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@tonyfishlock.bsky.social
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Collector of crap, breeder of wires and cables, into retro game/hardware repairing and tinkering

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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lady at the local chippie saved me a couple of the new 10p coins. When my friend first sent me an article on them a few weeks ago, my first words were 'Are they calling Charles a cock?' 😄😄 (It's a grouse, jury's out on whether its a cock or hen though).
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Just changed the headlight bulb on @tonyfishlock.bsky.social's car. Surprised how smoothly it went. In fact it worries me how easy it was. Probably done something unknown which will now render the damn thing fit for scrap 😖😬😄
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thought I'd finally grown out of bringing stones back from the beach, but after reading @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social's writing about hagstones ... well, here we go again 😄
A small grey and white pebble with a hole through it.A brown pebble with a small hole right through it.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Finally finished my #Atari2600 #Pitfall #CrossStitch. Glow in the dark #scorpion for added realism 😄 #RetroGaming
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A belated #Caturday post. This is Judgemental Seagull launching himself from the fence ... not because Spencer the cat was about to say hi, but because @tonyfishlock.bsky.social opened the back door and startled him. I was trying to see just how close he was going to let Spencer get before moving 😄
A seagull in flight having just taken off from the fence he'd been sitting on whilst eyeballing the black cat that was walking over to him from the other side of the fence.
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GwedLid (Fisto to my mates) @gwedlid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
RIP Bill Oddie. Legend.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The #AA are fucking amazing. We broke down at 8pm. They *might* recover us just gone 1am. If we're luckly. Apparently the big truck they sent to confirm we're fucked can't make it from Croydon to Brighton.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Picked up a box of 'stuff' off Arsebook yesterday, this #Xbox360 was in there, face down. Just dug it out to try, expecting the RRoD, but not only does it work, it appears to be a special edition. CD tray is borked, so @tonyfishlock.bsky.social will check it out and see if its the belt.
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Rod Hull @futurewas8bit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
#FUNFACT.. The King is in town today. I wonder if he'll pop into Reeves for a #SausagesPie? But would that be cannibalism? 🙃 #SausagesFingers
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I bought a 'new' #calculator at the bootsale today. It's been like an episode of The Repair Shop this afternoon as @tonyfishlock.bsky.social has had to partially strip it to work out why it didn't quite work and then how to fix it. It's quite a bit of kit ... #Muldivo #MechanicalCalculator
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I've trained my child well ... he went to the local job centre today, and found this in a charity shop on the way 😱😊 #UraniumGlass
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social has been polishing his vintage parabolic heater. Apparently, it is meant to take your eyebrows off first 🤷‍♀️
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
In today's edition of #GrotOrRot I'm pleased to say this laptop cooling pad was 100% grot, as it's working fine now. TBH I couldn't really complain if it wasn't working, as I picked it up for free at the car boot sale this morning.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Beautiful evening for fish n chips and Morris Minors at #Newhaven West Beach. Shame its flying ant day ... #MorrisMinor #MorrisTraveller #classiccar
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Finally finished the 'Fishlips' #CrossStitch for my friend. Looking at this abomination, there's a good chance she'll never speak to me again 😄
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Today I might have been playing with fire. 😁 #TinkersPark #SteamRally I fount this 1960's heater #BialaddinBowlFire some of the photos are @annierat1.bsky.social how cool 😎
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ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My model for this year's Meccano show. He drives around waving his carry handle and cord reel at people and just generally being a cheeky fella.
Meccano model of Henry the vacuum cleaner, looking at the camera with other models in the backgroundClose up of Meccano Henry looking up to his rightAnother angle of Meccano Henry looking up towards the theatre house lights which seem to be beaming down on him
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Had to buy this 😄 Obviously I can't even get past the second screen, but @tonyfishlock.bsky.social has done slightly better and made it to the 5th 🏆
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social has taken me birthday shopping to a niche little boutique in Canterbury. The boutique in question:
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Rod Hull @futurewas8bit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Rod Hull Replays: 🐉 Dragonfire 🐲 - Commodore VIC20 - Joystick, Green Tights & Red Jumpers Required www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEIP... #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #CommodoreVIC20 #VIC20 #PentultimateCartridge #Koolkidz #8bit
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Rod Hull Replays: 🐉 Dragonfire 🐲 - Commodore VIC20 - Joystick, Green Tights & Red Jumpers Required
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Rod Hull @futurewas8bit.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
6 Random VIC Games: Munch Man, Road Racer,🐉Dragonfire🐲, ColourBricks, Outback & Mosquito Infestation www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK3k... #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Commodore #CommodoreVIC20 #VIC20 #PentultimateCartridge #Koolkidz #8bit
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6 Random VIC Games: Munch Man, Road Racer,🐉Dragonfire🐲, ColourBricks, Outback & Mosquito Infestation
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Found the perfect work mug today ... yes, I coordinate training workshops 😄
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Having a play with the #CrossStitch programme I bought a couple of weeks ago for 50p. Designed this #Atari2600 #Phoenix piece. Made with bootsale cloth and floss. Hasn't come out too bad, especially under UV light 💡 Glow in the dark thread is an absolute bastard to work with though 😫 #CrapCrafting
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
They came with this little bowl, which doesn't glow under my 395 light (the first picture), but does faintly under what I assume is a 365 light. Manganese glass maybe?
