David Carr

Qualified Electrician. Cumbria county darts player.Carlisle United fan.

[Footy Humour @FootyHumour]

Back in my day, the Champions League was played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 👴

[Words @wordstionary]

Starting over isn’t failure. It’s a second shot.

[David Carr @DartingDaveCarr]

@UnitedStandMUFC Ur the problem

[Queen Natalie 👑 @TheNorfolkLion]

New page just dropped in the official Home Office asylum welcome booklet

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

🚨NEWS: English gymnast Gabriel Langton has been rushed to hospital after suffering a major fall during the Commonwealth Games

[Josh @joshpearson180]

It’s all the drama, Mick. I just love it!

The UK Open is so good 😂

[⚡ @UTDCJ_]

proven right about van dijk, salah and arsenal squad within 4 months. my goat

[Star Wars @starwars]

Star Wars returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Watch the trailer now and experience the film, starring Pedro Pascal, only in theaters and IMAX May 22.

[Star Wars @starwars]

Chains can be broken. Empires can be shattered.

The two-episode premiere of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord streams April 6 only on @DisneyPlus.

[PDC Darts @OfficialPDC]

Ratajski is through to Round Four! 🦅

#WCDarts | R3

[David Carr @DartingDaveCarr]

This first game has Kim Huybrechts head loss written all over it #PaddyPower #Dartsworldchampionship

[Josh @joshpearson180]

Might as well start where I left off last year..

IF THERES A 9 DARTER IN ANY OF TODAYS WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, I’LL GIVE AWAY £50!

To be in with a chance all you need to do is:

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Good luck! 😆🎯

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

"I fell out with Luke Littler?!"

Ahead of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, we got @MissEmmaPaton and @Webby180 to prank the biggest names in the sport...

18+ GambleAware | @OfficialPDC | @sbunting180 | @NathanAspi | @MvG180 | @lukeh180 | @DamonHeta180 | @Gezzyprice

[Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP @DrNShastriHurst]

⬇️ As Britons today prepare themselves again for more Labour tax rises, let us be reminded of what @RishiSunak warned last year of a possible Starmer premiership…

[David Carr @DartingDaveCarr]

@joshpearson180 Price, Dvd, Aspinal, Noppert

[PDC Darts @OfficialPDC]

BULL-TREBLE 7-BULL! ☢️

That is just SILLY, Luke!

Luke Littler takes out 121 with the aid of TWO bullseyes, winning his fifth leg on the spin against Ricardo Pietreczko!

📺 https://t.co/SPmnf5bJYj
#PCFinals | R3

[Keira Connolly @keira_con]

Wise words

“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

[David Carr @DartingDaveCarr]

@PremierDarts @dartsanonymous 75.05

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

WELL SAID 👏

Lady calls into Jeremy Vine to ask why are you upset at seeing the England Flag? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

She goes on to say she's intimidated by the PALESTINE FLAG and gets called RACIST for saying that even though she herself is 'brown skinned'

"You should be proud of your country"

[Josh @joshpearson180]

Tim Pusey has been banned from using his nickname at this years World Darts Championship

RIP The Pusey Magnet 🧲