On This Day, 6 May
2026
2025
2024
2023
RT @bristol247: Only charred and smouldering remnants remain of sheds at Underfall Yard that are usually bustling hives of activity https:/…
Absolutely dreadful news about Underfall Yard. So many people's current livelihoods and community and so much history there. #bristol
RT @knowlewester: Bristol is waking up to scenes of devastation after a huge fire struck the historic Underfall Yard. Such an important par…
RT @TristanCorkPost: Still smouldering as the rain pours down on the remains of the buildings destroyed overnight at Underfall Yard on Bris…
RT @gridcustomersuk: We are aware of a #powercut at #Clifton #BS8 and the surrounding areas. Engineers estimate 14:00 to restore the power.…
Enjoying @InterzoneMag in general and @PhilipFracassi in particular, so far… https://t.co/e8z2L5Y2hR
Have mostly spent the afternoon near Underfall Yard feeling quite sad.
2022
Yesterday's walk, Port Quin to Port Isaac 1/2 #cornwall #southwestcoastpath https://t.co/lMXE0jgM4A
Yesterday's walk, Port Quin to Port Isaac 2/2 #cornwall #southwestcoastpath https://t.co/SaIZgrOXla
RT @Hadrians_Gate: What do you think of my Klingon Bird of Prey tattoo? https://t.co/jF5uuEDlBe
2021
RT @KYPBristol: The view from the Cabot Tower around the turn of the 20th Century. The camera points out over the city towards St Mary Redc…
RT @humanforscaIe: The contents of a single fire truck https://t.co/24ngJSLB3s
RT @RobBryher: If someone asks for your elector number at a polling station, this is a good thing. If you give it to them, it means they w…
Votey McVoteface. https://t.co/ms7b1b8DxE
One thing I never knew: Looks like Victoria Square used to have an underpass connecting the two halves of the private garden. I think these are the remnants of the entrances, still there... #clifton #bristol https://t.co/Sc25pslvJX https://t.co/wZWwsuroqX
There's a fairly obvious remnant of it that still looks quite "underpass entrance"-ish, but I've walked past it a thousand times without noticing. https://t.co/5N6AM9YYqi
What's that? Sorry, I can't hear you over the SOUNDS OF MY FURIOUS TYPING https://t.co/LMCBezRUSB
@grahamspiller Yes, I wondered about that. Maybe it was more of a fun landscaping feature, or something. I can find very little out about it, but then I'm not really a historian!
@grahamspiller Come to think of it, it would probably have been more convenient because the gates would likely have been locked to keep out the hoi polloi. It would save you having to unlock and re-lock two gates to enjoy the other half of the garden.
Albert Lodge wisteria. https://t.co/17vJr6iz5M
Wandered through Clifton Arcade for the first time in a year this afternoon, heading for a post-vote coffee at Twelve. Had no idea that Del Amitri sat on the steps at the end for the video of Nothing Ever Happens! https://t.co/luOJ0ZgVWG https://t.co/1zmdmpUFtn
@DrChrisArthur Awesome! I'd love to know more about it but info seems thin on the ground. I'm guessing it fell into disuse after the railings were taken away during the war, as people wouldn't really have needed it after that :)
RT @DelAmitri: Due to unavoidable issues regarding production relating to the pandemic, Del Amitri’s new album ‘Fatal Mistakes’ has been mo…
Jaunty angle https://t.co/xTZZJBFQaW
@Kavey I think that song stands up really well. Might've had the single as a kid; can't remember...
@Kavey YES DEAR
2020
RT @claytoncubitt: I saw a cracked egg in the fridge so I put it on a black t-shirt with some lint and turned it into the Death Star https:…
RT @Dru_Marland: Bit of a spectacular cloud front over Wiltshire just now https://t.co/A3YwfLlNVf
Never tried this from indoors before... https://t.co/lOJJtBd80b
RT @gray: Local news is so drunk. https://t.co/eJtadQ1WzQ
@UrsulaWJ @gray @according2mcgee “The chips are large tonight, comrade.” “Yes, but the breaded scampi has escaped the net.”
