Colin J
@gricehead.bsky.social
Father, husband, cat servant, ultra/marathon runner, parkrun obsessive, craft beer geek. Saving people money in the cloud.
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Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Work (office/dept) Christmas meal today (yes, in November, early bird discount obvs...) sit down 2:30, and by 4:00 everyone is either off home or going back to the office.
When/how did I become the outlier?
When/how did I become the outlier?
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Work (office/dept) Christmas meal today (yes, in November, early bird discount obvs...) sit down 2:30, and by 4:00 everyone is either off home or going back to the office.
When/how did I become the outlier?
When/how did I become the outlier?
This piece comes with the usual corporate/political bullshit line of "We have been working round the clock" - well, if you've got resources to work around the clock, have you thought of just sending someone to stand in the field 24/7 to catch the fly tippers?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man arrested over Oxfordshire waste mountain
A 39-year-old man is arrested after the huge pile of rubbish was found in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This piece comes with the usual corporate/political bullshit line of "We have been working round the clock" - well, if you've got resources to work around the clock, have you thought of just sending someone to stand in the field 24/7 to catch the fly tippers?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As long as lazy people use AI slop, AI will continue producing slop...
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As long as lazy people use AI slop, AI will continue producing slop...
Commence Operation Empty Hillsborough
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Commence Operation Empty Hillsborough
It seems quite a lot of early morning cricket skeets have aged particularly badly. You can never judge a wicket until both sides have batted on it. First law of cricket.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It seems quite a lot of early morning cricket skeets have aged particularly badly. You can never judge a wicket until both sides have batted on it. First law of cricket.
Just had a new washing machine delivered (by the almost-forgiven people in the green and white lorries, but that's for another post)
Aside from the question of why they send out actual stickers for energy efficiency, why do I have Brexiteer and Remainer versions?
Aside from the question of why they send out actual stickers for energy efficiency, why do I have Brexiteer and Remainer versions?
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just had a new washing machine delivered (by the almost-forgiven people in the green and white lorries, but that's for another post)
Aside from the question of why they send out actual stickers for energy efficiency, why do I have Brexiteer and Remainer versions?
Aside from the question of why they send out actual stickers for energy efficiency, why do I have Brexiteer and Remainer versions?
2:20am and I'm sat in the kitchen eating a can of beans so I can take some paracetamol. Meanwhile the cats have demanded food, and now want letting out.
How's your Saturday night going?
How's your Saturday night going?
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
2:20am and I'm sat in the kitchen eating a can of beans so I can take some paracetamol. Meanwhile the cats have demanded food, and now want letting out.
How's your Saturday night going?
How's your Saturday night going?
If there's anything worse than Untappd going down in the middle of a beer festival, I've not experienced it yet.
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If there's anything worse than Untappd going down in the middle of a beer festival, I've not experienced it yet.
Finally made it to Brew York.
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally made it to Brew York.
Welcome to the "real time track and trace service" that can't update me with anything better than "sorry we're running late" for nearly three hours...
Do better DHL.
Do better DHL.
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Welcome to the "real time track and trace service" that can't update me with anything better than "sorry we're running late" for nearly three hours...
Do better DHL.
Do better DHL.
It says something* about progress in the crazy world of backyard ultra running, that it's not even worth checking the leaderboard until Wednesday these days.
*I'm not sure what that something is
*I'm not sure what that something is
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It says something* about progress in the crazy world of backyard ultra running, that it's not even worth checking the leaderboard until Wednesday these days.
*I'm not sure what that something is
*I'm not sure what that something is
Can we please stop "Technology Consultants" talking with "Computer Science Experts" and calling it informed news, when clearly neither know what they're talking about?
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Can we please stop "Technology Consultants" talking with "Computer Science Experts" and calling it informed news, when clearly neither know what they're talking about?
Well, it was an interesting first day back from leave. If AWS could manage not to break things in Diwali in future, that would be appreciated.
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Well, it was an interesting first day back from leave. If AWS could manage not to break things in Diwali in future, that would be appreciated.
When you get home from a week away and all the cats want to be in the same place as you...
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When you get home from a week away and all the cats want to be in the same place as you...
There is something comforting about a hotel cat. Hotels should make more of it. Like "choose theae sunbeds as this is where the cat(s) come by most often." Or making cat treats a room service option.
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There is something comforting about a hotel cat. Hotels should make more of it. Like "choose theae sunbeds as this is where the cat(s) come by most often." Or making cat treats a room service option.
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
(yes, I've just had a fleeting glimpse of one of this hotel's feline inhabitants and I want more)
I'm all for the tradition of a pint at the airport, but this is brutal at 4:30am
I'm old.
I'm old.
October 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I'm all for the tradition of a pint at the airport, but this is brutal at 4:30am
I'm old.
I'm old.
Merry. 28/11/13 - 07/10/25.
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
October 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Merry. 28/11/13 - 07/10/25.
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
May your Dreamies box always be full. 💔
Do me a favour? Give your pets an extra fuss tonight. You never know how long you have left with them.
October 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Do me a favour? Give your pets an extra fuss tonight. You never know how long you have left with them.
Track Brewery Tap, Manchester. Today it seems to be a very strange mix of people in full Oktoberfest dress, and people who've just finished a 76km peak district ultra in horrific conditions.
October 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Track Brewery Tap, Manchester. Today it seems to be a very strange mix of people in full Oktoberfest dress, and people who've just finished a 76km peak district ultra in horrific conditions.
Saturday trains (in the north) are so much busier than even rush hour weekday trains.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
October 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Saturday trains (in the north) are so much busier than even rush hour weekday trains.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Definitely time to start moving engineering works to midweek.
Now quite sure what I'm watching here #thecricket
September 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Now quite sure what I'm watching here #thecricket
Quick reminder that political alignment is not the only indicator of stupidity.
September 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Quick reminder that political alignment is not the only indicator of stupidity.
They should strip South Tyneside of the GNR finish until they figure out how to run a transport system. Utter shambles.
September 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
They should strip South Tyneside of the GNR finish until they figure out how to run a transport system. Utter shambles.
The Metro being a shambles on GNR day. You could almost put your house on it.
September 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Metro being a shambles on GNR day. You could almost put your house on it.