Jim Stanton

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Engineer, mostly railway bridges. 
Civil engineering, cycling, and chickens, in no particular order. 
Newcastle, UK
@quixoticgeek my passport number doesn’t have my date of birth hidden in the middle of it as a sort of second-rate anagram. But UK driving licence numbers do. It can’t be that silly, though?
The sun is shining, the wind is blowing a gale, and just 2.4% of British electricity is coming from fossil fuels. See the live data at https://grid.iamkate.com.
@thisismyglasgow that’s incredible. I’ve never seen plates that thick on stuff of that age. What an absolute unit!
Too many Henry vacuum cleaners live in cramped, appalling conditions. Good to see this guy taking his for a walk #freeTheHenries
@robhawkes this is very cool visually but also a really interesting insight into how these operations are planned and carried out
Breaking: Reuters reveal true identity of The Stig

allo la lune – ici la terre – répondez !

French acrobat Bastien Dausse created a device that simulates lunar gravity / Tintin
tags : un peu de légèreté, #birds #moon #art

Brilliant news! The UK's Labour Government are going to make "plug in solar" legal.

Grab some panels from Lidl, hang them off your balcony or out your window, plug them in to your mains. Done!

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure

#Solar

Government to go “further and faster” in becoming energy secure

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure.

GOV.UK

/r/twosentencehorror

"well, it looks like we both escaped without being infected by the gpT-Virus", i said, breathing a sigh of relief. "you're absolutely right," my partner responded.