RT @didgeridougrou: Shit the simpsons really did predict 2020 https://t.co/dadM5jvLrB
2019
@sjcartersmith I am hungover and jealous.
Really need to work out some kind of handicapping system for crosswords. 32 minutes for the Times Cryptic would be some kind of personal best if I could take into account the four pints of Guinness I had last night...
RT @OnePerfectShot: We're all a bunch of monsters who deserve subjugation. https://t.co/WOUHhh5XcM
RT @verge: Microsoft Solitaire has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame https://t.co/BorW4k57Zl https://t.co/44SMRiFCjb
RT @helenpidd: How can it be fair that a 5-mile bus journey in London costs £1.50 and is almost six quid elsewhere in England? Our investig…
RT @Oatmeal: 🥃 https://t.co/jBt5VSHGx6
2018
Thali window. https://t.co/LnynViLsgA https://t.co/ucCl7D6hp7
2017
OH YES BY ALL MEANS MAKE THE REALLY HARD THING HARDER. https://t.co/Axc4WfAj0u
RT @MooseAllain: The Paternoster Lift Storify https://t.co/AZDhBycARO
Heading for the nails. https://t.co/7f9pWN86WC https://t.co/4zoEZe1Pqg
Strawberry Thief. 🍓 https://t.co/REfZVj2EfY https://t.co/KBsIPdkx1x
I think every one of the hundred plus people I’ve encountered on the walk home from Arnolfini has been drunk. Did I miss a memo? #Bristol
Park lunch. https://t.co/0lSQNdoHaS
RT @ohchrisburton: "Yes it's been a hell of a week Barbara, nine awful days" https://t.co/aCZ6TrwrUs
2016
Yeah. Probably time to tidy the desk. https://t.co/vVsXebGkDi
@littlegibbo I have a lot of “installations” around here.
Public Service Announcement: the Tuscan Dolce Slice in Tincan on North Street is very yummy. #bristol
If I had a boat that nice, I’d be that happy, too. #bristol https://t.co/dr8YtohXE6
RT @PhilRodgers: I don't think I'm committing an election offence to reveal that one voter drew a portrait of Iron Man on their PCC ballot…
@igorbobic @KyleTibbitts Is that your version of sword dancing?
@Back2GolStriker I think it’s very hard to buy a bad DSLR these days. More about what feels right to you. Deffo go to a shop & try some out!
@Back2GolStriker Only other thing I would consider is something mirrorless; they’re excellent these days and more portable.
@Back2GolStriker …but apart from my little Fuji X100T (which is *not* a general-purpose camera) I haven’t really researched them.
@Back2GolStriker That’s very taste-driven, and also depends on how much kit you might want to lug around...
@Back2GolStriker Personally, I love prime (non-zoom) lenses, but I still have a couple of zooms for flexibility.
@Back2GolStriker …and I am missing a wide-angle somewhat right now.
@Back2GolStriker About half my recent shots are taken with a Canon 6D, half with the (fixed, non-zoom lens) X100T: https://t.co/SEbxUrxXbH
@Back2GolStriker You’re not going to lose much money selling a good lens secondhand. Plus you can rent them. Room to experiment!
@Back2GolStriker Hell yeah. https://t.co/dqlciQZGb9 https://t.co/1i3PVr8n7f …
@Back2GolStriker …it’s great for if you don’t normally need a lens, but go on a week’s wildlife holiday, or whatever.
@Back2GolStriker Cool. I know @kavey and @ahnlak enjoyed Iceland a lot...
@liveindetail @Back2GolStriker Now *that* is an excellent little mirrorless camera.
@liveindetail @Back2GolStriker Careful, we’ll end up in a bidding war. Even though I don’t have £700 on me. *Checks down back of sofa*
2015
Love Clifton Hardware's entrance "trees". #bristol https://t.co/3WrqXYvFMX
2014
Morning all. I'm currently waiting for a gas leak detector person to show up. How's your morning going?
RT @MResponsively: @gothick Why don’t you just go to the doctor? They can give you something for that.
@hayles I think cake-sending must be one of those paid features on Twitter. I don't seem to have a button for it.
