I like how they've left the Underground roundel alone

The Guide is saddened to hear of the passing of beer writer Des de Moor. He was generous in sharing his extensive knowledge of the London beer scene and it was always a pleasure to cross paths and compare notes. RIP Des, the next beer is for you 🍻

RIP John Virgo

Don't often watch STRENGTH AND DEPTH match of the day, but STRENGTH AND DEPTH glad to see the winning STRENGTH AND DEPTH formula is STRENGTH AND DEPTH unchanged.

There are so many successful pubs that have zero cask ales. Latest visit was People's Park Tavern, Victoria park. Not even any bottles of brown stuff. I feel let down... Maybe by the punters? By the craft beer scene? By publicans? Can't quite explain it. @boakandbailey.bsky.social

CONSERVATIVES. Save admin by simply renaming the party Reform.

CONSERVATIVES. Save admin by simply renaming the party Reform.

Hello @metoffice.gov.uk, please make your new app widget less absolutely terrible.

NERO FIDDLES WHILE GORDON BURNS

Sally army shop broken into again ☹️☹️☹️ #walthamstow

The worst bit about the end of a game of masters snooker is knowing that we'll then have to endure Rob Walker repeatedly slapping the winner's shoulder.

Cycling down to Screwfix, just saw my mate's stolen bike locked up to a tree (+ about 20 others). Bolt cutters added to the order, bike recovered! 💥🤜👍👌😀🥂

The glorified Thames Water / Mayor for London Refill Stations (aka taps 🙄) outside both Tottenham Hale and Blackhorse Road tube stations have sprung major leaks thus turning the station entrances into ice rinks. 👍👍👍

LET'S. WATCH. DARTS.

Sky sports: stop calling a 170 "Big Fish"

2024 Sloe Gin bottled up 👍

Sky sports: stop calling a 170 "Big Fish"

Good news about all the other lines though.

Interesting cycle ride up to Wickes in Edmonton. Looks like the Harbert road wasteland by the A406 (with the Lea running through it) is being landscaped as parkland. Previously was a dump/pallet yard/fenced off no man's land. It's beginning to look...nice!

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Apple wine 🍎👌💥🥂

All sensible advice apart from suggesting commuters remove mudguards in the summer. Insanity! It rains just as much in the summer. Oh, and I almost never wash my bike. www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

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The Sicilian Vespers. Lovely bit of Verdi. Didn't like the ending.

Probably my lowest point

I'm just glad I kept the receipt

Merry September!

First ever classical concert at the former Granada cinema - now Soho theatre, and what a belter it was. Blurred pic of the conductor is a fair representation of her high energy. 💥🎻

Yep. That will definitely do it.

Bar tape renewed. Leather this time - not Brooks, too expensive. Struggled to do it AS USUAL - I've done it dozens of times now but just enough time passes between attempts for me to completely forget how to do it.

Takeaway ordering - "that'll be 30 minutes... 30 to 40 minutes to be precise".

Sad news. I thought my custom alone could keep the place afloat.

Nothing rams home the end of summer better than booking the Rose and Crown Christmas panto 🙃

Epic cloud

There's a phenomenal amount of broken glass on the roads in Walthamstow. Even my Marathon plus tyre has thrown in the towel.

Guessing it's Hoe Street, which became Walthamstow Central. That or Pimlicunt.

That's Beethoven's 7th then. 🎻🔥🎻

£5 spent in the charity shops today. Not sure about the Paul Weller but let's see. Also, Deerhoof! 💥 @deerhoof.bsky.social

Slap bang in the centre of London. What a transformation.

Oi! Vodafone! No! That's my favourite riverside pub.

Dragonfly and Swift spotted during the same upwards glance in the garden. Minor nature win.

Exciting moment as my first chocolate habanero peppers are ready. The internet tells me these are some of the spiciest peppers before you get into the crazy biohazard ones at the top of the scoville scale. They are absolutely excellent. Very good flavour and HOT.

#morrismania on Upper Walthamstow Road

Iron Maiden. Absolute giants. 75,000 attendance. 🤯🤘💥 Lovely ride home through the marshes on a hot evening.

Genuinely emotional from reading a list of books. But these books have provided some of the best moments between me and my children... moments that are fleeting, it turns out, as they grow up. 😢 www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

New Half Man Half Biscuit album, a joyous affair. There was something familiar (and hilarious) about the lyrics on trying to get a trestle table back off Beth Tweddle(!).. Then I remembered the 2023 Camden Gig where Nigel supposedly spotted Beth in the audience & asked for his step ladders back👌

I'm presuming Heineken won a lawsuit against Lidl??