Andrew Skudder
@skuds.bsky.social
Refugee from the other place.
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
Mon-Fri: managing risk and Excel-whispering
Sat-Sun: buying as many records as I can carry on a motorbike
Everyday: drinking tea, reading books
New post on Skuds.org called "Citizenship tests"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/12/citizenship-tests/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/12/citizenship-tests/
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New post on Skuds.org called "Citizenship tests"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/12/citizenship-tests/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/12/citizenship-tests/
Watched a film tonight * that used this building as the location for a London hotel, without altering the frontage at all.
Maybe Americans think that "Suffolk County Council" is the name of a hotel chain in Britain?
*"One Ranger" on Netflix - one to avoid
Maybe Americans think that "Suffolk County Council" is the name of a hotel chain in Britain?
*"One Ranger" on Netflix - one to avoid
December 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Watched a film tonight * that used this building as the location for a London hotel, without altering the frontage at all.
Maybe Americans think that "Suffolk County Council" is the name of a hotel chain in Britain?
*"One Ranger" on Netflix - one to avoid
Maybe Americans think that "Suffolk County Council" is the name of a hotel chain in Britain?
*"One Ranger" on Netflix - one to avoid
One of my favourite bits of @planningshit.bsky.social
It is subtle, but always makes me think about future disputes years hence, when one roof or the other needs repairing or replacing.
It is subtle, but always makes me think about future disputes years hence, when one roof or the other needs repairing or replacing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
One of my favourite bits of @planningshit.bsky.social
It is subtle, but always makes me think about future disputes years hence, when one roof or the other needs repairing or replacing.
It is subtle, but always makes me think about future disputes years hence, when one roof or the other needs repairing or replacing.
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Two entries for @warringtonruncorn.com in the top 5 albums!
Surprising, because I have 4 of these albums on vinyl and certainly played the records too.
Surprising, because I have 4 of these albums on vinyl and certainly played the records too.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Two entries for @warringtonruncorn.com in the top 5 albums!
Surprising, because I have 4 of these albums on vinyl and certainly played the records too.
Surprising, because I have 4 of these albums on vinyl and certainly played the records too.
Immediate reaction was "fuck off" and then realised that its only 5 years out and I do listen to a lot of early 70's (favourite genre was 'Canterbury scene' apparently)
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Immediate reaction was "fuck off" and then realised that its only 5 years out and I do listen to a lot of early 70's (favourite genre was 'Canterbury scene' apparently)
Had a nostalgic spin of this recently-acquired vinyl today.
Read the LP cover and saw the impressive list of musicians involved... Steve Gadd, Earl Slick, Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Nigel Olsson, Leland Sklar, Jeff Porcaro and many more.
Read the LP cover and saw the impressive list of musicians involved... Steve Gadd, Earl Slick, Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Nigel Olsson, Leland Sklar, Jeff Porcaro and many more.
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Had a nostalgic spin of this recently-acquired vinyl today.
Read the LP cover and saw the impressive list of musicians involved... Steve Gadd, Earl Slick, Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Nigel Olsson, Leland Sklar, Jeff Porcaro and many more.
Read the LP cover and saw the impressive list of musicians involved... Steve Gadd, Earl Slick, Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Nigel Olsson, Leland Sklar, Jeff Porcaro and many more.
I normally get wound up by the number of cars while out walking, but today it was a bit different with the vintage car run coming through town.
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I normally get wound up by the number of cars while out walking, but today it was a bit different with the vintage car run coming through town.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
East Grinstead record fair and no rain in the morning was a good excuse to take the Honda out for a spin.
Came home with a few bits of 70s/80s #Vinyl but managed to not get carried away.
Came home with a few bits of 70s/80s #Vinyl but managed to not get carried away.
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
East Grinstead record fair and no rain in the morning was a good excuse to take the Honda out for a spin.
Came home with a few bits of 70s/80s #Vinyl but managed to not get carried away.
Came home with a few bits of 70s/80s #Vinyl but managed to not get carried away.
Excellent last five words in this part of the Wikipedia entry for Chris Farlowe.
It is like one of those five-word short stories. There is no suggestion of a link with the first paragraph, but you can't help wondering.
It is like one of those five-word short stories. There is no suggestion of a link with the first paragraph, but you can't help wondering.
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Excellent last five words in this part of the Wikipedia entry for Chris Farlowe.
It is like one of those five-word short stories. There is no suggestion of a link with the first paragraph, but you can't help wondering.
It is like one of those five-word short stories. There is no suggestion of a link with the first paragraph, but you can't help wondering.
Picked up my repeat prescription this week, and the sheer scale of it just makes me feel my age.
Remarkably, only the three small boxes relate to my previous cancer at all. The rest is all down to my calcifying arteries.
Remarkably, only the three small boxes relate to my previous cancer at all. The rest is all down to my calcifying arteries.
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Picked up my repeat prescription this week, and the sheer scale of it just makes me feel my age.
Remarkably, only the three small boxes relate to my previous cancer at all. The rest is all down to my calcifying arteries.
