mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Had one last weekend, as you say it's nothing like a muffin and a lot like a croissant... 050
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Some restaurants don't even bother with a website - if I select website on this I get taken to a page on 'The Fork' site showing a calendar. Did it not occur to them that I might want to view a menu and prices before making a reservation?? 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026the entire day for some reason, so after a while I just decided to ignore them. The Norwegian couple didn't seem too impressed either but I think they were too nice and polite to say anything... 020
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It was very odd. Spent the entire day at Auschwitz yet had absolutely nothing to say about that at all (if they had just been quiet and reflective that would have course been fine). Instead decided to whinge non stop about how much money they had to pay in tax in Australia. They barely spoke to me 260
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was too, but was on a mini bus service where they pick you up from your accommodation & drop you back off. It was me, a Norwegian family & a retired Australian couple. The (obviously quite well off) Australian couple spent most of the return journey complaining about how much tax they had to pay!🙄 1100
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I saw people taking selfies in that exact location when I visited, maybe it's just because some people are so used to taking selfies everywhere they go and didn't stop and think that maybe it was highly inappropriate - but it should be obvious that it is, surely? 020
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026YouTube won't even enforce their own terms and conditions - I have reported dozens of videos whose entire 'content' involves harassing and verbally abusing strangers in order to provoke reactions. None of them were removed. One even had the word harasses in the title (name of Youtuber harasses man) 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yes, could be some people didn't like being asked to swim in the marked areas between the flags or just general anti-social behaviour (hot weather obviously always brings big crowds to the coast / beaches and although most people are decent, you inevitably get a few dickheads). 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Saw this sign at Whitley Bay today - don't know who they were getting abuse from or what for (the volunteer lifeguards finished for the summer on Sunday, so nobody was there to ask). 261
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Isn't he basically being paid large sums of money by the guy who implied that his work colleagues should be murdered? 043
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Years ago I had a friend who worked at King Tuts in Glasgow, so of course I had to ask her which bands/ solo artists were nice in person and which ones weren't. 181
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Still got mine, I know quite a few people do sell on profit warnings, which is probably quite sensible. Will decide tomorrow if I hold or sell them, fortunately it's only a small percentage of overall SIPP so not too much of a hit if I do sell... 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026You should see some of the suggested draft responses to emails it comes up with - I just read them and think, 'yeah right there is no way I am ever sending that' (if I did the recipient would think I was either very weird or very rude or a bit stupid). 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Sometimes it is unintentionally quite funny though... 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Excellent choices there... youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...youtu.beThe War On Drugs - Under The Pressure | Glastonbury 2023YouTube video by BBC Music 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 11/08/2026In Newcastle, people have been using them to film people without their knowledge & then putting videos on social media - including vulnerable people (homeless etc). One person with a disability was chased & mocked when running to catch a bus because of the way he ran... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNewcastle street videos 'exploiting' vulnerable peopleA petition calling for content creators to stop filming people on the street has nearly 5,000 signatures. 100
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 07/08/2026My Asda (George) duvet was £8.50 for a double and it's surprisingly decent, given the price! 030
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A pack of basic essentials which probably costs under £100 per pack in total (bulk purchased via a contract from a B2B supplier / wholesaler). www.thomaskneale.co.ukthomaskneale.co.ukThomas Kneale | Manufacturers, Importers & DistributorsManufacturers, Importers & Distributors of Contract Bedding, Fire Retardant Fabrics, Towels, Curtaining & Household Textiles 2110
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Hate it when a link to a news story on, for example, the BBC news or Sky news website turns out to be a link to a video with no text (often with an ad you have to watch first if it's on Sky). I want to read it so I can decide in a few seconds if I am interested enough to read the whole article! 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 06/08/2026In Cramlington (Northumberland) last year over 100 people turned up to a meeting based solely on 'rumours' that a local building was going to be converted into an hmo for asylum seekers - this was completely untrue. (I think the fake info started on Facebook) www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... 041
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 06/08/2026JD Sports is a bit of a frustrating one - it keeps looking like it's going to have a decent run, then the momentum stalls or falls. My average buy price (bought in 2024 & 2025) is 85p, so with hindsight should have topped up a bit at the recent lows, but at least it's back in the green for now... 200
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Even a majority of Conservative voters think that him being a local election candidate is 'somewhat' or 'completely' unacceptable: 160
