Next door's security light keeps coming on because the bushes are swaying. Absolute carnage. #stormgoretti

Seem to spend half my time looking for small pockets of quiet in a storm of bullshit. Found one tonight. 👌 #GrubBreakBimble

First #motosky contribution of 2026. 'A proper night out.' Plenty more to come throughout the year I hope. #xjr1300

Darts is one of those sports I can watch and really get into, only then completely forget about it (and the rules!) as soon as it's finished. Same with snooker, same with tennis. 100% armchair fan. 🪑

Wonder how many other people saw the New Year in whilst walking out of a Traincare Depot. 🤔🦺 Whatever you're up to, Happy New Year and all the best for 2026. Up the workers! ✊️

Back to the iron road and normality tomorrow. Not the biggest fan of Christmas (far too commercial nowadays) but all in all it's been a nice few days. Finish at 2355 on New Years Eve so at least the roads home should be quiet!

Reminder that Henry Hoovers are made in Britain by a unionised workforce

For almost 48 hours now it's as if I've been stuck in an odd world of lovely food and good cheese, snacks, and cider, all while beached in front of the TV and log burner... It's not a world I ever want to leave.

The first rule of Shed Club is we don't talk about Shed Club.

So typical of the Railway. What people want: An affordable journey on a clean and punctual train. What people get: Branding and logos.

Everyday is like Sunday... #DIY 🙄

Had an electrician/plasterer/kitchen & bathroom fitter pop round earlier to look at some work we'd like doing. You know when you're like jealous of someone's knowledge. That. That was me. Felt like Alan Partridge trying to bond with his builder.

🚨 DLR cleaners are being denied basic company sick pay. The current offer? One week’s pay — but ONLY if you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness. Please share if you think that's unfair.

December 1st. That's great because in a months time the 'spend money on bullshit and pretend you're happy' storm will be completely over. I can't wait.

🍁 Autumn bimble by the seaside. 🍂 #xjr1300 #motosky

From safety to T&Cs, *anything* good about my job is in place thanks to the power of collective bargaining. Fuck the tories. Up the workers. ✊️

Back again. #tattsky #tattoo

Can't get my head around the fact that working-class folk living in a cold, rented flat are offended that people with a £5m home will have to pay an extra £7500. The mind boggles.

"People say that health is the most important thing, but that's not true. Peace and freedom trumps everything." Great film about an anti-nazi Norwegian resistance fighter. Number 24 on #Netflix. #justwatched #filmsky

Get blown around like a bastard but God does it look better without the screen. 😍 #xjr1300 #yamaha #motosky

'One man's transparency is another's humiliation.' Found this a bit complicated at times but still, an interesting read about the struggles of running a political party - some self inflicted. #justfinished Aoife Moore - The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin. #booksky #bskybookclub

🎶 Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London 🎶 Tonight's #GrubBreakBimble

As an (increasingly) interested (but with next to no experience) sailor, this was a brilliant read. Easy to forget how even 'basic' technology widely available to us now just wasn't an option back then. World of my own - Robin Knox-Johnston. #justfinished #booksky #bskybookclub #sailing

God knows how the insta algorithm works. I mean, some of the stuff it chucks up is absolutely ridiculous. In other news, I may be in the market for an end-grain chopping board and a Japanese santoku kitchen knife.

A few weeks back we contacted Cats Rescue after a stray #kitten turned up on our street. We took it in and 3 days later the owner was found. Fast forward to this week and Cats Rescue contacted us about another kitten that did need a home... Bluesky, meet our newest family member, Olive. #catsky

Me listening to Claudia state the rules. #celebritytraitors

MOT and fresh plugs and oil. We're in business for another year. 👌 #motosky #xjr1300

I live down south. Relatives from up north are down and have mentioned going for a #chippy tea by the seaside one night. Basically had to apologise in advance. Lets face it, chippys up north are in a league of their own. #levels

Well, here we go... For the first time since I took ownership it's MOT day for the Yellow Peril. (Should go through easy enough. Also having it serviced.) #motosky

Just got home after a late shift on the Railway. Not a fan of the term 'Railway Family' but Jesus, absolutely rocked by news of the incident at #Huntingdon tonight. Madness. Thoughts with all those involved.

No evenings like this now the clocks have gone back. 😪 Still, we'll get out when we can. MOT next month too.🤞 #motosky #yamaha #xjr1300

The older I get (and the more youtube I watch,) the more buying a boat and sailing off into the sunset appeals. Nice read, this. #JustFinished The Half Bird - Susan Smillie. #booksky #bskybookclub

Shared Northumberland Hun.

Just went for a bimble and got a coffee. Passed a car show room on the way and thought I'll have a quck butchers. £655 a month for 5 years, then a £17k balloon payment - for a Ford. I mean, who *the fuck* would pay that?! I'll stick with the banger.

Absolutely knackered. Today was the Great South Run. (I didn't do it. I'm knackered from sitting in the traffic because of it on the way to work.)

Well, I wasn't expecting to bump into Stephen Graham on my break in London this evening. (By 'bump into' I mean 'see' - through a crowd.) Still cool, mind. Bloke's as cool as a cucumber. #BFIFilmFestival #StephenGraham

Picturesque end to the weekend. 👌 #motosky #xjr1300

This takes me back. #90s

For months now I've been putting off painting the house. Every time I'm off and it's been dry I've been going out on my motorbike instead. (I mean, c'mon, #yolo.) Anyway, today I've done it. Went with Sandtex 'Chalk Hill'. Here is a picture:

4pm the day after, and I can say with absolute certainty that I can't handle a few scoops as well as I used to. Getting old man.

Garner's Pickled Onions... Proper 👌

Funny how your plan of what tattoos you'd have where starts to narrow slightly when you're sat actually having one done. #tattoo #ink 💉🎨

Had a bit of a break in Pompey earlier. Saw this. #BenEine #LookUp #StreetArt #WeHateEine

Always a bit shite going back to work after a few days off. Still, nice day for it. #itsthelittlethings

"I got it from Temu!" Yeah. We can tell.

Perfect day for a Portland - West Bay blast. 👌 #dorset #motosky #xjr1300 #biltwell

Got away from work early tonight. Home by midnight. Everyone asleep. Time for a cold one and some Early Doors. To the Regiment!

A few weeks back, with slim pickings in the kitchen while sorting out my lunchbox for work, I took one of my 9-year-old daughter's 'Cheestrings'. Fatal. Am now addicted to the bastard things.

Well, that's another week of work done. 👍 Only twenty-three years left to do. 👎

Got a million jobs that need doing at home... But it's nice out. #sorrynotsorry #motosky #xjr1300