Simon P
@tallsimon.bsky.social
IT Contractor, wargamer, ex-RN tiff and submariner, volunteer guide at RN Submarine Museum. Can cook. Partial to a single malt or a good red wine
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On 5 March I’m giving a talk on Bomber Command “gardening” operations at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, on my award-winning research & my book, The Invisible Campaign. Expect plenty of audience participation! Ticket includes dinner⬇️
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IBCC Lecture & Supper Series - The Invisible Campaign - Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945. - International Bomber Command Centre
The Invisible Campaign – Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945 with author, Jane Gulliford-Lowes Aerial mining by RAF Bomber Command was a vital part of the Allied war effort, claiming far mor...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
On 5 March I’m giving a talk on Bomber Command “gardening” operations at the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, on my award-winning research & my book, The Invisible Campaign. Expect plenty of audience participation! Ticket includes dinner⬇️
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Sat at a Costa having coffee and this car came to join us
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sat at a Costa having coffee and this car came to join us
What a bloody awful place Heathrow is
February 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
What a bloody awful place Heathrow is
If you see this, post a character that starts with a D
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with a D
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
Probably behind a paywall but what happened to GIUK?
Greatest threat to Britain comes from High North, minister warns
www.thetimes.com/article/7552...
Greatest threat to Britain comes from High North, minister warns
www.thetimes.com/article/7552...
Greatest threat to Britain comes from High North, minister warns
The Times joins Al Carns, the armed forces minister — a former marine — on a UK-Norwegian expedition to Norway’s Arctic frontier
www.thetimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Probably behind a paywall but what happened to GIUK?
Greatest threat to Britain comes from High North, minister warns
www.thetimes.com/article/7552...
Greatest threat to Britain comes from High North, minister warns
www.thetimes.com/article/7552...
If you see this, post a character that starts with B...
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
If you see this, post a character that starts with B...
I’d forgotten how much fun Boston Legal is
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I’d forgotten how much fun Boston Legal is
this is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
this is who runs this account
Sitting on watch in the Missile Compartment of HMS Resolution somewhere where the oggin is cold:
MC Patrol: Chief, what's a pun?
Me: It's a play on words
Him: Don't all plays have words?
Me: Go do some rounds. Now.
MC Patrol: Chief, what's a pun?
Me: It's a play on words
Him: Don't all plays have words?
Me: Go do some rounds. Now.
Sitting in a Bradley in Iraq, it's 115° and we are watching cement dry (literally).
Driver: hey sir if I pissed on bar of soap, is it still usable? yeah it has piss on it but it's soap, so it's clean right
Me: uhhhhh
Gunner: *long drag on a gauloises blonde* smith what the fuck is wrong with you
Driver: hey sir if I pissed on bar of soap, is it still usable? yeah it has piss on it but it's soap, so it's clean right
Me: uhhhhh
Gunner: *long drag on a gauloises blonde* smith what the fuck is wrong with you
It's really hard to explain what the weirdest people in the world who also happen to be in the military in direct proximity to you are like, but we've all met a whole bunch of them.
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Sitting on watch in the Missile Compartment of HMS Resolution somewhere where the oggin is cold:
MC Patrol: Chief, what's a pun?
Me: It's a play on words
Him: Don't all plays have words?
Me: Go do some rounds. Now.
MC Patrol: Chief, what's a pun?
Me: It's a play on words
Him: Don't all plays have words?
Me: Go do some rounds. Now.
Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform
Someone has discovered War Plan Red an decided that means the US was never a real friend of Canada. Who wants to tell them about the other Rainbow Plans?
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Someone has discovered War Plan Red an decided that means the US was never a real friend of Canada. Who wants to tell them about the other Rainbow Plans?
@gmtgames.bsky.social Mr President is out on early access on Steam. I have never won a game of the cardboard version
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
@gmtgames.bsky.social Mr President is out on early access on Steam. I have never won a game of the cardboard version
A River class patrol boat in Western Approaches paint as seen for the Wightlink ferry
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
A River class patrol boat in Western Approaches paint as seen for the Wightlink ferry
Just down the road from Hinton Ampner is this tiny 13th C church. A memorial to one of Wellington’s commissaries. Capper was instrumental in the development of the tank. And Gunner Fremantle, someone’s husband and father
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Just down the road from Hinton Ampner is this tiny 13th C church. A memorial to one of Wellington’s commissaries. Capper was instrumental in the development of the tank. And Gunner Fremantle, someone’s husband and father
Snow drops and Mistletoe at Hinton Ampner @nationaltrust.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Snow drops and Mistletoe at Hinton Ampner @nationaltrust.org.uk
Went to the cinema last night for the extended version of the Fellowship of the Ring. It’s Two Towers tonight and Return of the King tomorrow
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Went to the cinema last night for the extended version of the Fellowship of the Ring. It’s Two Towers tonight and Return of the King tomorrow
I got home this evening and discovered I’d been wearing my boxers back to front all day. I ask for the press to respect my family’s privacy at this difficult time
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I got home this evening and discovered I’d been wearing my boxers back to front all day. I ask for the press to respect my family’s privacy at this difficult time
I’m on a submarine! With instructions on how to use the submerged signal ejector
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I’m on a submarine! With instructions on how to use the submerged signal ejector
Post a game you remember playing that no one else remembers
Mike Singleton’s Lords of Midnight on the speccy
Mike Singleton’s Lords of Midnight on the speccy
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Post a game you remember playing that no one else remembers
Mike Singleton’s Lords of Midnight on the speccy
Mike Singleton’s Lords of Midnight on the speccy
Laughs in board wargamer
My biggest gripe with lego is it's one of those hobbies where only the hobbyists actually respect the cost of the build. Everyone else looks at it and assumes you spent 1/10 of what you actually spent cause that's what it's worth.
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Laughs in board wargamer
The view from the top of Mottistone Down today #IsleofWight
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The view from the top of Mottistone Down today #IsleofWight
#HistBookChat Diving into this. I may be gone some time
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
#HistBookChat Diving into this. I may be gone some time