#FUNFACT.. The King is in town today. I wonder if he'll pop into Reeves for a #SausagesPie? But would that be cannibalism? 🙃 #SausagesFingers

I bought a 'new' #calculator at the bootsale today. It's been like an episode of The Repair Shop this afternoon as @tonyfishlock.bsky.social has had to partially strip it to work out why it didn't quite work and then how to fix it. It's quite a bit of kit ... #Muldivo #MechanicalCalculator

I've trained my child well ... he went to the local job centre today, and found this in a charity shop on the way 😱😊 #UraniumGlass

@tonyfishlock.bsky.social has been polishing his vintage parabolic heater. Apparently, it is meant to take your eyebrows off first 🤷‍♀️

In today's edition of #GrotOrRot I'm pleased to say this laptop cooling pad was 100% grot, as it's working fine now. TBH I couldn't really complain if it wasn't working, as I picked it up for free at the car boot sale this morning.

Beautiful evening for fish n chips and Morris Minors at #Newhaven West Beach. Shame its flying ant day ... #MorrisMinor #MorrisTraveller #classiccar

Finally finished the 'Fishlips' #CrossStitch for my friend. Looking at this abomination, there's a good chance she'll never speak to me again 😄

Today I might have been playing with fire. 😁 #TinkersPark #SteamRally I fount this 1960's heater #BialaddinBowlFire some of the photos are @annierat1.bsky.social how cool 😎

My model for this year's Meccano show. He drives around waving his carry handle and cord reel at people and just generally being a cheeky fella.

Had to buy this 😄 Obviously I can't even get past the second screen, but @tonyfishlock.bsky.social has done slightly better and made it to the 5th 🏆

@tonyfishlock.bsky.social has taken me birthday shopping to a niche little boutique in Canterbury. The boutique in question:

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6 Random VIC Games: Munch Man, Road Racer,🐉Dragonfire🐲, ColourBricks, Outback & Mosquito Infestation www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK3k... #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #CommodoreVIC20 #VIC20 #PentultimateCartridge #Koolkidz #8bit

Found the perfect work mug today ... yes, I coordinate training workshops 😄

Having a play with the #CrossStitch programme I bought a couple of weeks ago for 50p. Designed this #Atari2600 #Phoenix piece. Made with bootsale cloth and floss. Hasn't come out too bad, especially under UV light 💡 Glow in the dark thread is an absolute bastard to work with though 😫 #CrapCrafting

They came with this little bowl, which doesn't glow under my 395 light (the first picture), but does faintly under what I assume is a 365 light. Manganese glass maybe?

Look at it go at night!

Same friend, same conversation ...

For a Monday morning, I'd take that as a win ...

Here's the [what I think is] the lead glass next to a bog standard green glass bowl for comparison. @tonyfishlock.bsky.social and I have had great fun tonight pissing about with different bits of glass and lights! This is what happens when you get old kids! 😄

There's nothing like working your nuts off all day, whilst your co-worker behaves like this 🙄 #SpencerAndDennis 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #CatsOfBluesky #Caturday #BlackCat

Today feels like a #rat 🐀leggings day 😄

Well that didn't run as long as I thought, you are correct it is a zx81 with a Croma81 and ZXpand+

I happen to be working on one for a platform that you'll never guess! I haven't got very far though - just this screen layout.

Hi all it's guessing game time, can anyone guess what system this is running on. Sorry no prizes, but please repost 😄

#CarBootSale find this week a 1965 toy #LunarLoop made in Japan and as you can see still working 😀

Nothing overly exciting at the #CarbootSale today: a cute little reversible #PacMan ghost, a pair of socks for my mate's Christmas tat box, & for £2 a small #Swatch watch. Watch was filthy, but has cleaned up nicely. It's a SwatchPay NFC watch! Doesn't work with my card tho. Probably a good thing 😁

I gave my mate one of these when she was studying for her British Citizenship Test (she's Czech). She passed with flying colours. I like to think I helped ...

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Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper 💷🥔🐷 & Snake Pit 🐍🫓🥚 - Commodore VIC20 - C/O Penultimate Cartridge 👌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te0L... #RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20

As it's #Caturday, here's the card I bought for @tonyfishlock.bsky.social. Who said romance is dead?! 😆 #CatsOfBluesky #BlackCat

Today I have been playing with #LegoTrains

@tonyfishlock.bsky.social and I never had any as kids, so when we got together, our first joint purchase (before the house!) was a subaru set. It took off from there really 😳 We used to have a massive table with a 4 lane track, which on the odd occasion we'd take to rallies and things.

Well apart from the capri with working headlights, that is peak scalextric for me

Boot sale was a little more active today, we managed to pick up a couple of bits for £6 all in. More for @tonyfishlock.bsky.social than me. And no, just cos he's got the manuals, it doesn't mean he's getting the computer to go with them! #commodore #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComouting

Just picked this up from #PlayNationGames #Croydon It doesn't look like it's been used #ZXSpectrum #DKTronics lightpen

Pop Quiz, what platform is this running on. No prizes and soz for the angle

Today I'm playing with the #Spectrum #ToastRack with a #RamTurbo interface and a multirom and it is super cool 😎

Well that's gone quick! Exactly one year ago today was #GotchaDay for #SpencerAndDennis. Spencer still chews his bum, but he's much better then when we got him. He's still planning world domination. Dennis is now slowly debating whether or not to be a lapcat. #Caturday #ProofOfCat #CatsofBluesky

This time of year I tend to wander round the bootsales just for a bit of fresh air and daylight ... there's not really much worth buying. However, today I picked up my first #Calculator of the year 😊 £1 ... yup, I'll take it! #Commodore

Well, obviously, I had to give it a test, and it *does* work on a 2600+ 👍 In as much as my temperamental old unit works anyway. But yes, you can click between carts and they load up. Probably not a viable alternative to the #UnoCart though 😉 #Atari #Atari2600 #Atari2600Plus #ROMScanner #retrogaming

For those playing along at home.. I'm currently testing a fresh batch of Crystal Penultimate+3dcr's. They'll probably be in stock later this evening / tmrw. www.tfw8b.com/product/penu... #VIC20 #CommodoreVIC20 #VIC20Rulez

Mine came from here: www.16-32bit.eu/unocartplus So far so good, looks well put together too ...

Yes ... the Pacman 2600+ is the same board as the 7800+ as far as I know, and I'm literally just testing it now ... working so far 🤞

No tools required, even I can fix one 😉

#OnThisDay 1999 : The first episode of The League Of Gentleman was broadcast on BBC Two. #90s

Chaotic Grill ... what Burger time on the #Atari2600 should have been!

I bet it does, this not dissimilar one of ours did: bsky.app/profile/anni...

Someone has, we've just loaded them and ... well, wow! Screenshots below of the instructions (from Facebook). We did Atari's upgrade, then this guy's upgrade, then shoved the rom usb in the back as per instructions.