On This Day, 31 August
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
RT @KYPBristol: A beautiful little painting of Granby Hill, Clifton, looking out across the fields of Somerset beyond. It's 200 years old,…
@KYPBristol Lovely! Can't quite figure out the viewpoint, but a lot's changed over the years. https://t.co/Ho2HkGJTK0
RT @BacklistedPod: News! Backlisted has just passed 4,000,000 listens. We are a podcast about (mostly) old books and we largely rely on wor…
RT @rickit: babe is everything okay? you've barely touched your pile of hundreds of elaborate projects you start but never finish
2021
2020
Random Google Photos animation from a recent walk with @Bingo_Little and @Avon_Stories https://t.co/rygwLR3TRC
@thekarleighshow They're what my dad used to run in, funnily enough. I have high arches and (back in the days when I did run, at least...) Mizuno worked for me, though the styling was quite variable.
RT @jefflembeck: We, as an industry, really like to pretend that coding is the hard part. We do this when we interview. We do this when we…
RT @njj4: @pozorvlak The previous head of maths here once justified the department's existence by "any other method of looking after this g…
@craigmod Personally, I’d estimate we’re 99% of the way there.
Apparently the council has run out of the more standard "parking bay not in use" covers. #Bristol https://t.co/iqd7S18znJ
Early. #Bristol https://t.co/48sKo0x6TV
@iamtheshunt1 Only done that once since lockdown started and by handy coincidence it was during a torrential rainstorm so there were bugger-all people about. Was it bad?
Crossing the streams. https://t.co/q3lUAgzKVD
RT @doctorow: In 1983, Radio Shack published Forrest M Mims, III's "Getting Started in Electronics," which @frauenfelder calls "probably th…
RT @DrakeGatsby: “It takes money to make money” yes thank you I also like to say annoying and unhelpful things
RT @unamccormack: “I hope this email finds you well.” How the email found me: https://t.co/Esw46sCZdD
@iamtheshunt1 Me, returning from Broadmead. https://t.co/lEJbBU2erL
2019
I think this might’ve been something of a rush paint job. https://t.co/3F7GMIvFIu
@Hadrians_Gate Looks fine from here. https://t.co/1tw8ey76YF
@Hadrians_Gate In fact: 😀 https://t.co/ee3HbIBAWd
2018
@thomasvenables WE WERE PROMISED FLYING BUSES.
RT @hippy_jon: I've found that stuffed fox wine table you've been looking for. https://t.co/5oYOtj872q
2017
Road Trip - https://t.co/whkgkbZ5bu https://t.co/uRb9CG6hEF
2016
Tired. Doing the morning pages while I await 10am dentist appointment. https://t.co/hCJxvZk6yw
Weird to see this building standing alone now. #bristol https://t.co/WI4TUvGPN9
@dave_ja Not sure. Bit of a surprise for me; used to work on Victoria Street but not walked this way for ages.
@teabass Yeah. Very annoying, that one.
@chubbybannister I have no regrets about my Chancer crush, personally. https://t.co/Oh3KS7nepT
Snug. https://t.co/c4ncCnyher
This really is very odd. #bristol https://t.co/1yInna1RUo https://t.co/Q33OcObb0y
Welsh Back Window. https://t.co/XSce2keRzE
“Do you sell 54-Watt light bulbs? Yes, it is a very specific requirement. What for? An act of minor rebellion.” https://t.co/HSu95UWIa5
@guriben I’ve gone with LED. They’re definitely getting better.
Despite its odd bulb wattage requirements, I’m quite enjoying the ridiculously oversized lamp. https://t.co/GkTffwJofg
@rachel_2407 Likewise. I was at BCWA/Simplyhealth on Victoria Street. Used to pass every day on way to get coffee at Baristas :)
2015
My friend Paul demonstrates how to keep DSLR users away from a rangefinder. http://t.co/D0wSepd2Dy
B-type bus B2737 (in troop carrier livery...) #bristol https://t.co/TlodBxJfUw
Four. https://t.co/gpWoz2OcMH
The whole bus. #bristol https://t.co/QdCuD8PC3W
I’m always confuddled by coffee shops where you pay on leaving rather than in advance. And embarrassed when they have to remind me to pay!
