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08.07.2025 06:30 β π 34 π 7 π¬ 3 π 1@seanssullivan.bsky.social
Grumpy Lancastrian. Aircraft maintenance instructor. Brexit, 14 yrs of Tories, and now Trump re-elected - makes me want to believe in conspiracy theories? Desperately seeking optimism, plus any humour to ease the pain!
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08.07.2025 06:30 β π 34 π 7 π¬ 3 π 1Just so an account on a computer somewhere in the Cayman Islands can have more digits added to it?
05.07.2025 13:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
As soon as Thatcher became cosy with Gorbachev and decided that we no longer needed a large military presence, given the 'end of the threat' of WWIII, the rush to reduce the armed forces began.
Very little investment, reductions of all resources, ka-ching for private companies followed.
I can certainly identify with that!
I'm a bit of an 'Artful Bodger' myself? π
The Scandis do have a knack for combining the aesthetic with the practical.
05.07.2025 02:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Form, Function, and Innovation. Wonderful engineering!
05.07.2025 02:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
That is truly impressive Tarqs! A labour of love.
Well done! πππππ
Slice of orange - it counts!
Enjoy. π
A new mural in France depicting Lady Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled one day before America's Independence Day.
04.07.2025 13:57 β π 10513 π 3380 π¬ 320 π 270
The Sullivans π€£
That's a blast from the past! π€£
You must be as old as I am?
Cork kit, is an optional extra. π
04.07.2025 14:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0With a great deal of sadness, I have to agree.
04.07.2025 13:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My money wouldn't be on the mid-terms being suspended, though that is a possible option? No, I think the psychos in the Whitehouse will more favour the Putin approach, to have elections where the opposition are neutered and/or the results will be decided in advance?
04.07.2025 12:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
He'll be no more gone than Putin and Kim Jong Un are gone. The trajectory Trump is on, he'll not be gone until he croaks, then Don Jr. will inherit the post?
Our, agreed worthless, bunch are still only a 'constitutional' monarchy.
You have a 'Supreme Leader' now.
Like I said, not cheap, but it's a one-off thing for life. They're pretty indestructible.
04.07.2025 12:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Can recommend the Aussie Akubra hats. Not cheap, but very high quality, and loads of Oz cred!
I had one brought from Oz by a colleague years ago, and some git nicked it.
www.classic-caps.co.uk/product-page...
I'd have to be a bloody idiot to agree with this!
04.07.2025 09:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I donβt have a clue who this cvnt is but itβs worth sharing.
03.07.2025 16:17 β π 50 π 33 π¬ 11 π 5
Big difference:
In Belgrade you're never more than 100 metres from a cafe-bar and a cold beer. The people watching scenery is a thousand times better too.
For the cost of a visit to the pub here, I can eat and drink, to excess, all weekend there. π»π
Afternoon Tarqs, in fine form I see! π
03.07.2025 12:12 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Sorry about the vanishing act last night. Too many beers on top of too little sleep, I nodded off in the chair.
Hopefully off to Belgrade to see friends.
Post a song from the year you turned 12.
Their first TOTP appearance IIRC?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7e4...
When a nation descends into a dictatorship, the favoured term, traditionally, is to prefix the country's name with "The Democratic Republic of..."
Of course, as a rule, there is zero democracy!
So, may I suggest -
The Peoples Democratic Republic of Trumpia?
Honestly, there was biro drawings on napkins, and enough vaudeville sign language to qualify for a gym workout!
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Last day tomorrow, then off till the 21st Aug, Summer break, thank fucking fuck!
The last 2 years has been relentless, and I need to recharge.
I need to get out of here for at least a couple of weeks.
Fingers crossed I l'll go and see friends in Belgrade.
I need anywhere world minus Gulf!
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Ah, but think of the header tank for the beer...
02.07.2025 17:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I got talking to an ex-French Army lorry driver in a pub in Calais.
His English was shite. My French was shite. We spent several hours propping the bar and having a great laugh, and got proper horsefaced.
I haven't a clue what we talked about, but it was a good talk. π»π€£π€£π€£π»
Absolutely Sue!
Eats, drinks and plumbing supplies covers most essentials I would say.
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Answer above, I hate doing SM on my phone? π€¬
02.07.2025 16:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0