Lord Alan of Chaol Ghleann (MOVED ACCOUNT TO @[email protected])

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I'VE MOVED MY ACCOUNT TO https://rear.train.cab/@alan!

Poster of random stuff.

Can be found driving commuter trains in the southeast UK, through London and up to Bedford. Follow @traindriver for train-related posts.

Officially a "lord', but only because I bought the rights to a minuscule plot in the castle grounds of a place called "Chaol Ghleann". I don't even know where it is.

Can be very sarcastic. Someone once told me that “sarcasm is the lowest form of wit” so I’m pleased that at least one person finds me funny.

I enjoy travelling, cycling (but only during warmer months) and playing around with Linux on a very basic level. I’ve managed to set up Pi Hole, send pager messages and host a private PBX using a Raspberry Pi. I also run an Akkoma fediverse instance.

All thoughts, comments and opinions are my own. I don’t do politics.

Feel free to follow or interact with any of my posts.

#TrainToot
#nobot

Sunburnt Feet

We returned home from camping yesterday and the day before, I’d fallen asleep in a chair which was in the shade. Unfortunately, as I slept, the shade disappeared and my feet were left out in the burning sun.

Plenty of moisturiser and paracetamol helps, but going back to work today and having to wear shoes for a whole 8 hours really wasn’t very comfortable 😮

I managed to keep the campfire burning for over 2 hours with just a bunch of dry wood I found in the bushes. It’s definitely keeping the chill off.

On a side note, there’s a stray cat here which is absolutely insistent upon trying to get into our tent to sleep 😮

I’ve got a T114 with #MeshCore up a tree so that we can message each other in the area at our campsite, where mobile phone signal isn’t great.

#LoRa #Meshtastic

We just shared 1.2kg of Florentine T-Bone steak and it may be my favourite steak, ever.

I usually hate fat on any meat but I ate every last bit on my plate.

I’m in love ❤️

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a lot smaller than I expected.

Still, this didn’t stop me from posing for the obvious, touristy photo.

#Pisa #Italy #LeaningTowerofPisa

Just finished the floor and the new sofa for our summer house 👍🏻

I asked ChatGPT to help me figure if some packages I had to collect in my car would fit.

This was my request:

Can you help me work out if I can fit some specific packages into my car? The load space of my car at the narrowest parts is 79cm high, 102cm wide and 164cm long. The packages are as follows: 3 packages at 7cm high, 66cm wide and 67cm long; 5 packages at 5cm high, 43cm wide and 67cm long; 3 packages at 13cm high, 64cm wide and 64cm long; 3 packages at 12cm high, 46cm wide and 64cm long; 3 packages at 9cm high, 15cm wide and 27cm long; 3 packages at 6cm high, 14cm wide and 26cm long

Thanks for nothing, AI.

We’re at a 50th birthday party in #Poland, which is being hosted in a giant marquee outside.

The only slight issue is the storm warning that’s been issued ⛈️

Me and Mrs Alan went to Broadstairs yesterday and we took our elderly shih tzu with us.

He had a great time running around the beach whilst me and my wife sat watching and eating fish & chips.