On This Day, 18 December
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On the five-year anniversary of the closure one of my favourite walking routes, #Bristol's Chocolate Path, here are a few photographic reminders of why I miss it. 1/4 https://t.co/mSxPJagmm1
Work continues to restore the Chocolate Path. For those who don't know #Bristol, it's called the Chocolate Path because its paving looks like a bar of Dairy Milk. It runs alongside the artificial "New Cut" of the Avon. 2/4 https://t.co/g0k2QQ64AC
The five-year anniversary of the closure seems to be particularly pointed, given that the entire New Cut was dug in five years, with work starting 1 May 1804 and certified complete 1 May 1809. Then again, I suppose Bristol can't afford thousands of navvies these days... 3/4 https://t.co/SroXhZSQCV
Anyway. I'm off to the library to pick up my reserved copy of _A Celebration of the New Cut_ which will at least give me something to do while I'm waiting for the path to re-open. #Bristol 4/4 https://t.co/CG8nkj5sjs
RT @rstevens: horse walks into a bar [JOKE TELLER SUSPENDED FOR PROVIDING ASSASSINATION COORDINATES]
Noice. Wordle 547 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
RT @kenshirriff: The Bendix Central Air Digital Computer (CADC) was introduced in 1955. It was a critical component of fighter planes, usin…
RT @skdh: photon approaches a beam splitter https://t.co/SpicVTJHai
RT @edent: YOU DON’T NEED HTML! https://t.co/dU65Ddjuz0
@CoenKrom @NoContextBrits "Then you're British by birth?" "Birth, nature, and inclination."—John Steed, _Quick-Quick Slow Death_, 1966.
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2020
@MakingBlakes7 I found it great fun and there are many more beautiful people to come.
RT @Sotherans: someone just rang in because they wanted to buy a sword and instead of telling them 'I am sorry we do not supply swords we a…
RT @DUSKdev: One of the most frightening things I've ever heard is when someone pointed out that the existence of the uncanny valley implie…
2019
This Post Office is staffed by a single worker who has apparently never worked in a Post Office before and I did, of course, entirely expect that this week.
The queue is moving, but only through attrition. The elderly and those with weak bladders have already fallen by the wayside.
I’ve brought my shaving kit because I still want to look my best by the time I reach the counter.
I am not alone in venting my frustration, apparently. https://t.co/BQ3xumfuEa
2018
Is it a good Brexit plan? https://t.co/SAnNbQUSkg
2017
2016
I’m sure it can’t have been the beard that put Amber off. #thearchers https://t.co/qEBFjjdW2W
RT @platinumjones: When your friends see how drunk you are at the office Christmas party and put you in a taxi https://t.co/u59Rs7nPgl
@_RelayFM @jsnell @_upgradefm Make sure that phone’s in reach, @imyke… https://t.co/fssVHLfF1j
Gosh. The clingfilm’s coming off Ashton Avenue Bridge at last! #bristol https://t.co/9cSK0R77HQ
I imagine it’ll only be a year or two before it re-opens now.
@hatsandbikes Oh! So it is. That’s quite a change from the entire rest of the day!
Cheeky pickled onion.
@sowerbyandluff Cheers! *Raises a glass of Aldi’s finest cream sherry*
@bexxi !
@bexxi That would be surprise.
Why does Apple Mail suddenly think half my legit email is spam? Including… All mail from Apple! #doh
2015
RT @NewYorkFBI: #Breaking no seizure warrant at the arrest of Martin Shkreli today, which means we didn't seize the Wu-Tang Clan album.
Current status: listening to Human League’s _Human_. https://t.co/06QG3BdFM2
Tall and stout. https://t.co/gyEg877SHe
@charlie_cat_esq I am now in Sierra Nevada. And my cups. #lightweight https://t.co/ULhLhePpCe
Ending up on Jura. https://t.co/2Bh8e9T5Wv
@iamkeir Nah. There’s just infinite variations of annoying error conditions.
Successfully home from my last day of work this year. Pissed, but enough wiles to have bought lucozade and crisps for the morning ;)
2014
@toadkicker Reading twitter-bootstrap-rails docs. “if current_user.lives_in_hackney?…” LOL.
Current status: “Why won’t this bloody mysql process die on my local machine? KILL KILL KILL”. “Why is the live server down?” … “Oh.”
