Unusual crap used as parcel packaging…of the week! Anyway, should you require the outer box for Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox (game and headset not included), let me know before the bin gets collected tomorrow and it's yours.

Synthpop entertainment solutions with @spraypopmusic.com in Salford tonight…

First time I've been to a pub gig that has a balcony. I'm staying in the peanut gallery, btw.

Across the border I go!

And they said walking across the Ribble Estuary from Southport wasn't possible‽

Everybody stay calm, this is not a drill. We have a double pink elephant alarm, repeat, double pink elephant alarm.

Gone pub, gig later (not here). Back soon.

Staying in a Humphrey Smith inspired hotel tonight

Hooray! I've been invited by work to test logging into my network account, but by not using an MFA method that I don't use already. I can expect a 100% success rate on this trial!

Gone pub, back later.

No, thanks. Like I’m really going to update the firmware on my camera to take away features that I use regularly.

After a generally crappy shift at work, an oversized dark beer is in order! untp.beer/d27288416e #bskybeer

So long then, 198!

Arrived at work to find that 78% of today’s shift has been cancelled, so I now have the pleasure of spending the afternoon sat in front of an air conditioning unit in the mess room instead.

At this point, we may as well just say screw it and have a general election every two years, seeing as that's around the amount of time the country seems able to tolerate its Prime Minister before kicking them out.

Solstice. It's all downhill to Christmas now.

Rather disappointing, I've enjoyed reading it for many years. It may reduce the number of complaints from my postman that I have far too many magazines being delivered though.

Come on, the answer is really obvious

Wiping an old mobile phone before sending it off for recycling. This was the last SMS message that was received on it.

Yes, I did indeed spend €14 purely to make a poor taste joke in a group chat.

DAS IRISCH PUB!

Sat in a backstreet bar in Munich, several pots in. 'Where Is My Mind?' by The Pixies starts playing and I quickly had to double check that I hadn't accidentally ended up in a James Dimitri review video.

Works, but does affect the steering somewhat having it on the handlebars.

Descaling an electric egg cooker wasn’t on my list of fun holiday activities.

A quick pint whilst I wait for the rain to pass. #bskybeer

Oh no, I found a Korean superstore on the Moor. Yes, I then made the mistake of going in. I now have a bag full of random snacks and buns to carry around for the afternoon.

Outside sitting opportunities for Messrs @deserterblog.bsky.social up in Hebden Bridge

This statement is often followed by the line "cause Baz can go and nick some, if you want?". Probably reflective of the type of pubs I go into though.

Drying wet post wasn't an advertised feature of the dehumidifier, but it does a good job of it. (The storage heater is off for summer, otherwise I'd have used that instead)

I can't believe that they wasted the opportunity to label this up "It is Pivo!"

How it started: Whitelock's, Leeds. Once we'd finished going Fnaar Fnarr over the brewery name, a very good beer. How it continued: they're a local brewery, they have a tap room up the road.

Nice to see that some @tomstapandbrew.bsky.social beer has found its way across the Pennines!

This morning's achievements: - Got out of bed at a sensible time. - Bought a birthday card for my mother. - Caused a long queue in Boots whilst my credit card caused the only open cash register on the counter to completely crash and restart.

Anyone seen a Tardis around here?

Warning - novelty beers are often disappointing.

I'm disappointed that I missed out on all the fun of Bluesky being broken whilst I was out at work. I'll try to recreate the moment tomorrow by attempting to post something whilst entering a tunnel.

I'm not particularly sure that 'Haggis' is a real GAA county. I'm game to start one if required… Anyway, top pints as usual in @dogandpartridge.bsky.social

Alright! Alright! I've bought one, stop asking! It's on my weekend off, so I'll probably show up as well.

Unfortunately, my suggested wording of "WELL DONE IMBECILES! Thanks to your repeated piss-taking, the refund process has now been made more difficult for all concerned." was deemed unsuitable for publication.

Up in the gods tonight. Rain no problem!

Experiencing the great beer garden weather we've been enjoying lately. By which, I mean, it has started raining.

Ah, the joys of streaming music services! A moderately sized record label has removed, or let lapse, their catalogue from Qobuz. I’ve now annoyingly got lots of tracks in playlists greyed out as “unavailable”. Question now is, to correct this, do I go back to Spotify or back to Pirate Bay?

A nice, quiet afternoon in Soho, he thought. Check the calendar, he didn't. Pint day at the French House.

Sorted!

There were plenty of things I could have been irritated by this morning: - Going back work after five days off. - Starting at 5:30am. - Being woken up at 2:45 because my alarm clock had somehow moved an hour forwards.

Inadvertently parked in the nationalist section of the car park earlier

Learn yerself customer

Using up last year's annual leave in a pub.

No shit