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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 18h

Go to your camera roll and search “boat” then post a picture of a boat you like.

A photo of a decommissioned RNLI lifeboat at the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 18h

My Delay Repay claim with Northern has, itself, been delayed.

NORTHERN
Dear Neil Turner,
Please accept our apologies for the delay in processing your claim that we received on Mon, 05 Oct 2026. We are currently experiencing high volumes of claims which is preventing us from assessing your claim as quickly as usual.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 14/10/2026

Wishing my employer and alma mater @uniofbradford.bsky.social a very happy 60th birthday today!

A photo of the Richmond Building at the University of Bradford. It's a large, 13 story 1960s building over-clad with blue panels

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 10/10/2026

Oh no, how will I ever live without 'NULL'?

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 01/10/2026

But look at their poor share price, Jonn. (Also named confusingly similarly to Netscape)

Graph showing the five day share price for NTSK which appears not to be doing well.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 06/09/2026

So today's day trip was to the Imperial War Museum North in Salford Quays (which now has its own tram stop). Some of the metal poppies from the Tower of London are there, as is an Enigma machine, a window from the World Trade Centre and a few tanks and planes.

A photo of the outside of the Imperial War Museum North

A damaged window recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Centre in New York

An Enigma machine, with an interactive simulation next to it

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 06/09/2026

RIP Emmeline Pankhurst, you would have loved this giant balloon shaped like your head in the Manchester Arndale Centre.

A giant balloon shaped like the head of Emmeline Pankhurst in the Manchester Arndale Centre.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 06/09/2026

Kind of ironic that a blog that posts regularly about railways would be blocked on Transpennine Express WiFi.

TRANSPENNINE
EXPRESS
This site is blocked due to content filtering.
diamondgeezer.blogspot.com
Hello, We're sorry but this web page has been blocked due to not being allowed through our content
filters.
If you want to know more or think that this domain is safe to allow customers to view on our trains, please
contact comera Support at icomera.online.support@icomera.com
This site was blocked due to the following categories: Online Communities
> Diagnostic Info

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 05/09/2026

This is giving Linda Internet vibes.

A photo of a now-closed Internet café in London called Linda Internet.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 04/09/2026

I see a Delay Repay claim in my future.

Train departure board at Bradford Interchange earlier. A tree on the line is blocking all trains between Bradford and Halifax.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 22/08/2026

Absolute scenes as the M&S café is unable to serve tea. Tutting levels are off the scale.

Sorry......•
Due to issue with our hot
water boiler, we are currently
unable to offer any variety of
TEA or AMERICANO
We are working on resolving
this as soon as possible.
Thank you for your
understanding

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 18/08/2026

This was a Christmas present to me in 1995. I had to play it using the CD-ROM drive in the family desktop computer as I didn't yet have my own CD player.

The cover of a compilation called 'The Best Of Dance Mania 95' featuring '44 seriously big dance hits of the year'. Includes songs by Coolio, Strike, Bobby Brown, Livin' Joy, N-Trance, The Outhere Brothers, Soul II Soul, De'Lacy, MN8, The Original, Jinny, Corona, Dana Dawson and Ini Kamoze.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 18/08/2026

They had better leave the York Sainsbury's well alone. www.yorkc20.york.ac.uk/vignette/sho...

A photo of the futuristic Sainsbury's store just outside York city centre. Lots of plate glass.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 10/08/2026

I am, once again, asking Americans to look up the word 'nonce' on Urban Dictionary before using it on the internet. wordpress.org/plugins/wp-s...

Screenshot of the changelog for a WordPress plugin. It says:

NEW: The whole screen works with JavaScript turned off. The row actions are ordinary nonced links and the bulk action is an ordinary form post.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 06/08/2026

Been wearing this PIN at work for several months now. Bought from gayprideshop.co.uk in Afflecks in Manchester.

A photo of a pin badge in a shield shape with the progress pride flag as the background. The text says 'No LGB without T'

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 28/07/2026

Currently waiting for Oscar in the cherry van to not bring us any cherries.

Push notification from the Ocado app:
We're on our way
You're our next stop - Oscar in the Cherry van will be with you between 7:28 pm and 7:38 pm.

