Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A very chilled day today. I made a great big beef stew and while it was cooking we borrowed next door's Alsatian and took her to the Barony A Frame park for a long walk. It will have to do until/unless we get another dog ourselves. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New post on Skuds.org called "September 2026" Read it here: skuds.org/2026/10/september-2026 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New post on Skuds.org called "The last lap" Read it here: skuds.org/2026/09/the-last-lap 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Having a good surprise day off. Drove into Cumnock for a bacon roll, picked up some 7" singles at the local charity shop, then took the bike out to fill it with petrol and came back the long way. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As well as a very nice little record shop (The Record Market) there are some nice-looking buildings and statues in Paisley. Unfortunately the museum is closed (renovations?) Worth a visit, apart from the post-apocalyptic shopping arcade, which is truly grim. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Managed to resist the temptation to come home from Paisley with a Dalek. Would have had trouble getting it on the bus, nowhere to keep it, and it did not look as impressive close-up as it did from across the street. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Visited Paisley. Lovely record shop there! Came back via Glasgow and Kilmarnock. Really hammered my free bus pass today! Came home with a bagful of (mostly 80s) vinyl. Filled a couple of gaps in my collection. Realised when I got home that I already had that Temptations LP, but only £4 wasted. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good day at work today. I was already looking forward to the normal half-day on Friday but then discovered that Monday is a bank holiday. Sort of. For some reason our Glasgow office works on the early August Scottish bank holiday but then has a day off in September instead. Long weekend! 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bloke in our local chippy had a pizza. The look on Jayne's face when they added the salt and vinegar was priceless. Still adjusting to Scottish life. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Car review in today's Times says that the new £173,000 Bentley EV is 'designed to appeal to younger drivers'. You'd think that appealing to people who could afford it would be a better business case. Of course 'younger' is comparative and maybe it just means younger than normal Bentley owners? 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thinking of becoming a right-wing anti-immigration agitator with a YouTube channel and X account. I don't believe in any of that shit, obviously, but it seems to be where the money is these days, and all those biscuits and records ain't going to pay for themselves. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 Council delivered 3 new bins today. We now have 3 separate recycling bins + 1 general waste. They all get collected on a 4-weekly cycle, different bin each wednesday (+ food waste every week) Total binmaggedon up here in East Ayrshire! 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well that didn't last long. Had an EV for a couple of weeks and now it's back with the dealer because the 12v battery died. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I did buy a record while in Edinburgh though; Doublespeak's self-titled debut. 001
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Finally visited Edinburgh for the first time. Very good if you like whisky shops and kilted bagpipe buskers, steep roads, and tourists everywhere. Could be improved by having a burger van at the park&ride. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For some reason, the Slik chapter has been overlooked, despite providing Midge Ure's first number one single. www.thesdeshop.com/products/mid...thesdeshop.comChapters: The Best Of Midge Ure SDE exclusive blu-ray audioChapters: The Best of Midge Ure is a brand new compilation album available on this SDE exclusive blu-ray featuring Atmos, 5.1, new stereo and instrumental mixes of Midge Ure's greatest hits. Midge is... 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ah. This might explain all the racket - a rare home defeat, and a missed chance of revenge for losing at Largs last month. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Its nearly 4 weeks since I bought any vinyl. Ironically, this is a record. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Auchinleck Talbot v Largs game sounds a bit lively. Can hear the crowd shouting from inside my house! 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Productive weekend doing grown-up stuff Bought a drain snake and unblocked downpipe outside Shaved the bottom of the back door to the garage so it opens properly. Re-did caulking on the shower to stop it leaking Got round to driving the new car after a week of ownership 021
Reposted by Andrew SkudderThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Street advertising, Glasgow style - Direct and to the point, with not a single wasted word! I spotted this on Garth Street in the Merchant City area of the city today. #glasgow #advertising #merchantcity #haircut 211019
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Had my EV for 3 days. Not driven it yet. Been wfh. So much fucking jargon though! KwH, type 2, preconditioning... and so many apps! How is all this supposed to be better? 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Excel can't add up! If you are summing cells that would add up to zero, and one of the cells is zero then the total comes to not-zero. A blank in cell B7 is fine, but replace it with 0 and it all goes pear-shaped. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Bin day today. General waste only collected every 4 weeks here so you don't want to miss it! Especially not with the amount of cat litter we now have in our bin. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Took possession of a shiny new electric car on Monday evening. Might get round to actually driving it at the weekend, but still a couple of weeks before I get a charger installed. 100
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is a development I am very much not in favour of! 030
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Something to look forward to - but tickets for Glasgow don't go on sale until tomorrow morning. Will have to set a reminder. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Big day today. Our new sofa arrived so we no longer have to take turns sitting in the one comfy chair. More importantly, it means that the place finally feels complete and like a proper home. Still lots to do of course, but all the basics are here now. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 30/08/2026We had Kilmarnock pie for dinner today. Not bad at all. Followed by the gradual acceptance that we don't get a bank holiday up here tomorrow. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 29/08/2026In Essex. Every lamppost has a tattered flag. Or two. Glad I now live 400 miles away from this brexitty shit hole! 100
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is what happens if your house does not wear hi-vis and a cycle helmet! 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Discovered another thing to love about Scotland. Empire biscuits! Where have they been all my life? 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Went for a 40-mile ride on the Honda today, having decided that 3 weeks was long enough for my arse to recover from the 450-mile ride to bring the bike up here. Might not be too many dry, warmish days left, so best to make the most of it while it lasts. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Went to the 'Vintage & Vinyl Market' in Ayr. Described as "a vibrant mix of retro fashion, classic records, quirky collectibles, and unique finds" But it was really a record fair with just two traders there. Came home with some funk though, and explored a bit more of Ayr. 020
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Wedding anniversary today. 25 years! Really not sure how Jayne managed to put up with me for so long, but very glad she did. 110
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Just finished an advance copy of this and it is wonderful. It is that rare thing; a non-fiction book that is also a page-turner, because of the sharp and witty writing style. It is also beautifully illustrated by the author (is there anything he can't do?) 1215
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In the last two weeks I think I have turned the TV on twice (both times to watch Last Week Tonight). Starting to wonder if I really need it. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If anybody is ever in the Kilmarnock area, then I can thoroughly recommend a visit to the Dick Institute. A mixture of art, natural history, local history, industrial history, and lots of Burns-related stuff, plus a library on the ground floor. And free admission! 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026After the cows we looked around Stirling and Falkirk. I may have visited a record shop or two, and may have come home with more vinyl. Bought the single by Telex especially for the b-side (Moskow Diskow) 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Jayne wanted to to go and visit some highland cattle this morning so we did, and she enjoyed it. Nearly as much as I enjoyed the spectacular bacon-filled morning roll beforehand. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A gun shop next door to a Wetherspoons. What could possibly go wrong? 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Visited Ayr today. Saw a couple of people dressed as pirates wandering around and wonder if they had anything to do with the Galeon Andalucia which is currently moored, or just like dressing as pirates. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Paid a visit to the Dalcairney Falls today. Missed a turning and went the (very) long way round, but didn't mind because the landscape was so dramatic everywhere. Jayne happy to see a farmer in a kilt out doing farmery things, and sheep wandering in the road. 010
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What emergency alert is this that all the fuss is about? Not had anything here. Maybe they can't get through all the Ayrshire drizzle? 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026For sale: one owner. Not used. Perhaps having these in Scotland was a tad optimistic. The clouds did a good enough job of protecting my eyes. 000
Andrew Skudder @skuds.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Out for an evening walk. No sign of drought here in East Ayrshire! 010