@hayles Well, that would involve me going somewhere that sells cake, so I can't fault it as a plan. But I still need to wait for gasperson.
@Mouse_House Excellent.
@MsMottram It's so minor I'm not even sure it's actually a gas leak; just doing the "better safe than sorry" thing.
@corylus Yeah, the last time someone smelled gas here there were loud roadworks outside for about 24 solid hours. Not again, let's hope...
What's a good place for coffee/brunch near Trinity Centre, Bristol people?
@innernets @hellobrstl Oh, yeah, good call. I'd have already tried @No12Easton if I still had excuse of mate living in Barratt Street! :D
Sigh. http://t.co/T0VnT5QyBc
@marklesuk Yes. Yes, I did. On the plus side, suppliers appear appropriately horrified and are sending someone round even though...
@marklesuk ...the work was done 18+ months ago.
@fishtankteam ta!
@alexjbutcher Ah. I think we may be thinking of different Trinity Centres...
@alexjbutcher Aha. In that case, I just couldn't figure out how to get the right address out of your first link!
@alexjbutcher I tried to work out how to do it from the maps UI, guessed at the little location marker pin, and: http://t.co/shhVAldEDw
@alexjbutcher (It doesn't help that I don't know really know Old Market *or* West Street, though the Pride flags should have clued me in!)
Testy test. http://t.co/tNJNfxrzXU
Having meter read by @southernelec: perfectly fine. Having robo-call customer satisfaction survey about the meter reader: bit odd.
Rippling. https://t.co/2Q6N3RAXgl
@andybeebristol @Lillput HAPPY NOW? http://t.co/lV8SIiTKEP
RT @NatalieMerchant: Natalie's new album is out this week! Here's a video preview of four songs off the album: https://t.co/foUxHlI9VL
@DavidsonIGD Series two and it's *still* bothering me :D #blastfromthepast
@liveindetail Luckily it's counting upwards.
@liveindetail @samsneed12 So presumably the timer will have a "fashionably late" setting?
@OpinionatedGeek Could you beta-test a new version of Meditation Chimer for me, if I emailed you a link to an apk, please?
@OpinionatedGeek (Should solve audio glitching)
@benjohnbarnes I don't quite feel like I'm the last refuge of the desperate, personally...
@OpinionatedGeek Cool, ta. Should be today or tomorrow.
Testing edge cases in Meditation Chimer. (Though if you *can* meditate for more than 99 hours straight, you probably don't need an app...)
@danbarker Interesting question. 1%, maybe?
RT @mattgemmell: I’ve been working from home full-time for 7 years. I wrote about the challenges, and how to make it work for you. http://t…
RT @createcentre: Herb Walk from Create; 10th May, part of @BristolCouncil Walking Festival - number 71 in http://t.co/2F55apTgSV led by Ma…
2013
@Dave_Buxton Erm. Did they really just steal last week's Buzzfeed story, and not even credit them? http://t.co/QZ5osvhUrh
RT @Mike_Vaughan: This letter of complaint to Norwich train station is brilliant http://t.co/2RmRimZ75V
@shezza_t Oh. Arse. :(
RT @_SpikeIsland: Last day of #spikeopen! We're open 11am-5pm today. http://t.co/8HerDbVZct
LASER STOAT! @ Spike Island http://t.co/q4xzJVlhDy
Queue for the King. http://t.co/dPDghhCH2Z
I appear to have bought a Siouxie and the Banshees album. Oh, wait, no, it's the Savages.
"What's that thing again?" "I think they used to call it 'the sun'." http://t.co/c8QgEaYBwz
2012
@MissRacingSnake Snake's on a train? Oh! I see. Good luck!
@jorence @stillawake @bertyc Any idea when you'll be there? After last night's meal I think I need to fit a 10K run into my day somewhere...
@jorence @stillawake @bertyc Sounds good. I shall see if I can run this morning, then. Though it does involve getting out of bed. *Sigh*
@stillawake No, ended up in Spyglass. Turned away from tipis by security because we'd not booked. Spyglass was fun. Good atmosphere.
