kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 20hConstantly hearing youths say "that's so AI" when someone does something half heartedly (especially at the gym) or when describing something they didn't like. Brexit, Temu, and AI all used in different ways for describing rubbish. 0515
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 22hMelbourne really missed a trick during the COVID years... The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne was right there guys! 000
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/g... I forgot Goosey was in slab square in 2020/1! 000
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026The Bridge Estate charity’s income largely comes from the letting of property across the city, with many of its properties based in Lister Gate. 000
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/20262. To provide a contingency fund for the possible construction of a new bridge, or bridges, over the River Trent as may be found necessary or desirable 3. To give any residue of any income to the improvement of the city and the public benefit of its inhabitants, via a grant to the council. 100
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026Not just our cycle network that is run by a charity... "Trent Bridge is currently maintained by the Bridge Estate charity" www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting... The charity has three primary goals: 1. To maintain and repair Trent Bridge and the approachesnottinghampost.comIs key Nottingham bridge getting the investment it needs?Councillor Steve Battlemuch has long been campaigning to turn the bridge into a tourist attraction 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026Still no actual plans, the regeneration project for the wider site is aiming for "a mixed use destination delivering a diverse mix of residential, cultural, leisure, commercial, and community uses" 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026Concrete monstrosity once voted the "ugliest building in Nottingham" and alter to 1970 town planning be gone. 😍 020
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 01/10/2026Although the traffic is having an effect on people's habits, cycling to the gym yesterday I saw more people cycling out of town than I've ever seen before! Interesting that even with all the congestion it's causing the overwhelming opinion seems to be it's worth it to get rid of the Arndale! 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026The remnants of which will be the only electrified railway in the future city of Nottingham should LGR happen... Used for testing trains to run elsewhere in the country! 🤪 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026The living room inevitably being too small to have many guests in! I guess there's also an element of often being without a living room in adulthood until we get out own place so the hang out space is often the kitchen/diner during our early adult lives. 020
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Now that's a trend that's definitely with us nowadays - at fellow millennial homes often tend to enter and go straight through to the kitchen/diner - but that's usually because it backs onto the garden which is often used (hanging out in summer, cooling beers in winter) 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Both Grand Dad's were front door - one could only get to the rear via three neighbours gardens, and the other grew up in a mid terrace with no access to the back except via the usual long ginnel common in Lancs mill towns - nowadays used only by wheelie bins and nerderwells. 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026My greatgrandad was the same, think I only ever went in twice, once when I was a baby for the obligatory 4 generations family photo, and then when he showed us a model of the boat which he'd served on in the war that he'd got for his 90th. 120
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Although given how close that is to the city centre I can't see them every getting funding for such a short extension... See also Fairham where I bet the reserved land is never used in my lifetime 100
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Blatant AI given it disappears into thin air on the city side and the lower deck is higher than the top of Lady Bay bridge... (On the day a journo from the same local rag has been posting on local FB groups to persuade us to subscribe as AI is killing them) 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Who wants warm beer on a summer's day... Even a pint is starting to turn by the end of it, but for those who want them too, I'll allow them 😂. 1 pint glass bottles of milk and pint glasses of on-tap beer can stay, everything else 🚮. 330
Reposted by @kevjs1982.ukSamuel Shoesmith @samuelshoesmith.uk · 30/09/2026Good bye Maid Marian Way car park. #maidmarianway #concretejungle #maidmarianwaycarpark #nottingham 121
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026About time!static.klipy.comWeekend Party Champagne CelebrationAlt: Weekend Party Champagne Celebration 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Not CET, be a leader in using UTC+1 permanently. Start by making the national cycle signage km - in the short term it presents larger numbers so doesn't attract motornormies to the routes... No point using legacy units on a new system! 140
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n... defecting to Reform because your leader was convicted of fraud and tax evasion offences? Someone has a type I guess!nottinghampost.com‘Collapse’ of group predicted after court case as defection to Reform announcedAshfield District Council’s former leader Jason Zadrozny was found guilty of nine counts of fraud and four counts of income tax evasion 100
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026On a positive, finally got the bedroom down to <20°C for the first time since May a couple of nights ago and with it a full night's sleep 😴 . Alas back to 22°C already. 020
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026It should not be warmer outside than inside at 07.30 in the morning at the end of September, but that's where we are. 20°C within 30 minutes of sunrise with completely grey skies, in the autumn. 🫠static.klipy.comThis Is Fine MemeAlt: This Is Fine Meme 210
