Old_Crusty
@old-crusty.bsky.social
Opinion on nothing/everything. RT not agreement or liking. Highly tuned bullshit detector. Posts may offend, tough. If offended, switch off. X account deleted. Not from USA.
Is it ageism?
I hold the highest level of civilian driving assessment/test (Gold level) I am an Advanced Driving Tutor. I have a clean driving licence and accident record.
I am 75 years of age, medically fit.
Even @RoSPA insurers want to drastically increase my renewal premium.
Words fail me.
I hold the highest level of civilian driving assessment/test (Gold level) I am an Advanced Driving Tutor. I have a clean driving licence and accident record.
I am 75 years of age, medically fit.
Even @RoSPA insurers want to drastically increase my renewal premium.
Words fail me.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Is it ageism?
I hold the highest level of civilian driving assessment/test (Gold level) I am an Advanced Driving Tutor. I have a clean driving licence and accident record.
I am 75 years of age, medically fit.
Even @RoSPA insurers want to drastically increase my renewal premium.
Words fail me.
I hold the highest level of civilian driving assessment/test (Gold level) I am an Advanced Driving Tutor. I have a clean driving licence and accident record.
I am 75 years of age, medically fit.
Even @RoSPA insurers want to drastically increase my renewal premium.
Words fail me.
So, USA Tech Companies have pledged to invest in the UK.
They do so knowing it is profitable; Trump is campaigning for them not to be taxed; what proportion of the tax not paid is calculated in their investment?
Make England Poor Again.
They do so knowing it is profitable; Trump is campaigning for them not to be taxed; what proportion of the tax not paid is calculated in their investment?
Make England Poor Again.
September 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
So, USA Tech Companies have pledged to invest in the UK.
They do so knowing it is profitable; Trump is campaigning for them not to be taxed; what proportion of the tax not paid is calculated in their investment?
Make England Poor Again.
They do so knowing it is profitable; Trump is campaigning for them not to be taxed; what proportion of the tax not paid is calculated in their investment?
Make England Poor Again.
Was the ‘trial run’ of England’s first Disney theme park successful?
Turning Windsor Castle and grounds into Disney World for Trump.
Turning Windsor Castle and grounds into Disney World for Trump.
September 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Was the ‘trial run’ of England’s first Disney theme park successful?
Turning Windsor Castle and grounds into Disney World for Trump.
Turning Windsor Castle and grounds into Disney World for Trump.
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Phang: The South Koreans are here to help build, to help train, to help get this thing up and running so 8,500 Americans can have jobs. But no — the Trump administration, the dumbasses with their heads so far up their asses when it comes to immigration, are just sitting there rounding people up…
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Phang: The South Koreans are here to help build, to help train, to help get this thing up and running so 8,500 Americans can have jobs. But no — the Trump administration, the dumbasses with their heads so far up their asses when it comes to immigration, are just sitting there rounding people up…
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If you're in London today, then there's plenty of opportunities to show Mr Trump that he's not welcome.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
September 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
If you're in London today, then there's plenty of opportunities to show Mr Trump that he's not welcome.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
If you miss the march, then come along to the rally in Parliament Square at 5 instead and make some noise.
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Badenoch is a spineless craven narcissist but her predecessors need to take so so much of the blame.
They turned the Tories into a radical right-wing party.
They purged the moderates and turned their party in a poor imitation of Farage. This is their mess.
They turned the Tories into a radical right-wing party.
They purged the moderates and turned their party in a poor imitation of Farage. This is their mess.
September 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Badenoch is a spineless craven narcissist but her predecessors need to take so so much of the blame.
They turned the Tories into a radical right-wing party.
They purged the moderates and turned their party in a poor imitation of Farage. This is their mess.
They turned the Tories into a radical right-wing party.
They purged the moderates and turned their party in a poor imitation of Farage. This is their mess.
Totally unrelated photographs, except I took them!
September 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Totally unrelated photographs, except I took them!
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This looks less like a mistake
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This looks less like a mistake
Lots to think about!
#NTLLiveInterAlia. A great oerformance, catch it if you can!
Thanks @nationaltheatre.org.uk
#NTLLiveInterAlia. A great oerformance, catch it if you can!
Thanks @nationaltheatre.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lots to think about!
#NTLLiveInterAlia. A great oerformance, catch it if you can!
Thanks @nationaltheatre.org.uk
#NTLLiveInterAlia. A great oerformance, catch it if you can!
Thanks @nationaltheatre.org.uk
Crow Park after Sundown:
July 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Crow Park after Sundown:
@sainsburys.bsky.social what nonsense leaving customers to slice their own bread. No training given - your relentless rush to reduce staff numbers.
July 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@sainsburys.bsky.social what nonsense leaving customers to slice their own bread. No training given - your relentless rush to reduce staff numbers.
Why have so many UK Health Ministers sought to destroy adequate staffing for the NHS by offering pitiful pay deals?
May 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Why have so many UK Health Ministers sought to destroy adequate staffing for the NHS by offering pitiful pay deals?
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Margaret Thatcher.
RT if you still do too.
RT if you still do too.
May 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Margaret Thatcher.
RT if you still do too.
RT if you still do too.
Where is the Minister responsible? Getting more water sponsored freebies?
England’s water companies have 1,135 criminal convictions.
United Utilities 205; Thames Water 187.
They dump sewage into rivers; directors not prosecuted; fleece customers; pay dividends.
What if you had 1,135 criminal convictions?
One law for corporations, another for us.
United Utilities 205; Thames Water 187.
They dump sewage into rivers; directors not prosecuted; fleece customers; pay dividends.
What if you had 1,135 criminal convictions?
One law for corporations, another for us.
Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
leftfootforward.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Where is the Minister responsible? Getting more water sponsored freebies?
Anyone with Twitter and BlueSky accounts should delete the Twitter account.
Move the comms to BlueSky. Don’t sit on Musk’s fence.
Move the comms to BlueSky. Don’t sit on Musk’s fence.
A couple of words on the ‘BlueSky is dying’ story going around. The one thing we *shouldn’t* be doing is trying to recreate the ‘golden age’ of Twitter on here. That time has passed. This should be different, and I hope we’ve learned from it. Numbers aren’t everything.
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Anyone with Twitter and BlueSky accounts should delete the Twitter account.
Move the comms to BlueSky. Don’t sit on Musk’s fence.
Move the comms to BlueSky. Don’t sit on Musk’s fence.
Opus Dei in the ascendancy
Should the Pope be worried that JD Vance has already dressed for his funeral?
May 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Opus Dei in the ascendancy
Why are @theguardian.com using the spelling ‘Labour’ and not ‘Labour’ in British Politics?
May 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Why are @theguardian.com using the spelling ‘Labour’ and not ‘Labour’ in British Politics?
@sainsburys.bsky.social please sort out your ATM at Carlisle - the new provider software is so, so slow
April 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
@sainsburys.bsky.social please sort out your ATM at Carlisle - the new provider software is so, so slow
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Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