Andrew Skudder
@skuds.bsky.social
Refugee from the other place.
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
I had a violin delivered today (don't ask!) and it came in a box big enough that I could have fit into it myself, padded with about 20 metres of scrunched up brown paper.
Is the company called Amazon because that it how many trees they use per year?
Is the company called Amazon because that it how many trees they use per year?
February 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I had a violin delivered today (don't ask!) and it came in a box big enough that I could have fit into it myself, padded with about 20 metres of scrunched up brown paper.
Is the company called Amazon because that it how many trees they use per year?
Is the company called Amazon because that it how many trees they use per year?
Probably the last sunny day this month so took a spin out to Kent to visit the Tunbridge Wells Record Exchange, which is always a delight to visit.
Came home with some 70s and 80s vinyl of course.
Came home with some 70s and 80s vinyl of course.
February 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Probably the last sunny day this month so took a spin out to Kent to visit the Tunbridge Wells Record Exchange, which is always a delight to visit.
Came home with some 70s and 80s vinyl of course.
Came home with some 70s and 80s vinyl of course.
Starting to think that car driving tests should be like bike tests - have a mod 1 in a secure compound to prove basic competence in control before going out onto the road.
Obviously to include parallel parking.
Obviously to include parallel parking.
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Starting to think that car driving tests should be like bike tests - have a mod 1 in a secure compound to prove basic competence in control before going out onto the road.
Obviously to include parallel parking.
Obviously to include parallel parking.
I do not miss commuting!
This was part of my daily routine for years.
This was part of my daily routine for years.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I do not miss commuting!
This was part of my daily routine for years.
This was part of my daily routine for years.
If you look at the wikipedia page for Little Saint James (AKA Epstein Island) and scroll down to the bottom, there is only one item in the list of "See Also" references...
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If you look at the wikipedia page for Little Saint James (AKA Epstein Island) and scroll down to the bottom, there is only one item in the list of "See Also" references...
2 power outages in the last 30 minutes. Only short, but when the power comes back all sorts of devices and lights come on - the downside of having lots of things powered by USB or connected to wifi.
Also the clock radio with a battery backup turns ON when the power goes!
Its gonna be a long night!
Also the clock radio with a battery backup turns ON when the power goes!
Its gonna be a long night!
February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
2 power outages in the last 30 minutes. Only short, but when the power comes back all sorts of devices and lights come on - the downside of having lots of things powered by USB or connected to wifi.
Also the clock radio with a battery backup turns ON when the power goes!
Its gonna be a long night!
Also the clock radio with a battery backup turns ON when the power goes!
Its gonna be a long night!
Tonight I was listening to Joachim Witt's 'Edelweiss' LP that I picked up at the excellent Kontrapunkt shop in Cologne.
It sounds like Talking Heads doing Motorik and reminds me how much we lose out by ignoring non-English language records.
It sounds like Talking Heads doing Motorik and reminds me how much we lose out by ignoring non-English language records.
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Tonight I was listening to Joachim Witt's 'Edelweiss' LP that I picked up at the excellent Kontrapunkt shop in Cologne.
It sounds like Talking Heads doing Motorik and reminds me how much we lose out by ignoring non-English language records.
It sounds like Talking Heads doing Motorik and reminds me how much we lose out by ignoring non-English language records.
Oh FFS. How are Man Utd still getting Fergie time?
February 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Oh FFS. How are Man Utd still getting Fergie time?
Because I once met Mandelson when he visited my workplace (he was a minister and I was a TU rep), I realise that I am one degree of separation from Trump, Epstein and Andrew M-W.
Overall impression of Mandy BTW was... taller than expected and very soft hands.
Overall impression of Mandy BTW was... taller than expected and very soft hands.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Because I once met Mandelson when he visited my workplace (he was a minister and I was a TU rep), I realise that I am one degree of separation from Trump, Epstein and Andrew M-W.
Overall impression of Mandy BTW was... taller than expected and very soft hands.