@stillawake Mmmm. And because we're both so classy, we had them with mayo :D I had steak with anchovy and rosemary butter. It was lush...
Up. Trying to find a YouTube video of "Monkey Magic", i.e. the 1970s dubbed BBC version of the Chinese series.
@bexxi Haven't found the intro yet. However... Erm... Dubbed by the BBC? Goodness http://t.co/sQJbgKfT
@bexxi Was this the original intro? http://t.co/Jt3mj3bO
@bexxi Yeah. I'm not sure. Wish I could find a scene of Monkey flying around on his cloud :)
Mmmmm. A rare luxury for me, recently: coffee at home. BTP medium roast, aeropressed. Niiiice.
@MissRacingSnake I hate that feeling! Good luck :)
Right. I'm going to read NME in the bath. #rockandroll #andbubbles
@domwakeling Yup. They're pretty awesome. And far easier to wash up than a cafetiere, too :)
@talkie_tim BBC credits say "Monkey". Think many, like me, misremember it as "Monkey Magic" because of the theme :D http://t.co/GlS9NXRE
That'll do :) Just posted a 10.00 km run with @RunKeeper. http://t.co/GiVLEuVC
@jorence @_SpikeIsland @bertyc You'll be on your best behaviour? How will I recognise you!?
Right. Now to shower, then wander down to @_SpikeIsland Open and see @jorence and @bertyc.
Leaflet through my door advertising Clifton Village Thali Cafe's daytime menu. Including Monmouth Coffee. Ooooh.
@chris_j_hughes I want you to picture me sitting here, gently sniffing the leaflet. And drooling.
@guriben They probably have better typography, too, but of course I'm only *imagining* the mythical #bristolmayor leaflet.
@johnmcg That'll be the new Google full-body scanner car. Hope you were wearing clean undies.
@RamonYouseph It's a lovely day out. That might help. It did for me.
@RamonYouseph Might have been my fastest 10K ever :)
@PrisRosen :D Thanks. Started jogging in July 2009. First official 10K was May 2010. http://t.co/YOtol5VL http://t.co/7E9RMdbM
Right. Wandering off to Spike Island.
@PrisRosen ...but I reckon I could have got there faster. Nothing to 5K is a 9-week program, and it doesn't take that long to build to 10K.
I and @jorence have just had oatmeal leaf-blowered over us as part of an installation at Spike Island Open :D
Banananananose http://t.co/rW28i0qx
Pushed pelican crossing button by Holy Trinity. Church bell started ringing. Hasn't stopped. Sorry, Hotwells.
@BinkysBoudoir @bertyc @MrGreenGus it is really fab. Might go again tomorrow :)
@bertyc @MrGreenGus We avoided food queues by taking part in installation that fed us nice porridge. Odd, but useful :)
@jorence @stillawake The Royal Opera House has really gone downhill.
So. 10K run followed by walk around harbour and wandering around Spike Island. *puts feet up* *sighs with relief*
@misslo Thank you!
@RamonYouseph Well done on getting out for the run, by the way :)
@MsMottram DING!
@BinkysBoudoir @MrGreenGus @bertyc @_SpikeIsland @jorence and I were hanging around in upstairs cafe. Got asked to watch performance...
@BinkysBoudoir @MrGreenGus @bertyc @_SpikeIsland ...Performance included being fed nice porridge :D
@jorence Knew you'd like him.
2011
@treblechamp Slightly rubbish preview for you :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBVGwGRUJ40
Morning all. The Doghouse Diaries is twittery today... http://www.thedoghousediaries.com/?p=2741
@tsunimee Weird. Did you stare at it hard? That sometimes works.
@tsunimee Maybe you overheated it and it needed time to cool off :)
@TegoSigel It's 11am. Do you know where your Pete Doherty is? :)
@TegoSigel (If it helps, last time I saw him was when he chucked Alan Wass's guitar into the audience last night in Bristol!)
@TegoSigel Definitely. Here, this was about 12 hours ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBVGwGRUJ40
@RavenousRaven @UrbraisinurASS Get together with someone who has lots of lyrics but no songs!
