Lee Grant
@tnargeel.com
#Technology, #RightToRepair, #CircularEconomy, #Sustainability writer and podcaster for PC Pro magazine, Techfinitive.com & bigtechquestion.com
Assistant tea drinker & screwdriver fairy at inspirationcomputers.com
Assistant tea drinker & screwdriver fairy at inspirationcomputers.com
Bomb shelter hatch done 💣
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Bomb shelter hatch done 💣
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
Only one plaster required due to an argument with a saw.
I’ve been meaning to fix this for ages & International #RepairDay was the inspiration I needed.
Today is the day to fix that squeaky hinge, blocked drain or anything else.
Embrace repair & it will embrace you. 🛠️💚
I absolutely support this position.
Must give a special mention to the customer that asked me to upgrade the hardware on their PC - with the strict proviso that it remained on Windows 8.1
Job done...
Must give a special mention to the customer that asked me to upgrade the hardware on their PC - with the strict proviso that it remained on Windows 8.1
Job done...
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I absolutely support this position.
Must give a special mention to the customer that asked me to upgrade the hardware on their PC - with the strict proviso that it remained on Windows 8.1
Job done...
Must give a special mention to the customer that asked me to upgrade the hardware on their PC - with the strict proviso that it remained on Windows 8.1
Job done...
If other customers are reading & also feel the urge to endorse our services with a gratuity payment then, from today, we accept sherry trifle.
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If other customers are reading & also feel the urge to endorse our services with a gratuity payment then, from today, we accept sherry trifle.
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
This sits alongside the usual wine, biscuits, chocolates, gift vouchers, cash, artworks and - strictly in front of the CCTV & a witness only - hugs.
❤️
If I ever meet Asus' product designer who hides screws under feet (with different heads 🤯) & sharpens the hidden edge of the laptop's back cover into a blade that could slice through concrete, I shall demand recompense for waterproof plasters & about half a pint of O negative.
#RightToRepair
#Ow!
#RightToRepair
#Ow!
September 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If I ever meet Asus' product designer who hides screws under feet (with different heads 🤯) & sharpens the hidden edge of the laptop's back cover into a blade that could slice through concrete, I shall demand recompense for waterproof plasters & about half a pint of O negative.
#RightToRepair
#Ow!
#RightToRepair
#Ow!
Had a fabulous night at The Fixing Factory with @therestartproject.org for #Fixfest 2025.
Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub…
…then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering…
🙌🛠️❤️
#RightToRepair
Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub…
…then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering…
🙌🛠️❤️
#RightToRepair
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Had a fabulous night at The Fixing Factory with @therestartproject.org for #Fixfest 2025.
Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub…
…then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering…
🙌🛠️❤️
#RightToRepair
Watched @kwiens.bsky.social demo @ifixit.com’s fabulous new FixHub…
…then held an impromptu workshop, giving some guests their first taste of through-hole soldering…
🙌🛠️❤️
#RightToRepair
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Discovered some biting political criticism from my 12 year old this morning…
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Discovered some biting political criticism from my 12 year old this morning…
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
Saw this earlier.
I can't help but feel that I'd neither get a glow up or a fitted bodysuit covered in flowers and fronds...
💋💐
I can't help but feel that I'd neither get a glow up or a fitted bodysuit covered in flowers and fronds...
💋💐
August 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Saw this earlier.
I can't help but feel that I'd neither get a glow up or a fitted bodysuit covered in flowers and fronds...
💋💐
I can't help but feel that I'd neither get a glow up or a fitted bodysuit covered in flowers and fronds...
💋💐
Finished my 6th year as a school 'Reading Friend' & my latest group have been beyond fabulous (& that's not because they've presented me with some yummy biscuits)
If you have an hour or so free to help some kids with reading & literacy, then contact your local school. They will bite your hand off.
If you have an hour or so free to help some kids with reading & literacy, then contact your local school. They will bite your hand off.
July 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Finished my 6th year as a school 'Reading Friend' & my latest group have been beyond fabulous (& that's not because they've presented me with some yummy biscuits)
If you have an hour or so free to help some kids with reading & literacy, then contact your local school. They will bite your hand off.
