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Jim Toms

@jim09ea63.bsky.social

A normal bloke, happy family guy. With a few interests (planes, trains, tanks etc), oh, & an MBA from @uniofleicester. I was a soldier once. @09EA63 on the bird app if it's still going, and on Insta

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#TankTuesday - T34-85, Soviet War Memorial, Berlin

05.08.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About bloody time

05.08.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 2 1/2 weeks to push on that basis!!

05.08.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shocking isn’t it. Booked the Friday of the bank holiday weekend off in compensation 🀣

05.08.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still not over this scene. πŸ₯²

04.08.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to report I survived my return to work after a week off
Trouble is I have to go back again tomorrow πŸ˜₯

04.08.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Eye eye

04.08.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Guderian’s duck… πŸ¦†

04.08.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations in advance Marc

04.08.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Casual…

04.08.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One providing β€˜covering fire’ while the other delivered the grenade
A good day but sobering on how hard to get one on target is. On a brighter note my 84mm Charlie G was spot on target (pic of me as No2 - we then swapped over)

04.08.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We had a practice range set up during my time on South Georgia - trenches dug in the snow, the works. Everyone including the infantry (Gurkhas) threw short (there were targets set up). So really hard to do & it wasn’t a two way range if you get my drift although we were working in pairs..

04.08.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣

04.08.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Deckchair found during the recovery of bodies from the ocean

Deckchair found during the recovery of bodies from the ocean

The only piece of the Grand Staircase to have been found

The only piece of the Grand Staircase to have been found

Fragments of iron from the ship - all from when a large piece referred to as β€˜the big piece’ was brought to the surface & were incidentally part of that recovery

Fragments of iron from the ship - all from when a large piece referred to as β€˜the big piece’ was brought to the surface & were incidentally part of that recovery

Coal from Titanic’s bunkers

Coal from Titanic’s bunkers

Went to see the touring Titanic exhibition in town today - relics recovered from the disaster - see Alt Text for details

03.08.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I πŸ‘ LIKE πŸ‘ STAR πŸ‘ WARS πŸ‘

03.08.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoompf, back to work tomorrow

03.08.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Tragically another tourist (a young girl) drowned at Reynisfjara in southern #Iceland yesterday 😒. When people visit I make a point of telling them that the beach has extremely dangerous sneaker waves, even on calm days. Despite the warning light system people still go too close to the waves :(

03.08.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berlin, that’s a wrap
Ended the trip in the zoo & spotted some more damage on the historic bird house. Only on one side though

01.08.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A pee with a view…
Monkey Bar Berlin

31.07.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trabi!!!

31.07.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prost 🍻

30.07.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Treptower Park

30.07.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t spit in public ever, but I did here as it’s the closest you can get to defiling the embodiment of evil I guess

30.07.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A request, having had some success on here previously! Are there any Edinburgh / Glasgow based academics specialising in ecology and rewilding out there who’d be prepared to give a lecture or run a session for a group of US students coming over in May next year?
Please repost!

29.07.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜‚ Love the Viz mag

29.07.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evening lovely & hello from…. Berlin πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
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29.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spang on the MΓΆhnke Bridge, Berlin
Cc @blitzwalker.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social

29.07.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So… who has an office like this…?

29.07.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amplemann
Iykyk

29.07.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of meat πŸ₯© 🀣🀣

28.07.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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