@TomGregoryActor And that's *after* the refurbishment...
@SpikyZebra Yup, absolutely the best reason to vote for a councillor. Sadly requires rather more research than picking a party!
@GreedyRosie I hear it's all outsourced to Russian bikini girl spammers these days.
@AndyTorbet Alt-3, by the way :) #annoyingbuttrue
@Hicksdesign If it's even possible, it would be a hell of a lot of extra work for each app developer.
@sizemore Hint: If you're in not in London, *run*!
So, it's afternoon. I should probably get dressed. #dayoff
Whenever I say I'm walking to The Mall while my car gets fixed, the folk in Dick Lovett pull faces like it's a mystical quest. #Bristol
Bah. Booked my mini in to have its reversing light fixed. Result: needs whole new reversing light. Not in stock. #foolserrand
@mightymur Ah, cool; thought it might have been that kind of glitch. Will re-download when I'm home. Loved the reading up to that point! :)
@mikedunn That is as scary as it is sadly believable.
@matthew_roach Ta for recommendation. Now have R-strap & liking it :)
On the plus side, the cleanest my car ever gets is when I drive it out of Dick Lovett after having anything done. Free valet every time.
@polly_lop28 You work fucking hard? Doesn't sound like you're cut out for the millionaire lifestyle :)
@polly_lop28 Would that I were in a position to grant your wish... :/
@matthew_roach Scared by the price of the little pockets they sell as add-ons mind. Hmm... *thinks up improv solutions*
@Nose_in_a_book HELLO! WE MISSED YOU! *BOUNCE* LOOK! A KITTEN! #TEHINTERNETS
@Nose_in_a_book They're rare, and hard to track down. But I'm sure you can find one if you try really, really hard.
@Nose_in_a_book (Personally, I have been enjoying using http://placekitten.com/ while web designering :) )
@matthew_roach Yeah, but my infrared remote isn't always in those pockets like it was threaded through the Canon strap. And I'm forgetful :)
@Mouse_House I congratulate your on your weather-predicting brain-based superpowers, hurty though they may be.
Proper rain. Cool.
Attempting a Bob Dylan impression. It's harder than it looks (just the voice, let alone the songwriting.)
@majicDave Lego?
2010
@jorence Oooh, not sure I remember that one. I had the audio version of many of them, but I think they skipped bits that were very visual.
Hmm. BBC1 now seem to be using a large Apple-style device, presumably called the iGuess. #ge2010
RT @daev: I can't wait to see the results of the British election. I hope Susan Boyle wins this time. #ge2010 /via @mwhi
@chris_j_hughes Naturally.
@tsunimee Awww, thank you, chérie.
Eric Pickles appears to be spontaneously forming a Twitter fanclub.
@jorence That's only because you get four years to forget what the last load of coverage was like :)
One thing's improved: I remember when we actually had to listen to the ditchwater "thank you" speeches from the winners.
Giant. CGI. Dominoes. And yet @mitchbenn doesn't get a cab home from The Now Show. The BBC is spending its money in all the wrong places.
@chris_j_hughes Didn't see much of Brooker. Like his writing, but never even knew what he looked like until a couple of days ago...
@chris_j_hughes I put up with that shite as long as I could, but I had to switch it off in the end.
@goswoppit Funny you should say that. No matter who gets in, if they break the BBC and Radio 4 in particular, I'll sodding kill 'em.
Hmm. Trying BBC1, but the annoying paving stone graphic is just making me wince.
@djelibeybi_meg Possibly not. If I get any more Amazon stuff delivered to work this month they'll probably give me a pay cut :/
@djelibeybi_meg Fantastic stuff. Should really buy the DVDs; had them on video at one stage...
@RichNeville Do they?
Well, I stayed with the Channel 4 alternative election coverage until the first ads. Maybe I'm not in the mood, but that seemed dreadful.
What? All these extra channels now and they're not showing that Blackadder election episode?
Who'd have thought there'd be this much anger in Clifton Village? http://flic.kr/p/7Z7dzR
@tsunimee Hmm. Looks like the first hit on that search is "grumpy old men"! Is that a deep observation on gender politics, d'you think?