If you have an hour or so free to help some kids with reading & literacy, then contact your local school. They will bite your hand off.
Well, that’s my productivity stuffed for the next few days….
Complaints about missed deadlines should be forwarded to Tim Danton.
Isn’t there a law preventing brilliant writers publishing hotly anticipated books during months starting with a J.
To avoid, don’t click this: 👇
lnkd.in/dUzfBzr9
Complaints about missed deadlines should be forwarded to Tim Danton.
Isn’t there a law preventing brilliant writers publishing hotly anticipated books during months starting with a J.
To avoid, don’t click this: 👇
lnkd.in/dUzfBzr9
July 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well, that’s my productivity stuffed for the next few days….
Complaints about missed deadlines should be forwarded to Tim Danton.
Isn’t there a law preventing brilliant writers publishing hotly anticipated books during months starting with a J.
To avoid, don’t click this: 👇
lnkd.in/dUzfBzr9
Complaints about missed deadlines should be forwarded to Tim Danton.
Isn’t there a law preventing brilliant writers publishing hotly anticipated books during months starting with a J.
To avoid, don’t click this: 👇
lnkd.in/dUzfBzr9
Quality work from Microsoft during a new laptop setup.
Edge flags Office 365's setup launcher as suspicious - despite downloading it from the official Microsoft site which I needed to pass 840 levels of verification to access. 🤬
I miss DVDs.... 📀
Edge flags Office 365's setup launcher as suspicious - despite downloading it from the official Microsoft site which I needed to pass 840 levels of verification to access. 🤬
I miss DVDs.... 📀
July 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Quality work from Microsoft during a new laptop setup.
Edge flags Office 365's setup launcher as suspicious - despite downloading it from the official Microsoft site which I needed to pass 840 levels of verification to access. 🤬
I miss DVDs.... 📀
Edge flags Office 365's setup launcher as suspicious - despite downloading it from the official Microsoft site which I needed to pass 840 levels of verification to access. 🤬
I miss DVDs.... 📀
Hurrah for Sarah at Huddersfield's @waterstones.bsky.social for their recommendation of Hotel Flamingo by @alexmilway.bsky.social.
(BTW - The Hotel Flamingo stories are perfect reads for kids. Fun stories with memorable characters given extra pizzazz by Alex's illustrations. We ❤️ Madame Le Pig 👩🍳)
(BTW - The Hotel Flamingo stories are perfect reads for kids. Fun stories with memorable characters given extra pizzazz by Alex's illustrations. We ❤️ Madame Le Pig 👩🍳)
June 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hurrah for Sarah at Huddersfield's @waterstones.bsky.social for their recommendation of Hotel Flamingo by @alexmilway.bsky.social.
(BTW - The Hotel Flamingo stories are perfect reads for kids. Fun stories with memorable characters given extra pizzazz by Alex's illustrations. We ❤️ Madame Le Pig 👩🍳)
(BTW - The Hotel Flamingo stories are perfect reads for kids. Fun stories with memorable characters given extra pizzazz by Alex's illustrations. We ❤️ Madame Le Pig 👩🍳)
General Cheeseburger rides again…
June 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
General Cheeseburger rides again…
The trigger to reminisce about formative years can be fired by a specific song or smell or taste.
For some, it's the memory of shuffling bits of plastic, hoping that disk 4 wasn't stuffed.
Found these today. Suddenly it's 1994 & I'm off to see D:Ream at the Student Union.
#ThingsCanOnlyGetBetter
For some, it's the memory of shuffling bits of plastic, hoping that disk 4 wasn't stuffed.
Found these today. Suddenly it's 1994 & I'm off to see D:Ream at the Student Union.
#ThingsCanOnlyGetBetter
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The trigger to reminisce about formative years can be fired by a specific song or smell or taste.
For some, it's the memory of shuffling bits of plastic, hoping that disk 4 wasn't stuffed.
Found these today. Suddenly it's 1994 & I'm off to see D:Ream at the Student Union.
#ThingsCanOnlyGetBetter
For some, it's the memory of shuffling bits of plastic, hoping that disk 4 wasn't stuffed.
Found these today. Suddenly it's 1994 & I'm off to see D:Ream at the Student Union.
#ThingsCanOnlyGetBetter
Have spent 10 minutes on LinkedIn and this flashed into my timeline. Finally, the permission I needed.
At 9am tomorrow, my brain surgery salon will open....
I *am* good enough and if B&Q is still open, I'll be able to buy a bonesaw to prove it to everyone. 👍
🩸💀🥇
At 9am tomorrow, my brain surgery salon will open....
I *am* good enough and if B&Q is still open, I'll be able to buy a bonesaw to prove it to everyone. 👍
🩸💀🥇
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Have spent 10 minutes on LinkedIn and this flashed into my timeline. Finally, the permission I needed.
At 9am tomorrow, my brain surgery salon will open....
I *am* good enough and if B&Q is still open, I'll be able to buy a bonesaw to prove it to everyone. 👍
🩸💀🥇
At 9am tomorrow, my brain surgery salon will open....
I *am* good enough and if B&Q is still open, I'll be able to buy a bonesaw to prove it to everyone. 👍
🩸💀🥇
My Nan would like a quiet word out the back….
March 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My Nan would like a quiet word out the back….
Highest test score since CSE Domestic Science 💪🏆
March 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Highest test score since CSE Domestic Science 💪🏆
A key component of repair is trust. Trust in the quality of the repair & the fixers skill.
TL;DR: My daughter's ear piercing became infected & swelled quickly. Her flat back studs wouldn't unlock.
I propsed a solution.
Thank you to my daughter for being brave & trusting her fixer.
#RightToRepair
TL;DR: My daughter's ear piercing became infected & swelled quickly. Her flat back studs wouldn't unlock.
I propsed a solution.
Thank you to my daughter for being brave & trusting her fixer.
#RightToRepair
February 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A key component of repair is trust. Trust in the quality of the repair & the fixers skill.
TL;DR: My daughter's ear piercing became infected & swelled quickly. Her flat back studs wouldn't unlock.
I propsed a solution.
Thank you to my daughter for being brave & trusting her fixer.
#RightToRepair
TL;DR: My daughter's ear piercing became infected & swelled quickly. Her flat back studs wouldn't unlock.
I propsed a solution.
Thank you to my daughter for being brave & trusting her fixer.
#RightToRepair
I spent time this morning fixing this kite for my daughter and we managed to keep it airborne for almost 5 seconds before it was blown into a #RightToRepair nightmare.
Can any passing cheeky chimney sweeps with dodgy cockney accents give me a moment for composure before approaching. 🪁
Can any passing cheeky chimney sweeps with dodgy cockney accents give me a moment for composure before approaching. 🪁
February 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I spent time this morning fixing this kite for my daughter and we managed to keep it airborne for almost 5 seconds before it was blown into a #RightToRepair nightmare.
Can any passing cheeky chimney sweeps with dodgy cockney accents give me a moment for composure before approaching. 🪁
Can any passing cheeky chimney sweeps with dodgy cockney accents give me a moment for composure before approaching. 🪁
Aside from the environmental importance of #repair, the practice also brings societal benefits.
Yesterday I repaired the staff-room coffee machine from a local school.
Unarguably the most vital bit of tech in the building.
(🪛 Fault was a blown thermal fuse 💥)
#RightToRepair
#Coffee
#Teachers
Yesterday I repaired the staff-room coffee machine from a local school.
Unarguably the most vital bit of tech in the building.
(🪛 Fault was a blown thermal fuse 💥)
#RightToRepair
#Coffee
#Teachers
January 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Aside from the environmental importance of #repair, the practice also brings societal benefits.
Yesterday I repaired the staff-room coffee machine from a local school.
Unarguably the most vital bit of tech in the building.
(🪛 Fault was a blown thermal fuse 💥)
#RightToRepair
#Coffee
#Teachers
Yesterday I repaired the staff-room coffee machine from a local school.
Unarguably the most vital bit of tech in the building.
(🪛 Fault was a blown thermal fuse 💥)
#RightToRepair
#Coffee
#Teachers