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026in every pack on the shelf in Aldi, despite it still being 2 days before the date on the packs.... entire Tesco delivery this week stank of something horrible (had to throw away the bag for life I packed it into it honked so much!) - somebodys spoilt milk or something probably leaked/ spilled? 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Shelf life doesn't seem to have improved for fresh food - pack of basil from Tesco, dated 05 Aug, opened last night for pasta and it's mouldy with most of the leaves going black. Scottish cherries from Aldi, past week - every pack has about 10% going rotten despite being in date, lettuce going brown 100
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026For anyone not familiar with his past, it's worth reading the sentencing remarks to understand the full extent of his offences - (Google 'Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Spencer Joshua Bonehill-Paine' for the web link to the pdf). 021
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Meanwhile in South Tyneside (yes, it's now a Reform led council, they went from 0 out of 54 seats to 41 out of 54 seats in this year's elections, Labour went from 28 seats to 1 seat)... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSouth Tyneside Council rescinds climate emergency declarationA Reform UK motion argues the council can improve the local environment without the official pledge. 001
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Reform logic: Criticising a politician for deciding not to issue school holiday meal vouchers - inciting hatred. Calling for hotels full of asylum seekers to be set on fire - not inciting hatred (despite that person literally pleading guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred). 041
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 31/07/2026In Newcastle these glasses have been used to film vulnerable people (homeless, drug addicts etc) without their knowledge and then the videos are published on social media for views / money & the people in the videos get abused and ridiculed in the comments: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNewcastle street videos 'exploiting' vulnerable peopleA petition calling for content creators to stop filming people on the street has nearly 5,000 signatures. 111
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The sycophancy was becoming extremely annoying, so I googled how to stop it, found a suggestion on Reddit, cut & pasted it into Claude settings - at first I thought yes, this is way better... But then it started nitpicking, going on and on about unimportant details & was just plain rude! Deleted it. 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I think Southern Scotland has had only 1 day over 30c this year & that was back in June, whereas London/ South East England has had how many? Can see how most people here would be happy with more summers of mostly low to mid 20's summer days with very little rain with occasional days in high 20's. 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Only been to see them once, can't remember anyone sitting down though. Did go to a gig in London (not James) where I was near the front and the guy in front of me sat down after about the third song and just stayed there for the rest of the gig! It wasn't 'sitting down' music. Very fucking weird. 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Yes, one way of looking at it is: here's 50k, it's all yours, now do you want to gamble the entire amount on a single bet? 050
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This was an interesting read (unfortunately it's almost entirely paywalled now, it wasn't when I read it a few days ago) open.substack.com/pub/kilowatt...open.substack.comThe Night France Saved the British GridInside the control-room nightmare of 23 June: the day Britain's grid ran out of margin — and was saved by a phone call 020
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The Sun posted a link to a news article in the Newcastle subreddit the other day - no comment or anything, just a link posted from their account. Probably looking for a SEO boost? It didn't go down very well, judging from the replies they got! (Think they may also be banned from posting there now) 050
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Minimum fare in Newcastle is £2.20 for short hops, but unless you specifically ask for a £2.20 single to (destination) driver usually just automatically charges you £2.50 (which is current cap). If I sat on bus for the entire route (over 2 hours!) cost is same as going 2 miles (10 minute journey). 100
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes, especially outside the cities - in the Borders for example it cost £12 for a return (day ticket) from Galashiels to Peebles or £8.85 for a single, or £8 for a day ticket for Galashiels to Melrose, £4.45 for a single (about 4 miles each way). 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Fares in the North East are already capped at £2.50, so he is basically complaining about a massive 50p reduction in the fare (which helps plenty of working class people who use the bus to get to work, the shops etc or have a day out). www.gonortheast.co.uk/fare-changes...gonortheast.co.ukAdult Single Bus Fares - Capped at £2.50!Until 31 December 2025, single adult bus fares across the North East have been capped at a maximum of £2.50, saving passengers at least... 020
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Impressive, but why does it often get very basic maths wrong? Every query here it (Gemini) gave an incorrect answer to and this was very basic stuff.. 000
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Trying to rent somewhere is very difficult if: you don't have a UK resident guarantor, don't have a deposit of 5 weeks rent + first month in advance, don't have a UK employment history, don't have a job, have just been released from prison etc... Or if you have recently been granted refugee status: 150
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I live on a main road and the amount of people I see driving past while using their phones... 010
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The fascists on the other hand look totally normal... 040
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukNigel Farage paid £40,000 by firm that helps super rich cut tax billsNomad Capitalist helps people obtain second residencies and citizenships, urging its clients to ‘go where you’re treated best’ 150
mellowmark.bsky.social @mellowmark.bsky.social · 13/07/2026youtube.com/shorts/V215N...youtube.comIs this the new face of Britain’s far-right? | FT #shortsYouTube video by Financial Times 000
