Jeremy Hurst

Royal Navy Veteran, Junglie Scribe, film fan, music at 33/45rpm, old school, gamer. Help others. Be good to yourself. ⚓

[Jeremy Hurst @JeremyHurstUK]

@TheCinesthetic

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@RobertJenrick @Drystonesonnet Nobody spot that 1007 = LOOT in leet-speak? It's definitely daylight robbery.

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@iamjoshboffin @KwikFitCS Went into KwikFit to have my AC regassed. All done they said two hours later. But it's still blowing warm air said I. Must be a leak, not our fault was their response. Took it to a different local garage who regassed the AC and it worked fine. Kwikfit hadn't done anything.

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I have always said that this would be possible one day. Wait until we can splice ourselves into movies as an actual character.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

I am obsessed with this Japanese man using AI video to put himself into movies

(he's on IG at @ai_am_furufuru)

[Higgy @higgyboson]

Today we drove from our home in South Devon to Dursley in Gloucestershire.

The journey took us onto the A380, M5 and the A38.
Devon, Somerset, skirting past Bristol, into Gloucestershire.

It's a journey we've done countless times over the years. It's about 110 miles.

On the way home we decided to avoid the motorway, (apart from a short section over the Avon River at Avonmouth), and took to the minor roads.

We passed many fantastic little towns and villages. We passed several cricket matches on village greens, we passed loads of pubs with families sat outside enjoying the afternoon sun.

We stopped off at the magnificent Berkeley Castle for a cup of Earl Grey in the lovely cafe set in their kitchen garden, (a latte for Mrs Higgy).

We passed vehicles that were taking part in a vintage car rally.

We saw a motorcycle group parked up at the side of the road, sitting on a grass verge having what looked like a hilarious chat.

We passed a gymkhana taking place in a field, further along the road there was a weekend motocross event being enjoyed by families who were camping in tents and camper vans. There was a bouncy castle and some food stalls, (always a great combination).

We passed beautiful churches. We passed manor houses with fantastic gardens.

We even passed someone on a horse and cart.

Nearer to home we took the coast road past busy caravan parks, amusement arcades, cafes and ice cream stands.

We passed sandy beaches and little harbours with boats bobbing in the water.

We passed joggers, groups of ramblers, dog walkers and lone cyclists struggling up hills.

We saw wonderful scenery, amazing history and amazing people doing the things that make them happy.

What a fantastic day.

THIS is England ❤️

[Jeremy Hurst @JeremyHurstUK]

@TheBuddyCSM So true. And if they tell you you're not ready and to come back in 12 months, be sure to come back in 12 months.

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@2147mill That depends on the size of the mortgage. If it was a £300K mortgage credit or £300K in a S&S ISA then the ISA wins. Sure you could sink £300K into a mortgage and sleep better, but by investing £300K sensibly you could easily beat the mortgage interest rate and keep the assets.

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@exQUIZitely Back then coders worked with what they had but Elite was exceptional. I wrote a playable version of Monopoly for the ZX81 in 16K which I was pleased with but that was nothing compared to Elite. My Monopoly has long since disappeared, but Elite will outlive us all.

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@YesterdaysBrit1 Joined the YTS in 1985 in a Council admin role. £27.30 a week. £10 to my parents for rent, £8 bus fare to work. In 1986 I joined the Royal Navy as a Junior. Pay went up to £9 a day. Three days later I was old enough for the adult pay scale. Pay rose to £17 a day. Minted.

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@VideoGameHstry Complete with the velcro strip.

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@MarkOrmrod @X Standing by.

[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

🧵regarding Lord of the Rings - related traumatic injuries, and whether access to modern Level 1 trauma centers could have decreased morbidity and mortality within the Fellowship.

Here we will take a more evidence-based approach to some of the injuries in Middle Earth
(1/ )

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@MarkOrmrod Read If by Rudyard Kipling. That is the definition of masculinity. If we all took that poem to heart, the world would be a better place.

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@exQUIZitely Street Fighter 2
Defender (max volume)
Gorf
Vanguard
Donkey Kong

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Robert Duvall once said that his uncle thought he would make a good rancher. I'm glad he chose to be an actor, and what a fantastic actor he was. A true Hollywood legend.

[exQUIZitely 🕹️ @exQUIZitely]

Raffle time! Pick any game and win!

It's been a while since I've done one of these. I went through my little game library again and found some duplicates, so let's do another raffle. Here are the games (and systems):

Amiga: Space Quest III, Grand Prix, Champions of Krynn, Lemmings, Their Finest Hour, Gunboat, Ultima V, Police Quest, Wizardry VI, Operation Wolf, and Warlords.

C64: Wasteland, Ace of Aces, Gunship, and Gyruss.

Atari ST: Space Quest II, King's Quest, and The Colonel's Bequest.

PC: Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, Gabriel Knight, Master of Magic, Prophecy of the Shadow, Alpha Centauri, and The Secret of Monkey Island.

All games come with the physical box, manual, etc., and obviously the original disks. They're all second-hand, so not in 100% mint condition but in good to very good condition.

To enter the raffle, please do the following:

1) Pick the game you like and write it in the comments.
2) Retweet the raffle so others can join too.

One winner will be drawn in 3 days (11 February) and announced here, plus notified by DM.

The winner gets the game of their choice, even if others mentioned it in their comments too. In the immortal words of ABBA: "The winner takes it all."

Thanks and good luck!

[Jeremy Hurst @JeremyHurstUK]

@exQUIZitely Gabriel Knight - they don't make them like this any more.

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@xevekiah Tell him that based on your average life span you've got another 60 years. $4.5M would equate to just under $9 an hour for that time span, and for that $9 an hour you'd live in fear for the rest of your life. You'd rather earn $4.5M legitimately by adding value to the company.

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Everyone Knows Dave...

Dave was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."

Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, Dave, how about Tom Cruise?"

"No dramas, boss, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."

So Dave and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and Tom Cruise shouts,

"Dave! What's happening? Great to see you! Come on in for a beer!"

Although impressed, Dave's boss is still sceptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Dave that he thinks that Dave knowing Cruise was just lucky.

"No, no, just name anyone else," Dave says.

"President Obama," his boss quickly retorts.

"Yup," Dave says, "Old buddies, let's fly out to Washington," and off they go.

At the White House, Obama spots Dave on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "Dave, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a beer first and catch up."

Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced.

After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Dave, who again implores him to name anyone else.

"Pope Francis," his boss replies.

"Sure!" says Dave. "I've known the Pope for years." So off they fly to Rome.

Dave and his boss are assembled with the masses at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square when Dave says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards, so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope."

He disappears into the crowd, headed towards the Vatican.

Sure enough, half an hour later Dave emerges with the Pope on the balcony, but by the time Dave returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.

Making his way to his boss's side, Dave asks him, "What happened?"

His boss looks up and says, "It was the final straw... You and the Pope came out onto the balcony, and the man next to me said, 'Who the fuck is that on the balcony with Dave?'

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