Mark Allinson
@allinson.bsky.social
Telecoms, education and cricket ... and old cars ... and mountains ....
Ooo, what’s the answer?
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Ooo, what’s the answer?
Pulling 9.9 kW max ... until the sun came out 😎
October 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pulling 9.9 kW max ... until the sun came out 😎
Hmm, that couple look strangely familiar... 🤔
September 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Hmm, that couple look strangely familiar... 🤔
Joint winners: LGW and STN
Yay 🇬🇧
Yay 🇬🇧
August 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Joint winners: LGW and STN
Yay 🇬🇧
Yay 🇬🇧
I need to re-read the entire canon
July 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I need to re-read the entire canon
I seem to remember it was Gordon the Big Engine. He *definitely* had it coming
July 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I seem to remember it was Gordon the Big Engine. He *definitely* had it coming
I'm still looking for the 'fuck right off' button. But the 'migrate all my friends & family to Signal' button is proving even more elusive
July 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm still looking for the 'fuck right off' button. But the 'migrate all my friends & family to Signal' button is proving even more elusive
Oh, good point, we can't have that...
July 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Oh, good point, we can't have that...
Or alternatively...
July 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Or alternatively...
Four months' notice and then a loss of office payment equal to twice the statutory redundancy payment. Not terrible, nor massively generous
June 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Four months' notice and then a loss of office payment equal to twice the statutory redundancy payment. Not terrible, nor massively generous
Smartphone ownership *is* lower in SSA than the rest of the world (albeit not in the big cities). But on reading a bit more of Dr Evans' work, looks like The Times might have oversimplified it a bit ;-)
June 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Smartphone ownership *is* lower in SSA than the rest of the world (albeit not in the big cities). But on reading a bit more of Dr Evans' work, looks like The Times might have oversimplified it a bit ;-)
Unfortunately, it's in the same food group as coffee - Never Tastes Quite As Good As It Smells
June 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Unfortunately, it's in the same food group as coffee - Never Tastes Quite As Good As It Smells
I’m going with “unusual”
June 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I’m going with “unusual”
According to the Beeb, there were previously 42 Labour, 26 Independent, 13 LibDem on Durham CC?
May 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
According to the Beeb, there were previously 42 Labour, 26 Independent, 13 LibDem on Durham CC?
Thanks, I’m gonna use that later!
April 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Thanks, I’m gonna use that later!
Seems entirely reasonable
March 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Seems entirely reasonable
Glad to find I'm not the only one.
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Glad to find I'm not the only one.
I'd add The British Public
February 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I'd add The British Public
Yup, that’s me, too. Could be a crowded subset…
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Yup, that’s me, too. Could be a crowded subset…
Thank you for this. I'm an economic migrant from West Yorks and when I return there from my comfortable Hampshire town, I never cease to be shocked by the contrast.
January 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Thank you for this. I'm an economic migrant from West Yorks and when I return there from my comfortable Hampshire town, I never cease to be shocked by the contrast.