Vicky Carr

Writer and reader.
'Hypercorrectness gone mad' - @guardianstyle. 'Borderline illiterate' - angry newspaper reader.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

Lewis Hamilton says women are the most beautiful things on the planet and therefore should be grid girls. I think giraffes are the most beautiful things on the planet and my campaign for grid giraffes starts here. #gridgiraffes #f1

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@davidmbarnett Crikey, sorry to hear that, David - but it sounds like you're in good hands with a positive plan. All the best for your treatment.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@marksandspencer Hi! My order was due to arrive by Monday, but it hasn't yet - and the tracking suggests something has gone a bit wrong. Are you able to help please?

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

Further proof, if it were needed, that you can get away with anything if you're wearing hi-vis.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

4-yr-old: *sings* Do-do-do-do-do do-do baby, do-do-do-do-doo-do do-do baby, do-do-do-do-do-do baby, oooooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Me: Are you singing Disco 2000?!

She bloody was. We've since spent the morning dancing around to @welovepulp.

My little 90s-kid self is so proud.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@DFDSLiveUpdates That said, staff were as helpful as they could be in the circumstances, and mostly remained calm and pleasant. Thank you to them for that.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@DFDSLiveUpdates Not to mention no facilities, of course, for 2.5 hours.

[Henderson's Relish @HendoRelish]

They're just flying by to check Jarvis brought his Relish.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard doing a sterling job of pronouncing it "nucular" repeatedly on @BBCBreakfast this morning.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

There's plenty wrong in the world today, but I'm baffled by the idea you can look at it and conclude the things that need fixing are working from home and treating others equally.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@robedwards1955 @harrogatebus The barriers are stuck shut on the level crossing, so I guess until that's fixed. Diverting via Hookstone Chase/Forest Lane.

[Matt Rose @rose_matt]

Learnt today that you can type any nonsense into Google followed by "meaning", and AI will assume you're searching a well-known human phrase and frantically come up with what it thinks it could mean.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@MarksLarks Good point.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

I don't want to be *that* person, but I am, so here we are.

It's BETWIXTMAS. It's taken from the word 'betwixt', meaning between. It has nothing to do with chocolate-covered biscuits. Sadly.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

Pre-7am sounds: Feliz Navidad and hoovering. The festive season has truly arrived.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@SquareFilmsUK Hi Martin! You've been recommended to me by @HannahHiles (thanks Hannah!) - would you mind DMing me your email address so I can send over some details about a potential job? Thanks!

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

Just in case anyone has somehow missed this the first time around, this day-in-the-life by Gregg Wallace is absolutely essential reading.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

I do love living in Harrogate but I've just seen an advert for a Christmas event lasting 45 minutes that would cost £57 for a family of four and you can bloody bet it'll sell out.

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@lisabjourno @sheffjournalism Sorry to hear that. It's a well respected department outside the university - let's hope it is inside, too.

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

@dexychik I think it doesn't help that it's his birthday today so he's literally bouncing off the walls... Hopefully he'll crash tonight and right himself within a couple of days!

[Vicky Carr @VickyHCarr]

My son, who has recently been sleeping until after 6.30am for the first time in his life, has of course chosen today to get up an hour early. Clock change tonight is going to be a car crash.
Still, it's been a while since I saw 4.43am, so that's something to look forward to.