I'm really enjoying this Peruvian El Palto Geisha. I do kinda get what they're saying with the lemon. That slight floral/Jasmine hint that's common with Geisha beans it seems. UK folks can get £5 off with this referral link. i.refs.cc/14SSnzrL

Well my M3 has had it's airbag replaced. So it's not going to explode and kill me anymore. I do think it's probably time to replace it though. This M2 would do! Well, maybe an older F87 Competition.

Another resignation letter, and another similar line that sums Keir up for me. "But where we need vision, we have a vacuum. Where we need direction, we have drift." It's great to see how singularly BlueSky seems to be against Streeting as PM though. 😆

The key point for me that sums him up... "The desire not to have an argument means we rarely make an argument, leaving opportunities for progress stalled and delayed." I'm finally thinking it's probably time for him to go. Gives his replacement a good 3 years to effect change.

Just got a recall notice for the BMW. Apparently the airbag may deploy with too much explosive force, causing sharp metal fragments to be released causing serious or fatal injuries. Yeah that's probably something I should have them replace I guess.

Are Mazda Bongo's weird enough for #weirdcarBS ? Spotted earlier today. Don't see many of them.

Posting my old Supra for no particular reason at all today.

Getting pretty fed up with the blatant fake narrative. Article posted today on BBC News. It was a TRIPLE stabbing, and it is NOT being treated as an act of terrorism.

It definitely has a tea like quality to it, especially with some sugar. Not as much as some other Ethiopian coffees I've had though.

Post your warning sign.

My wife's Audi dog wagon has gone from using a litre of oil every ~1000 miles, to every tank full of petrol, to we need to make sure we've always got a refill in the car in case of longer journeys. Gen 2 EA888, already changed the PCV valve, it's undoubtedly worn piston rings. At only 80k miles!

Quote with a photo you've taken of some public art.

Rather unsurprising. Unfortunately the country wide aggregate stats are rather depressing. elector.uk

Post a random cool car photo you took on another year, with no explanation.

Post a random cool car photo you took on another year, with no explanation.

🚨 It’s official!!! 🚨 The U.K’s National Energy System Operator has just confirmed that on 22 April 2026 Britain set a new record of 98.8% zero carbon electricity…🇬🇧♻️⚡️🔋💡💪🥳

Pretty girl Ember in the pretty flowers earlier today. #Dogs #DogsOfBlueSky

Seriously, the new Bilmuri album is great. youtu.be/BzONJQRHtj0

Latest Bilmuri album is great. It continues the kinda weird "country meets metal" theme, with more bizarre home videos. Anyway, here's Johnny dressed as a knight while cars drift around him, filmed by what I can only assume was an old VHS recorder. youtu.be/U7KA-N-5B94?...

Oh hell yes!

Populism is a fundamentally dishonest form of politics, that attracts fundamentally dishonest people. It is a tissue of lies that validates the darkest prejudices, and covers up the most blatant greed and corruption. It generates wealth for the few, and suffering for the many.

New burnt out car! Easy one this time. Can you guess this burnt out car? burnt.autos/car/34

I’m sure many have drawn attention to the advice given by the Oracle of Delphi to King Croesus of Lydia, that if he should send an army against the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire. Just not in the way he hoped

Probably a safe bet that Into Oblivion will be on my albums of the year list. youtu.be/QIKEy_xgBjk

25th.

A short 20km walk today. We were rewarded with another burnt out car! Easier than the last one this time. Can you guess this burnt out car? burnt.autos/car/33

Just watched Scream 7. There's been too many of them now that you're just second guessing every character. Everyone was so monumentally dumb that they all deserved to die. My wife did guess the main killers early on though.

Direct empirical confirmation of my theory of the "immigration doom loop" in UK politics.... ☹️

New coffee day! El Palto Geisha from Peru. I don't often get the flavour notes, but I absolutely get the lemon from this. Particularly in the aroma, but also the taste. That slight Jasmine floral taste typical of gesha beans too.

This one was spotted by a friend of ours and had me scratching my head for days! Days! It's also a first for Burnt Autos, and I wasn't sure what I should list it as... But I'll let people guess first. burnt.autos/car/32

As I replied on this post already... The 964 is still the best looking Porsche IMO, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise! Well OK I won't, but I'll strongly disagree with them! 😆

QOTD: Happy St Patrick’s Day! Post the first thing in your camera roll when you search “green.”

Avec un water slide.

Not only is it the Ides of March, but it's also Sacrum Mamurio. I made sure to not wear any animal skins today.

Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character(s). Wrong answers only.

A couple of these I was way off on, but then the next couple would be really obvious to me. What's My JND? 0.0065 Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

I've been following this Vauxhall Adam build for a while. The Vauxhall/Opel Adam is a tiny city car originally with an economical 1.2 or 1.4 litre four cylinder engine. Putting a 2.8 litre V6 engine in one was mad. Fitting a huge after-market turbo on it was crazy. Adding AWD is INSANE!

Drop something GREEN.

Saw a post on here the other day about the Cornell Merlin Bird ID App. I'm no ornithologist, but it's like real life Pokémon! Used it the other day out walking the dog and got a few common ones. Today however, we went to our local RSPB reserve, and I'm up to 33. Gotta catch 'em all! (well, record)

Quick video on how long these ESL take to update. Some information on a reseller site suggests that updating 4 times a day, the batteries last up to 5 years! I've got one that's been updating 12 times a day for the last couple of days, and it still shows 100%.

Drop something red.

Picked up a few of these Gicisky electronic shelf labels. They're 2.9" BWR (black, white, red) electronic paper displays, powered by a couple of CR2450 batteries. Intended for use as updatable price tags in supermarkets, but there's a Home Assistant integration and can be updated over Bluetooth.

Ooh yeah.

New strings. 9-46 in E standard for my strat, 10-52 in D standard for the Ibanez. #Guitar

Went over to Golden Acre Park for a mini photoshoot with Ember in the snowdrops. #Dogs #DogsOfBluesky #GreatDane

Ember posing in the woods earlier. Hope everyone is having a good Sunday!

Happy Valentine's. Hug the ones you love. youtu.be/9lqy1iYh25k?...

So yesterday was #NationalGuitarDay and I forgot to post. So, belatedly, here's my ridiculous Jackson Minion Rhodes V. The Minions are 3/4 sized guitars. This one I put locking tuners on, a Graph Tech TUSQ nut, and put Ernie Ball Power Slinky's (11-48!) on it. It actually plays great!

In addition to my usual fancy coffee, I have some very fancy Panama Geisha beans. There are definite floral notes in there which are typical of gesha beans. I would say they're not worth the money though. Look at Colombian pink bourbon if you like the more floral profile.