Gareth

Long may the parish peace persist

Good luck :)

Our neighbour used to do this constantly :(

We are a bit behind on US Drag Race season a million but just on the Snatch Game episode and props to me for remembering Sum Ting Wong’s character from years ago

fucking chicanery

Tbf I think they could be outwardly losing their shit a bit more obviously today

Pick which applies: are “Labour losing their shit” or are “Labour losing, they’re shit”

So I guess emotional blackmail isn’t going to work anymore

First book of 2026 finally finished - “Fire Island: A Queer History”. I picked it up purely by chance from a book swap shelf at a pub in Warwick just before Christmas. So glad I did!

Scruff: we have added Stories, to reignite fizzled conversations & catch people’s interest

Sniffies: we have added emoticons next to profiles to know someone’s position preference without having to click their profile

Grindr: if you wanna see who tapped you it’s $300 a week

Me by the bridge where I usually finish running

View off the bridge looking downstream along the River Leam

Today my once a week 5K running streak got to 26 weeks and I’m quite proud of that. And it was sunny.

It looks a bit nicer since its 2018-ish refurb

Well there is now some unpleasant looking fencing on the edge of each parking deck thankfully not visible in these photos

I’m sorry for not seeking consent for these photos x

Preston bus station and public space to west frontage

Empty bus stands

Clock and Exit sign

For the Preston Bus Station fans

I’m in Manchester and I’ve never been so wet

Watch out for higher than expected government borrowing in July

“Matthew accidentally overpays tax in blow to Rachel Reeves”

At Binley Woods. Plenty of filming locations for that show around here!

Google maps image showing “Chester Road” and “Birmingham Road” in preference to road numbers A446 and A45 respectively

“Coventry Eastern Bypass” instead of A46. But nice new motorway number map labels.

The motorway labels look nice, they just seem to have changed the priority for A and B roads to display a name (where there is one) over a number? The numbers are still there just harder to find/appear less frequently when zooming and scrolling around the map:

Is it me or are road numbers (except motorways) less visible on Google maps following their recent minor restyling

An extract from my workout today as recorded on the app Hevy

Summer 2026 is calf guy summer. You heard it here first.

12 x

Eye test today confirmed “very healthy eyes” so it’s at least another two years until I can make a silly joke I’ve always wanted to make: putting glasses on for the first time ever and pretending I’ve only just seen Tom clearly for the first time

Axel Jungk, well

And you’re too kind Curtis x

I posted it on my other platforms and am currently accepting bids for the shirt

Doing this again today and hoping for no more clothing casualties

Interesting as it presumably shows where new combined authorities are emerging (group 3) as well as other areas where there is still no idea or consensus (group 4)

Just been to get one of those “two dine for 1.2 times the price of last year” offers for the weekend before they all run out