Fred Jones
fredsie.bsky.social
Fred Jones
@fredsie.bsky.social
Ex Black Countryman living in Liverpool. Worked at UK Inland Revenue, then EDS, then CapGemini, now retired.
@lizforleicester.bsky.social For future reference, to pronounce "nuclear", just practise saying "new clear" repeatedly until it's second nature.
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It's disappointing to find that the UK Minister for Science Innovation and Technology can't pronounce "#nuclear".
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
OK, I'm just going to blurt this out. Doesn't anyone else think that this level of fawning adulation for the England women's team should be restricted to teams that actually win during play rather than through the lottery that is penalty shootouts? #Lionesses
July 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It seems that commercial flight crew have always been keen to let their passengers know how they're doing. This captain's progress report was passed down the cabin of a BEA Dakota en route from Birmingham to Guernsey on 10 July 1952.
#Aviation #Dakota
July 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I'm in #France at the moment, and just visited the Cité Europe shopping centre in #Calais. It's much like any other ( #Manchester's Trafford Centre comes to mind), but I was impressed by this statue of General de Gaulle.
April 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At the Holiday Inn Express HQ: "Hey, you know how customers have complained the light we put behind the window pelmet isn't enough, we need a proper ceiling light? Well I've thought of a great way of doing it!"
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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And the thing is, it's not even surprising. Terrifying how quickly America has ceased to be a functioning democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Fuck AirBnB
February 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Why don't you want to see this ad?

□ Sensitive topic
□ Not relevant to my interests
✅️ I don't want every second of my life to be monetized by blood sucking parasites
October 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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More appropriate…
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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@bsky.app hi, @vizcomic.bsky.social is a humorous magazine based in the UK. Not sure why you think they’re spam.
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Prosecco - the Babycham of the 21st century.
February 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The first commercial air disaster in 16 years happened shortly after Trump froze hiring air traffic controllers, fired the FAA director, and politicized air safety.

This prescient tweet dropped 12 hours before the crash, and 24 hours before Trump blamed Obama, Biden, and DEI. Unbelievable.
January 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Frankly Autocorrect,

I'm getting really tired of your shirt.

I can't take this ducking shirt anymore.

Son of a birch you mother forklift piece of shirt.
January 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Awakened an hour or two ago by foghorns sounding on the Mersey. I haven't heard them for a few years but there was a dense fog tonight as I went to bed. It is a plaintive and evocative sound.
#Liverpool #Mersey
January 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Hi all, new around here. Quick question: does @bluesky really expect to get correct dates of birth on new accounts when you might have to scroll backwards month by month to, say, 1963? @support.bsky.team
December 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM