Simon
@simondbarnes.bsky.social
Shelter from the storm
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Shelter from the storm
It's definitely not an umbrella day today. I'm going to get soaked walking to work this afternoon 🌧🌬
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It's definitely not an umbrella day today. I'm going to get soaked walking to work this afternoon 🌧🌬
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Age yourself with gaming
A rather fine place to spend an afternoon
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A rather fine place to spend an afternoon
I really wish the police helicopter(s) would fuck off. I want to go to sleep. Noisy bastards.
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I really wish the police helicopter(s) would fuck off. I want to go to sleep. Noisy bastards.
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I appear to have only eaten once today. No wonder I'm so hungry. Going to have to get a kebab once I get off this train!
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I appear to have only eaten once today. No wonder I'm so hungry. Going to have to get a kebab once I get off this train!
It's shaping up to be a fine afternoon 😁
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's shaping up to be a fine afternoon 😁
Do I go and have a quiet lunchtime pint, a bite to eat and a read or do I go out tonight to a late gig with a load of people dressed up in silly costumes?
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Do I go and have a quiet lunchtime pint, a bite to eat and a read or do I go out tonight to a late gig with a load of people dressed up in silly costumes?
I have drunk far too much for a Sunday night.
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I have drunk far too much for a Sunday night.
Mild panic as I thought I only had 20 minutes to get to work. Averted when I remembered that analogue watches don't automagically account for DST 🤣
October 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mild panic as I thought I only had 20 minutes to get to work. Averted when I remembered that analogue watches don't automagically account for DST 🤣
I've done such a good job with the fire that I'm actually too warm now 🤣🤣
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I've done such a good job with the fire that I'm actually too warm now 🤣🤣
Hmm, the 5th pint is a little on the hazy side. Must be getting low. Still tastes lovely but a much needed excuse to finish after this one 🤣
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hmm, the 5th pint is a little on the hazy side. Must be getting low. Still tastes lovely but a much needed excuse to finish after this one 🤣
Just ban smoking full stop.
I explain why we should ban cigarette filters, which are pure "healthwashing", rather "greenwashing" option of banning plastic ones in favour of "biodegradable" ones, which are still hugely polluting.
Let's not let #BigTobacco get away with this!
www.openaccessgovernment.org/ban-the-butt...
Let's not let #BigTobacco get away with this!
www.openaccessgovernment.org/ban-the-butt...
Ban the Butt: Why it’s time to stub out cigarette filters for good
Cigarettes make up around two-thirds of all litter, despite only 12% of people smoking. What steps need to be taken to protect the planet?
www.openaccessgovernment.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Just ban smoking full stop.
It is proving quite difficult to prise myself away from here and go back to a cold house 😅
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It is proving quite difficult to prise myself away from here and go back to a cold house 😅
Whoever is in charge of bbctv scheduling needs firing. Making me miss the first 5 minutes of Point Break on BBC3 because it overlapped with the end of Close Encounters on BBC4 😡
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Whoever is in charge of bbctv scheduling needs firing. Making me miss the first 5 minutes of Point Break on BBC3 because it overlapped with the end of Close Encounters on BBC4 😡
Disappointed that the pub has run out of wood so no roaring fire. Made up for with lovely beer and a free bowl of chips 😁
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Disappointed that the pub has run out of wood so no roaring fire. Made up for with lovely beer and a free bowl of chips 😁
I was going to go to the pub for lunch but instead I'm defrosting my freezer. FML.
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I was going to go to the pub for lunch but instead I'm defrosting my freezer. FML.
I do like Monday lunchtimes 😁
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I do like Monday lunchtimes 😁
A day of two halves yesterday. Trip to Wolverhampton for a lovely photo workshop followed by an exhausting shift at work and coming home drenched in beer & sweat.
October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A day of two halves yesterday. Trip to Wolverhampton for a lovely photo workshop followed by an exhausting shift at work and coming home drenched in beer & sweat.
Fuck, I want an eighth pint now 🤣
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fuck, I want an eighth pint now 🤣
I was definitely going to stick at 6 pints. But Jake behind the bar as a shirt with a big 7 on the back 🤣
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was definitely going to stick at 6 pints. But Jake behind the bar as a shirt with a big 7 on the back 🤣