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026* www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...nottinghampost.comTiny 'speed bumps' at Broad Marsh car park explained by councilThere are now seven bumps on the entrance ramp - but they're not designed to reduce your speed 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Wilko was still trading out of it on the last day of lockdown when intu (the centres owners) went under. The unexpected nature of the closure means we've now got ruins served by a new multistory (that can't handle wet cars*) / library / bus station, at the heart of an otherwise pedestrianised zone. 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Nottingham's Broadmarsh was finally getting redeveloped after over a decade of stalled plans, alas it was at its most vulnerable in March 2020, so when lockdown hit it was abandoned and quickly fell into disrepair after being left exposed to the elements. 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026I've always wondered how well the flat roofs would hold up to the climate, apparently as well as I expected 😬 000
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Still seems to be more of a wish list than anything. Seen enough plans for it and the Island Site to be somewhat skeptical! 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 30/09/2026Yeah, the Broad Marsh (which seems to have been rebranded into two words since the demise of the Broadmarsh). 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026We did get a park on part of the ex shopping centre site, part of which has since been closed off to build an NHS testing centre next to it.... Our local authorities being on their knees means there's no big picture or ability to regenerate our cities. 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026Nottingham has made multiple bids to demolish a former shopping centre that fell into ruins during COVID. 2 phases of that demolition have taken place, and a neighbouring car park & college are now being demolished... Still no plans for what replaces them, just lots of ideas and wishes. 210
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026Hard to ensure they "will" when the standard platform height is 915mm, our busiest railway (Liz) was built with 1100mm platform heights in the core, and we're building HS2s at 1115mm.... 🫠 020
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026westbridgfordwire.com/councillor-c... Open for ~ 1,840 days, Closed for ~ 990 days, For every day it's been closed it was open less than 2! Shows how much Notts County Council care about active travel - 34 months of closure and no works started, while Clifton Bridge was fully fixed in 20 months.westbridgfordwire.comCouncillor continues push for Radcliffe Greenway to reopen after more than two years | West Bridgford WireConservative County Councillor Roger Upton has renewed his call for progress on the reopening of the Radcliffe-on-Trent to Cotgrave Greenway, after again 033
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026(Note also, "Blue badge holders can continue to use designated drop-off bays in the Short Stay 1 car park free of charge"). 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026* and I've walked the 1.6km (so twice that distance) to the nearest Skylink bus stop with luggage every time I've flown from EMA. And previously £5?! So all the moaning people do about it is for something that's cheaper than a couple getting the bus?static.klipy.comPlaying a Tiny ViolinAlt: Playing a Tiny Violin 120
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 29/09/2026westbridgfordwire.com/east-midland... With all the moaning anyone would think there's no free option people could use, "Drivers [...] can use a long-stay car park, where parking is free for up to one hour." That's 800m walk from the terminal - closer than the Victoria Bus Station to Skylink*westbridgfordwire.comEast Midlands Airport drop-off parking up 60% to £8 for five minutes less | West Bridgford WireEast Midlands Airport is increasing its Rapid Drop Off charge from £5 for 15 minutes to £8 for ten minutes from 3pm on Tuesday 29 September. Featured 111
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 28/09/2026Isn't it called the Magic Roundabout?static.klipy.comThe Magic Roundabout Dougal TwirlingAlt: The Magic Roundabout Dougal Twirling while high on all the drugs 020
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026Councils can do the enforcement & keep all the money - profits go to an 3 way split between road maintance, Investment in parks, and building cycle infrastructure to LTN1/20 or better standards. ATE gets to run the enforcement and spend 100% profit for councils failing to build suffent cycle infra😈 010
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026¹ Paypoint/Post Office/Supermarkets etc available as alternatives. ² And all pedestrian exits ³ (e.g.) pubs allowing payment for their car park at the bar, Stores at the checkout etc. 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026If your vehicle spans multiple spaces you pay for all of them, if it falls outside a space then £350 fine. Obviously no free spaces due to the cost of operating the simplified parking scheme. 😈 110
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026Motorists obviously find parking too complex & can't be trusted Let's streamline it OnStreet is only allowed in marked bays paid in a National Parking App¹ OffStreet has clear signs at the entrance² to the car park showing the ID & if Pay on Entry, Pay on Exit, Pay & Display, or Pay Before Exit³ 130
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026Or streets that are too narrow and busy to allow parking on either side? Cheap workplace charging might have a negative effect of encouraging driving to work, even if only once a week, to take advantage of it! 030
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 27/09/2026Like, is it still a roundabout once this has been done to it? The amount of effort we put into not building our motor roads properly, like how is this a good design for anyone? 120
kevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 26/09/2026They have, but for some daft reason TrentBarton's readers can't read them. (They also sit outside the Nottingham Contactless scheme so have a separate daily cap too) 020