@ahnlak Only a few places do it in the Little Smoke, which is why I usually walk out without paying and have to go back!
When farmer friends innocently offer, “take a courgette home?” THIS IS NOT A COURGETTE. COURGETTES FIT IN MY MINI. http://t.co/ErLRkOMeb3
RT @archidave: Aaaaaaaaargh!!! Fuck slate back to the roof. @WeWantPlates http://t.co/j6DKui5MEO
RT @laurarawlings: A whole new @shaunthesheep - alongside 'Broccoli Dog' (best poodle in show) 😀 Whitchurch Village Fete #Bristol @bbcrb ht…
@bitchwhocodes Our Maplin would probably remind you of Radio Shack, if that helps. Normally a counter at the back for component sales.
@bitchwhocodes …Certainly most stores should be able to sell you anything from a single 1K resistor to a Raspberry Pi dev board.
RT @BriggsNicholas: Final day of recording for The Prisoner yesterday, with a special guest star in studio... http://t.co/QW2OGb9xMN
Photo: Cafe Signs’ 300th post is Spoke & Stringer’s bank holiday opening hours board in Millennium... http://t.co/N9PUfR5X8N
Photoset: Seems as though Cafe Brigstow have rebranded as The Hatter. Not tried it yet, there are so many... http://t.co/jXtyyKzMs1
@Bristol52 Hear hear! The flyover rollercoaster was one of the fun bits of commuting to Bristol before I moved here :)
Well, that's torn it. https://t.co/riEDPXspFj
2014
Foxknocker. http://t.co/nRj1xO9lou
@dangusset North Street!
@dangusset Ah! Snap.
@FozzTexx It is really sodding annoying when that happens. Designed for thin sheet metal?
@FozzTexx (Last time I *just* managed to countersink the hole on inside & got enough thread to poke through… Doesn’t look doable w/ those.)
@FozzTexx Cool. Hope it holds together. My similar botch is still going strong.
@IndianaTux @FozzTexx Gosh. When I were a lad we’d just rummage through the big box of scrap bits for that kind of thing.
2013
@tsunimee I rent the phone line from BT but get internet through Demon.
@ahnlak My current grrr: Just as I'm thinking of moving house, they've finally rolled fibre out here.
@tsunimee Err. Hang on.
@ahnlak Yeah, but what speed ADSL are you getting?
@tsunimee @ahnlak Apparently I'm paying £18/m BT line rental, £25/m for internet. I really need to review that...
@ahnlak Yeah, you see, if your ADSL had never topped 4Mbps, you might be more tempted by fibre.
@ahnlak @tsunimee Yeah, that's the other thing, I'm not on any kind of contract. Could drop them both next month with no penalty.
@ahnlak @tsunimee Yeah, looks like it does. Not that I'd ever have asked for that. It's probably just some remnant of whatever was cheap...
So, signing up to the TPS though BT's website *triggers BT spam and you have to call them to stop it*!? http://t.co/mBXwfHk705
@ahnlak @tsunimee Again, just laziness combined with my service being good enough and not wanting to sign up to new stuff before I move.
Ow. One day I'll learn to play guitar regularly, rather than neglecting it for months and then cheesewiring my fingertips for 3 days solid.
@guriben Well, as a hack it sounds intriguing, but I should probably just practise more.
RT @adamhillscomedy: It would be truly ironic if Benny Hill turned out to be the only 70s entertainer that wasn't a sex offender.
Hrm. Wonder if I can buy a neti pot somewhere in Bristol…
@guriben Yeah, I’ve had one before. Oddly, two places I’ve been in sell salt sachets made for them but not the pots…
@Dru_Marland @guriben I had to google porron. Can you tell I've not traveled much...