“Well, that’s put the seagull among the pigeons.” #bristolphrases
@charwarz I first heard this as “Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well” in http://t.co/DaejFlQkgv
@laurakalbag -(variable)
@laurakalbag @pvalentim May be something extra-odd going on, then. Perhaps try var * -1 as a workaround?
@laurakalbag @pvalentim Well, you’ve topped out my level of expertise, then :)
2013
@davethebullet If that's @getrunningapp, then it's a (non-famous) lovely lady called Claire. Be grateful it doesn't have a "Queeg" mode :D
10 Reasons Why If Your Tweets Are All Headlines With Links Then I Won't Be Following You http://t.co/wqmCsGIKyx
RT @SciencePorn: It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
@Picklechu I Don't Know What You Mean.
Hold on to your hats, Bristol. That’s not a metaphor, people. Seen two fly past me in last ten minutes.
RT @ChribHibble: I love my Sky+ box. It can pause, rewind and record live TV. Unless it rains a bit. Then it thinks it's a fucking toadstoo…
It’s been a funny sort of day.
@guriben That probably depends on how much connection you want between the old and the new…
@chubbybannister This is why I ended up not enjoying The Sopranos.
@guriben OH YEAH TOTES SIMPLES.
My day started with a nasal endoscopy, and ended with a friend repeatedly rehearsing a training course about banana cake.
Normally only my dreams are that odd, but today that was reality.
@Ninja_lynneja It should surely have confirmed the mood?
@mhoulden Luckily not. And still less painful than a nadsack endoscopy.
@galfriday612 Well, I wouldn’t call it fun. But it was painless, friendly, and efficiently-run, at least.
2012
RT @sarahrmurphy: Why I love Dublin: “People at the airport coming through arrivals and there's two blokes holding up a sign saying "God ...
@AndrewGirdwood Mine has non-ironic motivational posters for the staff on the wall. They scare me more than the drill.
@djshandy You can have mine if you're that desperate.
Hrm. Second coffee this morning? Or should I try to break this cycle of self-(caffeine-)abuse?
Tell you what, media companies. How about you prevent all spam on the internet first, & once you've done that, we'll let you prevent piracy?
@benjohnbarnes Gosh. Get out for some fresh air if you can, too. I’ll be doing chores, car maintenance and marketing.
Just hooted at a cutie on the harbourside @BlackDogDays :)
@BlackDogDays Heh :) No, didn’t see filming. Estate agent told me what it was for yesterday, and I’ve already forgotten…
@gallopen484 @BlackDogDays Best my memory can do is “some BBC drama I’d not heard of, title might be a bloke’s name.” #crapmemory
@gallopen484 @BlackDogDays Aha! Memory jogged. “Frankie”. BBC. That’s all I know, though.
@ruskin147 Sorry, I would guess, but I'm too busy negotiating with Facebook about using that picture in my advertising.
Nostalgia via Netflix. http://t.co/OHi1EtDx
RT @stokely: I don't want to alarm anyone from 2001, but LiveJournal has been down all morning for "emergency maintenance".
I was actually just going to post to LJ. Bah!
@justin @khoi Glad it's not just me thinking that. But wonder if that's the space Flickr's wanting to move into. Then 500px replaces Flickr?
@davidpatrick It probably was the original mobile device with a voice interface, wasn't it?
2011
RT @KaveyF: New Post: The Rib Room - http://t.co/0ZvjG6v9 <-- in which Kavey describes our recent lunch in Knightsbridge.
@stillawake I particularly like the way @KaveyF drops in my subtle and considered mini-review of the "fucking awesome" potatoes. ;)
“@cristinaod1: #Hitchens: why did the world's most famous atheist, faced with horrors of cancer, not opt for euthanasia?” <- Huh?
@BinaryDad @the3rdgirl It's very efficient. They're all issued with Word templates for shameful resignations when they become MPs.
Going to watch this morning's Brian Blessed interview on #iplayer, prompted by tidal wave of "this is ace!" tweets. http://t.co/IouCQeFx
@MandinaM Gawd. Still looking for mine. Might start shopping tomorrow.
@rabidbee Is it? Must open the blinds at some point.
@codepo8 Hrm. On my iPhone swiping a track reveals the "delete" button, but I guess Touches are different, then?
