Steve Rowland 🏴
@steverowland.bsky.social
Software dev, navigating the complexities of life while contemplating the injustices of the world from the coast of Wales.
Every inane post another reminder that 'retired-ish' really means 'I have more time to overthink my life decisions'.
#FBPE
Every inane post another reminder that 'retired-ish' really means 'I have more time to overthink my life decisions'.
#FBPE
Ask ChatGPT how a US president might attempt to destabilise the country without anyone realising their intention and you get this response:
April 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Ask ChatGPT how a US president might attempt to destabilise the country without anyone realising their intention and you get this response:
His mum has been away visiting her mum for three days now. This is how he spends most of his day!
March 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
His mum has been away visiting her mum for three days now. This is how he spends most of his day!
I see your King George V and I raise you this Queen Victoria beauty in Neyland.
March 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I see your King George V and I raise you this Queen Victoria beauty in Neyland.
BBC News - The man who bombed a dam to save a Welsh village
www.bbc.com/news/uk-wale...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-wale...
March 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
BBC News - The man who bombed a dam to save a Welsh village
www.bbc.com/news/uk-wale...
www.bbc.com/news/uk-wale...
A typical price list from the bar of a pub in 1970. Compared to a contemporary version. According to the BofE inflation calculator, adjusted for inflation, a pint of lager should now cost around £1.35. Is it any wonder that pubs are closing at an alarming rate? No one can afford to buy a round.
February 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A typical price list from the bar of a pub in 1970. Compared to a contemporary version. According to the BofE inflation calculator, adjusted for inflation, a pint of lager should now cost around £1.35. Is it any wonder that pubs are closing at an alarming rate? No one can afford to buy a round.
Red sky in the morning
Shepherds' warning!
Horse for additional menace.
Shepherds' warning!
Horse for additional menace.
January 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Red sky in the morning
Shepherds' warning!
Horse for additional menace.
Shepherds' warning!
Horse for additional menace.
Ammunition store
January 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ammunition store
Abandoned WWII gun emplacement overlooking Stack Fort.
January 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Abandoned WWII gun emplacement overlooking Stack Fort.
Stack Fort on a dreary Saturday morning
January 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Stack Fort on a dreary Saturday morning
Freshwater West 'cos salt water's best.
January 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Freshwater West 'cos salt water's best.
This was 8 years ago today. I walked away from this with a few scratches and a bruised ego. Now I only have 6 lives left. Apparently? That's the Wye Valley road. There is a sheer cliff face on the other side of the small wall with a 500m drop.
January 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This was 8 years ago today. I walked away from this with a few scratches and a bruised ego. Now I only have 6 lives left. Apparently? That's the Wye Valley road. There is a sheer cliff face on the other side of the small wall with a 500m drop.
F-Aberaeron!
January 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
F-Aberaeron!
Shakin' Hakin!
January 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Shakin' Hakin!
Can I persuade you that this is the wise thing to do? I used to use that Volvo dealership in Grantham. They are quite decent TBF but it's not as picturesque.
January 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Can I persuade you that this is the wise thing to do? I used to use that Volvo dealership in Grantham. They are quite decent TBF but it's not as picturesque.
Currently staying in an Airbnb in this little seaside village in Ceridigion for the car's annual service. It's a choice between here and an anonymous industrial estate on the outskirts of Swansea.
January 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Currently staying in an Airbnb in this little seaside village in Ceridigion for the car's annual service. It's a choice between here and an anonymous industrial estate on the outskirts of Swansea.
January 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's that sort of day today.
January 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's that sort of day today.
FFS! I must have missed the previous alerts about him having a shave, a dump and a hearty breakfast. Why is the UK press so casually deferential towards an anachronistic feudal institution in this day and age?
January 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
FFS! I must have missed the previous alerts about him having a shave, a dump and a hearty breakfast. Why is the UK press so casually deferential towards an anachronistic feudal institution in this day and age?
I think, perhaps, that Jimmy may have vastly overestimated human nature. A billion years is nowhere near long enough to resolve our issues. A species that is unable to learn from its own mistakes is doomed to repeat them and infinitum. If alien species have been observing us then they know that.
December 31, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I think, perhaps, that Jimmy may have vastly overestimated human nature. A billion years is nowhere near long enough to resolve our issues. A species that is unable to learn from its own mistakes is doomed to repeat them and infinitum. If alien species have been observing us then they know that.
A little bit of Winter sun works as well as a touch of lippy and some slap sometimes.
December 29, 2024 at 5:25 PM
A little bit of Winter sun works as well as a touch of lippy and some slap sometimes.
Twat in a hat! Or the new episode of Sneaky Blunders drops.
December 27, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Twat in a hat! Or the new episode of Sneaky Blunders drops.
Dylan woz 'ere!
December 27, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Dylan woz 'ere!