@seengee Yeah, but I have to get to the results page before I can use the "pages from the UK" option now. Which slows me down.
@ratsass Well, so do I, but I don't want every bastard doing it.
@xlearn http://twitpic.com/1lklqb - Hah! Go back and get a really good quality photo of this while it's still li
RT @jamesclay: RT @xlearn: Voting instructions http://twitpic.com/1lklqb <-- Hah!
Luckily, I had good training in elections from my parents. Who, erm... met when they were in the Young Conservatives. #yesreally
@TheLloydClan ...so I don't think I could accuse her of being underhand.
@TheLloydClan The only one at our station was wearing so much orange she could've been a Lib Dem Hari Krishna, plus a rosette...
I don't mind poll station tellers per se, I do mind really shifty ones that persistently evade simple questions (vid): http://bit.ly/a0U2Ps
@ilovetypography Erm... Did you try calling them up or mailing them? Normally find them pretty responsive on issues like that...
@bexxi shame you're not here. Sure one of my local candidates would nip to the garden centre for me if I said it would secure my vote.
@tsunimee It's not really a shortening. Tories were around before Consevatives, it's just a historically-based convenient abbreviation.
@AlasdairStuart Oooh, forgot I'd videoed Luther. Something else to look forward to.
@hannahnicklin I thought about it, but just assumed it would be illegal, so didn't bother. Probably wouldn't have posted it anyway, though.
_Please_ tell me that UKIP plane crashed because they ignored a European health and safety rule...
@dailybooth Will the RSS feeds be back with them?
@Stephanie_Gunn Hmmm. Are you stroking a White cat? Because my first guess would be that you live under a volcano.
@Dichohecho I nearly got in and started looking for the coin slot!
@bexxi The BBC World Service will be covering it.
@BradleyLaw Democracy? Fairly strongly, yes. I believe it's generally held to be better than the alternatives, anyway.
@gary8345 It's a website I should post to a couple of times a month, but manage a couple a year. Maybe next year...
@gary8345 For a fuller explanation, see my article here. http://allthosekeys.com/2009/07/04/dude-wheres-my-hash-key/ :)
@gary8345 Option-3.
Aww! Didn't realise the council had started buying their rubbish trucks from Duplo! http://twitpic.com/1lgk9j
@tsunimee Ha! Never knew: "The word derives from the Middle Irish word tóraiche; modern Irish tóraí: outlaw, robber"!
@tsunimee No. Way earlier than Victorian.
@tsunimee Yeah, my day is rather crawling, too. Sigh.
@tsunimee Yes.
@kshack22 Oh, is _that_ what they're doing? I honestly didn't realise.
@hayles Hmm. Without getting them help for their self-esteem issues, it's probably impossible.
Well, they didn't make that easy. But I have now voted. http://twitpic.com/1lgdgp
@jorence Only because the Monster Raving Loonies are no longer so popular.
Morning all. It feels like a nice day to go and put a cross in a box.
@libbymiller Tired as a newt, to quote Sir Humphrey.
@marcusbrig What? Where? Is that on TV?
@Pockless Yes, well let's enjoy it while it lasts. I may go to bed now, because it's going to start getting depressing soon.
@benjohnbarnes I turned up without a ballot paper because I never got one. Then they took a good few minutes to sort it out. Grr.
@Pockless That's Sinn Fein and the DUP.
@benjohnbarnes *prod*
@talkie_tim That'll be Sinn Fein, dear.
2009
Reading Cloninger's Fresher Styles for Web Designers on the morning ferry. Great book.
2008
Yay! Looks like Neat Little Mac Apps, one of my favourite Mac podcasts, is coming back soon. http://www.neatlittlemacapps.com/
Back from Greek lesson to unpack from the weekend, do laundry, do weekly review, sleep, go to work, then go to another Greek lesson. Sigh.
Curse you, Microsoft! No, I still don't want to install bloody Silverlight. Sometimes I long for the days of 80-column greenscreen internet.
2007
Just put http://www.uniquesentence.com live :)