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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I think having a badger in the attic may only exacerbate the problem....!

Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When the chap who has come to clear the wasps' nest from your attic exclaims "wow, that's friggin' huge", you begin to wonder whether nuking it from orbit may be the only way... (We've tried to ignore this for two years, but they were finding their way into the youngest's (wasp phobic) room daily.)

A photo of another phone, with a picture of a roofspace with old insulation between the woodwork, slates, and a wasps' nest larger than a football attached to them.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trickers. (I'm only half joking, I have a pair and they're as well built as my chainsaw boots, but I can't wear those with a suit. Sizing is esoteric even for the UK and finding somewhere to try them on over the pond could be interesting!)

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm really glad. I was quite concerned! I've had a few encounters with injured birds - most have gone well, but not all.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is concerning. Some emergency services aren't able to locate OS grid references easily (and there aren't any obviously simple free apps to tell you this quickly without data even if they could). In rural areas w3w has unfortunately become the norm. Surely someone could design an alternative?

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Misty morning hop to work today.

A road leads through the moor and past a tree to the left. To the right, an old barn with a hole in its roof stands empty. The hills beyond are hazy, and the sunrise glows yellow from behind peach clouds.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 24/09/2026

We are a very old building. We have lots of keys. We have lots of keys that don’t open anything. Join us for a one off installment of, “Keys of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall that are pretty but completely useless”. 🔑 🧵

We are looking at two pewter plates with an assortment of large brass and iron keys in various shapes and sizes.

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Guinevere @fairguinevere.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I missed at least one bus taking these, but the light was perfect, and it was right next to the stop. How could I not? (Emphasis on the "was", it's all been razed now, less than a month later.) Kodak gold 200 in the Rolleicord Va. #photography #filmphotography

A photo from the inside of a garage, but the outer walls are missing, letting us look through the studs out into a back yard There's an open door, painted yellow with sheet metal art of a landscape on it. At the bottom of the door, lego bricks of carious colors are scattered. On one of the joists, a shell necklace is draped over it. Near the bottom of the image the corner of a newspaper is visible, on the left side a drawn blind covers a segment of the studs, still open to the air. Behind that is a lawn, with glimpses of a bike, classic rotary hoist, and lawn chair all visible through the studs.

A front on shot of a garage, stripped of any walls or exterior covering, allowing us to see inside. There's countless little details to look at, a yellow oilskin raincoat hung in the front left, hubcaps displayed along the right wall, a few empty lion red bottles next to an overturned piece of mid-century furniture, a hacksaw and pentagonal ceramic tile adorn a back wall. The colors are fairly neutral, with bright warm golden yellow details, and a pastel blue sky above.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

These are excellent, and your alt text is fabulous!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Glad you said this bit, I was thinking £150 to get started and maybe £500/year, but that'd be a 70's SLR, mainly B&W self dev'd, which might be a bit more of a learning curve. Add in bulk rolling and closer to £4/roll ongoing....!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bit of a misty morning hound wander today. #my400

Green sheep field, old manor house and trees fading into mist.

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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If they gave out BAFTAs for PIFs, Ken Stott would have one in the bag for his incredible performance in 1988's DRINKING AND DRIVING WRECKS LIVES: A FIREMAN'S TALE...

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The view across to Arran is fabulous. Keep an eye out for Ailsa Craig coming and going, also dolphins and otters! And if you're brave - have a swim!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We can only afford the shed around the corner!

A window view with printed curtains, rocky foreshore and gloomy sea view from Cul na Shea at Saddell bay landmark trust.co.uk.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I was pretty certain it was - there's several in this area and their call is distinctive, but I'm never quite sure on visual ID of birds. I'm trying to improve myself a bit, looking them up and using the Merlin app.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Half of England's Grade 1 agricultural land is in the Fens, and almost all of it is already at or below sea level Our biggest breadbasket, home to 400,000 people, and it could be lost within decades Surely this deserves a bit more attention?

theconversation.com

Britain’s most artificial landscape may not survive climate change

The Fens are a food-growing powerhouse, but the landscape only exists thanks to humans holding back the sea.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yes! Though I am mildly concerned that when AI does take over, it'll have lots of Lego to build weapons with....!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A positive AI story. As someone who has scoured eBay for vintage sets for a child obsessed, and who is firmly of the opinion that re-use > recycle, this local business has cheered me up! BBC News - AI machine 'helps save 25 million Lego bricks from landfill' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

AI machine 'helps save 25 million Lego bricks from landfill'

The automated technology can sort up to 100,000 pieces a day at a Lancashire mill.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm hoping it'll start turning up more often now!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well at least it wasn't one of the really dull bits...!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I also love seeing the Pennine Tower. It pops out between hedgerows on the lanes around Lancaster, still surprising me because, as a child, it was only ever visible from the motorway. Seeing it from a little country lane is still a thrill. I have a @gailmyerscough.co.uk print of it!

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

No worries, I'm not so prolific as others, but I did work out that I've missed loads of your recent work too, so I must've missed others...

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I now want to know what the large shiny silver ball thing was that the woman was putting into what looked like an orange and grey chest freezer...!

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Lomelindi12 @lomelindi12.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oh my, I have let #my400 slip! Shall do better! How are you Karen ?

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Karen Trewern @ktrewern.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I never see posts from my #my400 friends and it's p@##ing me off....hope you're all ok, to name a few.... Please tag anyone I may have missed @amandamugford.bsky.social @onlyindevon.co.uk @lomelindi12.bsky.social

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

nationaltrust.org.uk

Annual General Meeting

Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

When I used to travel to Blackfriars in the 90's (worked in theatre, not banking!) it was a bleak pre-apocalyptic hell-hole of suits and frustrated ambition, though I did appreciate the occasional old bloke with bowler hat and umbrella (a la Mary Poppins). This is a distinct improvement.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We've got a local CIC who sell and maintain second hand bikes - not many ebikes at any one time, but they do appear, so I'm keeping an eye on them.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

With the hill between us and town, I would almost certainly have it in turbo...! 25miles would do though - what bike is it - just as a jumping off point for the research?

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm considering one for myself and the youngest - this is the route to the nearest town with a station. A bit far maybe, but might be worthwhile... Mainly concerned about replaceability/repairability of electronics and batteries over time though.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It has local variants, so if you let us know *exactly* where you live, someone will be able to tell you which is applicable in your area....

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Even if you can't afford to donate, you can send a message of thanks. Let volunteers, who spend time and effort to make the seas safer for all of us know that you appreciate what they do and stand with them against hate and persecution.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Tim Manwaring @timmanwaring.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If I'm honest, I'm not absolutely certain they're not doing this already...

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