys?
Not sure if large parts of the bridge falling into the S&W canal at Lock 38/Penkridge near the Boat Inn is *just* an obstruction per se #ukcanal canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b...
December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Not sure if large parts of the bridge falling into the S&W canal at Lock 38/Penkridge near the Boat Inn is *just* an obstruction per se #ukcanal canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b...
All my 🇬🇧 boatie friends are missing out on the festive tornado warnings! 70 mph winds, 3/4” hail, and torrential rain, with the entire front moving east at 55-60 mph!
December 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
All my 🇬🇧 boatie friends are missing out on the festive tornado warnings! 70 mph winds, 3/4” hail, and torrential rain, with the entire front moving east at 55-60 mph!
My 🇬🇧 boatie friends might understand my appreciation of ‘boring’ weather. Midwest US… Sunday Afternoon:72F/22C, then ⛈️, then ❄️ and by Monday evening, 20F/-7C. Yeah, no typo.
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My 🇬🇧 boatie friends might understand my appreciation of ‘boring’ weather. Midwest US… Sunday Afternoon:72F/22C, then ⛈️, then ❄️ and by Monday evening, 20F/-7C. Yeah, no typo.
Foxton Locks closed thru as late as 2 January due to paddle rod failure at Lock 17 #ukcanal #ukcanals
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Foxton Lock Flight
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December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Foxton Locks closed thru as late as 2 January due to paddle rod failure at Lock 17 #ukcanal #ukcanals
canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b...
canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b...
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A good response from CRT. They are temporarily reopening Grindley Brook services: canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b... #UKCanals
Grindley Brook Customer Service Facility
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December 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A good response from CRT. They are temporarily reopening Grindley Brook services: canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/019b... #UKCanals
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All my recent books went from hardcover to trade paperback and almost all of my backlist in mass market has now migrated to trade. The role of mass market paperbacks is now handled almost entirely by ebooks. I'm okay with this but it is the end of an era.
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Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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