RT @BRISTOL_CHOPPER: I AM MAKING HOTWELLS SAFER FOR THE HUMAN ANTS. WORSHIP ME.
@TheDollSays Amen.
Okay, it really is a spectacular day outside, isn't it? I'm off for a walk in the woods.
Just posted a photo http://t.co/adhEDOJ8
@lukejonesme The best place? Probably on the London Eye. Expect that's be quite pricey, though...
Mmmm. Hot chocolate. Good way to finish a winter walk. And after 8.8km I think it's probably deserved :)
@tsunimee Well, I'm in a cafe and can do calf massages. I am in possession of neither boxers nor Bublé, though.
@tsunimee I believe these things are called "trunks"; and no, the, er, carrot and sprouts are perfectly snug, thank you.
My local Co-Op have run completely out of eggs. Impressive. Did Nigella do a Christmas pancake recipe last night, or something?
@Catreia Mmmm. Mine was goooood. Enjoy yours!
One of the many ways Star Trek III wasn't as good as Star Trek II was the replacement of Kirstie Alley with a far less hot Saavik. #geek
@chris_j_hughes Me too. So, is it just me, or could she *really* pull off the pointy-ears look, albeit in a very eighties way? ;)
@thomasvenables *runs to put stickers on his office chair* *looks disapponted*.
@chris_j_hughes Cool. Though I think that much lip-gloss may have been considered illogical.
@shezza_t Mmm. Sounds good. Unfortunately the flat is alcohol-free. Probably just as well after two consecutive Christmas parties, mind.
Oooh, new Lebanese restaurant replacing Sands. http://t.co/b0wmnqki (via @BristolBites)
A couple of snaps from my afternoon walk. http://t.co/aBv2d2yI http://t.co/ZAOyC3bm
@mistymaria Tough question to answer. I presume that they only carry on talking as long as nobody can count them.
RT @agpublic: Male privilege 101, for geeks that still don't get it. RT @alexislloyd: Nerds and Male Privilege http://t.co/FfW69eAv
2010
@Newdrysdale Last week @hayles said her UK straighteners wouldn't get hot in US. My timeline is full of distressed international GHDers!
2009
@asic69 Fnar! In that case, I'm glad I didn't hug you ;D
@hayles What, you want _another_ family? Because I reckon they're all as nuts as each other.
Todo: find handwarmers.
I wouldn't say the ferry was cold this morning, but I think we passed a brass monkey in a rowing boat.
@talkie_tim In retrospect, I should have just gone inside, for all the photography I did. Looking out my snowboarding jacket tonight :)
Yay! Mini mince pie! http://twitpic.com/u04q2
@KellyJanner Sweet. Mincemeat is oddly-named, now, although it always used to contain actual meat. Has always been fruit-based, though.
@adamficek See someone's stolen the Arbeit Macht Frei sign. Remind me, where was PD on Friday? #howlongbeforeatabloidmakesthisup
@MizzWorthy well, it's a nomal symptom of your hand being cold... Tell you what, why don't I shut up now?
@nja Sadly, these are fake dials with buttons :(
@philsherry Well, I like the site design, but our SEO guru says it should have some keywords set up?
RIght. Now to psych myself up for a run. Hey, it's a whole zero degrees out there... If it's too icy, I'll be back in a minute.
@hayles Why on earth would you whore yourself if you _already had_ cake?
Right. Anyway. Can't put it off any longer. Have added hat & gloves to normal gear, now must #getrunning
Brrrr! I repeat, Brrrr! That is all.
@KaveyF I would remove stuff like that, personally. It's your space; don't let some moron crap in it. Ignore them and they'll get bored.
@chrismarquardt Hmm. "Do not throw life-rings" "Do not allow your baby to play with radioactive material" "Or sleep on a pillow".
Incidentally, I didn't know Trimphones had made a comeback. They are cute. http://twitpic.com/u2j10
2008
Trying to summon the energy to get back to Inbox Zero.
@lilibaloo Could just be coincidence, anyway. I normally have flu jab; work offer it to everyone for free every year.
Man, did I choose the wrong time to walk home. Completely soaked.
@johnfbraun D'uh. Clearly a tcdtngsqssqg is like a klfjffhhfixvixuh, but with two fewer opposable claws.
2007
Typical train experience. Forward-facing seat booked in coach E. There's no coach E. Now facing backwards in coach D.