Missing items list from our Ocado order showing a 500g punnet of M&S cherries.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 25/07/2026

Saw this beautiful Common Hawker dragonfly at RHS Bridgewater (near Manchester) today. Far bigger than any others I've seen. My favourite fact about them is "Female[s] will sometimes dive out of the sky and feign death in order to avoid copulating with males" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...

A photo of a Common Hawker dragonfly, with a yellow and black striped body and a blue and black striped tail, on a tree branch

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 15/07/2026

Crikey. Mine is rarely below 70.

Your resting heart rate hit a 30-day low overnight
Coming in at 73 bpm shows you've recovered well from yesterday's longer walk.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 12/07/2026

Worst one for me was 1240 partners. Worst polycule ever.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 07/07/2026

The Friends group at our local railway station have used one of my photos on their information boards. Which I would have been happier about if they had asked for permission and credited me. Oh well. flic.kr/p/9TLz8X

FRIENDS OF SOWERBY BRIDGE RAILWAY STATION
The Sowerby Bridge Geese
Love them or hate them, the Sowerby Bridge Geese are a phenomenon, and in recent years have become synonymous with the town.
They have taken up residence and can usually be seen either on the Ryburn River, close by the Pool and Fitness Centre on Station Road,
or in the vicinity of the Sowerby Bridge Canal Basin. It is not unusual to see them crossing over the busy A58 road, sometimes at rush-
hour causing traffic tailbacks, and seemingly oblivious to potential injury from vehicles. Thankfully most drivers are patient and willingly
give way to this avian interruption. It is not clear as to when they first appeared in the town and the number present at any one time varies.
The Local Authority discourages them by putting a notice by the Station Road bridge saying, 'Please do not feed the birds", although
not everyone is deterred by this, and indeed most people welcome their presence and feel protective towards them. The Friends of
Sowerby Railway Station displayed the motifs, (seen here below), in July 2019 followed in August by a set of four goose statues positioned
in the Bronte Garden. Sadly, the statues were short-lived, falling victim to the vandals in January 2020. The town's affection and support
for the geese is obvious - some of them have been given names, and they have their very own Facebook page. In May 2017, the public
house at the junction of West Street and Water Street (previously called The Long Chimney') was reopened by the new owner under the
name 'The Loose Goose'. The Fire and Water's annual event, the 'Sowerby Bridge Winterlight Festival', featured a replica giant goose in
one of its recent parades and celebrations. The 'Friendly Animal Clinic' on Station Road operates a 'Goose Account' for their benefit and
receives regular donations. In 2018 the geese were the subject of news feature on Regional Television. We embrace them. Long may they
continue to brighten our lives and prosper.
DEFINITIONS - GOOSE - a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet and a short broad bill, GEESE - the plural of goose,
GANDER - a male goose, GOSLING - a. young goose, GAGGLE - a group or flock of geese when not flying. SKEIN - a flock of wild geese
(or swans, ducks) in flight, typically in a 'V' shaped formation.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 05/07/2026

Mine is the Burdock Way in Halifax.

A photo looking up at the parallel Viaducts that make up the Burdock Way in Halifax.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 04/07/2026

Four successful claims in four months for me on Northern Rail. Two were 100% refunds.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 04/07/2026

I've just had the 'it's windy' notification from Octopus Electroverse.

An iOS notification from the Octopus Electroverse app telling me about price cuts at public Electric car charging points. This is because it's quite sunny and rather windy, and so there's excess capacity in the energy grid.

Plunge Pricing today!
Get 30% off Osprey, IONITY, GeniePoint, Raw, Be.EV & Instavolt
11:30 - 15:00!

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 30/06/2026

Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer. (Not the exact one but the same model that's now in the Museum of the Home in London)

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 28/06/2026

Oh Yorkshire, never change.

A sign which says: "NO SMOKING OR VAPING. THA'S NOT A CHIMNEY!
THANK YOU" It's at Bolster Moor Farm Shop near Huddersfield.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 24/06/2026

Be careful what you wish for!

