Kevin
@kevinsmusings.bsky.social
Another Twitter migrant. Mostly lurking but happy to chat.
Just here for the crap old cars, bike travel and humour.
Please don't make me use Threads.
Just here for the crap old cars, bike travel and humour.
Please don't make me use Threads.
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I’m constantly amazed and appalled by how many small businesses only seem to have any web presence on FaceBook.
“Just no!”
😔
“Just no!”
😔
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I’m constantly amazed and appalled by how many small businesses only seem to have any web presence on FaceBook.
“Just no!”
😔
“Just no!”
😔
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For Italians who liked the looks of the Matra Rancho but not its price-tag, Turin-based coachbuilder Coriasco had the answer: the practical Fiat 127-based Farm, with all those key Rancho styling cues. This (sadly rather colour-faded) brochure is from around 1980. #weirdcarbs
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For Italians who liked the looks of the Matra Rancho but not its price-tag, Turin-based coachbuilder Coriasco had the answer: the practical Fiat 127-based Farm, with all those key Rancho styling cues. This (sadly rather colour-faded) brochure is from around 1980. #weirdcarbs
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To quote Alice Roberts - Fight the decrepitude
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
momentummag.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
To quote Alice Roberts - Fight the decrepitude
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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The title sequence of The Return of the Pink Panther really is a work of art.
youtu.be/aTF7vm6kHA4?...
youtu.be/aTF7vm6kHA4?...
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) title sequence
YouTube video by MovieTitles
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The title sequence of The Return of the Pink Panther really is a work of art.
youtu.be/aTF7vm6kHA4?...
youtu.be/aTF7vm6kHA4?...
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
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New cycle lanes are not for people who currently cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New cycle lanes are not for people who currently cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
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Unutterably depressing that the UK remains saddled with the albatross of Brexit. More evidence that Brexit was not an event, which one side or the other *won* , but a continuing, slow rolling, never ending disaster, and a gift to our geographical enemies.
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Unutterably depressing that the UK remains saddled with the albatross of Brexit. More evidence that Brexit was not an event, which one side or the other *won* , but a continuing, slow rolling, never ending disaster, and a gift to our geographical enemies.
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Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Every flag left flying and every case quietly dropped tells extremists they’re winning. The authorities’ fear has become the far right’s fuel – and it’s ordinary people who pay the price.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Government, councils and police: all scared to act as far right run riot
Violent mobs try to intimidate with their flags, while we wonder what those in charge are doing about it
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
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Spoiler Alert: It is rather good. There is even a video, which is strange for us.
#motosky #motorcycles #navigation #mobile #motorbike
fliesonthevisor.com/kurviger-mob...
#motosky #motorcycles #navigation #mobile #motorbike
fliesonthevisor.com/kurviger-mob...
Kurviger Mobile Navigation: Road Trip - Part 2 | Flies on the Visor
Kurviger Mobile Phone Navigation App. The planning software is excellent, but does it work when you are on the motorcycle, trying to get somewhere?
fliesonthevisor.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Spoiler Alert: It is rather good. There is even a video, which is strange for us.
#motosky #motorcycles #navigation #mobile #motorbike
fliesonthevisor.com/kurviger-mob...
#motosky #motorcycles #navigation #mobile #motorbike
fliesonthevisor.com/kurviger-mob...
Bluesky living up to its name and providing me with joy this morning.
October 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Bluesky living up to its name and providing me with joy this morning.
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My book 'How To Say No Emphatically In German' now available - only £9.99!
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My book 'How To Say No Emphatically In German' now available - only £9.99!
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Sometimes I forget I own the best piece of music merch that ever existed.
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sometimes I forget I own the best piece of music merch that ever existed.
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Me: Well, I've got good news and bad news.
My Wife: Give me the bad news.
Me: I haven't finished clearing out the garage.
My Wife: *sigh* Okay then, what's the good news.
*door swings open and Hamish plods in dressed as Thor*
My Wife: Give me the bad news.
Me: I haven't finished clearing out the garage.
My Wife: *sigh* Okay then, what's the good news.
*door swings open and Hamish plods in dressed as Thor*
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Me: Well, I've got good news and bad news.
My Wife: Give me the bad news.
Me: I haven't finished clearing out the garage.
My Wife: *sigh* Okay then, what's the good news.
*door swings open and Hamish plods in dressed as Thor*
My Wife: Give me the bad news.
Me: I haven't finished clearing out the garage.
My Wife: *sigh* Okay then, what's the good news.
*door swings open and Hamish plods in dressed as Thor*
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Re: mystery hour Guinness question
This is a BBC archive of the last pub in Belfast to use two barrels to pour a pint of plain (Guinness was done similarly). It is an amazing video, it is an incredible mix of poetry, sadness and nostalgia.
youtu.be/ZKDwwVR5fd4?...
Re: mystery hour Guinness question
This is a BBC archive of the last pub in Belfast to use two barrels to pour a pint of plain (Guinness was done similarly). It is an amazing video, it is an incredible mix of poetry, sadness and nostalgia.
youtu.be/ZKDwwVR5fd4?...
1973: The LAST DAYS of PORTER | Scene Around Six | Archivist Picks | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Re: mystery hour Guinness question
This is a BBC archive of the last pub in Belfast to use two barrels to pour a pint of plain (Guinness was done similarly). It is an amazing video, it is an incredible mix of poetry, sadness and nostalgia.
youtu.be/ZKDwwVR5fd4?...
Re: mystery hour Guinness question
This is a BBC archive of the last pub in Belfast to use two barrels to pour a pint of plain (Guinness was done similarly). It is an amazing video, it is an incredible mix of poetry, sadness and nostalgia.
youtu.be/ZKDwwVR5fd4?...
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oh that Labour quote can fuck right off
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
oh that Labour quote can fuck right off
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"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.
news.sky.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
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This isn't a photo of my dog. Well, it is, but it's really a photo of the stag on the hill behind who was keeping a wary eye on him. He needn't have worried, Bertie is a complete coward, and is more interested in sniffing every clump of grass he can find, and was completely unaware of the deer.
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This isn't a photo of my dog. Well, it is, but it's really a photo of the stag on the hill behind who was keeping a wary eye on him. He needn't have worried, Bertie is a complete coward, and is more interested in sniffing every clump of grass he can find, and was completely unaware of the deer.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I have a winter beach body. It’s always cold, often windy and is given a wide berth by everyone except dogs.
October 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I have a winter beach body. It’s always cold, often windy and is given a wide berth by everyone except dogs.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM