Jon (@hippyjon.bsky.social)

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I feel an important decision was made here.

No reason for this other than its the coolest name I`ve seen for a long time.

I was a strange child, used to get very cross if I could see a ladies bra strap through her shirt. I thought it looked cheap. Don't mind so much now.

Why was I not aware that The Reluctant Vampire is based on a book by Eric Morecambe?

As a young man my Dad used to get the same train from Kettering to London every day he'd buy a paper to do the cryptic crossword. Sn older man would sit across from Dad and do the same crossword and would always finish it in half the time and look smug all the way to London. What a dick.

One morning Dad had reached breaking point. In a flash of inspiration he arose early and bought two copies of the paper. He solved the crossword in one then caught the train. He opened his paper and in front of captain smug he simply filled in the blank grid in a matter of seconds.

Wiped that smug look right off his space it did. Stick around for more Dad related tales coming soon.

Back in the old days before AI I used to make stupid pictures. Here's Carol Black 'n' Decker.

DeWalter White.

Got me a new toy.

21 Sept

Today I found out that science fiction giant and creator of the three laws of robotics Isaac Asimov once wrote a book of jokes and limericks.

15 Sept

I've just eaten this Burrata. It's a cheese made from mozzarella mixed with cream just to make it slightly healthier.

@nick-pettigrew.bsky.social

14 Sept

I have no idea what purpose is served by the inclination of this ladder in my apartment in Italy.

Jon reposted

Nick Pettigrew

9 Sept

I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.

rightmove.co.ukCheck out this 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale on Rightmove3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Eastfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 for £240,000. Marketed by Hawksbys, Wellingborough

3 Sept

Everything about this house seems normal until you get to picture 14. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...

2 Sept

IT'S AN EMBROIDERY NOT A TAPESTRY. IDIOTS.

1 Sept

*down ON

30 Aug

It's Sunday morning and I'm waiting for a friend to pick me up so we can move 6 of his motorcycles from his garage to his newly extended lounge.

21 Aug

Today I reached a massive milestone in my sprint to my pension. Instead of falling over I "had a fall"

19 Aug

Meal prep is an essential part of a well run household. #domesticgoddess

9 Aug

Hi Folks. Simple question but so am I. If one found the need to insert a new blank row every second row in Google Sheets how would one do so?

6 Aug

Had to do a stool sample this morning. Apparently it's NOT acceptable to do this in the kitchen.

6 Aug

This is who runs this account

Des@desdelboy.bsky.social

This is who runs this account

5 Aug

I see yer ma's opened a "phone" shop

29 July

#Cloudporn

Found this before. I'll tell you about it later.

Not one to let the fact that something no longer exists stop me from looking for it I set off again. I knew roughly where the bridge once was so off into the bushes for a look. BINGO! The last time I was so excited about a bit of rusty metal was when I got the coaster brake to work on my huffy.

Look. In your face Time Team. That there is a rusty parapet. Smashing. The search for the mystery object will soon continue. I have a feeling it may have been a tippler. Here ends my Ted Talk.

Found this before. I'll tell you about it later.

I'm researching this little area. This is about where our walks used to stop and turn back. If you take a look at where the line coming in from the west meets the bridleway there is a bridge symbol. Hmm. I love me a bridge.

Mr Tonks comes up with the goods. This carried trains under the bridleway and on to the mainline loading area. Mr Tonks also informed me it had been backfilled along with the cutting.

Found this before. I'll tell you about it later.

I've been up and down that track so many times trying to find an industrial site of some sort that we used to visit. The fact that I have no idea what it was probably isn't helping.

I've decided to leave the mystery object for now. I've been playing around on the fabulous NLS side by side maps and reading the famous works of Eric Tonks, the leading documenter of all things ironstone.

Found this before. I'll tell you about it later.

As I'm sure you're all aware I'm a switched on finger on the pulse kind of guy with a huge interest in current affairs. This explains my obsession with the former mineral railways of North Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire.

The pin at the bottom was where me and dad used to park to walk up the bridleway to the west of the mainline. This was the site of Glendon and Rushton ironstone quarries. The longest continually quarried site in the Midlands.

Found this before. I'll tell you about it later.

So. What's it all about then?

This dear friends, is why I always check the inside of the plugs on off hired equipment.

I'm about to enter Nobby's Hole

15 July

Well that's another dream shattered. If only our boys got more goals than the other side we could have won it . There's always next time.#thefotball #argeng #backofthenet #nobbystiles

13 July

At the weekend I popped out to look for Nobby's Hole only to find out that it's been filled in.

13 July

Pity, there used to be some great shunting action going on down there.

12 July

Off to Kettering in a mo with my drone to hopefully find a bridge that isn't there.

9 July

The defence cuts are really starting to hit the RAF now.

6 July

Bet you can't guess who's just spent an hour or so trying to find signs of a mineral line that nobody told me was underground 🙄

30 June

Had to get to the other side of Northampton today. Traffic was horrendous. Twenty minutes held up by the cock.

29 June

I walk to work every day and generally see the same people. Most of the time we'll have a quick chat as that's the kind of guy I am. The old guy with the Patterdale stopped this morning but didn't have his dog.

29 June

"Sorry to say I lost the dog on Friday" "Oh that's such a pity, was it expected?" "Not really, he was hit by a car"

27 June

10 years ago today I was well on my way to completing my first dry day in 30 odd years. I was off my box on benzos and terrified of what the future might bring. You've spent so much of your time to either getting pissed, being pissed or recovering from being pissed what do you fill the time with?

27 June

Luckily I had and still have an amazing support group. When I ran my addiction support group this was a huge concern for most. Some people believe when you're sober you're "cured" If you're supporting someone who's ready to dry out please be ready to carry on afterwards as long as possible