Evil Willow!
2012
Ah, Netflix UK. Or "The Search Engine of Disappointment", as I'm coming to know it.
I admit, this is a linguistically clever result for a search, but it was really not what I was looking for. #netflix http://t.co/3rI5JHxh
RT @uliwitness: MT @HanseNico: If Chuck Norris was really so great, he'd be behind me right now whacking my head into the key987yhuvhhg7 ...
FOOD. Heading into town on tour bus, assuming it turns up.
@weirdoldhattie I have a photo gig with the open-top buses at the mo ;)
Lunch at last. @ Workhouse Cafe http://t.co/6P1Tatzh
@jesspants It's nice in the future. Well, it is today, anyway...
@chubbybannister Just late getting there! The service here is fab (but I would say that, of course; good friend works here :D )
The top of Bristol. http://t.co/m5QQdTEg
I could get used to sawn-off bus travel. http://t.co/K8SNLPZH
@chubbybannister Though, with impartial head on, the food & coffee are lush… *shiftily collects bribe from owner*
2011
About to do a maize maze. http://t.co/LW2tfAg
In a maize maze. http://t.co/nd4yr4q
Hmm. Chef appears to have made me a helicopter of bacon. http://t.co/1ll7H5B
@Phooto Black pudding was the starter. This was the pork belly :D
@bertyc @jorence It is now. I declare 31st August Official Pork Belly Day. Put it on your calendar for next year.
2010
New toy. http://yfrog.com/5u89355041j
@benjohnbarnes I can't see that happening, Ben, Benjohn, Benj, Benji, Benjamin, sex, xxx.
RT @paulahillier: Have you seen the IT Donut yet? http://bit.ly/9DDwhU Full of IT advice for small businesses - follow @ITdonut & visit ...
@tsunimee It's okay, boys have a built-in filter. We don't even see that stuff on the way past.
So, I'm prepared to run 13 miles on Sunday, but I still won't take the stairs to the second floor at work... #inconsistent
I expect Twitter to go down in a minute, simply under the weight of all the tweets about Facebook being down...
This poor boat was someone's home until a couple of days ago. Snapped this morning on my way to work. http://flic.kr/p/8x3TMC
The author of "Quick and Easy Cooking for One" has clearly never assessed the speed or ease of finding baby clams in Bristol.
"Clams? Yes, of course. Halfway down aisle eighty-seven, next to the ground unicorn horn."
@thomasvenables Was it particularly heavy? *ducks*
Yowch. May have overdone the chilli a tad.
@hayles “@ryancarson: Priority Inbox from Gmail looks great. Can't wait to try it: http://bit.ly/9iS4Rk”
@RamonY1970 Will be reviewing the whole thing at some point. Seems good so far, but I've only had it an hour.
@RamonY1970 As for prices, you should be able to see the whole shebang here: http://amzn.to/cyFqkm
Reasons to buy a Kindle, #1: Stephen King. http://twitpic.com/2k1l92
@kshack22 Believe me, I do :) It's a supplement, not a replacement! http://yfrog.com/1s1cxwj
@kshack22 Yeah. It's mostly for liberating a bunch of e-books I own, plus making carrying lots of books on holiday an easier experience :)
@kshack22 Think I may buy quite a few "read once" books on the Kindle, but the "will read again" ones will likely still be paper.
Bon matin, tous le monde!
@tsunimee I'll bear that in mind.
Cool. After visit to aunt & uncle last night, am in possession of an Olympus OM2 and various lenses.
Hmm. The new gmail "priority inbox": don't fix your culture, just throw engineering at the problem?
2009
@benjohnbarnes There's a firefox extension (or userscript) that'll fade specified things out of Google results. Can't remember which one!
@benjohnbarnes 2 Gig here, too; it's the maximum in these old iMacs.
2008
http://twitpic.com/9qdm - 31082008180