Remarkably, only the three small boxes relate to my previous cancer at all. The rest is all down to my calcifying arteries.
Jayne is on a cruise and I have the house to myself for a week, so first thing on the agenda is naturally...
...finally get round to testing my new bread maker!
The results are in and it doesn't look too bad for a first attempt.
...finally get round to testing my new bread maker!
The results are in and it doesn't look too bad for a first attempt.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Jayne is on a cruise and I have the house to myself for a week, so first thing on the agenda is naturally...
...finally get round to testing my new bread maker!
The results are in and it doesn't look too bad for a first attempt.
...finally get round to testing my new bread maker!
The results are in and it doesn't look too bad for a first attempt.
How it started v. how it ended...
24 quid's worth of 1970's vinyl, including the one 'proper' Status Quo LP I was missing and an interesting-looking JEan-Luc Ponty live album.
24 quid's worth of 1970's vinyl, including the one 'proper' Status Quo LP I was missing and an interesting-looking JEan-Luc Ponty live album.
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How it started v. how it ended...
24 quid's worth of 1970's vinyl, including the one 'proper' Status Quo LP I was missing and an interesting-looking JEan-Luc Ponty live album.
24 quid's worth of 1970's vinyl, including the one 'proper' Status Quo LP I was missing and an interesting-looking JEan-Luc Ponty live album.
New specs.
Might not look much from your perspective, but from this side of the glass everything looks a lot better.
Will have to go out on the bike tomorrow, now that I can see where I am going.
Might not look much from your perspective, but from this side of the glass everything looks a lot better.
Will have to go out on the bike tomorrow, now that I can see where I am going.
October 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
New specs.
Might not look much from your perspective, but from this side of the glass everything looks a lot better.
Will have to go out on the bike tomorrow, now that I can see where I am going.
Might not look much from your perspective, but from this side of the glass everything looks a lot better.
Will have to go out on the bike tomorrow, now that I can see where I am going.
Royal Mail kept me waiting until 7pm before they delivered this beauty from @warringtonruncorn.com (a belated birthday present to myself)
I was starting to think they had forgotten me.
I was starting to think they had forgotten me.
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Royal Mail kept me waiting until 7pm before they delivered this beauty from @warringtonruncorn.com (a belated birthday present to myself)
I was starting to think they had forgotten me.
I was starting to think they had forgotten me.
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
New post on Skuds.org called "Cumpleaños en Madrid"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/10/cumpleanos-en-madrid/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/10/cumpleanos-en-madrid/
October 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New post on Skuds.org called "Cumpleaños en Madrid"
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/10/cumpleanos-en-madrid/
Read it here:
https://skuds.org/2025/10/cumpleanos-en-madrid/
If anybody is going to Madrid and thinking of picking up some vinyl, I can recommend these shops + a few others.
Unfortunately no dirt-cheap bargains, and no sign of any Ojos de Brujo or Amparanoia LPs, but a very thriving vinyl scene and at least 10 shops in the city centre.
Unfortunately no dirt-cheap bargains, and no sign of any Ojos de Brujo or Amparanoia LPs, but a very thriving vinyl scene and at least 10 shops in the city centre.
October 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If anybody is going to Madrid and thinking of picking up some vinyl, I can recommend these shops + a few others.
Unfortunately no dirt-cheap bargains, and no sign of any Ojos de Brujo or Amparanoia LPs, but a very thriving vinyl scene and at least 10 shops in the city centre.
Unfortunately no dirt-cheap bargains, and no sign of any Ojos de Brujo or Amparanoia LPs, but a very thriving vinyl scene and at least 10 shops in the city centre.
My only regret about going to Madrid for a few days and visiting the zoo on my birthday is that I did not pack my big Canon DSLR with its 300mm telephoto lens.
Smartphone photos really do not do the job.
Smartphone photos really do not do the job.
October 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My only regret about going to Madrid for a few days and visiting the zoo on my birthday is that I did not pack my big Canon DSLR with its 300mm telephoto lens.
Smartphone photos really do not do the job.
Smartphone photos really do not do the job.
Back home from Spain now. Always good to recognise Brighton from the air, even if we are a bit higher than when I flew over it in an A320 flight simulator/
I am all safe and sound, but can't say the same for my poor suitcase.
I am all safe and sound, but can't say the same for my poor suitcase.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Back home from Spain now. Always good to recognise Brighton from the air, even if we are a bit higher than when I flew over it in an A320 flight simulator/
I am all safe and sound, but can't say the same for my poor suitcase.
I am all safe and sound, but can't say the same for my poor suitcase.
Saying good morning to Cervantes and his characters before breakfast
September 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Saying good morning to Cervantes and his characters before breakfast
Took a bus ride out to see this little place today.
It has been on my must-see list for a while
It has been on my must-see list for a while
September 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Took a bus ride out to see this little place today.
It has been on my must-see list for a while
It has been on my must-see list for a while
Visiting the royal palace in Madrid and seems to have picked the same day as a mass pilgrimage
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Visiting the royal palace in Madrid and seems to have picked the same day as a mass pilgrimage