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Look at it go at night!
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Same friend, same conversation ...
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
For a Monday morning, I'd take that as a win ...
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Here's the [what I think is] the lead glass next to a bog standard green glass bowl for comparison. @tonyfishlock.bsky.social and I have had great fun tonight pissing about with different bits of glass and lights! This is what happens when you get old kids! 😄
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
There's nothing like working your nuts off all day, whilst your co-worker behaves like this 🙄 #SpencerAndDennis 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #CatsOfBluesky #Caturday #BlackCat
A black cat happily asleep on a blanket, without a care in the world. Jammy bastard.A black cat happily asleep on a blanket, with his paw stretched out.A black cat happily asleep on a blanket.A black cat curled up on a blanket.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today feels like a #rat 🐀leggings day 😄
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Well that didn't run as long as I thought, you are correct it is a zx81 with a Croma81 and ZXpand+
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Mike @je3mike.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I happen to be working on one for a platform that you'll never guess! I haven't got very far though - just this screen layout.
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Hi all it's guessing game time, can anyone guess what system this is running on. Sorry no prizes, but please repost 😄
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#CarBootSale find this week a 1965 toy #LunarLoop made in Japan and as you can see still working 😀
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Nothing overly exciting at the #CarbootSale today: a cute little reversible #PacMan ghost, a pair of socks for my mate's Christmas tat box, & for £2 a small #Swatch watch. Watch was filthy, but has cleaned up nicely. It's a SwatchPay NFC watch! Doesn't work with my card tho. Probably a good thing 😁
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I gave my mate one of these when she was studying for her British Citizenship Test (she's Czech). She passed with flying colours. I like to think I helped ...
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Read thousands of definitions in the 700-page Roger’s Profanisaurus: Turtleshead Revisited — Viz’s biggest ever encyclopaedia of bad language (and a great table-leveller). A perfect gift for yourself or someone you vaguely like. Get it here: bit.ly/4pcoTaU #viz #comedy #rude #swear
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Rod Hull @futurewas8bit.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper 💷🥔🐷 & Snake Pit 🐍🫓🥚 - Commodore VIC20 - C/O Penultimate Cartridge 👌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te0L... #RetroGaming #Retrocomputing #8bit #VIC20 #Commodore #commodorevic20
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Rod Hull Replays: Psycho Shopper 💷🥔🐷 & Snake Pit 🐍🫓🥚 - Commodore VIC20 - C/O Penultimate Cartridge 👌
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
As it's #Caturday, here's the card I bought for @tonyfishlock.bsky.social. Who said romance is dead?! 😆 #CatsOfBluesky #BlackCat
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Today I have been playing with #LegoTrains
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
@tonyfishlock.bsky.social and I never had any as kids, so when we got together, our first joint purchase (before the house!) was a subaru set. It took off from there really 😳 We used to have a massive table with a 4 lane track, which on the odd occasion we'd take to rallies and things.
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Fuzzweed @fuzzweed.co.uk · 02/01/2026
Well apart from the capri with working headlights, that is peak scalextric for me
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Boot sale was a little more active today, we managed to pick up a couple of bits for £6 all in. More for @tonyfishlock.bsky.social than me. And no, just cos he's got the manuals, it doesn't mean he's getting the computer to go with them! #commodore #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComouting
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Just picked this up from #PlayNationGames #Croydon It doesn't look like it's been used #ZXSpectrum #DKTronics lightpen
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Pop Quiz, what platform is this running on. No prizes and soz for the angle
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Tony @tonyfishlock.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Today I'm playing with the #Spectrum #ToastRack with a #RamTurbo interface and a multirom and it is super cool 😎
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Well that's gone quick! Exactly one year ago today was #GotchaDay for #SpencerAndDennis. Spencer still chews his bum, but he's much better then when we got him. He's still planning world domination. Dennis is now slowly debating whether or not to be a lapcat. #Caturday #ProofOfCat #CatsofBluesky
Two black cats with pissed off looks because they don't want to share the bed. A sleepy black cat.A black cat laying on a notebook.A curled up black cat.
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This time of year I tend to wander round the bootsales just for a bit of fresh air and daylight ... there's not really much worth buying. However, today I picked up my first #Calculator of the year 😊 £1 ... yup, I'll take it! #Commodore
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🐈‍⬛ Annette 🐈‍⬛ @annierat1.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Well, obviously, I had to give it a test, and it *does* work on a 2600+ 👍 In as much as my temperamental old unit works anyway. But yes, you can click between carts and they load up. Probably not a viable alternative to the #UnoCart though 😉 #Atari #Atari2600 #Atari2600Plus #ROMScanner #retrogaming
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