I'm going to be able to do some great Then and Now with all these photos in the Manchester Library archive. Here's the Rochdale Canal near Gay Aldi, 1972 and now.

I did one of those Manual testosterone tests “just to see”, obviously it came back saying “low”, but ever the skeptic I’ve just asked Chatty CathyGPT what she thinks.

And there we have it, the final goodbye! 40 years of entertainment, 40 years of joy, 40 years of a daily escapism filled with love, laughter and tears. What a sad day. Again. #GoodbyeNeighbours #Neighbours

It’s Christmas jumper day at work today. I’ve gone for understated.

Been back in Manchester 4 weeks now - managed to find a photo of my exact address in the 1960s. The area has improved somewhat since then.

Nearly 50% of Great Britain's electricity coming from wind, pretty amazing. Can we now de-couple the price of the leccy from gas please.

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Wondered what all the clattering and battering I could hear was, thought perhaps downstairs was making a racket, and then suddenly an abseiling window cleaner descended in front of me in the kitchen. ARGH!

Oh the re-edited omnibus version of Doctor Who The Sea Devils is on iPlayer now. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Heading down for a very economical flying visit to London. Booked a £25 Superfare ticket, got my free Octoplus Caffè Nero coffee and free Monzo sausage roll from Greggs. 😆

Oh no I’ve just remembered this gorgeous trance banger exists and now I’m trapped in a loop listening to it over and over in the gym. music.apple.com/gb/album/bul...

I read that Disney is finally planning to re-release the original cuts of the Star Wars movies. It’s a good job really as these need an upgrade.

I wonder who is funding these surveys about the Labour leadership.

Had my haircut earlier and it made me really want to go out, but I appear to have resisted.

Am I being high maintenance (probably) or are these rather large gaps underneath the internal doors in my new flat?

That’s my push session done. Happy Friday!

Next year’s Eurovision going to be like the 1980 Moscow Olympics then?

I'm quite upset that there are only 4 episodes of Neighbours left.

I need to stop arguing with stupid people on Threads and YouTube. The problem is I enjoy it too much.

It's magically back in stock. Christmas is saved! www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/radm...

I keep forgetting to open my advent calendar, still not eaten a single chocolate out of it. Maybe I'm too old for all of this.

Coffee has arrived, thank god.

It’s Christmas Press Day! (Nothing to do with this gym selfie)

Good morning from sunny Manchester. Another little flat walk-through to show my progress 2.5 weeks in. No heavy breathing this time.

I've put my iPhone into Apple Store for a battery replacement and I've got to go 3 hours without it. I've never felt so naked, I had to use a card to pay for some food in Aldi, almost forgot how it works. 🤣

This endeavour is so hilariously chaotic and doomed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I knew the dry year would end the second I moved to Manchester. ☔️😅

5th gym session since Saturday. Having a decent convenient local gym is such an enabler to fitness.

Nice freebie set of wine glasses from Amazon, they delivered them to a completely random address on Saturday, so I got a refund. But somehow they found their way to me today. 😆

Watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles for the first time since about 1990.

Is Kemi going to make Rachel cry? She's so savage.

Kemi is so graceless.

Also cowardly to keep the fuel duty cut considering petrol prices are actually quite cheap historically.

I feel like increasing the value of the National Living Wage is a very blunt way of addressing the cost of living. At this stage it has to be inflationary, and we'll all be paying £5 for a Costa coffee soon just because rents are being hiked.

This council tax surcharge is well overdue and very welcome.

The government getting a bollocking from the Speaker now.

Abolish the OBR.

Gorgeous morning at MediaCity.

Just discovered Aldi selling a protein sourdough loaf. The future truly is a magical place.

There’s a non-stop Here We Go channel on iPlayer, how absolutely joyous! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Just spent 20 minutes searching around the whole flat and through every unopened box for this charger, which I had to become convinced I lost in the move. 😅

Why have IKEA already discontinued the TV bench I really wanted?? 😭

Monday gym cut short by a notification from DPD that they’re delivering my Joseph Joseph goodies in half an hour.

Weekend aftermath.

Okay, I’m really not planning to move far from the sofa today.

Can somebody get me motivated please.

Making the most of a Friday night in my fabulous new life in Manchester watching a 1973 episode of Coronation Street.

Friday greetings.

Oh no they're trying to make AI slop real.

Thamesmead will finally get its metro link, 70 years after it was promised one.