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 19/06/2026

I'm not a businessperson, but 'making it more difficult for your customers to pay you' doesn't seem like good business. (Although this is parking we're talking about, so presumably they WANT you to forget to pay and can then charge you over the odds for failing to pay)

Screenshot of a text message:
Parking at Woolshops Shopping Centre, HX1 car park does not operate in AutoPay mode anymore. Please make sure you pay for your parking using alternative methods.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 29/05/2026

Looks like I've earned similar to you this month so far.

Graph from my energy provider showing £29.68 of exported electricity this month so far.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 16/05/2026

ooooh nooooo it happened. Someone at The Landmark Trust is not having a good morning.

Subject - please update
From: The Landmark Trust
To: neil@neilturne...

Can't see this email? View it online
The Landmark Trust
100 x 100
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fixed width 600 hero image

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt."

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 15/05/2026

Past Neil thought it would be a good idea to buy this when it was on offer. Never listened to it.

Screenshot of Wes Streeting's audiobook memoir, One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up in my Audible library.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 01/05/2026

Post your warning sign (This street is now pedestrianised and there's a shopping centre at the end of it)

A photo of Market Street in Bradford. There's a sign saying 'Changed Priorities Ahead'.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 30/04/2026

I'm sorry but why is one of Apple's email servers called 'poo ice cream'?

p00-iscream-smtp-56b54549b-69kx9 rejected your message to the following email addresses:

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 18/04/2026

If you see this, quote with a picture of you in glasses

Selfie of me standing in front of a recreation of one of Banksy's more famous stencils

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 15/04/2026

I'm not sure if I can make #HigherEducationMugs a thing to go with #HigherEducationPostcard from @hbsj.bsky.social but today I'm drinking out of a 25-year-old University of Glasgow mug. Graphic design is very much of its time.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 05/04/2026

I like this version from a few years ago.

He is risen! Happy Easter! He is not! Happy Passover! He is off limits until sundown! Happy Ramadan!

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 03/04/2026

My most popular tweet on the platform formerly known as Twitter pointed out that Henry vacuum cleaners are still made in the UK by a unionised workforce, and are used by what seems to be a significant proportion of professional cleaners. Here's a photo of ours.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 03/04/2026

Apparently us Brits shouldn't be reliant on imports. Like, for example, this guy's vacuum cleaners.

A meme of a goose saying 'Where are Dyson vacuums made?' and then in a second panel saying 'Where are they made, sir?' As it chases a person in an offensive pose. Sir James Dyson moved production of Dyson products to south east Asia.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 02/04/2026

This is my favourite (source: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... )

A sign warning of road works that has been written in the Hull dialect and so it says 'Err Nerr, Rerd Werks'.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 31/03/2026

I'm outside the coffee shop. I'm outside the printer shop. I'm outside the combination coffee and printer shop.

A photo of the Ambrou coffee shop on Morley Street in Bradford which also advertises that it sells printers for some reason.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 29/03/2026

From now on this is the only way i will travel.

A photo of a very small car that is shaped like a yellow Orangina bottle

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 25/03/2026

Just received my first Christmas email. It's not even Easter yet.

19:38 Wed 25 Mar
Magic is taking over the Mansion!
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17:00 (3 hours ago)
to neil@neilturner.me.uk
Christmas Early booking offer is here
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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 25/03/2026

I'm aware that it's quite a sunny and windy day, but I don't think I've ever seen renewables as high as 80%, and for gas to be so low. grid.iamkate.com

3.5% fossil fuels
Gas 1.36 3.5
79.9% renewables
Solar 7.64 19.7
Wind 23.21 59.8
Hydroelectric 0.17 0.4
14.3% other sources
Nuclear 4.46 11.5
Biomass 1.09 2.8

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 15/03/2026

Search your camera roll for "Hell".

An AK-47 automatic rifle that has been covered in sprinkles, and has various custom Love Hearts sweets attached to it. One of these says 'Lost in Hell' and others say 'Die 4U', 'Not a toy' and 'Naive killer'. It is an art piece that was on show at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds a few years ago.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 13/03/2026

It's quite sunny and windy today, and so renewables make up 70% of Britain's current energy mix. grid.iamkate.com

A circle graph showing the make-up of Britain's electricity grid by generation source. 10.1% is from gas, 16.2% from solar, 53.4% from wind, 1.3% from hydroelectric, 8.5% from nuclear and 2.8% from biomass.

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