Overall impression of Mandy BTW was... taller than expected and very soft hands.
This arrived from @ianwaites.bsky.social the other day.
A very slim volume, but arrived almost immediately with a postcard that will make a nice bookmark.
Having grown up in one new town and now living in another I am 99% certain I will be ordering part 2 as soon as I finish it.
A very slim volume, but arrived almost immediately with a postcard that will make a nice bookmark.
Having grown up in one new town and now living in another I am 99% certain I will be ordering part 2 as soon as I finish it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This arrived from @ianwaites.bsky.social the other day.
A very slim volume, but arrived almost immediately with a postcard that will make a nice bookmark.
Having grown up in one new town and now living in another I am 99% certain I will be ordering part 2 as soon as I finish it.
A very slim volume, but arrived almost immediately with a postcard that will make a nice bookmark.
Having grown up in one new town and now living in another I am 99% certain I will be ordering part 2 as soon as I finish it.
New post on Skuds.org called "Sport or not sport?"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/02/sport-or-not-sport/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/02/sport-or-not-sport/
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
New post on Skuds.org called "Sport or not sport?"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/02/sport-or-not-sport/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2026/02/sport-or-not-sport/
Looked like being the only dry day for the next couple of weeks, so took the bike out for a spin to Dorking via the A24, and came home with some vinyl.
Only 25% from the 1970s this time!
Only 25% from the 1970s this time!
February 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Looked like being the only dry day for the next couple of weeks, so took the bike out for a spin to Dorking via the A24, and came home with some vinyl.
Only 25% from the 1970s this time!
Only 25% from the 1970s this time!
Cars parked in the Northbound one-way road, means that traffic will have to use the Southbound cycle lane.
Pathetic cycling provision in Crawley High Street.
Pathetic cycling provision in Crawley High Street.
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Cars parked in the Northbound one-way road, means that traffic will have to use the Southbound cycle lane.
Pathetic cycling provision in Crawley High Street.
Pathetic cycling provision in Crawley High Street.
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Is Trump spewing out soundbites while standing in a plane doorway his version of the famous Harry Redknapp Land Rover window interviews?
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Is Trump spewing out soundbites while standing in a plane doorway his version of the famous Harry Redknapp Land Rover window interviews?
I see West Ham managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again today.
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I see West Ham managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again today.
I really think we should consider pulling out of the World Cup. Not for political reasons but just for the safety of teams and supporters.
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I really think we should consider pulling out of the World Cup. Not for political reasons but just for the safety of teams and supporters.
Reposted by Andrew Skudder
Breaking: Melania The Movie wins the FIFA Oscar!
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Breaking: Melania The Movie wins the FIFA Oscar!
30 days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, except February which has 28 or sometimes 29 and January, which has about 80 or 90
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
30 days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, except February which has 28 or sometimes 29 and January, which has about 80 or 90
That new Megadeth album is pretty good. If it really is their last then they are really going out with a bang!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
That new Megadeth album is pretty good. If it really is their last then they are really going out with a bang!
So. @spizzenergi.bsky.social on Radio 6 this afternoon?
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
So. @spizzenergi.bsky.social on Radio 6 this afternoon?
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
The second time in a few months that Spizz has been on the Craig Charles show I think? Should be fun anyway.
An hour spent listening to Heavy Horses while reading a Slow Horses book, is an hour well-spent. Certainly a good way to end the weekend.
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 AM
An hour spent listening to Heavy Horses while reading a Slow Horses book, is an hour well-spent. Certainly a good way to end the weekend.
Went to see our new grandchild today, who had the good sense to get born in a hospital in a town with a record shop or two...
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Went to see our new grandchild today, who had the good sense to get born in a hospital in a town with a record shop or two...
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
Came home with some vinyl goodies, mostly 1970s again, including some Italian prog.
West Ham need to stop scoring first. It has never ended well for us this season.
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
West Ham need to stop scoring first. It has never ended well for us this season.